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Warwickshire rankings · Walkability

Most walkable towns in Warwickshire

Stratford-upon-Avon ranks first on walkability among Warwickshire’s 34 towns of 2,500+; 4 of the 34 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

Stratford-upon-Avon

28,112 people
A

Better than 94% of UK towns·#196 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#2
A

Better than 94% of UK towns·#200 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#3

Warwick

36,673 people
A

Better than 86% of UK towns·#477 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 34 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 Warwickshire →

34 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
1Stratford-upon-Avon28,112 peopleA#196 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 94% of UK towns
2Royal Leamington Spa51,321 peopleA#200 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 94% of UK towns
3Warwick36,673 peopleA#477 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 86% of UK towns
4Atherstone8,666 peopleA−#717 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 79% of UK towns
5Keresley Newlands3,631 peopleB+#841 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns
6Rugby78,130 peopleB+#915 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 73% of UK towns
7Kenilworth22,239 peopleB+#974 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 71% of UK towns
8Henley-in-Arden3,001 peopleB+#1,055 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 68% of UK towns
9Alcester6,425 peopleB+#1,073 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 68% of UK towns
10Shipston-on-Stour5,852 peopleB#1,342 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 60% of UK towns
11Bedworth31,083 peopleB#1,360 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns
12Southam8,103 peopleB#1,368 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns
13Nuneaton88,818 peopleB#1,394 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 58% of UK towns
14Whitnash8,914 peopleB−#1,490 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 54% of UK towns
15Coleshill6,744 peopleB−#1,517 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 53% of UK towns
16Mancetter and Witherley2,689 peopleB−#1,538 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 53% of UK towns
17Dunchurch2,603 peopleB−#1,709 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 46% of UK towns
18Wellesbourne7,015 peopleB−#1,732 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 46% of UK towns
T19Cubbington3,895 peopleC+#1,829 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns
T19Polesworth and Dordon7,552 peopleC+#1,829 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 42% of UK towns
21Bidford-on-Avon5,825 peopleC+#1,918 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 38% of UK towns
22Ash Green2,562 peopleC+#1,925 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 38% of UK towns
23Harbury2,751 peopleC#2,017 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns
24Hartshill2,826 peopleC#2,138 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 29% of UK towns
25Studley6,039 peopleC#2,140 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 28% of UK towns
26Wolston2,693 peopleC#2,142 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 28% of UK towns
27Water Orton3,484 peopleC#2,182 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 26% of UK towns
28Binley Woods2,569 peopleC−#2,202 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 25% of UK towns
29Kingsbury3,555 peopleC−#2,268 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 21% of UK towns
T30Bulkington5,670 peopleC−#2,290 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 19% of UK towns
T30Long Lawford4,369 peopleC−#2,290 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 19% of UK towns
32Long Itchington2,500 peopleD#2,359 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 15% of UK towns
33Cawston6,475 peopleD#2,381 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 13% of UK towns
34Bishop's Itchington2,530 peopleD#2,427 of 2,515 nationallybetter than 10% of UK towns
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most walkable town in Warwickshire?

Stratford-upon-Avon ranks first on walkability among 34 towns, with an A: better than 94% of UK towns. Royal Leamington Spa and Warwick 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 Warwickshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Warwickshire 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.

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Best places to live34 towns · #1 KenilworthBest small towns27 towns · #1 HarburyMost affordable towns34 towns · #1 RugbySafest towns34 towns · #1 HarburyTowns with the best schools34 towns · #1 KenilworthHealthiest towns34 towns · #1 DunchurchBest towns for jobs & income34 towns · #1 KenilworthTowns with the lowest flood risk34 towns · #1 Ash Green and 9 moreBest towns for the outdoors34 towns · #1 Binley WoodsMost historic towns34 towns · #1 Royal Leamington SpaTowns with the most civic life34 towns · #1 Henley-in-ArdenTowns with the highest household incomes34 towns · #1 KenilworthDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax34 towns · #1 Royal Leamington SpaDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters34 towns · #1 Water OrtonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers34 towns · #1 Bidford-on-Avon and WellesbourneDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers34 towns · #1 Keresley NewlandsDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts34 towns · #1 Water OrtonDescribed, no lettersDriest towns34 towns · #1 Bishop's Itchington and WellesbourneDescribed, no lettersWettest towns34 towns · #1 Hartshill and Keresley NewlandsDescribed, 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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