Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Stockton
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 44% of residents. Parks and playing fields in Stockton add up to 1.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 15 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 2.3 for every square kilometre. Stockton grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Stockton grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Stockton, 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.
Stockton is 53rd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,400 to 1,600 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Stockton stands out most for path per km²: only 18 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 54 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambercombe Devon | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 2.8 | 29% |
| 2 | Ashurst Wood West Sussex | A+ | 4 | 100% | 3.4 | 81% |
| 3 | Heathfield Devon | A+ | 20.4 | 100% | 3 | 30% |
| 4 | Charlton Down Dorset | A | 4 | 100% | 2.3 | 58% |
| 5 | Ewhurst Surrey | A | 4.3 | 76% | 4.6 | 46% |
| 6 | Gargrave North Yorkshire | A | 5.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 7 | Denham Buckinghamshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Knowle Hampshire | A− | 2 | 100% | 3.1 | 7% |
| 9 | Hale Cheshire | A− | 4.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Littleton Hampshire | A− | 7.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 10% |
| 11 | Twyford Hampshire | A− | 6.8 | 49% | 3.3 | 44% |
| 12 | Temple Cloud Somerset | B+ | 2.6 | 77% | 3.9 | 15% |
| 13 | Caer-went Gwent | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 8% |
| 14 | Great Bowden Leicestershire | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Offenham Worcestershire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Kensworth Bedfordshire | B | 1.8 | 79% | 3 | 59% |
| 17 | Burford Oxfordshire | B | 3.5 | 84% | 1.2 | 53% |
| 18 | Sturminster Marshall Dorset | B | 2 | 100% | 1.4 | 30% |
| 19 | Pont Rhyd-y-cyff Mid Glamorgan | B | 4.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 20 | South Godstone Surrey | B | 2 | 100% | 1.8 | 5% |
| 21 | Houghton Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Wingrave Buckinghamshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Kingstone Herefordshire | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Kibblesworth Tyne and Wear | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Foxhole Cornwall | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 26 | Collingtree and Milton Malsor Northamptonshire | B− | 4.9 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 27 | Carharrack Cornwall | C+ | 0.7 | 80% | 4.2 | 2% |
| 28 | Trinant Gwent | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 29 | Nether Stowey Somerset | C+ | 1.9 | 18% | 3 | 39% |
| 30 | Langley Vale Surrey | C+ | 0.8 | 53% | 5.5 | 7% |
| 31 | Gretton Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Nether Heyford Northamptonshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Bassingham Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Sibsey Lincolnshire | C | 2.4 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 35 | Connor Downs Cornwall | C | 0.5 | 79% | 0.7 | 8% |
| 36 | Geddington Northamptonshire | C | 3 | 82% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Barton Lancashire | C | 2.6 | 47% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 38 | Eythorne Kent | C | 0.5 | 79% | 2.5 | 9% |
| 39 | Horndon on the Hill Essex | C | 3.5 | 81% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Freeland Oxfordshire | C | 1.4 | 53% | 2.6 | 17% |
| 41 | Waresley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Alveley Shropshire | C− | 5.4 | 51% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Hartwell Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 59% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Silverton Devon | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Denbury Devon | C− | 2.8 | 24% | 0.7 | 3% |
| 46 | Greens Norton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 66% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Pontyberem Dyfed | C− | 4.7 | 58% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 48 | North Somercotes Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 44% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Cawood North Yorkshire | D | 1.9 | 60% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Braunston Northamptonshire | D | 1.8 | 50% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Croft Cheshire | D | 1.1 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Oakington Cambridgeshire | D | 2.1 | 52% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Stockton Warwickshire | D | 1.5 | 44% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Newton-with-Scales Lancashire | D | 1.4 | 76% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Badersfield Norfolk | D− | 0.3 | 53% | 1 | 2% |
| 56 | Gayton Norfolk | D− | 1.6 | 62% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Sturton by Stow Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 41% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Tilney St Lawrence Norfolk | D− | 1.5 | 53% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 59 | South Broomhill Northumberland | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Great Bricett Suffolk | D− | 1.2 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Stockton’s built-up area.
4 in 10 Stockton 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 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 301 residents.
The Cotswolds National Landscape is 9.1 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.
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Stockton
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Stockton and the kilometre around it, 2.3 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
2 regional routes pass through, including the Millennium Way (Warks) and Grand Union Canal Walk.
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 Stockton: May to July and 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 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 55 | 42 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 53 | 56 | 68 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 58 |
March is the driest month (39 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 68 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 49 nights a year. The climate in Stockton →
5 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
Stockton 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
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton | D | 1.5 | 44% | 0% |
| Long Itchington 1.4 mi | D | 2.1 | 45% | 0% |
| Southam 1.7 mi | C | 2.3 | 86% | 0% |
| Napton on the Hill 2.4 mi | D | 0.4 | 69% | 0% |
| Bishop's Itchington 4.8 mi | C+ | 1.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Harbury 4.9 mi | D | 1.6 | 73% | 0% |
| Dunchurch 5.6 mi | C+ | 7.8 | 68% | 0% |
Bishop's Itchington, 4.8 miles away, grades C+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Dunchurch has at least twice Stockton’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Stockton
Is Stockton near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cotswolds National Landscape, 9.1 mi south of the village’s edge. It covers 2,041 km² and was designated in 1966.
What are the best walks near Stockton?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Millennium Way (Warks) and Grand Union Canal Walk.
What is the nearest beach to Stockton?
library, 18 mi from the edge of the village. Stockton itself is inland.
How many people in Stockton live near a park?
44% 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 Stockton?
May to July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Stockton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.3 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 40% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 27% (1.5 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 Stockton’s overall grade.
Where Stockton’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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