Plymouth revealed as one of the best cities in the UK for gardeners 

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Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 01:32

New research has found that Stoke-on-Trent is the most garden friendly city in the UK with  94.4% of addresses  having access to private outdoor space.  

The study  by  home cleaning and maintenance service company Fantastic Services analysed ONS data on private outdoor space in more than fifty of the biggest areas o f the UK to determine the city  where a  property is most likely to have a garden. 

The research revealed that Stoke-on-Trent has the highest percentage of addresses with private outdoor space at 94.4%. However, the average garden size in Stoke-on-Trent  was found to be  169 metres squared  which ranks as the eighth smallest garden size in the UK.  

Sunderland  came in second with  94.0% of addresses having private outdoor space.  66.9% of flats in Sunderland were found to have access to private gardens  as well as  99.0% of houses having private outdoor space.   

Edinburgh offers the highest percentage of  flats that have access to private outdoor space  coming to 79.0% with an average of 5.5 flats sharing one garden.   

Peterborough ranked as the third most garden friendly city in the UK with 93.8% of addresses owning a garden. 71% of flats in Peterborough have access to a garden, the seventh highest percentage in the UK. 

In terms of actual garden space, Bournemouth ranked highest out of any city in the UK with residents owning an average of 307.4 metres  squared of outdoor space. However  only 88.5% of addresses have private gardens within the city, the 15th highest percentage in the UK.  

Portsmouth  has the lowest average garden size  with less than half the space of residents in Bournemouth at just 115.90 metres squared.   

Areas in the UK with the highest percentage of addresses with private outdoor space  

City  

Percentage of addresses with private outdoor space  

Stoke-on-Trent 

94.4%  

Sunderland 

94.0%  

Peterborough 

93.8%  

Warrington 

92.6%  

Gloucester 

91.7%  

York 

91.6%  

Bolton 

91.4%  

Swindon 

91.4%  

Blackpool 

91.3%  

Plymouth 

91.1%  

Only 77% of addresses in Watford have gardens – the lowest percentage in all of the UK. When broken down into property types, only 44% of flats in Watford had access to private outdoor space, making Watford the city with the lowest percentage of flats with a garden in the UK.   

Dundee had the second lowest percentage of  properties with a garden, with only 79% of residents having access to private outdoor space.   

Manchester ranked as third for the lowest percentage of addresses that have a garden in the UK. Manchester also ranked fourth for  having the smallest average garden size of 143.10 metres squared.   

A spokesperson for Fantastic Services commented: “The past 18 months have shown us how having access to garden space can be incredibly beneficial in terms of wellbeing and mental health. For many people,  a garden is an absolute must-have when they are searching for a property, and this study  reveals  which cities in the UK offer garden lovers the best opportunities to own their own space.”   

The study was conducted by Fantastic Services,  which offers a wide range of home and garden maintenance  assistance.   

Areas in the UK with the lowest percentage of addresses with private outdoor space  

City  

Percentage of addresses with private outdoor space  

Watford 

77.0%  

Dundee 

79.0%  

Manchester 

79.3%  

London 

80.2%  

Glasgow 

80.9%  

Slough 

81.2%  

Cambridge 

81.5%  

Norwich 

82.4%  

Aberdeen 

82.4%  

Southampton 

82.9%