Deepcar’s biggest
Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardens
Park or garden
0.6 ha (2 acres)0.4 km of path
0.5 mi north-westfrom the centre
Clock Tower Gardens
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Terry Robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Deepcar · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Deepcar lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
68 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 6.4 for every square kilometre. The Peak District National Park begins 0.5 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Deepcar add up to 1.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Deepcar grades A for the outdoors: #5 of 63 in South Yorkshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
68 km
6.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
21%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Peak District National Park
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Deepcar?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.A town of footpaths6.4 km of path per km², more than 98% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Countryside close byThe Peak District National Park starts 0.5 mi south-west.Less park per person1.8 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Deepcar’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by dense footpaths. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Deepcar grades A for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Deepcar, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A
Better than 94% of UK towns#5 of 63 in South Yorkshire · 3rd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
40out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape21%of the land within 5 km
79out of
100
100
Footpaths6.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
98out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
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.
Towns its size
Deepcar is 3rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 5,400 to 5,900 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Deepcar6.4
Towns its size2.6
South Yorkshire towns3.5
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Deepcar1.8
Towns its size2.3
South Yorkshire towns2.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Deepcar100%
Towns its size81%
South Yorkshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Deepcar stands out most for path per km²: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 36 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackfield and Langley Hampshire | A+ | 28.1 | 95% | 4.2 | 48% |
| 2 | Ventnor Isle of Wight | A+ | 4.5 | 61% | 3.7 | 25% |
| 3 | Deepcar South Yorkshire | A | 1.8 | 100% | 6.4 | 21% |
| 4 | Amble Northumberland | A | 2 | 100% | 2.2 | 5% |
| 5 | Haworth West Yorkshire | A | 4.1 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 6 | Millom Cumbria | A | 2 | 82% | 3.2 | 13% |
| 7 | Carnforth Lancashire | A− | 1.2 | 89% | 3 | 39% |
| 8 | Nailsworth Gloucestershire | A− | 1.3 | 86% | 5.9 | 88% |
| 9 | Barnard Castle County Durham | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 3.4 | 1% |
| 10 | East Horsley Surrey | A− | 3.5 | 55% | 4.5 | 33% |
| 11 | Steyning West Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 86% | 3.7 | 58% |
| 12 | Blaenavon Gwent | A− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.3 | 39% |
| 13 | Henfield West Sussex | A− | 3.8 | 51% | 4.4 | 17% |
| 14 | Merley Dorset | B+ | 3.9 | 64% | 4.1 | 6% |
| 15 | Carlton in Lindrick Nottinghamshire | B+ | 9 | 95% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Kingsbridge Devon | B+ | 1.5 | 91% | 1.6 | 67% |
| 17 | Aston Clinton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3.1 | 61% | 3.8 | 29% |
| 18 | Marchwood Hampshire | B+ | 2 | 87% | 1.3 | 38% |
| 19 | Cottam Lancashire | B+ | 6.4 | 92% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 20 | Creswell Derbyshire | B+ | 2.7 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 21 | Moor Park Hertfordshire | B+ | 4.5 | 46% | 4.5 | 1% |
| 22 | Thrybergh and Dalton South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.6 | 95% | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | Willington County Durham | B+ | 4.7 | 95% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 24 | Garstang Lancashire | B | 2.4 | 89% | 2.3 | 15% |
| 25 | Askern South Yorkshire | B | 8.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 26 | East Tilbury Essex | B | 2.3 | 92% | 2 | 0% |
| 27 | Shipston-on-Stour Warwickshire | B | 2.3 | 94% | 1.6 | 20% |
| 28 | Brixworth Northamptonshire | B | 3.8 | 94% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Hemsby Norfolk | B | 2.5 | 51% | 1.4 | 22% |
| 30 | Bidford-on-Avon Warwickshire | B | 3.4 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Cheddar Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 41% | 3 | 56% |
| 32 | Haddenham Buckinghamshire | B− | 3.1 | 86% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Hullbridge Essex | C+ | 5.7 | 59% | 3 | 0% |
| 34 | Aylesham Kent | C+ | 0.3 | 76% | 3.4 | 33% |
| 35 | Broseley Shropshire | C+ | 1.2 | 74% | 3.4 | 8% |
| 36 | Quorndon Leicestershire | C+ | 2.7 | 81% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Rainford Merseyside | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 38 | Crawley Down West Sussex | C+ | 1.2 | 80% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 39 | Pontyclun Mid Glamorgan | C | 2.4 | 79% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Ruthin Clwyd | C | 2.7 | 51% | 1.5 | 31% |
| 41 | Egremont Cumbria | C | 1.1 | 63% | 1.8 | 11% |
| 42 | Wadebridge Cornwall | C | 1.8 | 74% | 1.8 | 17% |
| 43 | Bracebridge Heath Lincolnshire | C | 1.1 | 81% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Four Marks Hampshire | C | 0.9 | 46% | 3 | 31% |
