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England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland · Walkability

Most walkable towns in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2,501 to 2,515

Ranks 2,501 to 2,515 of 2,515 towns and cities of 2,500+ in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, led on this page by Penyffordd, Clwyd.

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 2,501 to 2,515

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.

15 towns on this page. Counties and council areas with 15 or more towns have their own list.

#TownGrade · area rankCompared with UK towns
2501PenyfforddClwyd · 3,822 peopleD−#39 of 39 in Clwydbetter than 3% of UK towns
2502BroughshaneMid and East Antrim · 3,097 peopleD−#7 of 8 in Mid and East Antrimbetter than 2% of UK towns
2503GlemsfordSuffolk · 3,693 peopleD−#33 of 34 in Suffolkbetter than 2% of UK towns
2504LlangennechDyfed · 4,278 peopleD−#22 of 23 in Dyfedbetter than 2% of UK towns
2505ScotterLincolnshire · 2,946 peopleD−#61 of 61 in Lincolnshirebetter than 2% of UK towns
2506Hendy and FforestDyfed · 2,996 peopleD−#23 of 23 in Dyfedbetter than 2% of UK towns
T2507Harriseahead, Mow Cop and NewchapelStaffordshire · 3,637 peopleD−#46 of 46 in Staffordshirebehind almost every UK town
T2507Yorkley and WhitecroftGloucestershire · 2,678 peopleD−#47 of 48 in Gloucestershirebehind almost every UK town
2509Overseal and Castle GresleyDerbyshire · 5,055 peopleD−#59 of 59 in Derbyshirebehind almost every UK town
2510AhoghillMid and East Antrim · 3,537 peopleD−#8 of 8 in Mid and East Antrimbehind almost every UK town
2511DrybrookGloucestershire · 2,572 peopleD−#48 of 48 in Gloucestershirebehind almost every UK town
T2512WaringstownArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon · 3,866 peopleD−#7 of 7 in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavonbehind almost every UK town
T2512WynyardCounty Durham · 4,040 peopleD−#52 of 52 in County Durhambehind almost every UK town
2514LangstoneGwent · 2,912 peopleD−#38 of 38 in Gwentbehind almost every UK town
2515Red LodgeSuffolk · 5,771 peopleD−#34 of 34 in Suffolkbehind almost every UK town
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.