Guest, Sign inJoin
View from top of New Change of City SkylineCity of London, #1 on this list · Photo: Bartolo Creations · CC BY-SA 2.0
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland · Walkability

Most walkable towns in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2,101 to 2,200

Ranks 2,101 to 2,200 of 2,515 towns and cities of 2,500+ in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, led on this page by Sedgley, West Midlands.

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 2,101 to 2,200

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
2101SedgleyWest Midlands · 31,976 peopleC#30 of 35 in West Midlandsbetter than 30% of UK towns
T2102CarletonLancashire · 4,793 peopleC#52 of 65 in Lancashirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2102FenstantonCambridgeshire · 3,015 peopleC#40 of 50 in Cambridgeshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2102RhostyllenClwyd · 2,760 peopleC#30 of 39 in Clwydbetter than 30% of UK towns
T2105Balsall CommonWest Midlands · 7,094 peopleC#31 of 35 in West Midlandsbetter than 30% of UK towns
T2105RatbyLeicestershire · 4,262 peopleC#28 of 50 in Leicestershirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2107BinfieldBerkshire · 4,851 peopleC#28 of 30 in Berkshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2107Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth HarcourtLeicestershire · 7,329 peopleC#29 of 50 in Leicestershirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2109DonaghadeeArds and North Down · 7,325 peopleC#4 of 6 in Ards and North Downbetter than 30% of UK towns
T2109WhitehillHampshire · 5,178 peopleC#60 of 76 in Hampshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
2111North AnstonSouth Yorkshire · 6,599 peopleC#53 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2112ElworthCheshire · 7,646 peopleC#33 of 46 in Cheshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2112North BaddesleyHampshire · 6,996 peopleC#61 of 76 in Hampshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2114CliftonBedfordshire · 2,769 peopleC#21 of 33 in Bedfordshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2114GobowenShropshire · 3,046 peopleC#18 of 19 in Shropshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2114Wheatley HillCounty Durham · 3,148 peopleC#45 of 52 in County Durhambetter than 30% of UK towns
T2117DavenhamCheshire · 13,840 peopleC#34 of 46 in Cheshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2117OughtibridgeSouth Yorkshire · 3,128 peopleC#54 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
T2117Spencers Wood and Three Mile CrossBerkshire · 7,612 peopleC#29 of 30 in Berkshirebetter than 30% of UK towns
2120Deeping St JamesLincolnshire · 7,255 peopleC#43 of 61 in Lincolnshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2121BramleyHampshire · 4,730 peopleC#62 of 76 in Hampshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2121ChalfordGloucestershire · 6,665 peopleC#40 of 48 in Gloucestershirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2121DunipaceFalkirk · 2,563 peopleC#14 of 14 in Falkirkbetter than 29% of UK towns
T2124St MartinsShropshire · 2,692 peopleC#19 of 19 in Shropshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2124Terrington St ClementNorfolk · 2,792 peopleC#38 of 51 in Norfolkbetter than 29% of UK towns
T2126BurntwoodStaffordshire · 27,891 peopleC#26 of 46 in Staffordshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2126East Ayton and West AytonNorth Yorkshire · 2,809 peopleC#50 of 54 in North Yorkshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2128Stoke MandevilleBuckinghamshire · 2,855 peopleC#34 of 39 in Buckinghamshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2128West MoorsDorset · 10,432 peopleC#23 of 30 in Dorsetbetter than 29% of UK towns
T2130BallyclareAntrim and Newtownabbey · 10,850 peopleC#4 of 5 in Antrim and Newtownabbeybetter than 29% of UK towns
T2130Penrhyn BayClwyd · 4,201 peopleC#31 of 39 in Clwydbetter than 29% of UK towns
T2132PottonBedfordshire · 5,229 peopleC#22 of 33 in Bedfordshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2132SaughallCheshire · 2,655 peopleC#35 of 46 in Cheshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2134BlackwaterHampshire · 7,170 peopleC#63 of 76 in Hampshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2134IbstockLeicestershire · 6,806 peopleC#30 of 50 in Leicestershirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2134LlayClwyd · 4,666 peopleC#32 of 39 in Clwydbetter than 29% of UK towns
T2134NavenbyLincolnshire · 3,165 peopleC#44 of 61 in Lincolnshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2138HartshillWarwickshire · 2,826 peopleC#24 of 34 in Warwickshirebetter than 29% of UK towns
T2138PontarddulaisWest Glamorgan · 6,513 peopleC#8 of 19 in West Glamorganbetter than 29% of UK towns
T2140StudleyWarwickshire · 6,039 peopleC#25 of 34 in Warwickshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2140Witton GilbertCounty Durham · 2,525 peopleC#46 of 52 in County Durhambetter than 28% of UK towns
T2142RothwellNorthamptonshire · 8,623 peopleC#21 of 31 in Northamptonshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2142WolstonWarwickshire · 2,693 peopleC#26 of 34 in Warwickshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
2144Earls BartonNorthamptonshire · 6,067 peopleC#22 of 31 in Northamptonshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2145BamptonOxfordshire · 2,994 peopleC#36 of 38 in Oxfordshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2145Kiveton ParkSouth Yorkshire · 7,102 peopleC#55 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2145Newton and BlackwellDerbyshire · 3,053 peopleC#45 of 59 in Derbyshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2148PortstewartCauseway Coast and Glens · 7,854 peopleC#5 of 7 in Causeway Coast and Glensbetter than 28% of UK towns
