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Outdoors in Stourbridge · parks, paths & countryside

Parks and walks in Stourbridge

A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 72% of residents. Footpaths add up to 113 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.0 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Stourbridge add up to 1.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Stourbridge grades C for the outdoors: #29 of 35 in West Midlands. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.

10named parks15 mito Shropshire Hills18waymarked walks
Green space
1.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
72%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
113 km
3.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Shropshire Hills National Landscape
Outdoors grade

Stourbridge grades C for the outdoors

Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Stourbridge, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.

C
Better than 28% of UK towns#29 of 35 in West Midlands
Public green space1.9 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
typical 2.1 ha010+
43out of
100
A park within a walk72%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
typical 83%0100+
33out of
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
none100+
31out of
100
Footpaths3.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
typical 3.0 km010+
59out of
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
none80+
42out of
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

How Stourbridge compares with UK towns of 48,400 to 65,500

The 60 UK towns and cities of 48,400 to 65,500 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.

0255075100Bridgend (Mid Glamorgan): D · 0.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 78% near a park · 2 km path per km²Kidderminster (Worcestershire): D · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 72% near a park · 2.6 km path per km²Keighley (West Yorkshire): C · 1.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 73% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Stourbridge (West Midlands): C · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 72% near a park · 3 km path per km²Durham (County Durham): C · 1.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 68% near a park · 6 km path per km²Loughborough (Leicestershire): C · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 73% near a park · 4.4 km path per km²Clacton-on-Sea (Essex): C · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 73% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Kingswinford (West Midlands): C+ · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 71% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Willenhall (West Midlands): C+ · 3.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 66% near a park · 3 km path per km²Halesowen (West Midlands): C+ · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Wellingborough (Northamptonshire): C+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 95% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Hinckley (Leicestershire): C+ · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Smethwick (West Midlands): C+ · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 3.1 km path per km²Kettering (Northamptonshire): B− · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Bloxwich (West Midlands): B− · 3.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 74% near a park · 3.4 km path per km²Brentwood (Essex): B− · 3.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 69% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Margate (Kent): B · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire): B · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Altrincham (Greater Manchester): B · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Winchester (Hampshire): B · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 79% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Macclesfield (Cheshire): B · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria): B · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Sale (Greater Manchester): B · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 5.8 km path per km²Taunton (Somerset): B · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Beeston (Nottinghamshire): B · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 6 km path per km²Widnes (Cheshire): B · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Wokingham (Berkshire): B · 4 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Horsham (West Sussex): B · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 83% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Ellesmere Port (Cheshire): B · 2.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Huyton with Roby (Merseyside): B+ · 3.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Royal Leamington Spa (Warwickshire): B+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Bebington (Merseyside): B+ · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 2.2 km path per km²Yeovil (Somerset): B+ · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Thundersley and South Benfleet (Essex): B+ · 3.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 69% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Torquay (Devon): B+ · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 2.9 km path per km²Canterbury (Kent): B+ · 1.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 5.7 km path per km²Bootle (Merseyside): B+ · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Dewsbury (West Yorkshire): B+ · 3.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 92% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Carlton (Nottinghamshire): B+ · 4.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 4.3 km path per km²Mansfield (Nottinghamshire): B+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 4.6 km path per km²Ashton-under-Lyne (Greater Manchester): A− · 3.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Washington (Tyne and Wear): A− · 4.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 4 km path per km²Dudley (West Midlands): A− · 3.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 5.2 km path per km²Royal Tunbridge Wells (Kent): A− · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Crosby (Merseyside): A− · 4.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 2.3 km path per km²Christchurch (Dorset): A− · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 70% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Hereford (Herefordshire): A− · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 92% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear): A− · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 4.6 km path per km²Farnborough (Hampshire): A · 4 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Banbury (Oxfordshire): A · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 96% near a park · 4.1 km path per km²Sittingbourne (Kent): A · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 2.8 km path per km²Weymouth (Dorset): A · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 55% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Barry (South Glamorgan): A · 2.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 94% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Gravesend (Kent): A · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 6.4 km path per km²Andover (Hampshire): A · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 4.4 km path per km²Scarborough (North Yorkshire): A · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 3.1 km path per km²Cannock (Staffordshire): A · 5.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Runcorn (Cheshire): A · 4.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 4.6 km path per km²Lancaster (Lancashire): A+ · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 96% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Folkestone (Kent): A+ · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 95% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Stourbridge
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Stourbridge3.0
Towns its size3.5
West Midlands towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Stourbridge1.9
Towns its size2.3
West Midlands towns2.7
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Stourbridge72%
Towns its size86%
West Midlands towns77%
All UK towns83%

