Photo: Martin Ridley · Public domainRogerstone has more footpath per square kilometre than nearly 9 in 10 UK towns
62 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 4.7 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Rogerstone add up to 3.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 60% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Rogerstone grades B− for the outdoors: #22 of 38 in Gwent. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Rogerstone?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Rogerstone’s strongest suit is dense footpaths. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Rogerstone grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Rogerstone, 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.
Rogerstone is 23rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 7,200 to 7,900 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Rogerstone stands out most for park space per resident: only 15 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 47 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freshwater and Totland Isle of Wight | A+ | 5 | 89% | 3.9 | 20% |
| 2 | Holbury Hampshire | A+ | 5.5 | 89% | 3.1 | 42% |
| 3 | Ruddington Nottinghamshire | A | 9.7 | 100% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 4 | Bude Cornwall | A | 3.1 | 78% | 3.3 | 9% |
| 5 | Bolton upon Dearne South Yorkshire | A | 5.6 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 6 | Prestwood and Great Missenden Buckinghamshire | A− | 5.5 | 65% | 3.2 | 94% |
| 7 | Burnham-on-Crouch Essex | A− | 5.3 | 86% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 8 | Seaton Devon | A− | 1.1 | 84% | 2.5 | 55% |
| 9 | Cam Gloucestershire | A− | 2.8 | 57% | 5 | 34% |
| 10 | Otford and Kemsing Kent | A− | 3.3 | 53% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 11 | Goldthorpe South Yorkshire | A− | 8.4 | 84% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Annfield Plain County Durham | B+ | 3.4 | 93% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 13 | Great Notley Essex | B+ | 6.4 | 79% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 14 | Cromer Norfolk | B+ | 1.4 | 74% | 2.5 | 36% |
| 15 | Gowerton West Glamorgan | B+ | 3.2 | 79% | 1.2 | 14% |
| 16 | Partington Greater Manchester | B | 2.8 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 17 | Barugh Green and Redbrook South Yorkshire | B | 2.1 | 94% | 4 | 0% |
| 18 | Rusthall and Langton Green Kent | B | 2.1 | 69% | 2.7 | 79% |
| 19 | Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire | B | 1.4 | 78% | 3.2 | 57% |
| 20 | Ashley Hampshire | B | 2.2 | 53% | 1.7 | 47% |
| 21 | Berechurch Essex | B− | 2.1 | 72% | 10.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Wootton Bedfordshire | B− | 2.5 | 79% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Rogerstone Gwent | B− | 3.1 | 60% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Eckington Derbyshire | B− | 1.8 | 80% | 6 | 0% |
| 25 | Crawcrook and Greenside Tyne and Wear | B− | 3.2 | 86% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 26 | Yatton Somerset | B− | 3.7 | 40% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Abersychan Gwent | B− | 2.8 | 83% | 1.1 | 17% |
| 28 | Wrecclesham Surrey | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 3.8 | 37% |
| 29 | Paddock Wood Kent | C+ | 1.7 | 78% | 2.1 | 28% |
| 30 | Pelton and Ouston County Durham | C+ | 2 | 64% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Countesthorpe Leicestershire | C+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 32 | Sprotbrough South Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 79% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Caerleon Gwent | C | 1.9 | 64% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Holywell Clwyd | C | 0.9 | 68% | 3 | 0% |
| 35 | Horncastle Lincolnshire | C | 0.6 | 60% | 3.9 | 10% |
| 36 | Mablethorpe Lincolnshire | C | 2.1 | 66% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Elworth Cheshire | C | 1.8 | 83% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 38 | Castle Donington Leicestershire | C | 1.8 | 85% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Newbridge Gwent | C | 2.2 | 94% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Fazeley Staffordshire | C | 3.2 | 35% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Marske-by-the-Sea North Yorkshire | C | 1.6 | 66% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria | C | 0.9 | 74% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Histon and Impington Cambridgeshire | C | 1.5 | 66% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Heathfield East Sussex | C | 0.9 | 53% | 2.3 | 79% |
| 45 | Wivenhoe Essex | C− | 0.9 | 65% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire | C− | 2.1 | 82% | 2 | 0% |
| 47 | Southwell Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 59% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Calverton Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 62% | 3 | 0% |
| 49 | Breaston and Draycott Derbyshire | C− | 1.1 | 73% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Tenterden Kent | C− | 0.8 | 58% | 1.8 | 48% |
| 51 | Cotgrave Nottinghamshire | C− | 1 | 47% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 52 | Godmanchester Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.6 | 66% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Clowne Derbyshire | C− | 1.4 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Shefford Bedfordshire | D | 1.1 | 67% | 3 | 0% |
| 55 | Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross Berkshire | D | 0.7 | 78% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Polesworth and Dordon Warwickshire | D | 1.6 | 68% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Old Windsor and Wraysbury Berkshire | D | 1.2 | 52% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Beddau Mid Glamorgan | D | 1 | 77% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Market Weighton East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 79% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Treorchy Mid Glamorgan | D− | 1 | 57% | 1.6 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Rogerstone’s built-up area.
6 in 10 Rogerstone 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 3,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 24 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 314 residents.
The Brecon Beacons National Park is 7.2 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.
Brecon Beacons
Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
Footpaths and waymarked walks in Rogerstone
62 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Rogerstone and the kilometre around it, 4.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Rogerstone; 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 Rogerstone: May 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 139 | 104 | 90 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 103 | 89 | 133 | 136 | 143 |
June is the driest month (74 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 143 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 38 nights a year. The climate in Rogerstone →
3 viewpoints, 24 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Rogerstone is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Check the water before you swim. Natural Resources Wales tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Fox Hill, at 131 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Rogerstone.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Plus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 24
Plus 23 playgrounds 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.
Machen, 3.2 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Risca has at least twice Rogerstone’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Rogerstone
Is Rogerstone near a National Park?
Yes. Brecon Beacons National Park begins 7.2 mi north of the town’s edge. It covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
What is the nearest beach to Rogerstone?
Ladye Bay, 13 mi from the edge of the town, then Clevedon Beach (13 mi). Rogerstone itself is inland.
How many people in Rogerstone live near a park?
60% 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 Rogerstone?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Rogerstone good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 90% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 70% (3.1 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 Rogerstone’s overall grade.
Where Rogerstone’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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