Official Statistics
Walking and cycling statistics, England: 2022
Data and statistics about walking and cycling, based on the National Travel Survey and Active Lives Survey.
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In 2022, people walked an estimated total of 18 billion stages in England.
The average person in England in 2022:
- made 267 walking trips and 318 walking stages
- walked 221 miles
- spent about 90 minutes a week travelling by walking
- made 31% of all their trips by walking
- had an average trip length of 0.7 miles
- covered 4% of their distance travelling by walking
In 2022, people cycled an estimated total of 0.9 billion stages in England.
The average person in England in 2022:
- made 15 cycling trips and 16 cycling stages
- cycled 57 miles
- spent about 7 minutes a week travelling by cycle
- made 2% of all their trips by cycling
- had an average trip length of 3.6 miles
- covered 1% of their distance travelling by cycling
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Updates to this page
Published 30 August 2023