Stourbridge falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 44 of the 59 others do better.

Show as a table
TownOutdoorsGreen spaceNear a parkPath per km²Protected
1Folkestone KentA+2.395%4.945%
2Lancaster LancashireA+2.496%3.522%
3Runcorn CheshireA4.987%4.60%
4Scarborough North YorkshireA2.486%3.117%
5Cannock StaffordshireA5.588%3.526%
6Andover HampshireA2.791%4.421%
7Gravesend KentA1.484%6.414%
8Barry South GlamorganA2.994%3.30%
9Weymouth DorsetA2.655%3.535%
10Sittingbourne KentA1.993%2.817%
11Banbury OxfordshireA2.696%4.10%
12Farnborough HampshireA477%4.93%
13Tynemouth Tyne and WearA−2.285%4.60%
14Hereford HerefordshireA−2.692%3.66%
15Christchurch DorsetA−2.170%3.314%
16Royal Tunbridge Wells KentA−2.293%2.773%
17Crosby MerseysideA−4.689%2.30%
18Dudley West MidlandsA−3.491%5.20%
19Washington Tyne and WearA−4.590%40%
20Ashton-under-Lyne Greater ManchesterA−3.185%3.60%
21Mansfield NottinghamshireB+2.793%4.60%
22Carlton NottinghamshireB+4.982%4.30%
23Dewsbury West YorkshireB+3.392%3.70%
24Bootle MerseysideB+2.193%2.70%
25Canterbury KentB+1.677%5.719%
26Torquay DevonB+1.887%2.90%
27Thundersley and South Benfleet EssexB+3.269%3.20%
28Yeovil SomersetB+290%3.22%
29Bebington MerseysideB+386%2.20%
30Royal Leamington Spa WarwickshireB+2.791%3.80%
31Huyton with Roby MerseysideB+3.789%3.20%
32Ellesmere Port CheshireB2.890%1.90%
33Wokingham BerkshireB484%3.50%
34Horsham West SussexB1.583%3.919%
35Widnes CheshireB386%2.10%
36Beeston NottinghamshireB2.777%60%
37Taunton SomersetB1.280%4.916%
38Sale Greater ManchesterB286%5.80%
39Barrow-in-Furness CumbriaB291%1.90%
40Macclesfield CheshireB1.880%3.318%
41Winchester HampshireB1.279%3.835%
42Altrincham Greater ManchesterB2.291%3.60%
43Welwyn Garden City HertfordshireB2.280%4.90%
44Margate KentB1.888%2.10%
45Brentwood EssexB−3.969%3.70%
46Bloxwich West MidlandsB−3.674%3.40%
47Kettering NorthamptonshireB−2.190%3.30%
48Smethwick West MidlandsC+288%3.10%
49Wellingborough NorthamptonshireC+2.795%1.90%
50Hinckley LeicestershireC+1.887%3.30%
51Halesowen West MidlandsC+2.177%3.60%
52Willenhall West MidlandsC+3.466%30%
53Kingswinford West MidlandsC+2.671%3.20%
54Clacton-on-Sea EssexC1.773%1.90%
55Loughborough LeicestershireC1.473%4.40%
56Durham County DurhamC1.168%60%
57Stourbridge West MidlandsC1.972%30%
58Keighley West YorkshireC1.673%3.30%
59Kidderminster WorcestershireD1.272%2.60%
60Bridgend Mid GlamorganD0.978%20%
The map

Parks, footpaths & countryside

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Stourbridge’s built-up area.

