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Aberdeenshire rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Aberdeenshire

Huntly ranks first on walkability among Aberdeenshire’s 23 towns of 2,500+; 5 of the 23 grade A− or better against UK towns.

The Walkability Grade: the share of commuters who walked, cycled or took public transport to work at the 2021 Census (taken in lockdown). The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work

#1

Huntly

4,628 people
A+

Better than 98% of UK towns·#68 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#2

Fraserburgh

12,926 people
A

Better than 91% of UK towns·#289 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#3

Turriff

4,609 people
A−

Better than 85% of UK towns·#505 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 23 towns, ranked

Walkability grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

Every town in Aberdeenshire →

23 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
1Huntly4,628 peopleA+#68 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns
2Fraserburgh12,926 peopleA#289 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 91% of UK towns
3Turriff4,609 peopleA−#505 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 85% of UK towns
4Banff3,971 peopleA−#604 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 82% of UK towns
5Stonehaven11,164 peopleA−#729 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns
6Peterhead19,793 peopleB+#853 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns
7Inverurie15,115 peopleB#1,209 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns
8Aboyne2,931 peopleB#1,265 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 62% of UK towns
9Macduff3,794 peopleB#1,307 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns
10Insch2,685 peopleB#1,317 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 60% of UK towns
11Laurencekirk3,276 peopleB#1,422 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns
12Banchory7,582 peopleB#1,425 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns
13Mintlaw2,832 peopleB−#1,712 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 46% of UK towns
14Alford2,792 peopleB−#1,719 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 46% of UK towns
15Portlethen8,965 peopleC+#1,809 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns
16Kemnay3,864 peopleC+#1,865 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 40% of UK towns
17Oldmeldrum3,181 peopleC+#1,870 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 40% of UK towns
18Ellon10,138 peopleC+#1,975 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 36% of UK towns
19Westhill11,778 peopleC#2,036 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns
20Kintore4,545 peopleC−#2,345 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 16% of UK towns
21Newmachar2,527 peopleD#2,412 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 12% of UK towns
22Blackburn2,985 peopleD#2,424 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 11% of UK towns
23Newtonhill3,182 peopleD−#2,491 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 4% of UK towns
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Aberdeenshire?

Huntly ranks first on walkability among 23 towns, with an A+: better than 98% of UK towns. Fraserburgh and Turriff follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Walkability Grade: the share of commuters who walked, cycled or took public transport to work at the 2021 Census (taken in lockdown). The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Aberdeenshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Aberdeenshire is on the county page.

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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Aberdeenshire rankings →
Most affordable towns23 towns · #1 PeterheadTowns with the best schools23 towns · #1 Blackburn and WesthillHealthiest towns23 towns · #1 BlackburnTowns with the lowest flood risk23 towns · #1 Laurencekirk and 3 moreTowns with the lowest council tax23 towns · #1 Aboyne and 22 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters23 towns · #1 FraserburghDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers23 towns · #1 BanchoryDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers23 towns · #1 PeterheadDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts23 towns · #1 FraserburghDescribed, no lettersDriest towns23 towns · #1 FraserburghDescribed, no lettersWettest towns23 towns · #1 WesthillDescribed, no letters
County by county

Most walkable towns, county by county

AberdeenshireBedfordshireBerkshireBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCheshireClwydCornwallCounty DurhamCumbriaDerbyshireDevonDorsetDyfedEast Riding of YorkshireEast SussexEssexFifeGloucestershireGreater ManchesterGwentHampshireHertfordshireHighlandKentLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonMerseysideMid GlamorganNorfolkNorth LanarkshireNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshireShropshireSomersetSouth LanarkshireSouth YorkshireStaffordshireSuffolkSurreyTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWiltshireWorcestershire

Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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