Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.037% of the land within 5 km of Everton is National Park or National Landscape
The New Forest National Park begins 0.3 mi from the village’s edge. The sea makes up 32% of the area within 5 km. 12 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.5 for every square kilometre. Everton grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Everton?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Everton’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Everton grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Everton, 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.
Everton is 36th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,700 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Everton falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 45 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portskewett Gwent | A+ | 10 | 100% | 2.9 | 3% |
| 2 | Melton Suffolk | A+ | 6.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 33% |
| 3 | Salcombe Devon | A+ | 2 | 100% | 3.3 | 65% |
| 4 | Wood Street Village Surrey | A+ | 25.7 | 81% | 4.9 | 18% |
| 5 | Ducklington Oxfordshire | A | 10.1 | 79% | 4.8 | 4% |
| 6 | Roydon Essex | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 7 | St Athan South Glamorgan | A | 2.2 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 8 | Sabden Lancashire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 38% |
| 9 | Hale Bank Cheshire | A− | 9.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 10 | West Wellow Hampshire | A− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.7 | 51% |
| 11 | Shillington Bedfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 83% | 3.2 | 14% |
| 12 | Bean Kent | A− | 17 | 72% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 13 | Woodhouse Eaves Leicestershire | A− | 35.7 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 14 | Kewstoke Somerset | A− | 1.3 | 74% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 15 | Hampton Magna Warwickshire | A− | 6.8 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 16 | Sonning Berkshire | A− | 11.1 | 80% | 2.5 | 7% |
| 17 | Thorpe-le-Soken Essex | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 18 | East Dean and Friston East Sussex | B+ | 1.2 | 18% | 4.6 | 58% |
| 19 | Stithians Cornwall | B+ | 3.2 | 80% | 3.4 | 3% |
| 20 | Staining Lancashire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 21 | King's Cliffe Northamptonshire | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 22 | Seal Kent | B+ | 3.3 | 78% | 2.1 | 77% |
| 23 | Littlebourne Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 3 | 9% |
| 24 | Farcet Cambridgeshire | B+ | 13.8 | 77% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 25 | Ardingly West Sussex | B | 1.7 | 53% | 4.1 | 83% |
| 26 | Abridge Essex | B | 3 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 27 | Mount Hawke Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 85% | 2 | 6% |
| 28 | Fence Lancashire | B | 1.3 | 62% | 6.2 | 32% |
| 29 | Edgworth Lancashire | B | 3.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 30 | Wick Gloucestershire | B− | 1.8 | 56% | 3.6 | 39% |
| 31 | Sibertswold Kent | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 2.2 | 38% |
| 32 | Whittington Shropshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 33 | South Witham Lincolnshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Evenwood County Durham | C+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 35 | West Horndon Essex | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Everton Hampshire | C+ | 1.3 | 58% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 37 | Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) Worcestershire | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 38 | Clutton Somerset | C+ | 0.9 | 74% | 3.3 | 11% |
| 39 | Potterspury Northamptonshire | C | 1.4 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Blisworth Northamptonshire | C | 2.2 | 81% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Buxted East Sussex | C | 1.1 | 63% | 2.4 | 52% |
| 42 | Harden West Yorkshire | C | 1.8 | 40% | 5 | 0% |
| 43 | Scawby Lincolnshire | C− | 25.7 | 68% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Higher Walton Lancashire | C− | 2.2 | 61% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Rawcliffe East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Horsmonden Kent | C− | 0.5 | 79% | 0.9 | 50% |
| 47 | Sywell and Overstone Northamptonshire | D | 3.1 | 62% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 48 | Thurcaston Leicestershire | D | 1.1 | 33% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Ainsworth Greater Manchester | D | 0.4 | 64% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Whittlesford Cambridgeshire | D | 2.3 | 57% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Henstridge Somerset | D | 1.8 | 47% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Moulton Lincolnshire | D | 1.9 | 75% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Ketton Rutland | D | 2.1 | 56% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Balsham Cambridgeshire | D | 1.7 | 57% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | St Erme and Trispen Cornwall | D | 0.3 | 69% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 56 | Findern Derbyshire | D | 1.8 | 40% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Woodborough Nottinghamshire | D− | 1 | 45% | 2 | 0% |
| 58 | Scarcroft West Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 15% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 59 | School Aycliffe County Durham | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Church Fenton North Yorkshire | D− | 0.3 | 50% | 0.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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6 in 10 Everton 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 700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 12 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 135 residents.
National Parks and National Landscapes around Everton
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.
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
37% of the land within 5 km of Everton is National Park or National Landscape, more than 86% of UK towns. New Forest National Park covers 567 km² and has been a National Park since 2006.
Footpaths in and around Everton
12 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Everton and the kilometre around it, 1.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Everton; 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 Everton: 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 90 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 60 | 61 | 98 | 109 | 103 |
May is the driest month (48 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 109 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 27 nights a year. The climate in Everton →
Everton is near the sea
32% of the area within 5 km of Everton is sea. 11 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 1 with a name.
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.
12 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 12
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | C+ | 1.3 | 58% | 37% |
| Hordle 1.2 mi | C− | 0.0 | 0% | 41% |
| Milford on Sea 1.2 mi | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 21% |
| Lymington 1.9 mi | A+ | 2.8 | 89% | 56% |
| Ashley 2.3 mi | B | 2.2 | 53% | 47% |
| Sway 3.0 mi | B+ | 2.9 | 38% | 74% |
| New Milton 3.2 mi | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 38% |
Lymington, 1.9 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: 89% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Lymington and Sway have at least twice Everton’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Everton
Is Everton near a National Park?
Yes. New Forest National Park begins 0.3 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 567 km² and has been a National Park since 2006.
How many people in Everton live near a park?
58% 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 Everton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Everton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 16% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 20% (1.3 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 Everton’s overall grade.
Where Everton’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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