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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 Stourbridge

The biggest is Stevens Park, 27 ha (66 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.

All 10 named parks by size: 67 ha (165 acres) and 6 km of pathStevens Park27 ha · 2.6 km of pathStevens Park: 27 ha, 2.6 km of pathMary Stevens P…12 ha · 2.2 km of…Mary Stevens Park: 12 ha, 2.2 km of pathStourbridge…5.7 haStourbridge Rugby Football Club: 5.7 haSouth Road P…5.7 ha · 0.4 km…South Road Playing Fields: 5.7 ha, 0.4 km of pathJunction…4.7 ha · 0.3…Junction Road Playing Fields: 4.7 ha, 0.3 km of path3 haSwinford Common: 3.5 haWollaston Pla…3.1 ha · 0.3 km…Wollaston Playing Fields: 3.1 ha, 0.3 km of pathStourbridge W…2.7 haStourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground: 2.7 ha1 haGreenfield Gardens: 1.3 ha, 0.1 km of path1 haHawbush Urban Farm: 0.7 ha
Parks & gardens 47 haPlaying fields 20 ha

The two biggest, Stevens Park and Mary Stevens Park, are 59% of the named green space and carry 5 km of path between them.

Stourbridge’s biggest

Stevens Park

Park or garden
27 ha (66 acres)2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
38 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi eastfrom the centre
1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Mary Stevens Park

Park or garden
12 ha (31 acres)2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
17 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Stourbridge
Stourbridge War Memorial Grade II*
Directionsto the nearest entrance

South Road Playing Fields

Park or garden
5.7 ha (14 acres)0.4 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Stourbridge Rugby Football Club

Playing field · 310 m outside town
5.7 ha (14 acres)
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.8 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Junction Road Playing Fields

Playing field
4.7 ha (12 acres)0.3 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Stourbridge
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Wollaston Playing Fields

Playing field
3.1 ha (8 acres)0.3 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Swinford Common

Playing field
3.5 ha (9 acres)
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground

Playing field
2.7 ha (7 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi north-westfrom the centre
2 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Stevens ParkPark or garden · 27 ha · 2.6 km of path
Directions
Mary Stevens ParkPark or garden · 12 ha · 2.2 km of path
Directions
South Road Playing FieldsPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
Directions
Stourbridge Rugby Football ClubPlaying field · 5.7 ha · just outside town
Directions
Junction Road Playing FieldsPlaying field · 4.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
Directions
Wollaston Playing FieldsPlaying field · 3.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
Directions
Swinford CommonPlaying field · 3.5 ha
Directions
Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic GroundPlaying field · 2.7 ha
Directions
Greenfield GardensPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
Directions
Hawbush Urban FarmPark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside town
Directions
Close to home

7 in 10 Stourbridge 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).

Within 400 m (72%)Further (28%)
Stourbridge72%
Towns its size86%
West Midlands towns77%
All UK towns83%

About 16,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 35 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,627 residents.

National Parks & National Landscapes

The Shropshire Hills National Landscape is 15 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.

4.5 mi9 mi13.5 mi18 miNShropshire Hills15 mi westShropshire Hills National Landscape: 15 mi west of Stourbridge’s edge · 808 km² · since 1959Cannock Chase15 mi northCannock Chase National Landscape: 15 mi north of Stourbridge’s edge · 69 km² · since 1958Stourbridge
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Landscape

Shropshire Hills

15 mi west808 km²since 1959
Official site
National Landscape

Cannock Chase

15 mi north69 km²since 1958
Official site
Footpaths & waymarked walks

18 waymarked walks pass through or near Stourbridge

113 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Stourbridge and the kilometre around it, 3.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.

RegionalLocal
Monarch's Way15.8 km
Stourbridge Canal & Glass Quarter Heritage Trail11.2 km
Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring10.1 km
North Worcestershire Path8.8 km
The Crystal Canal Walk3.2 km
Brierley Hill Architectural Heritage Trail2.7 km
Brierley Hill Geological Heritage Trail2.3 km
Lye Town History Trail2.2 km
Stourbridge Town Arm Walk2.1 km
The Badger Trail, Clent Hills1.5 km
The Buzzard Trail, Clent Hills1.5 km
Stourbridge Heritage Trail1.4 km
Delph Walk1.1 km
Murray Gray Trail (Saltwells LNR)0.9 km
GeoTrail (Saltwells LNR)0.7 km
Doulton Trail (Saltwells LNR)0.7 km

Plus 2 more waymarked walks on the map.

