Official Statistics

Connectivity and Accessibility Statistics for Rural England

Connectivity and Accessibility Statistics for Rural England - June 2024

Applies to England

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Statistical Digest of Rural England - Connectivity and Accessibility

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A compendium of connectivity and accessibility statistics for Rural and Urban areas in England.

The June 2024 release of the Digest includes analysis updates for the following topics within this theme:

  • Broadband and mobile
  • Access to personal transport

The supplementary data tables provide additional statistics for each section of the Digest, using the Rural-Urban Classification categories. The Local Authority data tables supply the disaggregated datasets, used to conduct analysis in the Digest, at a Local Authority level where feasible.

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Updates to this page

Published 14 March 2023
Last updated 18 June 2024 + show all updates
  1. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Broadband and mobile, and Access to personal transport.

  2. Total average travel distances by car or van in final paragraph of page 15 corrected to latest values.

  3. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Broadband and Home working.

  4. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Transport & travel and Access to services.

  5. Figures C-1 and C-2 in the 'Access to services' section have been amended to correct data labels.

  6. First published.

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