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Gloucestershire rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Gloucestershire

Cheltenham ranks first on walkability among Gloucestershire’s 48 towns of 2,500+; 14 of the 48 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

Cheltenham

115,941 people

A⁺

Better than 96% of UK towns·#118 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Filton

10,955 people

A⁺

Better than 96% of UK towns·#121 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Cirencester

17,715 people

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

All 48 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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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1Cheltenham115,941 peopleA⁺#118 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 96% of UK towns

2Filton10,955 peopleA⁺#121 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 96% of UK towns

3Cirencester17,715 peopleA#262 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 92% of UK towns

4Stoke Gifford13,477 peopleA#272 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 92% of UK towns

5Bourton-on-the-Water4,177 peopleA#276 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 91% of UK towns

6Gloucester118,562 peopleA#455 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 86% of UK towns

7South Cerney3,998 peopleA⁻#543 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 84% of UK towns

8Kingswood and Fishponds160,280 peopleA⁻#721 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 79% of UK towns

9Northway4,858 peopleA⁻#736 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns

T10Newent5,360 peopleA⁻#739 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns

T10Tewkesbury14,387 peopleA⁻#739 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns

12Patchway16,517 peopleA⁻#743 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns

13Stroud26,073 peopleA⁻#751 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns

14Bradley Stoke25,194 peopleA⁻#834 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns

15Winchcombe4,339 peopleB⁺#907 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 73% of UK towns

16Tetbury6,454 peopleB⁺#924 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 72% of UK towns

17Thornbury14,483 peopleB⁺#1,007 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 70% of UK towns

18Churchdown13,480 peopleB⁺#1,063 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 68% of UK towns

19Moreton-in-Marsh5,015 peopleB⁺#1,121 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns

20Stonehouse8,302 peopleB⁺#1,123 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 66% of UK towns

21Prestbury4,078 peopleB⁺#1,163 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 65% of UK towns

22Chipping Sodbury8,026 peopleB#1,195 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

T23Wotton-under-Edge4,966 peopleB#1,220 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

T23Yate28,352 peopleB#1,220 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

25Brockworth12,007 peopleB#1,287 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns

26Cinderford8,778 peopleB#1,445 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

27Dursley7,935 peopleB⁻#1,484 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 55% of UK towns

28Nailsworth5,657 peopleB⁻#1,553 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 52% of UK towns

29Coleford5,023 peopleB⁻#1,588 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 51% of UK towns

30Lydney9,655 peopleB⁻#1,594 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 51% of UK towns

31Bishop's Cleeve16,323 peopleB⁻#1,616 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

32Quedgeley and Hardwicke21,125 peopleB⁻#1,695 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 47% of UK towns

33Fairford4,240 peopleB⁻#1,701 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 47% of UK towns

34Stratton2,558 peopleC⁺#1,757 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns

35Pucklechurch2,702 peopleC⁺#1,835 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns

36Minchinhampton3,412 peopleC⁺#1,844 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 41% of UK towns

37Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne14,969 peopleC⁺#1,933 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 38% of UK towns

38Tutshill and Sedbury3,618 peopleC⁺#1,985 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 36% of UK towns

39Cam7,730 peopleC#2,090 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 31% of UK towns

40Chalford6,665 peopleC#2,121 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 29% of UK towns

41Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley3,584 peopleC#2,179 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 26% of UK towns

42Longford2,536 peopleC#2,194 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 25% of UK towns

43Broadwell and Coalway3,304 peopleC⁻#2,301 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 19% of UK towns

44Almondsbury2,937 peopleC⁻#2,354 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 15% of UK towns

45Charfield2,833 peopleD#2,400 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 12% of UK towns

46Bream3,117 peopleD#2,470 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 6% of UK towns

47Yorkley and Whitecroft2,678 peopleD⁻#2,507 of 2,515 nationallybehind almost every UK town

48Drybrook2,572 peopleD⁻#2,511 of 2,515 nationallybehind almost every UK town

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What is the most walkable town in Gloucestershire?

Cheltenham ranks first on walkability among 48 towns, with an A+: better than 96% of UK towns. Filton and Cirencester 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 Gloucestershire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Gloucestershire is on the county page.

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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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