Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0St Agnes is on the coast, on the South West Coast Path
The sea makes up 38% of the area within 5 km. The Cornwall National Landscape reaches the edge of St Agnes. Parks and playing fields in St Agnes add up to 1.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. St Agnes grades B+ for the outdoors: #18 of 35 in Cornwall. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is St Agnes?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
St Agnes’ strongest suit is the sea, followed by the Cornwall National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
St Agnes grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is St Agnes, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
St Agnes is 13th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,100 to 3,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, St Agnes stands out most for path per km²: only 16 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 46 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whyteleafe Surrey | A+ | 16.3 | 100% | 4.9 | 15% |
| 2 | Bakewell Derbyshire | A | 5.5 | 91% | 2.7 | 98% |
| 3 | Bignall End Staffordshire | A | 9.1 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 4 | Broadwell and Coalway Gloucestershire | A | 2.8 | 72% | 5.5 | 38% |
| 5 | Moira Leicestershire | A | 15.5 | 86% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 6 | Neyland Dyfed | A− | 3 | 93% | 1.2 | 13% |
| 7 | Netherton (Kirklees) West Yorkshire | A− | 2 | 88% | 5.5 | 6% |
| 8 | Birdwell South Yorkshire | A− | 3.6 | 90% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 9 | North Petherton Somerset | B+ | 3.8 | 91% | 2.3 | 5% |
| 10 | Amlwch Gwynedd | B+ | 1.6 | 87% | 2.1 | 14% |
| 11 | Addingham West Yorkshire | B+ | 1.8 | 93% | 3 | 32% |
| 12 | Newlyn Cornwall | B+ | 1.5 | 67% | 3.2 | 24% |
| 13 | St Agnes Cornwall | B+ | 1 | 81% | 3 | 5% |
| 14 | Markyate Hertfordshire | B+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 53% |
| 15 | Wheatley Hill County Durham | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 16 | Mickletown West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 93% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 17 | Elton Cheshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 18 | Madeley Staffordshire | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Walton West Yorkshire | B | 12.3 | 78% | 3 | 0% |
| 20 | Treeton South Yorkshire | B | 4.4 | 63% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 21 | Fernhill Heath Worcestershire | B | 3.2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Caddington Bedfordshire | B | 1.3 | 81% | 3.6 | 33% |
| 23 | Ringmer East Sussex | B− | 1.9 | 91% | 1.8 | 37% |
| 24 | Pangbourne Berkshire | B− | 2.9 | 61% | 2 | 85% |
| 25 | Askam in Furness Cumbria | B− | 1.7 | 90% | 2 | 0% |
| 26 | Dunton Green Kent | B− | 1 | 82% | 2.7 | 69% |
| 27 | Healing Lincolnshire | B− | 2 | 78% | 1.3 | 1% |
| 28 | Highley Shropshire | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 29 | Pegswood Northumberland | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Milborne Port Somerset | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 31 | Leadgate County Durham | C+ | 1.5 | 91% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 32 | West Bergholt Essex | C | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 9% |
| 33 | Marlow Bottom Buckinghamshire | C | 0.5 | 40% | 3.4 | 50% |
| 34 | Somersham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.7 | 81% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Earls Colne Essex | C | 1.4 | 91% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 36 | Bedale North Yorkshire | C | 3.6 | 78% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Adderbury and Twyford Oxfordshire | C | 1.7 | 89% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Laceby Lincolnshire | C | 1.6 | 64% | 2.1 | 18% |
| 39 | Hadlow Kent | C− | 1.7 | 61% | 2 | 11% |
| 40 | Charvil Berkshire | C− | 0.7 | 68% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 41 | Sapcote Leicestershire | C− | 2.4 | 67% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria | C− | 1.2 | 63% | 2.1 | 24% |
| 43 | Bishopthorpe North Yorkshire | C− | 3.2 | 51% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Yarnton Oxfordshire | C− | 0.4 | 69% | 3 | 0% |
| 45 | Farnsfield Nottinghamshire | C− | 2 | 63% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Purton Wiltshire | C− | 0.8 | 60% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Rendlesham Suffolk | C− | 0.8 | 52% | 1.6 | 59% |
| 48 | Astwood Bank Worcestershire | C− | 0.9 | 79% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Navenby Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 81% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Talbot Green Mid Glamorgan | D | 0.7 | 66% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Eglwys-Brewis South Glamorgan | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Iver Buckinghamshire | D | 1.3 | 60% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Tarporley Cheshire | D | 1 | 69% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Eccleshall Staffordshire | D | 1.1 | 74% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Heckington Lincolnshire | D | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 56 | New Tredegar Gwent | D− | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Headcorn Kent | D− | 1.6 | 48% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Dunnington North Yorkshire | D− | 0.8 | 44% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Upper Tean Staffordshire | D− | 0.6 | 60% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Donington Lincolnshire | D− | 0.8 | 54% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is St Agnes’ built-up area.
8 in 10 St Agnes residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
About 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 7 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 465 residents.
National Parks and National Landscapes around St Agnes
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
Cornwall
5% of the land within 5 km of St Agnes is National Park or National Landscape, more than 67% of UK towns.
St Agnes is on the South West Coast Path
43 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in St Agnes and the kilometre around it, 3.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
The South West Coast Path, a national route, passes St Agnes.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in St Agnes: June to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 114 | 94 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 110 | 129 | 122 |
June is the driest month (58 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 129 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 10 nights a year. The climate in St Agnes →
The coast and beaches near St Agnes
38% of the area within 5 km of St Agnes is sea. 13 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 3 with a name.
The South West Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
7 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Campsites 9
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Agnes | B+ | 1.0 | 81% | 5% |
| Mount Hawke 1.9 mi | B | 1.4 | 85% | 6% |
| Perranporth 3.2 mi | B+ | 1.3 | 75% | 4% |
| St Day 4.9 mi | A | 3.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Portreath 5.0 mi | B | 1.1 | 78% | 8% |
| Threemilestone 5.1 mi | A− | 3.1 | 100% | 1% |
| Redruth 5.3 mi | B− | 1.5 | 78% | 3% |
St Day, 4.9 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. St Day and Threemilestone have at least twice St Agnes’ green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in St Agnes
Is St Agnes near a National Park?
It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near St Agnes?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the South West Coast Path (Section 18: Perranporth to Portreath), King Charles III England Coast Path: Newquay to Penzance and St Agnes FP 39.
How many people in St Agnes live near a park?
81% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in St Agnes?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is St Agnes good for walking?
About average for paths: 3.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 59% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 14% (1.0 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of St Agnes’ overall grade.
Where St Agnes’ outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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