Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.082% of Ramsden Heath’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 26 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 2.4 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Ramsden Heath add up to 2.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Ramsden Heath grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Ramsden Heath grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Ramsden Heath, 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.
Ramsden Heath is 36th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,900 to 2,000 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Ramsden Heath stands out most for path per km²: only 23 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westbourne West Sussex | A+ | 9.6 | 100% | 4.1 | 57% |
| 2 | Capel-le-Ferne Kent | A+ | 21.8 | 88% | 4 | 52% |
| 3 | Colyton Devon | A+ | 3.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 79% |
| 4 | Brading Isle of Wight | A+ | 2.9 | 84% | 4.2 | 21% |
| 5 | Chilworth Surrey | A+ | 10.8 | 80% | 6.1 | 59% |
| 6 | Churchill Somerset | A | 2.8 | 84% | 3.9 | 39% |
| 7 | Machen Gwent | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 8 | Ickleford Hertfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 82% | 3.7 | 11% |
| 9 | South Nutfield Surrey | A− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.7 | 11% |
| 10 | Lyminge Kent | A− | 3.5 | 83% | 2.1 | 90% |
| 11 | Little Haywood Staffordshire | A− | 1.3 | 100% | 3.3 | 34% |
| 12 | Kirkby Lonsdale Cumbria | B+ | 9.2 | 74% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 13 | Pontesbury Shropshire | B+ | 3.1 | 63% | 3.8 | 28% |
| 14 | Highnam Gloucestershire | B+ | 12 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Polesworth Warwickshire | B+ | 13.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 16 | Wingates Greater Manchester | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 17 | Ingoldmells Lincolnshire | B+ | 2.8 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 18 | Southgate West Glamorgan | B+ | 1.1 | 21% | 3.7 | 56% |
| 19 | Chinley Derbyshire | B+ | 1.2 | 78% | 4.4 | 53% |
| 20 | Martlesham Suffolk | B | 2.1 | 69% | 3.8 | 24% |
| 21 | Partridge Green West Sussex | B | 2.1 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 22 | Wrotham Kent | B | 1.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 49% |
| 23 | Welsh Bicknor Gloucestershire | B | 2.7 | 31% | 3.3 | 45% |
| 24 | Beare Green Surrey | B | 1.6 | 70% | 3.9 | 30% |
| 25 | Dilton Marsh Wiltshire | B− | 2.1 | 67% | 3.5 | 4% |
| 26 | Hutton Cranswick East Riding of Yorkshire | B− | 5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 27 | Wooler Northumberland | B− | 3.3 | 81% | 0.8 | 26% |
| 28 | Barmouth Gwynedd | B− | 0.5 | 60% | 2 | 53% |
| 29 | Leeswood Clwyd | C+ | 4 | 83% | 0.7 | 2% |
| 30 | Audley Staffordshire | C+ | 3.4 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 31 | Wickham Bishops Essex | C+ | 3.4 | 91% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Northiam East Sussex | C+ | 2.2 | 76% | 0.8 | 100% |
| 33 | Stratton Cornwall | C+ | 0.8 | 23% | 3 | 8% |
| 34 | High Spen Tyne and Wear | C+ | 3.3 | 74% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 35 | Hatton Warwickshire | C | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 36 | Ramsden Heath Essex | C | 2.3 | 82% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Presteigne Powys | C | 3.2 | 61% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 38 | West Haddon Northamptonshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Sleights North Yorkshire | C | 0.9 | 30% | 1.5 | 80% |
| 40 | Longrock Cornwall | C | 0.7 | 60% | 1.2 | 26% |
| 41 | Newton Poppleford Devon | C | 1.4 | 44% | 2.3 | 60% |
| 42 | Barrow Suffolk | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Chivenor and Wrafton Devon | C− | 0.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 17% |
| 44 | Black Notley Essex | C− | 1.6 | 36% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Littlethorpe Leicestershire | C− | 0.4 | 57% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Ashwell Hertfordshire | C− | 3 | 52% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Stocksfield Northumberland | C− | 2.2 | 40% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Briston Norfolk | D | 2.7 | 69% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Broughton Northamptonshire | D | 2.7 | 70% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Cookley Worcestershire | D | 2.3 | 52% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Hutton Rudby North Yorkshire | D | 1.6 | 35% | 1.1 | 13% |
| 52 | Morda Shropshire | D | 0.7 | 84% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Greylees Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 79% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 54 | Little Plumstead Norfolk | D | 0.6 | 64% | 1 | 16% |
| 55 | Shawbury Shropshire | D− | 2.2 | 30% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Wheldrake North Yorkshire | D− | 1.4 | 72% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Tollerton Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.6 | 19% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Rossett Clwyd | D− | 0.3 | 55% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Goostrey Cheshire | D− | 0.3 | 42% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Bottisham Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Ramsden Heath’s built-up area.
How close Ramsden Heath’s homes are to 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 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 15 mi away
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.
Footpaths in and around Ramsden Heath
26 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Ramsden Heath and the kilometre around it, 2.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Ramsden Heath; its footpaths are on the map above.
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 Ramsden Heath: May to September
The village’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) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 54 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 67 | 65 | 59 |
March is the driest month (37 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 67 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Ramsden Heath →
Viewpoints, hills and nature near Ramsden Heath
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Ramsden Heath is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsden Heath | C | 2.3 | 82% | 0% |
| Billericay 2.2 mi | C+ | 4.1 | 70% | 0% |
| Runwell 2.3 mi | B+ | 5.1 | 92% | 0% |
| Crays Hill 2.3 mi | C− | 10.6 | 0% | 0% |
| Stock 2.3 mi | C | 2.2 | 62% | 0% |
| Wickford 3.0 mi | C | 2.4 | 59% | 0% |
| Basildon 4.3 mi | A− | 3.0 | 95% | 0% |
Basildon, 4.3 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 95% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Runwell and Crays Hill have at least twice Ramsden Heath’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Ramsden Heath
Is Ramsden Heath near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Kent Downs National Landscape, 15 mi south of the village’s edge. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What is the nearest beach to Ramsden Heath?
Thorney Bay Beach, 9.2 mi from the edge of the village, then Bell Wharf Beach (9.8 mi). Ramsden Heath itself is inland.
How many people in Ramsden Heath live near a park?
82% 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 Ramsden Heath?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Ramsden Heath good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 42% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 55% (2.3 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 Ramsden Heath’s overall grade.
Where Ramsden Heath’s 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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