Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.076% of Bramford’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape begins 3.3 mi from the village’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Bramford add up to 3.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 23 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 2.7 for every square kilometre. Bramford grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Bramford grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bramford, 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.
Bramford is 25th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,200 to 2,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Bramford stands out most for park space per resident: only 11 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reydon Suffolk | A+ | 3.5 | 93% | 3.6 | 49% |
| 2 | Radford Semele Warwickshire | A | 12.3 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 3 | Harlington Bedfordshire | A− | 2.7 | 100% | 2.7 | 16% |
| 4 | Millbrook Cornwall | A− | 2 | 100% | 1.1 | 19% |
| 5 | Picket Piece Hampshire | A− | 3.9 | 100% | 1.3 | 33% |
| 6 | Cannington Somerset | A− | 2.8 | 88% | 3.2 | 3% |
| 7 | Y Felinheli Gwynedd | B+ | 4.9 | 65% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 8 | Hall Green West Yorkshire | B+ | 7.5 | 82% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 9 | Bowness-on-Windermere Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 76% | 2.8 | 100% |
| 10 | Nant-y-moel Mid Glamorgan | B | 7 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 11 | Pen-y-fai Mid Glamorgan | B | 3.8 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Stalbridge Dorset | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 13 | Narberth Dyfed | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 4% |
| 14 | Creech St Michael Somerset | B− | 1.2 | 88% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Dormansland Surrey | B− | 2.5 | 70% | 2.3 | 33% |
| 16 | Upper Halliford Surrey | B− | 5.1 | 44% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 17 | Bassingbourn Cambridgeshire | B− | 3.8 | 85% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 18 | Wiveliscombe Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Ashurst Hampshire | B− | 0.9 | 65% | 3.6 | 72% |
| 20 | Debenham Suffolk | C+ | 1 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 21 | St Dennis Cornwall | C+ | 2.4 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 22 | Osbaldwick North Yorkshire | C+ | 1.9 | 70% | 5 | 0% |
| 23 | Padstow Cornwall | C+ | 0.6 | 33% | 2.5 | 37% |
| 24 | Pentyrch South Glamorgan | C+ | 2.6 | 50% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 25 | Bramford Suffolk | C+ | 3.2 | 76% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 26 | Mickleton Gloucestershire | C+ | 2.2 | 52% | 2.1 | 45% |
| 27 | Lingwood Norfolk | C+ | 1.2 | 73% | 2.6 | 26% |
| 28 | Stanton Suffolk | C | 2.6 | 87% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Hawkesbury Warwickshire | C | 1 | 78% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 30 | Woolavington Somerset | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 31 | Dearham Cumbria | C | 0.6 | 72% | 1.4 | 6% |
| 32 | West Rainton County Durham | C | 2.1 | 73% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Bletchingley Surrey | C | 0.5 | 10% | 3.9 | 18% |
| 34 | Tatworth Somerset | C | 1.3 | 71% | 1.7 | 44% |
| 35 | Wardley Greater Manchester | C− | 0.6 | 88% | 3 | 0% |
| 36 | Stanford in the Vale Oxfordshire | C− | 1.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Credenhill Herefordshire | C− | 1.5 | 87% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 38 | Roche Cornwall | C− | 2.8 | 81% | 1 | 0% |
| 39 | Hathern Leicestershire | C− | 1.8 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Knowsley Merseyside | C− | 3.1 | 77% | 1 | 0% |
| 41 | Creigiau South Glamorgan | C− | 1.7 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Kings Sutton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.8 | 79% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Collingham West Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Reepham Norfolk | C− | 2.3 | 66% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Stilton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Coates and Eastrea Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.9 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Dinnington Tyne and Wear | C− | 1.6 | 89% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Brown Edge Staffordshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Goxhill Lincolnshire | C− | 1.5 | 69% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Usk Gwent | C− | 3.5 | 56% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Netherton (Wakefield) West Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 27% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 52 | St Stephen Cornwall | D | 1.2 | 88% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Burton upon Stather Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 75% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Belton Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 67% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Tattenhall Cheshire | D− | 1.8 | 28% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 56 | Ixworth Suffolk | D− | 1 | 73% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Hingham Norfolk | D− | 1.9 | 13% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Norton South Yorkshire | D− | 1.3 | 63% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Leven East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.2 | 64% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Isleham Cambridgeshire | D− | 0.2 | 71% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Bramford’s built-up area.
How close Bramford’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).
About 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 19 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 123 residents.
The Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape is 3.3 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.
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Bramford scores 0% on it even though the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape is 3.3 mi away.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Bramford
23 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bramford 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.
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 Bramford: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 49 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 58 | 48 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
April is the driest month (37 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 61 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 37 nights a year. The climate in Bramford →
19 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Bramford 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.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 19
Plus 19 playgrounds 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.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramford | C+ | 3.2 | 76% | 0% |
| Claydon 2.3 mi | C− | 2.8 | 72% | 0% |
| Great Blakenham 2.4 mi | C− | 3.6 | 70% | 0% |
| Ipswich 3.0 mi | A− | 2.6 | 79% | 12% |
| Elmsett 4.3 mi | C | 3.4 | 82% | 0% |
| Capel St Mary 5.5 mi | C+ | 1.5 | 59% | 24% |
| Needham Market 5.7 mi | A− | 7.2 | 88% | 0% |
Needham Market, 5.7 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 88% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Needham Market has at least twice Bramford’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Bramford
Is Bramford near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape, 3.3 mi south-east of the village’s edge. It covers 443 km² and was designated in 1970.
What are the best walks near Bramford?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Gipping Valley River Path.
What is the nearest beach to Bramford?
Trimley Shores, 9.6 mi from the edge of the village, then Honolulu Beach (9.8 mi). Bramford itself is inland.
How many people in Bramford live near a park?
76% 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 Bramford?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Bramford good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 50% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 73% (3.2 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 Bramford’s overall grade.
Where Bramford’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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