City of London, #1 on this list · Photo: Bartolo Creations · CC BY-SA 2.0England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland · Walkability
Most walkable towns in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1,501 to 1,600
Ranks 1,501 to 1,600 of 2,515 towns and cities of 2,500+ in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, led on this page by Sauchie, Clackmannanshire.
The Walkability Grade: the share of commuters who walked, cycled or took public transport to work at the 2021 Census (taken in lockdown). The area rank sits beside each letter. How grades work
Ranks 1,501 to 1,600
Walkability grade, best first; towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each area rank links to that area’s list.
100 towns on this page. Counties and council areas with 15 or more towns have their own list.
#TownGrade · area rankCompared with UK towns
T1502Ashby-de-la-ZouchLeicestershire · 15,121 peopleB−#16 of 50 in Leicestershirebetter than 54% of UK towns
T1502HedonEast Riding of Yorkshire · 8,117 peopleB−#12 of 25 in East Riding of Yorkshirebetter than 54% of UK towns
T1502Sherburn in ElmetNorth Yorkshire · 8,569 peopleB−#40 of 54 in North Yorkshirebetter than 54% of UK towns
T1507BallycastleCauseway Coast and Glens · 5,628 peopleB−#3 of 7 in Causeway Coast and Glensbetter than 54% of UK towns
T1507CarrickfergusMid and East Antrim · 28,141 peopleB−#4 of 8 in Mid and East Antrimbetter than 54% of UK towns
T1507ShottsNorth Lanarkshire · 8,794 peopleB−#12 of 24 in North Lanarkshirebetter than 54% of UK towns
T1511Abbots Langley and Kings LangleyHertfordshire · 18,203 peopleB−#41 of 50 in Hertfordshirebetter than 54% of UK towns
T1513LiversedgeWest Yorkshire · 17,519 peopleB−#53 of 91 in West Yorkshirebetter than 54% of UK towns
T1515Annfield PlainCounty Durham · 7,786 peopleB−#28 of 52 in County Durhambetter than 54% of UK towns
T1517TowcesterNorthamptonshire · 11,333 peopleB−#7 of 31 in Northamptonshirebetter than 53% of UK towns
T1520Somercotes and SwanwickDerbyshire · 15,105 peopleB−#29 of 59 in Derbyshirebetter than 53% of UK towns
T1524WhittleseyCambridgeshire · 13,833 peopleB−#26 of 50 in Cambridgeshirebetter than 53% of UK towns
T1527Merthyr TydfilMid Glamorgan · 39,542 peopleB−#11 of 32 in Mid Glamorganbetter than 53% of UK towns
T1527Seaton SluiceNorthumberland · 2,957 peopleB−#16 of 20 in Northumberlandbetter than 53% of UK towns
T1536Chapeltown and High GreenSouth Yorkshire · 22,187 peopleB−#31 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 53% of UK towns
T1538LarneMid and East Antrim · 18,853 peopleB−#5 of 8 in Mid and East Antrimbetter than 53% of UK towns
T1538Mancetter and WitherleyWarwickshire · 2,689 peopleB−#16 of 34 in Warwickshirebetter than 53% of UK towns
T1538Metropolitan NewtownabbeyAntrim and Newtownabbey · 67,599 peopleB−#2 of 5 in Antrim and Newtownabbeybetter than 53% of UK towns
T1542CarlukeSouth Lanarkshire · 14,120 peopleB−#10 of 16 in South Lanarkshirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1542WillinghamCambridgeshire · 3,912 peopleB−#27 of 50 in Cambridgeshirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1546Hemingford GreyCambridgeshire · 3,372 peopleB−#29 of 50 in Cambridgeshirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1546StrensallNorth Yorkshire · 6,060 peopleB−#41 of 54 in North Yorkshirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1550HindleyGreater Manchester · 24,485 peopleB−#58 of 81 in Greater Manchesterbetter than 52% of UK towns
T1550NewheyGreater Manchester · 2,711 peopleB−#58 of 81 in Greater Manchesterbetter than 52% of UK towns
T1550PlainsNorth Lanarkshire · 3,122 peopleB−#13 of 24 in North Lanarkshirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1553GuisboroughNorth Yorkshire · 18,091 peopleB−#42 of 54 in North Yorkshirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1553NailsworthGloucestershire · 5,657 peopleB−#28 of 48 in Gloucestershirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1564Lofthouse and Robin HoodWest Yorkshire · 4,187 peopleB−#58 of 91 in West Yorkshirebetter than 52% of UK towns
T1564Tylorstown and PontygwaithMid Glamorgan · 3,551 peopleB−#14 of 32 in Mid Glamorganbetter than 52% of UK towns
T1570West AucklandCounty Durham · 3,107 peopleB−#30 of 52 in County Durhambetter than 52% of UK towns
T1574Chalfont St GilesBuckinghamshire · 4,707 peopleB−#22 of 39 in Buckinghamshirebetter than 51% of UK towns
T1580Clayton West and ScissettWest Yorkshire · 4,382 peopleB−#61 of 91 in West Yorkshirebetter than 51% of UK towns
T1580LeesGreater Manchester · 12,641 peopleB−#60 of 81 in Greater Manchesterbetter than 51% of UK towns
T1580Wath upon DearneSouth Yorkshire · 16,962 peopleB−#32 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 51% of UK towns
T1586BothwellSouth Lanarkshire · 7,002 peopleB−#11 of 16 in South Lanarkshirebetter than 51% of UK towns
T1586Market WeightonEast Riding of Yorkshire · 7,458 peopleB−#13 of 25 in East Riding of Yorkshirebetter than 51% of UK towns
T1588ChrystonNorth Lanarkshire · 3,257 peopleB−#14 of 24 in North Lanarkshirebetter than 51% of UK towns
T1588ColefordGloucestershire · 5,023 peopleB−#29 of 48 in Gloucestershirebetter than 51% of UK towns
1593PenistoneSouth Yorkshire · 8,541 peopleB−#33 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 51% of UK towns
T1600CraigavonArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon · 72,301 peopleB−#1 of 7 in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavonbetter than 50% of UK towns
Not ranked
Not on this list
22 military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.
- Albrighton Shropshire · 6,983 people. Garrison town.
- Bailrigg Lancashire · 4,788 people. University campus.
- Benson Oxfordshire · 5,236 people. Garrison town.
- Bulford Wiltshire · 4,923 people. Garrison town.
- Carterton Oxfordshire · 17,951 people. Garrison town.
- Catterick North Yorkshire · 2,718 people. Garrison town.
- Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire · 14,212 people. Garrison town.
- Coningsby and Tattershall Lincolnshire · 5,511 people. Garrison town.
- Cranwell Lincolnshire · 2,583 people. Garrison town.
- Greetham Rutland · 2,807 people. Garrison town.
- Keele Staffordshire · 2,607 people. University campus.
- Larkhill Wiltshire · 2,728 people. Garrison town.
- Little Eriswell Suffolk · 4,120 people. Garrison town.
- Lyneham Wiltshire · 4,645 people. Garrison town.
- Marham Norfolk · 2,608 people. Garrison town.
- Odiham Hampshire · 5,091 people. Garrison town.
- Pimperne Dorset · 2,770 people. Garrison town.
- Pirbright Surrey · 3,920 people. Garrison town.
- Tidworth Wiltshire · 10,693 people. Garrison town.
- Waddington Lincolnshire · 6,828 people. Garrison town.
- Wittering Cambridgeshire · 2,678 people. Garrison town.
- Wool Dorset · 5,044 people. Garrison town.
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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