#1Marlborough
8,829 peopleBetter than 97% of UK towns·#107 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Marlborough, #1 on this list · Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Wiltshire rankings · Walkability
Most walkable towns in Wiltshire
Marlborough ranks first on walkability among Wiltshire’s 30 towns of 2,500+; 9 of the 30 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
#1A+
#2Salisbury
47,690 peopleBetter than 96% of UK towns·#137 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#3Malmesbury
7,184 peopleBetter than 91% of UK towns·#280 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
All 30 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.
30 towns.
#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
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4 military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What is the most walkable town in Wiltshire?
Marlborough ranks first on walkability among 30 towns, with an A+: better than 97% of UK towns. Salisbury and Malmesbury 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 Wiltshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Wiltshire 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.
Best places to live30 towns · #1 RudloeBest small towns17 towns · #1 RudloeMost affordable towns30 towns · #1 WestburySafest towns30 towns · #1 RudloeTowns with the best schools30 towns · #1 MereHealthiest towns30 towns · #1 DowntonBest towns for jobs & income30 towns · #1 Broad BlunsdonTowns with the lowest flood risk30 towns · #1 Amesbury and 10 moreBest towns for the outdoors30 towns · #1 RudloeMost historic towns30 towns · #1 WiltonTowns with the most civic life30 towns · #1 MereTowns with the highest household incomes34 towns · #1 LarkhillDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax34 towns · #1 Broad BlunsdonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters34 towns · #1 WroughtonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers34 towns · #1 TrowbridgeDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers34 towns · #1 MarlboroughDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts34 towns · #1 Stratton St MargaretDescribed, no lettersDriest towns34 towns · #1 HighworthDescribed, no lettersWettest towns34 towns · #1 WarminsterDescribed, 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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