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Nottinghamshire rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Nottinghamshire

Nottingham ranks first on walkability among Nottinghamshire’s 49 towns of 2,500+; 10 of the 49 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

Nottingham

299,786 people
A+

Better than 98% of UK towns·#50 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#2

Clifton

22,936 people
A+

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

#3

Beeston

52,359 people
A+

Better than 95% of UK towns·#146 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 49 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 Nottinghamshire →

49 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
1Nottingham299,786 peopleA+#50 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns
2Clifton22,936 peopleA+#97 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 97% of UK towns
3Beeston52,359 peopleA+#146 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 95% of UK towns
4Newark-on-Trent29,755 peopleA+#148 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 95% of UK towns
5West Bridgford36,489 peopleA#323 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 90% of UK towns
6Arnold40,016 peopleA−#516 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 85% of UK towns
7Stapleford15,041 peopleA−#625 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns
8Wilford4,849 peopleA−#629 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns
9Carlton53,555 peopleA−#642 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns
10Southwell7,405 peopleA−#754 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 78% of UK towns
11Hucknall35,848 peopleB+#872 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 74% of UK towns
12Ruddington7,491 peopleB+#995 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 70% of UK towns
13Kimberley4,467 peopleB+#1,002 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 70% of UK towns
14Bingham10,109 peopleB+#1,038 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns
15Retford23,735 peopleB+#1,046 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns
16Sutton in Ashfield36,435 peopleB+#1,073 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 68% of UK towns
17Radcliffe on Trent7,205 peopleB+#1,113 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns
18Eastwood18,890 peopleB#1,197 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns
19Calverton7,318 peopleB#1,220 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns
20Worksop43,435 peopleB#1,230 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 63% of UK towns
21New Ollerton and Ollerton10,870 peopleB#1,286 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 62% of UK towns
22Keyworth6,822 peopleB#1,288 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns
23Kirkby-in-Ashfield21,262 peopleB#1,303 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns
24Mansfield63,448 peopleB#1,328 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 60% of UK towns
25Cotgrave7,794 peopleB#1,368 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns
26Collingham2,870 peopleB#1,425 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns
27Balderton12,876 peopleB#1,442 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns
28Edwalton4,762 peopleB#1,445 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns
29East Leake8,551 peopleB−#1,616 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns
30Nuthall and Watnall9,581 peopleB−#1,653 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 49% of UK towns
31Market Warsop6,970 peopleB−#1,744 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns
32Tuxford2,810 peopleC+#1,754 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns
33Annesley Woodhouse6,162 peopleC+#1,789 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 43% of UK towns
34Mansfield Woodhouse19,521 peopleC+#1,797 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 43% of UK towns
35Stanton Hill and Skegby4,568 peopleC+#1,799 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 43% of UK towns
36Edwinstowe5,327 peopleC+#1,809 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns
37Jacksdale and Westwood2,758 peopleC+#1,857 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 41% of UK towns
38Blidworth4,295 peopleC+#1,956 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 37% of UK towns
39Harworth and Bircotes8,885 peopleC+#2,001 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 35% of UK towns
40Huthwaite5,069 peopleC#2,020 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns
41Bilsthorpe3,490 peopleC#2,024 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns
42Langold2,603 peopleC#2,049 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns
43Carlton in Lindrick5,460 peopleC#2,168 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 27% of UK towns
44Forest Town19,015 peopleC−#2,284 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 20% of UK towns
45Selston6,278 peopleC−#2,323 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 17% of UK towns
46Rainworth7,990 peopleC−#2,332 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 17% of UK towns
47Farnsfield3,217 peopleD#2,371 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 14% of UK towns
48Brinsley and Underwood4,514 peopleD#2,389 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 13% of UK towns
49Ravenshead5,370 peopleD#2,401 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 12% of UK towns
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Nottinghamshire?

Nottingham ranks first on walkability among 49 towns, with an A+: better than 98% of UK towns. Clifton and Beeston 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 Nottinghamshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire rankings →
Best places to live49 towns · #1 West BridgfordBest small towns29 towns · #1 KeyworthMost affordable towns49 towns · #1 CotgraveSafest towns49 towns · #1 RavensheadTowns with the best schools49 towns · #1 CollinghamHealthiest towns49 towns · #1 KeyworthBest towns for jobs & income49 towns · #1 West BridgfordTowns with the lowest flood risk49 towns · #1 Annesley Woodhouse and 14 moreBest towns for the outdoors49 towns · #1 RuddingtonMost historic towns49 towns · #1 SouthwellTowns with the most civic life49 towns · #1 SouthwellTowns with the highest household incomes49 towns · #1 EdwaltonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax49 towns · #1 EdwaltonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters49 towns · #1 WilfordDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers49 towns · #1 RuddingtonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers49 towns · #1 Annesley Woodhouse and 2 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts49 towns · #1 NottinghamDescribed, no lettersDriest towns49 towns · #1 BinghamDescribed, no lettersWettest towns49 towns · #1 Stanton Hill and SkegbyDescribed, 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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