Official Statistics: Rural transport, travel and accessibility statistics

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

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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