Close to home, the Stourbridge Canal & Glass Quarter Heritage Trail has 11 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 3 regional routes pass through, including the Monarch's Way, Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring and North Worcestershire Path.

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 Stourbridge: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.29.811.713.815.716.816.314.712.610.58.67.7
High (°C)881114172022221914108
Rain (mm)634947565764606860787474

March is the driest month (47 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 78 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Stourbridge →

Things to do

35 playgrounds

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.

9Hills and peaks4.6× towns its size8Nature reserves3.6× towns its size2Picnic sites35Playgrounds0.6× towns its size
Every named place, with directions

Hills and peaks 9

Hodge Hill201 m (659 ft) · 0.1 mi from town
Directions
Round Hill0.2 mi from town
Directions
Wychbury Hill0.2 mi from town
Directions
Iverley Hill146 m (479 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
Directions
Hagley Hill0.6 mi from town
Directions
Brierley Hill158 m (518 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
Directions
Cooknell/ Ridge Hill119 m (390 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
Directions
Merry Hill141 m (463 ft) · 0.9 mi from town
Directions

Plus 1 peak more.

Nature reserves 8

Ham Dingle Local Nature Reserve4.8 ha · in town
Directions
Hayes Cutting SINC/ Black Country Geosite0.2 ha · in town
Directions
Norton Covert Black Country Geosite6.3 ha · in town
Directions
Stourbridge Old Town Gasworks Black Country Geosite1.5 ha · in town
Directions
Wychbury Hill SINC/Black Country Geosite9.8 ha · 0.2 mi from town
Directions
Mousesweet Brook Local Nature Reserve3.7 ha · 0.6 mi from town
Directions
Saltwells Local Nature Reserve11 ha · 0.7 mi from town
Directions
Buckpool Local Nature Reserve/ Black Country Geosite39 ha · 0.8 mi from town
Directions

Picnic sites 2

Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.

Playgrounds 35

Tanhouse Children's Park0.3 mi from town
Directions
New Pool Playground0.7 mi from town
Directions
Zig Zags1.0 mi from town
Directions

Plus 32 playgrounds 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.

Brierley Hill: Outdoors Grade B+Hagley: Outdoors Grade CKingswinford: Outdoors Grade C+Cradley Heath: Outdoors Grade BHalesowen: Outdoors Grade C+Blakedown: Outdoors Grade DBrierley HillHagleyKingswinfordCradley HeathHalesowenBlakedownStourbridge
ABCDOutdoors Grade
TownOutdoorsGreen space, ha per 1,000Near a parkProtected within 5 km
StourbridgeC1.972%0%
Brierley Hill 1.7 miB+3.182%0%
Hagley 2.2 miC1.790%0%
Kingswinford 2.8 miC+2.671%0%
Cradley Heath 3.4 miB3.376%0%
Halesowen 3.6 miC+2.177%0%
Blakedown 3.7 miD0.879%0%

Brierley Hill, 1.7 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 82% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.

Questions about the outdoors in Stourbridge

What is the biggest park in Stourbridge?

Stevens Park, 27 ha (66 acres), with 2.6 km of path. Mary Stevens Park (12 ha) is second. 10 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.

Is Stourbridge near a National Park?

The nearest protected landscape is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 15 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 808 km² and was designated in 1959.

What are the best walks near Stourbridge?

18 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Monarch's Way, Stourbridge Canal & Glass Quarter Heritage Trail and Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring. Stevens Park alone has 2.6 km of path.

How many people in Stourbridge live near a park?

72% 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 Stourbridge?

May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

Is Stourbridge good for walking?

About average for paths: 3.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 59% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 43% (1.9 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 Stourbridge’s overall grade.

Sources

Where Stourbridge’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.