Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.080% of Kippax’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 46 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.4 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Kippax add up to 1.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Kippax grades C for the outdoors: #77 of 91 in West Yorkshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Kippax grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Kippax, 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.
Kippax is 46th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 9,700 to 11,000 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Kippax stands out most for path per km²: only 23 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 46 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caldicot Gwent | A+ | 4.2 | 92% | 3 | 2% |
| 2 | West End Hampshire | A | 9.1 | 100% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 3 | Brierfield Lancashire | A | 2.1 | 92% | 5.6 | 18% |
| 4 | South Merstham Surrey | A | 3.7 | 84% | 3.7 | 20% |
| 5 | Beccles Suffolk | A | 4.5 | 87% | 3.2 | 20% |
| 6 | Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire | A | 2.8 | 88% | 3.7 | 21% |
| 7 | Godalming Surrey | A− | 4.6 | 73% | 3.1 | 66% |
| 8 | Soham Cambridgeshire | A− | 4.7 | 97% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 9 | Platt Bridge and Abram Greater Manchester | A− | 3.7 | 98% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Royston South Yorkshire | A− | 7.9 | 97% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 11 | Kings Hill Kent | A− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 7% |
| 12 | Romiley Greater Manchester | A− | 3.9 | 80% | 3.8 | 1% |
| 13 | Padiham Lancashire | A− | 1.5 | 95% | 4.5 | 18% |
| 14 | Bingham Nottinghamshire | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire | A− | 4 | 85% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Whitwick Leicestershire | A− | 4.2 | 84% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Chadwell St Mary Essex | A− | 3.2 | 97% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Egglescliffe County Durham | A− | 4.9 | 94% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 19 | Tidworth Wiltshire | B+ | 3.7 | 90% | 2.3 | 8% |
| 20 | Pelsall West Midlands | B+ | 6.1 | 95% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 21 | Corfe Mullen Dorset | B+ | 3.1 | 72% | 3.5 | 13% |
| 22 | Woodbridge Suffolk | B+ | 1.7 | 80% | 3.9 | 30% |
| 23 | Barnoldswick Lancashire | B+ | 1.8 | 87% | 4 | 2% |
| 24 | Cranleigh Surrey | B | 2.5 | 20% | 4.3 | 38% |
| 25 | Corsham Wiltshire | B | 1.9 | 81% | 3 | 31% |
| 26 | Baldock Hertfordshire | B | 2.1 | 91% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 27 | Ludlow Shropshire | B | 2.3 | 92% | 2.1 | 16% |
| 28 | Great Dunmow Essex | B | 2 | 92% | 4 | 0% |
| 29 | Queensbury West Yorkshire | B | 2.6 | 91% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 30 | Immingham Lincolnshire | B | 2 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 31 | Caernarfon Gwynedd | B− | 1.7 | 83% | 1.4 | 14% |
| 32 | Horbury West Yorkshire | B− | 2.5 | 75% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Monmouth Gwent | B− | 1.5 | 69% | 3.1 | 45% |
| 34 | Oswaldtwistle Lancashire | B− | 1.1 | 94% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 35 | Radstock Somerset | B− | 1.1 | 93% | 2.9 | 1% |
| 36 | Whitchurch Shropshire | B− | 2.7 | 86% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 37 | Mold Clwyd | C+ | 1.9 | 86% | 1.6 | 17% |
| 38 | Baglan West Glamorgan | C+ | 2.5 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Liskeard Cornwall | C+ | 0.8 | 89% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 40 | Raunds Northamptonshire | C+ | 4.7 | 74% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 41 | Crook County Durham | C+ | 1.5 | 85% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Abertillery Gwent | C | 2.4 | 69% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Selsey West Sussex | C | 1.6 | 79% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Earl Shilton Leicestershire | C | 1.5 | 98% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Barnham West Sussex | C | 1.3 | 70% | 2.3 | 32% |
| 46 | Kippax West Yorkshire | C | 1.4 | 80% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Catshill Worcestershire | C | 1.4 | 82% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Prudhoe Northumberland | C− | 1.7 | 37% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Epping Essex | C− | 1.2 | 70% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 50 | Polegate East Sussex | C− | 0.8 | 64% | 2.2 | 24% |
| 51 | Lutterworth Leicestershire | C− | 1.7 | 83% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | West Moors Dorset | C− | 0.9 | 33% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 53 | New Ollerton and Ollerton Nottinghamshire | C− | 0.8 | 80% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Haxby North Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 59% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 55 | Newtown Powys | D | 2.3 | 65% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Sherborne Dorset | D | 1.2 | 76% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Longton Lancashire | D | 1.7 | 60% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 58 | Burton Latimer Northamptonshire | D | 0.9 | 62% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 59 | Pocklington East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.6 | 65% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Ponteland Northumberland | D− | 1.1 | 36% | 1.4 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Kippax’s built-up area.
How close Kippax’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 2,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 29 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 355 residents.
The Nidderdale 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.
5 waymarked walks pass through or near Kippax
46 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Kippax and the kilometre around it, 3.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Close to home, the Leeds Country Way has 8 km of local walk within 2 km of the town.
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 Kippax: 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 49 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 65 | 59 | 67 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 62 |
March is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 67 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 38 nights a year. The climate in Kippax →
29 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.
The nearest beaches
Kippax is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
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
Hills and peaks 1
Nature reserves 6
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 29
Plus 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kippax | C | 1.4 | 80% | 0% |
| Allerton Bywater 1.3 mi | C+ | 2.1 | 78% | 0% |
| Garforth 1.6 mi | C | 1.2 | 88% | 0% |
| Swillington 2.0 mi | C | 2.2 | 68% | 0% |
| Mickletown 2.4 mi | B+ | 3.3 | 93% | 0% |
| Micklefield 2.4 mi | C− | 2.1 | 48% | 0% |
| Methley 3.0 mi | C− | 0.2 | 100% | 0% |
Mickletown, 2.4 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 93% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Mickletown has at least twice Kippax’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Kippax
Is Kippax near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Nidderdale National Landscape, 15 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 601 km² and was designated in 1994.
What are the best walks near Kippax?
5 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Leeds Country Way, Hillside Hike and Lowther Loop.
What is the nearest beach to Kippax?
York Beach, 17 mi from the edge of the town, then Doncaster Lakeside Beach (20 mi). Kippax itself is inland.
How many people in Kippax live near a park?
80% 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 Kippax?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Kippax good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 70% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 26% (1.4 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 Kippax’s overall grade.
Where Kippax’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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