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Kent rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Kent

Canterbury ranks first on walkability among Kent’s 87 towns of 2,500+; 38 of the 87 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

Canterbury

55,107 people

A⁺

Better than almost every UK town·#38 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Royal Tunbridge Wells

51,215 people

A⁺

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

Sevenoaks

26,474 people

A⁺

Better than 97% of UK towns·#100 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 87 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

1Canterbury55,107 peopleA⁺#38 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town

2Royal Tunbridge Wells51,215 peopleA⁺#97 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 97% of UK towns

3Sevenoaks26,474 peopleA⁺#100 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 97% of UK towns

4Dartford69,131 peopleA⁺#134 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 96% of UK towns

5Folkestone51,987 peopleA#188 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 94% of UK towns

6Tonbridge36,136 peopleA#192 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 94% of UK towns

7Sheerness13,253 peopleA#233 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 93% of UK towns

8Faversham20,941 peopleA#236 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 93% of UK towns

9Ramsgate42,031 peopleA#272 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 92% of UK towns

10Swanley17,209 peopleA#285 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 91% of UK towns

11Stone6,438 peopleA#315 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 90% of UK towns

12Southborough9,632 peopleA#319 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 90% of UK towns

13Dover36,349 peopleA#323 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 90% of UK towns

14Northfleet29,892 peopleA#334 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 90% of UK towns

15Margate63,315 peopleA#349 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 89% of UK towns

16Ebbsfleet Valley2,989 peopleA#365 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 89% of UK towns

17Gravesend58,105 peopleA#424 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 87% of UK towns

18Swanscombe15,462 peopleA#445 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 87% of UK towns

19Ashford82,143 peopleA⁻#510 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 85% of UK towns

20Gillingham108,485 peopleA⁻#527 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 84% of UK towns

T21Dunton Green3,241 peopleA⁻#553 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 84% of UK towns

T21Maidstone109,503 peopleA⁻#553 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 84% of UK towns

23Broadstairs25,780 peopleA⁻#595 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 82% of UK towns

24Whitstable32,185 peopleA⁻#620 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 82% of UK towns

25Edenbridge7,903 peopleA⁻#625 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns

26Sandwich4,258 peopleA⁻#633 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns

27Paddock Wood7,616 peopleA⁻#642 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns

28Westerham3,390 peopleA⁻#647 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns

29Deal28,992 peopleA⁻#651 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns

30Marden3,489 peopleA⁻#669 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 80% of UK towns

31Cranbrook3,962 peopleA⁻#675 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 80% of UK towns

32Sittingbourne54,385 peopleA⁻#709 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 79% of UK towns

33Hythe14,613 peopleA⁻#736 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns

34Rochester67,279 peopleA⁻#739 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns

35Queenborough3,915 peopleA⁻#774 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 77% of UK towns

36Herne Bay24,873 peopleA⁻#786 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 77% of UK towns

37Rusthall and Langton Green7,783 peopleA⁻#792 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 76% of UK towns

38Eastchurch3,381 peopleA⁻#829 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns

39Hildenborough4,943 peopleB⁺#853 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns

40Headcorn3,293 peopleB⁺#882 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 74% of UK towns

41New Romney3,870 peopleB⁺#915 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 73% of UK towns

42Chatham76,956 peopleB⁺#986 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 71% of UK towns

43Hextable4,100 peopleB⁺#991 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 70% of UK towns

44Tenterden7,775 peopleB⁺#1,018 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 70% of UK towns

45Otford and Kemsing7,332 peopleB⁺#1,022 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

46Joyden's Wood4,912 peopleB⁺#1,026 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

47Pembury5,783 peopleB⁺#1,030 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

T48Staplehurst6,181 peopleB⁺#1,051 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

T48Sturry4,857 peopleB⁺#1,051 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

50Meopham4,349 peopleB⁺#1,149 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 66% of UK towns

51Borough Green4,712 peopleB#1,176 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 65% of UK towns

52South Darenth and Sutton at Hone4,091 peopleB#1,187 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 65% of UK towns

53Lenham and Harrietsham4,763 peopleB#1,202 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

54Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley16,077 peopleB#1,206 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

55Teynham3,128 peopleB#1,293 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns

56Hadlow3,168 peopleB#1,299 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns

57Snodland11,820 peopleB#1,321 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 60% of UK towns

58Aylesham5,788 peopleB#1,360 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns

59Hawkhurst3,683 peopleB#1,438 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

60Lydd3,911 peopleB#1,452 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

61West Malling4,251 peopleB⁻#1,529 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 53% of UK towns

62St Mary's Bay2,966 peopleB⁻#1,553 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 52% of UK towns

63Kings Hill9,963 peopleB⁻#1,597 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 51% of UK towns

64Dymchurch3,097 peopleB⁻#1,604 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

65Higham2,642 peopleB⁻#1,621 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

T66Darenth2,588 peopleB⁻#1,630 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 49% of UK towns

T66Larkfield26,147 peopleB⁻#1,630 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 49% of UK towns

68Newington2,691 peopleB⁻#1,644 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 49% of UK towns

69Chartham3,569 peopleB⁻#1,741 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns

70Whitfield6,509 peopleC⁺#1,750 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns

71Cuxton3,039 peopleC⁺#1,757 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns

72Minster (Thanet)4,739 peopleC⁺#1,815 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns

73Ash (Dover)2,529 peopleC⁺#1,867 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 40% of UK towns

74Bearsted8,349 peopleC⁺#1,898 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 39% of UK towns

75Hoo St Werburgh8,758 peopleC⁺#1,954 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 37% of UK towns

76Herne14,874 peopleC⁺#1,961 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 36% of UK towns

77Halling2,926 peopleC#2,003 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 35% of UK towns

78Halfway Houses4,396 peopleC#2,007 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 35% of UK towns

79West Kingsdown4,306 peopleC#2,024 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns

80Cliffe Woods2,689 peopleC#2,036 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns

81Istead Rise3,398 peopleC#2,060 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 32% of UK towns

82Coxheath8,453 peopleC#2,070 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 32% of UK towns

T83Hawkinge8,499 peopleC#2,090 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 31% of UK towns

T83Littlestone-on-Sea5,271 peopleC#2,090 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 31% of UK towns

85Iwade4,533 peopleC⁻#2,327 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 17% of UK towns

86Minster (Swale)16,735 peopleC⁻#2,336 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 16% of UK towns

87Cliffe2,531 peopleD#2,475 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 6% of UK towns

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Kent?

Canterbury ranks first on walkability among 87 towns, with an A+: better than almost every UK town. Royal Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks 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 Kent’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Kent is on the county page.

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Best places to live87 towns · #1 Hildenborough Best small towns56 towns · #1 Hildenborough Most affordable towns87 towns · #1 Sheerness Safest towns87 towns · #1 Cuxton Towns with the best schools87 towns · #1 Hildenborough Healthiest towns87 towns · #1 Otford and Kemsing Best towns for jobs & income87 towns · #1 Sevenoaks Towns with the lowest flood risk87 towns · #1 Ash (Dover) and 27 more Best towns for the outdoors87 towns · #1 Folkestone Most historic towns87 towns · #1 Sandwich Towns with the most civic life87 towns · #1 Ash (Dover)Towns with the highest household incomes87 towns · #1 Kings HillDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax87 towns · #1 GillinghamDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters87 towns · #1 SheernessDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers87 towns · #1 DartfordDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers87 towns · #1 HawkingeDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts87 towns · #1 RamsgateDescribed, no letters Driest towns87 towns · #1 QueenboroughDescribed, no letters Wettest towns87 towns · #1 HawkingeDescribed, 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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