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Clwyd rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Clwyd

Llandudno ranks first on walkability among Clwyd’s 39 towns of 2,500+; 5 of the 39 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

Llandudno

14,699 people
A+

Better than 97% of UK towns·#80 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#2

Shotton

6,500 people
A

Better than 87% of UK towns·#424 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#3

Llangollen

3,048 people
A−

Better than 84% of UK towns·#534 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 39 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 Clwyd →

39 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
1Llandudno14,699 peopleA+#80 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 97% of UK towns
2Shotton6,500 peopleA#424 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 87% of UK towns
3Llangollen3,048 peopleA−#534 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 84% of UK towns
4Rhyl26,982 peopleA−#682 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 80% of UK towns
5Mold9,890 peopleA−#813 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 76% of UK towns
6Penmaenmawr2,762 peopleB+#849 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns
7Ruthin5,700 peopleB+#872 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 74% of UK towns
8Denbigh8,072 peopleB+#915 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 73% of UK towns
9Wrexham44,781 peopleB+#929 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 72% of UK towns
10Chirk3,930 peopleB+#981 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 71% of UK towns
11Colwyn Bay29,273 peopleB+#1,030 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns
12Llanfairfechan3,547 peopleB+#1,095 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns
13Acrefair and Cefn-mawr6,905 peopleB+#1,158 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 65% of UK towns
14Flint12,776 peopleB+#1,169 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 65% of UK towns
15Conwy15,706 peopleB#1,422 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns
16Prestatyn16,678 peopleB#1,431 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns
17Rhuddlan3,791 peopleB−#1,600 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns
18St Asaph3,483 peopleB−#1,625 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns
19Broughton6,532 peopleB−#1,653 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 49% of UK towns
20Abergele8,531 peopleB−#1,685 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 47% of UK towns
21Hawarden14,284 peopleC+#1,805 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 43% of UK towns
22Bagillt5,943 peopleC+#1,829 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns
23Connah's Quay16,768 peopleC+#1,888 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 39% of UK towns
24Kinmel Bay9,016 peopleC+#1,916 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 38% of UK towns
25Coedpoeth4,738 peopleC+#1,944 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 37% of UK towns
T26Brynteg9,229 peopleC#2,040 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns
T26Holywell7,741 peopleC#2,040 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns
28Rhosllannerchrugog12,789 peopleC#2,051 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns
29Buckley13,562 peopleC#2,060 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 32% of UK towns
30Rhostyllen2,760 peopleC#2,102 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 30% of UK towns
31Penrhyn Bay4,201 peopleC#2,130 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 29% of UK towns
32Llay4,666 peopleC#2,134 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 29% of UK towns
33Gwersyllt7,112 peopleC−#2,233 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 23% of UK towns
34Ruabon3,414 peopleC−#2,245 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 23% of UK towns
35Gresford4,948 peopleC−#2,318 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 18% of UK towns
36Hope4,422 peopleC−#2,358 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 15% of UK towns
37Aston2,847 peopleD#2,445 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 9% of UK towns
38Mynydd Isa4,738 peopleD#2,461 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 7% of UK towns
39Penyffordd3,822 peopleD−#2,501 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 3% of UK towns
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Clwyd?

Llandudno ranks first on walkability among 39 towns, with an A+: better than 97% of UK towns. Shotton and Llangollen 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 Clwyd’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Clwyd 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 Clwyd rankings →
Best places to live39 towns · #1 PenyfforddBest small towns28 towns · #1 PenyfforddMost affordable towns39 towns · #1 RhylSafest towns39 towns · #1 Mynydd IsaHealthiest towns39 towns · #1 PenyfforddBest towns for jobs & income39 towns · #1 GresfordTowns with the lowest flood risk39 towns · #1 Aston and 3 moreBest towns for the outdoors39 towns · #1 PrestatynMost historic towns39 towns · #1 LlangollenTowns with the most civic life39 towns · #1 LlangollenTowns with the highest household incomes39 towns · #1 PenyfforddDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax39 towns · #1 Acrefair and Cefn-mawr and 10 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters39 towns · #1 LlandudnoDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers39 towns · #1 Connah's QuayDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers39 towns · #1 Llanfairfechan and PenmaenmawrDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts39 towns · #1 LlandudnoDescribed, no lettersDriest towns39 towns · #1 RhylDescribed, no lettersWettest towns39 towns · #1 PenmaenmawrDescribed, 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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