This is how many homes in Wakefield have access to a garden

Throughout the lockdown, access to outdoor space has never been more valued.
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But one in eight households across Great Britain do not have access to a private or shared garden.

That’s according to a new report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which conducted an analysis of Ordnance Survey map data.

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The report, which looked at access to gardens, parks and playing fields across Britain, found large regional and local differences.

Throughout the lockdown, access to outdoor space has never been more valued. But one in eight houses in Great Britain do not have access to a garden.Throughout the lockdown, access to outdoor space has never been more valued. But one in eight houses in Great Britain do not have access to a garden.
Throughout the lockdown, access to outdoor space has never been more valued. But one in eight houses in Great Britain do not have access to a garden.

In Wakefield 90 per cent of residential addresses have outdoor space, which breaks down to 97 per cent of houses and 50 per cent of flats.

In London more than one in five households was found to have no outdoor space at home - the highest percentage of any region or country in Britain.

The next highest region, Scotland, was found to have 13 per cent of households with no garden at home.

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While Scots were found to have the largest gardens across the country, Londoners had the smallest, at 26 per cent smaller than the national average size.

The analysis also found racial and occupational disparities, with people from minority ethnic groups and those working in manual occupations less likely to have access to a private garden.

Black people in England are nearly four times as likely as white people to have no access to a private or shared garden, a patio or a balcony, according to the report.

It said even with people of similar age, social grade and living situation – those of black ethnicity are 2.4 times less likely than those of white ethnicity to have a private garden.

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Lockdown restrictions have been eased in England, with people now able to sunbathe or relax in public, but visits to parks must still be for the purpose of exercise in Scotland and Wales.

A spokesperson for the UK Government said: “We know that spending time in green spaces can support health and wellbeing.

“Our updated guidance means that people can now spend more time outdoors in parks and open spaces and enjoy a wider range of outdoor activities for any length of time, subject to social distancing.”

Some schools classes are also due to return in early June.