Blakedown’s biggest
Blakedown Millennium Green
Park or garden
1.1 ha (3 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Blakedown
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0DOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Blakedown · parks, paths & countryside
79% of Blakedown’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Blakedown add up to 0.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 19 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 2.0 for every square kilometre. Blakedown grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
0.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
79%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
19 km
2.0 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
Blakedown grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Blakedown, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
D
Better than 10% of UK towns52nd of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space0.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
8out of
100
100
A park within a walk79%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
46out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
30out 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.
Villages its size
Blakedown is 52nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,400 to 1,500 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
Blakedown2.0
Villages its size2.0
Worcestershire towns2.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Blakedown0.8
Villages its size2.3
Worcestershire towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Blakedown79%
Villages its size84%
Worcestershire towns80%
All UK towns83%
Blakedown falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 54 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Runton and Beeston Regis Norfolk | A+ | 25 | 100% | 4.8 | 34% |
| 2 | Trull Somerset | A+ | 5.9 | 100% | 3.9 | 20% |
| 3 | Sandridge Hertfordshire | A+ | 18.8 | 100% | 6.4 | 0% |
| 4 | Whiteshill and Randwick Gloucestershire | A | 4.5 | 60% | 7 | 64% |
| 5 | New Houghton Derbyshire | A | 33.8 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 6 | Penrhyndeudraeth Gwynedd | A | 2.5 | 100% | 1 | 68% |
| 7 | Balcombe West Sussex | A | 2.9 | 100% | 2.2 | 90% |
| 8 | Sedbergh Cumbria | A | 1.9 | 83% | 5 | 92% |
| 9 | St Day Cornwall | A | 3.2 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 10 | Chaldon Surrey | A− | 7.4 | 50% | 4.9 | 24% |
| 11 | Heath and Reach Bedfordshire | A− | 3.3 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 12 | Five Oak Green Kent | A− | 3 | 100% | 2 | 30% |
| 13 | Llandovery Dyfed | A− | 13.3 | 100% | 1 | 22% |
| 14 | Hallow Worcestershire | A− | 3.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 15 | Princetown Devon | B+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 100% |
| 16 | Burnhope County Durham | B+ | 3.1 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Stanwell Moor Surrey | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Brookwood Surrey | B+ | 8.5 | 59% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 19 | Emley West Yorkshire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 20 | Cowling North Yorkshire | B | 1.3 | 100% | 6 | 0% |
| 21 | Horspath Oxfordshire | B | 14 | 54% | 5 | 0% |
| 22 | Staveley Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 85% | 2.5 | 89% |
| 23 | Alconbury Cambridgeshire | B | 5.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Kelloe County Durham | B | 5.6 | 42% | 6 | 0% |
| 25 | Calvert Buckinghamshire | B | 3.3 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 26 | Little Hallingbury Essex | B− | 1 | 100% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Brigstock Northamptonshire | B− | 8.2 | 84% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 28 | Orsett Essex | B− | 4.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 29 | Robertsbridge East Sussex | C+ | 2 | 38% | 2.7 | 100% |
| 30 | Gosfield Essex | C+ | 3.7 | 85% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Pirton Hertfordshire | C+ | 2.4 | 57% | 2.3 | 24% |
| 32 | Sutton Valence Kent | C+ | 5.6 | 71% | 1 | 1% |
| 33 | Gelligaer Gwent | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Shortlanesend Cornwall | C+ | 1 | 100% | 1.7 | 2% |
| 35 | Lavendon Buckinghamshire | C | 1.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 36 | Castor and Ailsworth Cambridgeshire | C | 3.4 | 41% | 3 | 0% |
| 37 | Ryhall Rutland | C | 1.9 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Newborough Cambridgeshire | C | 2.1 | 100% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Ticehurst East Sussex | C | 1.4 | 75% | 0.8 | 100% |
| 40 | Salhouse Norfolk | C− | 1.9 | 71% | 1 | 17% |
| 41 | Patrington East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 3.6 | 79% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Blofield Heath Norfolk | C− | 2.5 | 43% | 0.9 | 17% |
| 43 | Burniston North Yorkshire | C− | 0.1 | 0% | 0.9 | 49% |
| 44 | Mid Lavant West Sussex | C− | 1.3 | 33% | 1.8 | 62% |
| 45 | Marnhull Dorset | C− | 1.8 | 41% | 3 | 0% |
| 46 | Thorrington Essex | C− | 1.2 | 65% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Shipton Bellinger Hampshire | D | 1.5 | 79% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Ranskill Nottinghamshire | D | 0.4 | 100% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 49 | Keadby Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 84% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 50 | Flore Northamptonshire | D | 1.6 | 62% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Westonzoyland Somerset | D | 3.1 | 30% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Blakedown Worcestershire | D | 0.8 | 79% | 2 | 0% |
| 53 | Gosberton Lincolnshire | D | 1.1 | 86% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 54 | Byram North Yorkshire | D | 2.1 | 19% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Barford Warwickshire | D | 2.1 | 58% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 56 | Four Crosses Powys | D− | 1.9 | 53% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Markham Gwent | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Guilden Sutton Cheshire | D− | 0.3 | 56% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Shadwell West Yorkshire | D− | 0.3 | 25% | 2 | 0% |
| 60 | Easton Norfolk | D− | 1 | 0% | 1.2 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Blakedown’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 Blakedown
The biggest is Blakedown Millennium Green, 1.1 ha (3 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Blakedown’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 (79%)Further (21%)
Blakedown79%
Villages its size84%
Worcestershire towns80%
All UK towns83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Blakedown
19 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Blakedown and the kilometre around it, 2.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
Regional
Monarch's Way6.3 km
North Worcestershire Path2.1 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Monarch's Way 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 Blakedown: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 56 | 71 | 71 | 69 |
March is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 71 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 44 nights a year. The climate in Blakedown →
Things to do
2 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Deansford Hill109 m (358 ft) · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Hurcott pools and wood44 ha · 1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 2
Plus 2 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.
HagleyCookleyKidderminsterWolverleyStourbridgeKinverBlakedown
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakedown | D | 0.8 | 79% | 0% |
| Hagley 1.9 mi | C | 1.7 | 90% | 0% |
| Cookley 2.4 mi | D | 2.3 | 52% | 0% |
| Kidderminster 3.2 mi | D | 1.2 | 72% | 0% |
| Wolverley 3.6 mi | C− | 7.2 | 23% | 0% |
| Stourbridge 3.7 mi | C | 1.9 | 72% | 0% |
| Kinver 4.0 mi | C | 3.1 | 60% | 0% |
Hagley, 1.9 miles away, grades C, the best next door: 90% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Hagley, Cookley and Wolverley have at least twice Blakedown’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Blakedown
What is the biggest park in Blakedown?
Blakedown Millennium Green, 1.1 ha (3 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Blakedown near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 15 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 808 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near Blakedown?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Monarch's Way and North Worcestershire Path.
How many people in Blakedown live near a park?
79% 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 Blakedown?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Blakedown good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 30% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 8% (0.8 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 Blakedown’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Blakedown’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.