Official Statistics

Rural transport, travel and accessibility statistics

Statistics on transport, travel and access to services in rural and urban areas.

Applies to England

Documents

Rural Accessibility 2019 - by Car, Walking and Public Transport

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Overall measure of accessibility of services - 2019

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Transport and travel in rural areas

Transport and travel rural urban statistics

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Rural accessibility 2017 - by car, public transport and walking

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Rural accessibility 2016 - by car, public transport and walking

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Overall measure of accessibility of services - 2016

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Rural accessibility 2013 tables - by public transport and walking or by car

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Details

Rural transport and travel

Differences in travel behaviour, levels of mobility and access to services for people living in different settlement types.

Metadata

Indicators:

  • travel behaviour
  • distance travelled
  • car and bus availability
  • overall measure of accessibility of services

Data Source: Department for Transport - National Travel Survey

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Office for National Statistics Rural Urban Classification

Rural accessibility to services

Measuring accessibility by the time taken to travel to particular service locations.

Metadata

Indicators:

  • the number of key service locations and the percentage of people with ‘reasonable’ access by using public transport /walking and car

Data source: Department for Transport core accessibility indicators at Lower Super Output Area level

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Office for National Statistics Rural Urban Classification

Additional information:

Defra statistics: rural

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Updates to this page

Published 21 July 2016
Last updated 30 June 2022 + show all updates
  1. Published today, latest statistics on transport and travel in rural areas.

  2. Published latest statistics on journey times and accessibility in rural areas.

  3. Published today, latest analysis on accessibility of services in rural areas.

  4. Published today, latest rural statistics on accessibility to services.

  5. Published today, latest rural analysis on transport and travel.

  6. Published today, new analysis showing an overall measure of accessibility of services in rural areas.

  7. Published today, latest statistics on accessibility to services for those living in rural areas.

  8. Transport and travel in rural areas published

  9. Published today, latest analysis on accessibility of services in rural areas.

  10. First published.

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