Distance to the coast, km, every council ranked

How far it is in a straight line from where people live to the sea. Water under 1km wide does not count, so a town up an estuary reads from where the water widens. Figures for May 2026, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: Isles of Scilly, 0.4. The council in the middle: Darlington, 27.5. Highest: South Derbyshire, 107.9.

Distance to the coast, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1	Isles of ScillySouth West	0.4
2	ThanetSouth East	1.0
3	AdurSouth East	1.1
4 joint	InverclydeScotland	1.2
4 joint	TorbaySouth West	1.2
6 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	1.4
6 joint	Orkney IslandsScotland	1.4
6 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	1.4
9	HastingsSouth East	1.5
10 joint	EastbourneSouth East	1.7
10 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	1.7
10 joint	WorthingSouth East	1.7
10 joint	Great YarmouthEast of England	1.7
14 joint	Shetland IslandsScotland	1.8
14 joint	ArunSouth East	1.8
16 joint	TendringEast of England	1.9
16 joint	HartlepoolNorth East	1.9
16 joint	Isle of WightSouth East	1.9
16 joint	Dundee CityScotland	1.9
16 joint	GosportSouth East	1.9
16 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	1.9
22	Argyll and ButeScotland	2.0
23	Vale of GlamorganWales	2.2
24 joint	South AyrshireScotland	2.6
24 joint	East LothianScotland	2.6
26	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	2.7
27	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	2.8
28 joint	Isle of AngleseyWales	3.0
28 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	3.0
28 joint	LancasterNorth West	3.0
28 joint	GraveshamSouth East	3.0
32 joint	SeftonNorth West	3.1
32 joint	Castle PointEast of England	3.1
32 joint	FyldeNorth West	3.1
32 joint	ConwyWales	3.1
36	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	3.2
37 joint	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	3.3
37 joint	DoverSouth East	3.3
39	WyreNorth West	3.4
40 joint	WirralNorth West	3.5
40 joint	SwanseaWales	3.5
40 joint	North SomersetSouth West	3.5
43	North AyrshireScotland	3.6
44	Aberdeen CityScotland	3.7
45 joint	South TynesideNorth East	3.8
45 joint	City of EdinburghScotland	3.8
45 joint	SouthamptonSouth East	3.8
48	PlymouthSouth West	3.9
49	FarehamSouth East	4.0
50	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	4.1
51 joint	FifeScotland	4.2
51 joint	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	4.2
53 joint	PembrokeshireWales	4.3
53 joint	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	4.3
55	MaldonEast of England	4.4
56	SwaleSouth East	4.6
57 joint	North TynesideNorth East	4.7
57 joint	MedwaySouth East	4.7
59 joint	West DunbartonshireScotland	4.8
59 joint	CardiffWales	4.8
61 joint	CanterburySouth East	5.1
61 joint	LewesSouth East	5.1
63 joint	RotherSouth East	5.2
63 joint	CornwallSouth West	5.2
65 joint	NewportWales	5.4
65 joint	ThurrockEast of England	5.4
67 joint	SunderlandNorth East	5.5
67 joint	GwyneddWales	5.5
69	FalkirkScotland	5.7
70	HavantSouth East	5.8
71	LiverpoolNorth West	6.0
72	CeredigionWales	6.2
73 joint	RochfordEast of England	6.3
73 joint	East DevonSouth West	6.3
75 joint	New ForestSouth East	6.4
75 joint	North NorfolkEast of England	6.4
75 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	6.4
78	BelfastNorthern Ireland	6.6
79	South HamsSouth West	6.7
80	FlintshireWales	7.0
81 joint	MorayScotland	7.2
81 joint	HighlandScotland	7.2
81 joint	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	7.2
84	Neath Port TalbotWales	7.4
85 joint	EastleighSouth East	7.5
85 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	7.5
87	BridgendWales	7.6
88	AngusScotland	7.9
89 joint	BostonEast Midlands	8.1
89 joint	TorridgeSouth West	8.1
91	CumberlandNorth West	8.4
92	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	8.6
93	Forest of DeanSouth West	8.7
94 joint	ClackmannanshireScotland	8.9
94 joint	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	8.9
96	North DevonSouth West	9.0
97	BasildonEast of England	9.1
98	DenbighshireWales	9.2
99	RenfrewshireScotland	9.5
100 joint	DartfordSouth East	9.7
100 joint	MidlothianScotland	9.7
102	StroudSouth West	9.8
103 joint	IpswichEast of England	10.0
103 joint	ChichesterSouth East	10.0
103 joint	ColchesterEast of England	10.0
106	BristolSouth West	10.3
107	MiddlesbroughNorth East	10.4
108	CarmarthenshireWales	10.7
109 joint	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	11.0
109 joint	KnowsleyNorth West	11.0
111 joint	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	11.3
111 joint	East LindseyEast Midlands	11.3
113	NorthumberlandNorth East	11.4
114	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	11.8
115	West LothianScotland	11.9
116	South GloucestershireSouth West	12.3
117	AberdeenshireScotland	12.5
118 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	12.6
118 joint	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	12.6
120	DorsetSouth West	13.0
121 joint	GloucesterSouth West	13.1