| 45 | Coningsby and Tattershall Lincolnshire | C | 2.7 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Durrington Wiltshire | C | 1.1 | 90% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Undy and Magor Gwent | C | 0.9 | 86% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Red Lodge Suffolk | C | 1.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 49 | Ramsey Cambridgeshire | C | 2.5 | 72% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 50 | Welshpool Powys | C− | 2.6 | 82% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Pembury Kent | C− | 1.1 | 45% | 2 | 58% |
| 52 | Abertridwr and Senghenydd Gwent | C− | 1.8 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 53 | Cuddington Cheshire | C− | 1.5 | 66% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Takeley and Little Canfield Essex | D | 1 | 45% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Withernsea East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.9 | 60% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Pontardawe West Glamorgan | D | 2.3 | 60% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Brigg Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 65% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Ruskington Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 70% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Bulkington Warwickshire | D | 0.9 | 76% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Kirton Lincolnshire | D− | 0.6 | 58% | 0.5 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Deepcar’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Deepcar
The biggest is Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardens, 0.6 ha (2 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Don Fields
Park or garden
0.9 ha (2 acres)0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Deepcar
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Watson House Green
Park or garden
0.2 ha (1 acres)
0.5 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Deepcar’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).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Deepcar100%
Towns its size81%
South Yorkshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 11 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 513 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 0.5 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park
Peak District
0.5 mi south-west1,438 km²since 195121% of the land within 5 km
Official site21% of the land within 5 km of Deepcar is National Park or National Landscape, more than 78% of UK towns. Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Deepcar
68 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Deepcar and the kilometre around it, 6.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalOther waymarked
Old Salt Road5.2 km
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 84.0 km
The regional route here is the Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Deepcar: 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 83 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 77 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 82 | 90 | 98 |
May is the driest month (58 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 98 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 48 nights a year. The climate in Deepcar →
Things to do
6 viewpoints, 11 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.
6Viewpoints1Hills and peaks1Nature reserves1Picnic sites11Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size
The nearest beaches
Deepcar is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Doncaster Lakeside Beach19 mi from Deepcar’s edge
DirectionsBeach at Doncaster Lakeside19 mi from Deepcar’s edge
DirectionsSea Lions22 mi from Deepcar’s edge
DirectionsThe Beach30 mi from Deepcar’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
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
Viewpoints 6
Steel Project View Point0.4 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
The Height0.6 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Town End Common8.5 ha · 0.3 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
StocksbridgeWharncliffe SideThurgolandOxspringOughtibridgeWorrallDeepcar
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepcar | A | 1.8 | 100% | 21% |
| Stocksbridge 1.0 mi | A | 2.2 | 100% | 30% |
| Wharncliffe Side 2.1 mi | A− | 3.3 | 47% | 22% |
| Thurgoland 2.2 mi | A | 2.5 | 100% | 1% |
| Oxspring 2.9 mi | B+ | 2.7 | 77% | 1% |
| Oughtibridge 3.2 mi | A− | 2.2 | 76% | 19% |
| Worrall 3.8 mi | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 21% |
Worrall, 3.8 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Worrall has at least twice Deepcar’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Deepcar
What is the biggest park in Deepcar?
Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardens, 0.6 ha (2 acres). Don Fields (0.9 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Deepcar near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 0.5 mi south-west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Deepcar?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Old Salt Road and Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8.
What is the nearest beach to Deepcar?
Doncaster Lakeside Beach, 19 mi from the edge of the town, then Beach at Doncaster Lakeside (19 mi). Deepcar itself is inland.
How many people in Deepcar live near a park?
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%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Deepcar?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Deepcar good for walking?
For paths, yes: 6.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 98% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 40% (1.8 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 Deepcar’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Deepcar’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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.