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Berkshire rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Berkshire

Reading ranks first on walkability among Berkshire’s 30 towns of 2,500+; 10 of the 30 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

Reading

203,789 people

A⁺

Better than 98% of UK towns·#64 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Caversham

33,038 people

Better than 95% of UK towns·#169 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Windsor

31,569 people

Better than 92% of UK towns·#262 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 30 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.

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30 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1Reading203,789 peopleA⁺#64 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns

2Caversham33,038 peopleA#169 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 95% of UK towns

3Windsor31,569 peopleA#262 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 92% of UK towns

4Newbury42,262 peopleA#389 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 88% of UK towns

5Slough166,868 peopleA#395 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 88% of UK towns

T6Hungerford5,184 peopleA⁻#565 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 83% of UK towns

T6Pangbourne3,279 peopleA⁻#565 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 83% of UK towns

8Maidenhead67,391 peopleA⁻#585 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 83% of UK towns

9Twyford8,072 peopleA⁻#671 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 80% of UK towns

10Theale3,053 peopleA⁻#816 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 76% of UK towns

11Wokingham50,320 peopleB⁺#938 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 72% of UK towns

12Bracknell78,662 peopleB⁺#1,063 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 68% of UK towns

13Woodley28,019 peopleB⁺#1,092 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns

14Winnersh8,904 peopleB⁺#1,143 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 66% of UK towns

15Ascot24,003 peopleB#1,209 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

16Datchet4,807 peopleB#1,240 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 63% of UK towns

17Cookham5,216 peopleB#1,258 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 62% of UK towns

18Wargrave2,896 peopleB#1,297 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns

19Thatcham25,537 peopleB#1,328 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 60% of UK towns

20Lambourn3,141 peopleB⁻#1,490 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 54% of UK towns

21Crowthorne15,196 peopleB⁻#1,523 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 53% of UK towns

22Mortimer2,932 peopleB⁻#1,524 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 53% of UK towns

23Sandhurst20,220 peopleB⁻#1,610 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

24Shinfield5,417 peopleB⁻#1,701 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 47% of UK towns

25Burghfield Common6,216 peopleC⁺#1,754 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns

26Old Windsor and Wraysbury7,689 peopleC⁺#1,961 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 36% of UK towns

27Charvil3,158 peopleC#2,012 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns

28Binfield4,851 peopleC#2,107 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 30% of UK towns

29Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross7,612 peopleC#2,117 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 30% of UK towns

30Arborfield Garrison4,311 peopleD#2,376 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 14% of UK towns

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Berkshire?

Reading ranks first on walkability among 30 towns, with an A+: better than 98% of UK towns. Caversham and Windsor 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 Berkshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Berkshire 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.

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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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