121 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	13.1
123 joint	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	13.6
123 joint	ExeterSouth West	13.6
125	West LancashireNorth West	14.4
126	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	14.9
127 joint	MonmouthshireWales	15.2
127 joint	MaidstoneSouth East	15.2
129	TorfaenWales	15.3
130 joint	East AyrshireScotland	15.5
130 joint	South RibbleNorth West	15.5
132 joint	GatesheadNorth East	15.7
132 joint	AshfordSouth East	15.7
134 joint	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	15.8
134 joint	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	15.8
136	PrestonNorth West	16.1
137	ChelmsfordEast of England	16.4
138	South HollandEast Midlands	16.6
139 joint	BaberghEast of England	16.9
139 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	16.9
141	WealdenSouth East	17.1
142 joint	BexleyLondon	17.2
142 joint	StirlingScotland	17.2
144	CaerphillyWales	17.5
145	Perth and KinrossScotland	17.6
146	WinchesterSouth East	17.7
147	East DunbartonshireScotland	17.8
148	Glasgow CityScotland	17.9
149	HaveringLondon	18.0
150	St. HelensNorth West	19.4
151	County DurhamNorth East	19.5
152 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	19.6
152 joint	East RenfrewshireScotland	19.6
154	BraintreeEast of England	19.8
155	HaltonNorth West	20.2
156 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	20.4
156 joint	ChorleyNorth West	20.4
158 joint	Barking and DagenhamLondon	20.7
158 joint	SomersetSouth West	20.7
160	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	21.4
161	BroadlandEast of England	21.5
162	HorshamSouth East	21.9
163	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	22.5
164	Mid SussexSouth East	22.8
165	GreenwichLondon	23.0
166	WrexhamWales	24.6
167	CheltenhamSouth West	24.7
168	West DevonSouth West	24.9
169	TewkesburySouth West	25.2
170	BromleyLondon	25.3
171	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	25.4
172	East HampshireSouth East	25.6
173 joint	NewhamLondon	25.9
173 joint	RedbridgeLondon	25.9
175	North LanarkshireScotland	26.0
176	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	26.1
177	Test ValleySouth East	26.5
178	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	26.6
179	Mid DevonSouth West	27.0
180	NorwichEast of England	27.3
181	DarlingtonNorth East	27.5
182	Mid SuffolkEast of England	27.8
183	LewishamLondon	28.0
184	Blaenau GwentWales	28.3
185	WarringtonNorth West	28.6
186	FenlandEast of England	28.9
187	WiganNorth West	29.0
188	Tower HamletsLondon	29.8
189	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	30.3
190	Ribble ValleyNorth West	30.6
191	Waltham ForestLondon	31.2
192	South LanarkshireScotland	31.3
193 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	31.4
193 joint	Merthyr TydfilWales	31.4
195	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	31.6
196	CrawleySouth East	31.8
197 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	31.9
197 joint	SouthwarkLondon	31.9
199	HackneyLondon	33.1
200 joint	City of LondonLondon	33.7
200 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	33.7
202	CroydonLondon	33.8
203	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	34.5
204	LambethLondon	34.7
205	Scottish BordersScotland	34.9
206	IslingtonLondon	35.7
207	BoltonNorth West	36.3
208	HyndburnNorth West	36.5
209 joint	TandridgeSouth East	36.7
209 joint	CotswoldSouth West	36.7
211	HaringeyLondon	37.0
212	HarlowEast of England	37.4
213	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	37.6
214	EnfieldLondon	38.2
215	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	38.4
216	WestminsterLondon	38.6
217	CamdenLondon	38.7
218 joint	WandsworthLondon	38.9
218 joint	BrecklandEast of England	38.9
220	UttlesfordEast of England	39.3
221	WaverleySouth East	39.7
222 joint	MertonLondon	39.9
222 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	39.9
224 joint	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	40.1
224 joint	SuttonLondon	40.1
226 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	41.5
226 joint	WiltshireSouth West	41.5
228	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	41.7
229 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	41.9
229 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	41.9
231	North KestevenEast Midlands	42.1
232	South KestevenEast Midlands	43.0
233	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	43.1
234	BarnetLondon	44.4
235	BurnleyNorth West	44.5
236 joint	RossendaleNorth West	44.6
236 joint	TraffordNorth West	44.6
238	SalfordNorth West	44.9
239	BuryNorth West	45.0
240	PowysWales	45.5
241	PendleNorth West	45.6
242	West SuffolkEast of England	45.8
243	BrentLondon	45.9
244	Epsom and EwellSouth East	46.0
245	SwindonSouth West	46.4
246	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	46.7
247	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	46.9
248 joint	Mole ValleySouth East	47.2
248 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	47.2
