Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and playing fields in Hadston add up to 5.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The Northumberland Coast National Landscape begins 2.8 mi from the town’s edge. The sea makes up 22% of the area within 5 km. Hadston grades A+ for the outdoors: #1 of 20 in Northumberland. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Hadston’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space.
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Hadston, 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 2,600 to 2,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Hadston stands out most for park space per resident: only 3 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 37 of the others do better.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindford Hampshire | A+ | 17.1 | 100% | 4.7 | 42% |
| 2 | Settle North Yorkshire | A+ | 6.4 | 100% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 3 | Hadston Northumberland | A+ | 5.8 | 100% | 2 | 1% |
| 4 | Yorkley and Whitecroft Gloucestershire | A | 3.3 | 74% | 6.4 | 1% |
| 5 | Penmaenmawr Clwyd | A | 1.7 | 78% | 3.4 | 39% |
| 6 | Martlesham Heath Suffolk | A− | 3.5 | 68% | 4.6 | 25% |
| 7 | Jacksdale and Westwood Nottinghamshire | A− | 2.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 8 | Newington Kent | A− | 2.3 | 78% | 2.3 | 21% |
| 9 | Combe Martin Devon | A− | 1.8 | 88% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 10 | Newhey Greater Manchester | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 11 | Blofield Norfolk | B+ | 2.9 | 100% | 1.5 | 17% |
| 12 | Perranporth Cornwall | B+ | 1.3 | 75% | 3.4 | 4% |
| 13 | Buckfastleigh Devon | B+ | 2.9 | 89% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 14 | Broadway Worcestershire | B | 2 | 65% | 3.6 | 56% |
| 15 | Farington Moss Lancashire | B | 5.9 | 93% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Boverton South Glamorgan | B | 4.3 | 52% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Ormesby St Margaret Norfolk | B | 2.1 | 79% | 0.8 | 21% |
| 18 | Sutton-in-Craven North Yorkshire | B | 1.8 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Mancetter and Witherley Warwickshire | B− | 3.1 | 88% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Alltwen West Glamorgan | B− | 4.2 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 21 | Cliffe Woods Kent | B− | 1.7 | 62% | 2.5 | 1% |
| 22 | Denby Dale West Yorkshire | B− | 0.7 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | Pucklechurch Gloucestershire | C+ | 1.2 | 64% | 4.2 | 20% |
| 24 | Shevington Moor Greater Manchester | C+ | 2.1 | 90% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 25 | Ashington West Sussex | C+ | 1.3 | 86% | 2.3 | 21% |
| 26 | Hurworth-on-Tees County Durham | C+ | 4.5 | 93% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Hambrook and Nutbourne West Sussex | C+ | 1.2 | 28% | 2 | 69% |
| 28 | Snettisham Norfolk | C+ | 1.1 | 73% | 1.3 | 32% |
| 29 | Rhostyllen Clwyd | C+ | 1.1 | 68% | 3.7 | 10% |
| 30 | Bosham West Sussex | C+ | 1.2 | 48% | 1.4 | 58% |
| 31 | Lostock Gralam Cheshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 32 | Catterick North Yorkshire | C | 3.6 | 89% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Badsey Worcestershire | C | 2.8 | 54% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 34 | Asfordby Leicestershire | C | 4 | 57% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Woolton Hill and Highclere Hampshire | C | 1.2 | 60% | 2.3 | 70% |
| 36 | Kidwelly Dyfed | C | 2.8 | 56% | 1 | 0% |
| 37 | Buckden Cambridgeshire | C | 2.9 | 85% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 38 | Shelley West Yorkshire | C− | 1.2 | 81% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 39 | Wittering Cambridgeshire | C− | 3.1 | 83% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Swavesey Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.8 | 80% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 41 | South Wonston Hampshire | C− | 1.6 | 42% | 2.6 | 7% |
| 42 | Wolston Warwickshire | C− | 1.6 | 89% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Cheswick Green West Midlands | C− | 1 | 77% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Codicote Hertfordshire | C− | 0.4 | 90% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 45 | Newick East Sussex | C− | 1.7 | 35% | 2.1 | 16% |
| 46 | Hardwick Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.5 | 82% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen West Glamorgan | C− | 1.1 | 80% | 0.8 | 26% |
| 48 | Tarvin Cheshire | C− | 1.2 | 90% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 49 | West Clyst Devon | C− | 0.6 | 59% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Clifton Bedfordshire | C− | 1.7 | 64% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 51 | Kirkbymoorside North Yorkshire | C− | 0.4 | 55% | 1.9 | 37% |
| 52 | Christleton and Waverton Cheshire | D | 2.4 | 55% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Tonna West Glamorgan | D | 2.1 | 36% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Willington Derbyshire | D | 1.8 | 67% | 2 | 0% |
| 55 | Brierley South Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 82% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Harbury Warwickshire | D | 1.6 | 73% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Larkhill Wiltshire | D | 1.1 | 68% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Ambrosden Oxfordshire | D | 1 | 78% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Repton Derbyshire | D | 0.8 | 36% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 60 | St Martins Shropshire | D | 0.6 | 59% | 0.8 | 2% |
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Hadston’s built-up area.
The biggest is Druridge Bay Country Park, 119 ha (294 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).
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 388 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.
Northumberland National Park covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957.
18 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Hadston and the kilometre around it, 2.0 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 King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Hadston. The regional route here is the Northumberland Coast Path.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
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) | 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 51 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 52 | 76 | 80 | 60 |
May is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 80 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 24 nights a year. The climate in Hadston →
22% of the area within 5 km of Hadston is sea. 8 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
The King Charles III England 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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadston | A+ | 5.8 | 100% | 1% |
| South Broomhill 1.5 mi | D− | 0.0 | 0% | 0% |
| Amble 2.8 mi | A | 2.0 | 100% | 5% |
| Warkworth 3.4 mi | B− | 1.8 | 76% | 9% |
| Widdrington Station 3.8 mi | C+ | 1.0 | 88% | 0% |
| Felton 4.4 mi | D− | 1.7 | 50% | 0% |
| Ellington 5.0 mi | B | 2.5 | 86% | 0% |
Hadston grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table.
Druridge Bay Country Park, 119 ha (294 acres), with 9.4 km of path, just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Yes. Northumberland National Park begins 11 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Northumberland Coast National Landscape, 2.8 mi away.
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble and Northumberland Coast Path. Druridge Bay Country Park alone has 9.4 km of path.
100% 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%.
June, July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 31% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 90% (5.8 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 Hadston’s overall grade.
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