Street market in High Street, Winchester

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Hampshire rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Hampshire

Winchester ranks first on walkability among Hampshire’s 76 towns of 2,500+; 15 of the 76 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

Winchester

48,486 people

A⁺

Better than 98% of UK towns·#57 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Portsmouth

223,324 people

A⁺

Better than 97% of UK towns·#107 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Southampton

249,633 people

A⁺

Better than 96% of UK towns·#128 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 76 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

1Winchester48,486 peopleA⁺#57 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns

2Portsmouth223,324 peopleA⁺#107 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 97% of UK towns

3Southampton249,633 peopleA⁺#128 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 96% of UK towns

4Brockenhurst3,484 peopleA#374 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 89% of UK towns

5Petersfield14,994 peopleA#416 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 88% of UK towns

6Basingstoke117,211 peopleA#455 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 86% of UK towns

7Gosport70,120 peopleA#460 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 86% of UK towns

8Aldershot39,827 peopleA#487 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 85% of UK towns

9Alton17,883 peopleA⁻#534 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 84% of UK towns

10Whitchurch5,291 peopleA⁻#583 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 83% of UK towns

11South Wonston2,686 peopleA⁻#620 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 82% of UK towns

T12Lymington14,870 peopleA⁻#662 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 80% of UK towns

T12New Milton11,872 peopleA⁻#662 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 80% of UK towns

14Andover48,484 peopleA⁻#678 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 80% of UK towns

15Havant46,964 peopleA⁻#810 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 76% of UK towns

16Overton4,350 peopleB⁺#849 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns

17Eastleigh48,355 peopleB⁺#915 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 73% of UK towns

18Farnborough60,665 peopleB⁺#1,026 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

19New Alresford5,340 peopleB⁺#1,030 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

20Hamble-le-Rice4,613 peopleB⁺#1,108 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns

21Fareham42,633 peopleB⁺#1,110 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns

22Romsey19,923 peopleB⁺#1,113 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns

23Emsworth11,512 peopleB⁺#1,163 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 65% of UK towns

24Fordingbridge4,947 peopleB#1,209 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

25South Hayling15,305 peopleB#1,213 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

26Milford on Sea4,364 peopleB#1,351 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns

27Kings Worthy4,631 peopleB#1,366 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns

28Ringwood12,789 peopleB#1,373 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 58% of UK towns

29Woolton Hill and Highclere2,755 peopleB#1,394 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 58% of UK towns

30Tadley14,767 peopleB#1,399 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 58% of UK towns

31Lee-on-the-Solent24,307 peopleB#1,431 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns

32Hartley Wintney3,465 peopleB#1,462 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

33Liphook7,128 peopleB#1,467 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 55% of UK towns

34Fleet37,800 peopleB⁻#1,546 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 52% of UK towns

35Totton28,093 peopleB⁻#1,594 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 51% of UK towns

36Chandler's Ford31,965 peopleB⁻#1,616 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

37Kingsclere2,889 peopleB⁻#1,621 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

T38Netley6,309 peopleB⁻#1,649 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 49% of UK towns

T38Whiteley9,350 peopleB⁻#1,649 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 49% of UK towns

40Liss4,749 peopleB⁻#1,659 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 48% of UK towns

41Hook9,062 peopleB⁻#1,661 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 48% of UK towns

42Barton on Sea6,763 peopleB⁻#1,670 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 48% of UK towns

43Hawley2,581 peopleB⁻#1,686 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 47% of UK towns

44Waterlooville34,766 peopleC⁺#1,818 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns

45Hythe and Dibden Purlieu19,857 peopleC⁺#1,835 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns

46Bishop's Waltham6,957 peopleC⁺#1,844 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 41% of UK towns

47Elvetham Heath4,916 peopleC⁺#1,872 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 40% of UK towns

48Locks Heath35,744 peopleC⁺#1,901 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 39% of UK towns

49Ashley7,730 peopleC⁺#1,938 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 38% of UK towns

50Blackfield and Langley5,844 peopleC⁺#1,990 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 35% of UK towns

51Bursledon8,072 peopleC#2,009 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 35% of UK towns

52Holbury7,339 peopleC#2,023 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns

53West End10,865 peopleC#2,028 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns

54Hedge End23,195 peopleC#2,058 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns

55Old Basing3,834 peopleC#2,060 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 32% of UK towns

56Bordon9,349 peopleC#2,066 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 32% of UK towns

57Rownhams and Nursling4,796 peopleC#2,073 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 32% of UK towns

T58Marchwood5,776 peopleC#2,084 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 31% of UK towns

T58Oakley5,264 peopleC#2,084 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 31% of UK towns

60Whitehill5,178 peopleC#2,109 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 30% of UK towns

61North Baddesley6,996 peopleC#2,112 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 30% of UK towns

62Bramley4,730 peopleC#2,121 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 29% of UK towns

63Blackwater7,170 peopleC#2,134 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 29% of UK towns

64Rowlands Castle2,969 peopleC#2,158 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 27% of UK towns

65Yateley14,676 peopleC#2,172 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 27% of UK towns

66Colden Common3,827 peopleC#2,187 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 26% of UK towns

67Swanmore3,113 peopleC⁻#2,235 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 23% of UK towns

68Horndean34,046 peopleC⁻#2,281 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 20% of UK towns

69Denmead6,509 peopleC⁻#2,296 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 19% of UK towns

T70Four Marks5,613 peopleD#2,365 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 15% of UK towns

T70Horton Heath3,047 peopleD#2,365 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 15% of UK towns

72Botley5,900 peopleD#2,389 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 13% of UK towns

73Bransgore3,688 peopleD#2,421 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 11% of UK towns

74Lindford2,740 peopleD#2,450 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 9% of UK towns

75Headley Down and Headley4,935 peopleD#2,460 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 8% of UK towns

76Waltham Chase2,830 peopleD#2,473 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 6% of UK towns

Not ranked

Not on this list

1 military garrison town or university campus keeps its grade but isn’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.

Odiham 5,091 people. Garrison town.

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Hampshire?

Winchester ranks first on walkability among 76 towns, with an A+: better than 98% of UK towns. Portsmouth and Southampton 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 Hampshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Hampshire is on the county page.

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Best places to live76 towns · #1 Elvetham Heath Best small towns45 towns · #1 Elvetham Heath Most affordable towns76 towns · #1 Hawley Safest towns76 towns · #1 South Wonston Towns with the best schools76 towns · #1 Liphook Healthiest towns76 towns · #1 Swanmore Best towns for jobs & income76 towns · #1 Whiteley Towns with the lowest flood risk76 towns · #1 Blackfield and Langley and 13 more Best towns for the outdoors76 towns · #1 Blackfield and Langley and Netley Most historic towns76 towns · #1 Winchester Towns with the most civic life76 towns · #1 Kingsclere Towns with the highest household incomes77 towns · #1 HookDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax77 towns · #1 BasingstokeDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters77 towns · #1 Lee-on-the-SolentDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers77 towns · #1 WinchesterDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers77 towns · #1 Four MarksDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts77 towns · #1 GosportDescribed, no letters Driest towns77 towns · #1 Blackwater and HawleyDescribed, no letters Wettest towns77 towns · #1 LiphookDescribed, no letters

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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