T2148ProbusCornwall · 2,565 peopleC#34 of 35 in Cornwallbetter than 28% of UK towns
2150Stourport-on-SevernWorcestershire · 20,302 peopleC#14 of 22 in Worcestershirebetter than 28% of UK towns
2151CulchethCheshire · 6,722 peopleC#36 of 46 in Cheshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2152SendSurrey · 4,094 peopleC#62 of 65 in Surreybetter than 28% of UK towns
T2152TarvinCheshire · 2,744 peopleC#37 of 46 in Cheshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2154BurtonwoodCheshire · 3,504 peopleC#38 of 46 in Cheshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
T2154CongresburySomerset · 2,795 peopleC#46 of 49 in Somersetbetter than 28% of UK towns
T2154Gunnislake and St Ann's ChapelCornwall · 3,506 peopleC#35 of 35 in Cornwallbetter than 28% of UK towns
2157KirkheatonWest Yorkshire · 3,492 peopleC#83 of 91 in West Yorkshirebetter than 28% of UK towns
2158Rowlands CastleHampshire · 2,969 peopleC#64 of 76 in Hampshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2159GrobyLeicestershire · 6,559 peopleC#31 of 50 in Leicestershirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2159YnysybwlMid Glamorgan · 4,580 peopleC#22 of 32 in Mid Glamorganbetter than 27% of UK towns
2161DartonSouth Yorkshire · 15,016 peopleC#56 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2162BrynmawrGwent · 5,250 peopleC#24 of 38 in Gwentbetter than 27% of UK towns
T2162GamlingayCambridgeshire · 2,920 peopleC#41 of 50 in Cambridgeshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2162PontypoolGwent · 29,070 peopleC#24 of 38 in Gwentbetter than 27% of UK towns
T2162SilsoeBedfordshire · 3,419 peopleC#23 of 33 in Bedfordshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2162Weedon BecNorthamptonshire · 2,856 peopleC#23 of 31 in Northamptonshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2162WhistonSouth Yorkshire · 3,940 peopleC#57 of 63 in South Yorkshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2168Barnt GreenWorcestershire · 3,821 peopleC#15 of 22 in Worcestershirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2168Carlton in LindrickNottinghamshire · 5,460 peopleC#43 of 49 in Nottinghamshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2170CrowleLincolnshire · 3,969 peopleC#45 of 61 in Lincolnshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2170WilsdenWest Yorkshire · 3,749 peopleC#84 of 91 in West Yorkshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2172PelsallWest Midlands · 10,455 peopleC#32 of 35 in West Midlandsbetter than 27% of UK towns
T2172PontelandNorthumberland · 10,149 peopleC#20 of 20 in Northumberlandbetter than 27% of UK towns
T2172YateleyHampshire · 14,676 peopleC#65 of 76 in Hampshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2175KirkburtonWest Yorkshire · 4,033 peopleC#85 of 91 in West Yorkshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
T2175Kirton in LindseyLincolnshire · 3,066 peopleC#46 of 61 in Lincolnshirebetter than 27% of UK towns
2177ComberArds and North Down · 9,529 peopleC#5 of 6 in Ards and North Downbetter than 27% of UK towns
2178YstalyferaWest Glamorgan · 7,831 peopleC#9 of 19 in West Glamorganbetter than 26% of UK towns
T2179BaglanWest Glamorgan · 10,516 peopleC#10 of 19 in West Glamorganbetter than 26% of UK towns
T2179Leonard Stanley and King's StanleyGloucestershire · 3,584 peopleC#41 of 48 in Gloucestershirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2179WombourneStaffordshire · 12,810 peopleC#27 of 46 in Staffordshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
2182Water OrtonWarwickshire · 3,484 peopleC#27 of 34 in Warwickshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
2183HugglescoteLeicestershire · 4,630 peopleC#32 of 50 in Leicestershirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2184CuddingtonCheshire · 5,860 peopleC#39 of 46 in Cheshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2184GartcoshNorth Lanarkshire · 3,252 peopleC#23 of 24 in North Lanarkshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2184Higham FerrersNorthamptonshire · 8,825 peopleC#24 of 31 in Northamptonshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2187BroughEast Riding of Yorkshire · 13,321 peopleC#20 of 25 in East Riding of Yorkshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2187Colden CommonHampshire · 3,827 peopleC#66 of 76 in Hampshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
2189Hambrook and NutbourneWest Sussex · 2,752 peopleC#37 of 40 in West Sussexbetter than 26% of UK towns
2190TreharrisMid Glamorgan · 5,042 peopleC#23 of 32 in Mid Glamorganbetter than 26% of UK towns
2191SaintfieldNewry, Mourne and Down · 3,588 peopleC#8 of 10 in Newry, Mourne and Downbetter than 26% of UK towns
T2192DesfordLeicestershire · 3,817 peopleC#33 of 50 in Leicestershirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2192SkellingthorpeLincolnshire · 3,116 peopleC#47 of 61 in Lincolnshirebetter than 26% of UK towns
T2194Askam in FurnessCumbria · 3,172 peopleC#22 of 23 in Cumbriabetter than 25% of UK towns
T2194Handsacre and ArmitageStaffordshire · 4,837 peopleC#28 of 46 in Staffordshirebetter than 25% of UK towns
T2194LongfordGloucestershire · 2,536 peopleC#42 of 48 in Gloucestershirebetter than 25% of UK towns
T2197NelsonGwent · 4,235 peopleC#26 of 38 in Gwentbetter than 25% of UK towns
T2197New CumnockEast Ayrshire · 2,635 peopleC#13 of 13 in East Ayrshirebetter than 25% of UK towns
2199EyeCambridgeshire · 5,419 peopleC#42 of 50 in Cambridgeshirebetter than 25% of UK towns
T2200Silver EndEssex · 3,913 peopleC#77 of 81 in Essexbetter than 25% 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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.