Key messages ● Households that meet the ‘15-minute commitment’ are defined as those which have access to either doorstep, local or neighbourhood standard green spaces, as well as some Public Rights of Way and blue spaces, within a 15-minute walk. ● 80% of households in England have access to at least one green or blue space within a 15-minute walk. ● A higher percentage of rural households (91%) have access to green or blue space compared to urban households (78%). ● Most households have access to at least one larger, neighbourhood standard space (76%) within a 15-minute walk, with fewer households having access to smaller local (14%) and doorstep (16%) standard spaces within shorter walking distances.
Access to green and blue space in England www.gov.uk/government/s... Defra release with estimates for % of households with access, to Output Area level
OA boundaries geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/search?q=BDY...
As at Sept-Oct 2025 (more or less)
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