250	East HertfordshireEast of England	47.4
251	WorcesterWest Midlands	48.0
252	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	48.2
253	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	48.5
254	GuildfordSouth East	49.3
255	WychavonWest Midlands	49.4
256	EalingLondon	49.6
257 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	49.7
257 joint	RushmoorSouth East	49.7
259	East CambridgeshireEast of England	50.0
260	HartSouth East	50.6
261	HounslowLondon	51.1
262	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	51.7
263	ManchesterNorth West	51.8
264	HertsmereEast of England	52.0
265	Cheshire EastNorth West	52.1
266	HarrowLondon	52.3
267	RochdaleNorth West	52.5
268	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	53.4
269	ElmbridgeSouth East	54.1
270	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	54.4
271	StockportNorth West	56.8
272	Surrey HeathSouth East	56.9
273	WokingSouth East	57.3
274 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	57.6
274 joint	HillingdonLondon	57.6
276	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	58.0
277	OldhamNorth West	58.4
278	SpelthorneSouth East	58.5
279	WatfordEast of England	59.3
280	St AlbansEast of England	60.5
281	West BerkshireSouth East	60.8
282	HuntingdonshireEast of England	61.0
283	West OxfordshireSouth East	61.1
284	TamesideNorth West	61.2
285	Three RiversEast of England	61.4
286	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	62.1
287 joint	StevenageEast of England	62.6
287 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	62.6
289	RunnymedeSouth East	62.7
290	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	63.1
291	Bracknell ForestSouth East	63.2
292 joint	ShropshireWest Midlands	63.4
292 joint	South CambridgeshireEast of England	63.4
294	WokinghamSouth East	65.4
295	MeltonEast Midlands	65.5
296	RedditchWest Midlands	65.8
297	CambridgeEast of England	66.0
298	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	67.0
299	BolsoverEast Midlands	68.0
300 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	68.1
300 joint	SloughSouth East	68.1
300 joint	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	68.1
303	ReadingSouth East	68.2
304 joint	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	68.3
304 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	68.3
306	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	68.5
307	MansfieldEast Midlands	68.9
308	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	69.2
309	BromsgroveWest Midlands	69.5
310	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	70.1
311	DacorumEast of England	70.3
312	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	70.4
313	Vale of White HorseSouth East	70.9
314	High PeakEast Midlands	71.4
315	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	72.4
316	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	73.6
317	LutonEast of England	74.8
318	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	75.3
319	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	77.0
320	RushcliffeEast Midlands	77.3
321	AshfieldEast Midlands	77.8
322	GedlingEast Midlands	78.6
323	OxfordSouth East	79.3
324	CherwellSouth East	79.9
325	StaffordWest Midlands	80.0
326	DudleyWest Midlands	81.0
327	WarwickWest Midlands	81.2
328	Central BedfordshireEast of England	82.4
329	South OxfordshireSouth East	82.6
330	BuckinghamshireSouth East	83.0
331	NottinghamEast Midlands	83.2
332	SolihullWest Midlands	84.2
333	BirminghamWest Midlands	85.2
334	SandwellWest Midlands	85.7
335	CharnwoodEast Midlands	85.8
336	LeicesterEast Midlands	85.9
337	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	86.2
338	HarboroughEast Midlands	86.8
339	BroxtoweEast Midlands	87.2
340	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	88.0
341	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	88.2
342	BedfordEast of England	89.0
343	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	90.4
344	ErewashEast Midlands	91.6
345	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	91.9
346	BlabyEast Midlands	92.6
347	CoventryWest Midlands	93.0
348	WalsallWest Midlands	95.4
349	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	95.8
350	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	97.7
351	RugbyWest Midlands	100.6
352	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	100.9
353	DerbyEast Midlands	101.4
354	Milton KeynesSouth East	101.5
355	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	101.7
356	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	102.0
357	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	102.2
358	LichfieldWest Midlands	103.9
359	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	105.1
360	TamworthWest Midlands	106.0
361	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	107.9

ONS, Local Authority Districts (May 2026) Boundaries UK BGC, for where the land ends, read at every census area · May 2026 · fetched 9 November 2026 · How this is measured

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