Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Adrian Cable · CC BY-SA 2.0The Kent Downs National Landscape reaches the edge of Culverstone Green. Parks and playing fields in Culverstone Green add up to 5.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 61% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Culverstone Green grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Culverstone Green’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep, followed by plenty of park space. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Culverstone Green, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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.
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,000 to 2,100 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Culverstone Green stands out most for park space per resident: only 4 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 40 of the others do better.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hay-on-Wye Powys | A+ | 9.3 | 100% | 3.8 | 21% |
| 2 | Vigo Village Kent | A+ | 33.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 44% |
| 3 | Wye Kent | A+ | 4.7 | 100% | 3.1 | 71% |
| 4 | Llanfoist Gwent | A+ | 10.7 | 86% | 4.2 | 57% |
| 5 | Seaview and Nettlestone Isle of Wight | A+ | 3.6 | 89% | 2.8 | 8% |
| 6 | Fowey Cornwall | A | 3.2 | 91% | 2.1 | 32% |
| 7 | Lower Kingswood Surrey | A | 4.7 | 75% | 6.6 | 22% |
| 8 | Chiseldon Wiltshire | A | 1.8 | 100% | 3.4 | 69% |
| 9 | Highfields Caldecote Cambridgeshire | A− | 4.1 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 10 | Bishops Lydeard Somerset | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.8 | 23% |
| 11 | Great Haywood Staffordshire | A− | 7.1 | 27% | 4.1 | 29% |
| 12 | Stowupland Suffolk | A− | 5.3 | 83% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 13 | Yealmpton Devon | B+ | 1.8 | 87% | 1.8 | 50% |
| 14 | Culverstone Green Kent | B+ | 5.3 | 61% | 2.7 | 42% |
| 15 | Brompton North Yorkshire | B+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Bermuda Warwickshire | B | 4.7 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 17 | Sandford Dorset | B | 0.3 | 43% | 4.7 | 41% |
| 18 | Alveston Gloucestershire | B | 2.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 19 | Meppershall Bedfordshire | B | 2.3 | 83% | 3 | 2% |
| 20 | Needingworth Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.6 | 85% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 21 | Dyserth Clwyd | B− | 0.5 | 54% | 3.6 | 22% |
| 22 | Felbridge Surrey | B− | 2 | 80% | 2.4 | 25% |
| 23 | Trelewis Mid Glamorgan | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Uffculme Devon | B− | 2.8 | 86% | 1.3 | 14% |
| 25 | Edenfield Lancashire | B− | 2.7 | 69% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 26 | Rothbury Northumberland | B− | 1 | 76% | 3.8 | 21% |
| 27 | Exning Suffolk | B− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 28 | Ightham Kent | C+ | 2 | 30% | 3 | 56% |
| 29 | Kintbury Berkshire | C+ | 1.9 | 71% | 1.8 | 92% |
| 30 | Langtoft Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 31 | Read Lancashire | C+ | 1.6 | 71% | 2.5 | 21% |
| 32 | Wychbold Worcestershire | C | 2.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Clenchwarton Norfolk | C | 2.2 | 87% | 0.3 | 3% |
| 34 | Goodwick Dyfed | C | 0.2 | 47% | 1.9 | 25% |
| 35 | Marcham Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Bredon Worcestershire | C | 2.1 | 66% | 1.6 | 25% |
| 37 | Hightown Merseyside | C | 1.7 | 44% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 38 | Benllech Gwynedd | C | 0.1 | 17% | 1.8 | 27% |
| 39 | Barrowby Lincolnshire | C− | 3.5 | 66% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Keyingham East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 100% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Micklefield West Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 48% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 42 | Cadnam and Bartley Hampshire | C− | 0.9 | 30% | 2.4 | 79% |
| 43 | Carlton North Yorkshire | C− | 0.7 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Sutton Bonington Nottinghamshire | C− | 2.7 | 28% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 45 | Crich Derbyshire | C− | 0.6 | 69% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Urpeth County Durham | C− | 1.3 | 0% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Winwick Cheshire | C− | 3.2 | 48% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 48 | Ilchester Somerset | C− | 3.5 | 40% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Hibaldstow Lincolnshire | C− | 1.7 | 89% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 50 | Stoke Golding Leicestershire | C− | 1.4 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Bishop Burton and Cherry Burton East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.5 | 78% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Bardney Lincolnshire | D | 4.1 | 49% | 1 | 0% |
| 53 | Stretham Cambridgeshire | D | 1.4 | 60% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Merriott Somerset | D | 1.1 | 39% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Baschurch Shropshire | D | 2.3 | 72% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Curry Rivel Somerset | D | 1.9 | 33% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Haxey Lincolnshire | D | 1.6 | 46% | 2 | 0% |
| 58 | Great Eccleston Lancashire | D | 1.2 | 72% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Westwoodside Lincolnshire | D− | 1.2 | 33% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 60 | Wilberfoss East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 69% | 0.3 | 0% |
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Culverstone Green’s built-up area.
The biggest is Trosley Country Park, 65 ha (161 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
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 800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 408 residents.
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.
42% of the land within 5 km of Culverstone Green is National Park or National Landscape, more than 89% of UK towns.
29 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Culverstone Green and the kilometre around it, 2.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The North Downs Way, a national route, passes Culverstone Green. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Otford to Canterbury Cathedral and Wealdway.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 72 | 57 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 44 | 61 | 58 | 80 | 82 | 81 |
July is the driest month (44 mm) and the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 82 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 53 nights a year. The climate in Culverstone Green →
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.
Culverstone Green 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.
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culverstone Green | B+ | 5.3 | 61% | 42% |
| Vigo Village 0.6 mi | A+ | 33.3 | 100% | 44% |
| Wrotham 2.7 mi | B | 1.6 | 100% | 49% |
| Meopham 2.7 mi | C | 1.3 | 53% | 35% |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley 3.6 mi | C | 1.2 | 54% | 21% |
| Borough Green 3.7 mi | B+ | 2.5 | 93% | 50% |
| West Malling 3.8 mi | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 21% |
Vigo Village, 0.6 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Vigo Village has at least twice Culverstone Green’s green space per resident.
Trosley Country Park, 65 ha (161 acres), with 10.2 km of path, just outside the built-up area. Vigo Rugby Football Club (4.0 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the village or within 400 m of it.
It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the North Downs Way (Eastern), Otford to Canterbury Cathedral and Wealdway. Trosley Country Park alone has 10.2 km of path.
Northfleet Beach, 7.9 mi from the edge of the village, then Egypt Bay Beach (13 mi). Culverstone Green itself is inland.
61% 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%.
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
About average for paths: 2.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 53% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 88% (5.3 ha per 1,000 residents).
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 Culverstone Green’s overall grade.
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