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London rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in London

City of London and Islington (tied with 1 more) share first place on walkability among London’s 33 boroughs; 33 of the 33 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

#T1

City of London

7,820 people
A+

Better than almost every UK town·#1 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#T1

Islington

216,309 people
A+

Better than almost every UK town·#1 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#T1

Southwark

307,076 people
A+

Better than almost every UK town·#1 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 33 boroughs, 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.

London’s boroughs →

33 boroughs.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
T1City of London7,820 peopleA+#1 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T1Islington216,309 peopleA+#1 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T1Southwark307,076 peopleA+#1 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T4Camden209,342 peopleA+#4 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T4Hackney258,464 peopleA+#4 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T4Hammersmith and Fulham182,187 peopleA+#4 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T4Westminster203,571 peopleA+#4 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T8Kensington and Chelsea143,348 peopleA+#8 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T8Lambeth317,108 peopleA+#8 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T8Tower Hamlets311,072 peopleA+#8 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T8Wandsworth326,725 peopleA+#8 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T12Haringey264,069 peopleA+#12 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T12Lewisham300,764 peopleA+#12 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T12Newham351,065 peopleA+#12 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T15Brent340,611 peopleA+#15 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T15Greenwich288,117 peopleA+#15 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T15Waltham Forest278,129 peopleA+#15 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
18Merton214,931 peopleA+#18 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T19Barking and Dagenham218,236 peopleA+#20 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T19Ealing367,271 peopleA+#20 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T21Barnet388,572 peopleA+#24 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T21Hounslow286,591 peopleA+#24 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T21Redbridge309,509 peopleA+#24 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T21Richmond upon Thames192,888 peopleA+#24 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T25Croydon389,242 peopleA+#28 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T25Kingston upon Thames166,333 peopleA+#28 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T27Enfield329,822 peopleA+#31 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T27Harrow260,534 peopleA+#31 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
29Bromley325,469 peopleA+#39 of 2,515 nationallybetter than almost every UK town
T30Bexley246,074 peopleA+#50 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns
T30Sutton208,858 peopleA+#50 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns
32Havering259,401 peopleA+#53 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns
33Hillingdon307,089 peopleA+#62 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in London?

City of London ranks first on walkability among 33 towns, with an A+: better than almost every UK town. Islington and Southwark 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 London’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in London is on the county page.

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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ boroughs, so a borough’s rank means the same thing on each.

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Best places to live33 boroughs · #1 Richmond upon ThamesMost affordable towns33 boroughs · #1 SuttonSafest towns33 boroughs · #1 Richmond upon ThamesTowns with the best schools33 boroughs · #1 Richmond upon ThamesHealthiest towns33 boroughs · #1 City of LondonBest towns for jobs & income33 boroughs · #1 City of LondonTowns with the lowest flood risk33 boroughs · #1 Camden and 4 moreBest towns for the outdoors33 boroughs · #1 BexleyMost historic towns33 boroughs · #1 WestminsterTowns with the most civic life33 boroughs · #1 City of LondonTowns with the highest household incomes33 boroughs · #1 Richmond upon ThamesDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax33 boroughs · #1 WandsworthDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters33 boroughs · #1 City of LondonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers33 boroughs · #1 IslingtonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers33 boroughs · #1 CroydonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts33 boroughs · #1 City of LondonDescribed, no lettersDriest towns33 boroughs · #1 Barking and Dagenham and NewhamDescribed, no lettersWettest towns33 boroughs · #1 CroydonDescribed, 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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