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Indicator: Access to local green space † K7
Frequency of visits to local green space or countryside without using a car or other transport: 2001  
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Change since
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Coverage: England

Source: Defra

Objective: Attractive streets and buildings, low levels of traffic, noise and pollution, green spaces, and community safety
  • In a 2001 survey, 84 per cent of people said they had access to local green space or countryside without using a car or other transport.
  • Excluding visits that just involved passing through or for work, 16 per cent visited their local green space or countryside most days and a further 19 per cent did so at least once a week. 11 per cent of people did not visit their local green space or countryside even though they had access.
Note: † New since QoLC (1999)

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