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Distance to the nearest town centre, km, every council ranked

Measured in a straight line to the edge of the nearest town centre. Inside one it is nought. Local parades of shops, retail parks and shopping centres do not count. Figures for November 2025, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: City of London, 0.0. The council in the middle: North Lanarkshire, 2.9. Highest: Highland, 31.1.

Distance to the nearest town centre, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1City of LondonLondon0.0
2 jointIslingtonLondon0.2
2 jointKensington and ChelseaLondon0.2
2 jointWestminsterLondon0.2
5 jointCamdenLondon0.3
5 jointHammersmith and FulhamLondon0.3
7 jointHackneyLondon0.4
7 jointHaringeyLondon0.4
9 jointSouthwarkLondon0.5
9 jointTower HamletsLondon0.5
9 jointWandsworthLondon0.5
12 jointLambethLondon0.6
12 jointNewhamLondon0.6
12 jointWaltham ForestLondon0.6
15 jointBarnetLondon0.7
15 jointPortsmouthSouth East0.7
17 jointBrentLondon0.8
17 jointEalingLondon0.8
17 jointHarrowLondon0.8
17 jointMertonLondon0.8
17 jointRedbridgeLondon0.8
22 jointKingston upon ThamesLondon0.9
22 jointLewishamLondon0.9
24 jointGreenwichLondon1.0
24 jointHounslowLondon1.0
24 jointSuttonLondon1.0
24 jointWatfordEast of England1.0
28 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East1.1
28 jointCroydonLondon1.1
28 jointEnfieldLondon1.1
31 jointCheltenhamSouth West1.2
31 jointOxfordSouth East1.2
31 jointRichmond upon ThamesLondon1.2
31 jointTorbaySouth West1.2
35 jointBlackpoolNorth West1.3
35 jointBromleyLondon1.3
35 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East1.3
35 jointHastingsSouth East1.3
35 jointRunnymedeSouth East1.3
40 jointAshfieldEast Midlands1.4
40 jointBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West1.4
40 jointLeicesterEast Midlands1.4
40 jointNorwichEast of England1.4
40 jointReadingSouth East1.4
40 jointTamesideNorth West1.4
40 jointTraffordNorth West1.4
47 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West1.5
47 jointHillingdonLondon1.5
47 jointIpswichEast of England1.5
47 jointNottinghamEast Midlands1.5
47 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands1.5
47 jointSouthamptonSouth East1.5
47 jointSouthend-on-SeaEast of England1.5
47 jointStockportNorth West1.5
47 jointWorcesterWest Midlands1.5
56 jointBasildonEast of England1.6
56 jointBexleyLondon1.6
56 jointBirminghamWest Midlands1.6
56 jointCambridgeEast of England1.6
56 jointLiverpoolNorth West1.6
56 jointManchesterNorth West1.6
56 jointRochdaleNorth West1.6
56 jointSandwellWest Midlands1.6
56 jointWarwickWest Midlands1.6
65 jointBristolSouth West1.7
65 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands1.7
65 jointCrawleySouth East1.7
65 jointDudleyWest Midlands1.7
65 jointExeterSouth West1.7
65 jointRushmoorSouth East1.7
65 jointThanetSouth East1.7
65 jointWyreNorth West1.7
73 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon1.8
73 jointBroxbourneEast of England1.8
73 jointBuryNorth West1.8
73 jointCanterburySouth East1.8
73 jointHarlowEast of England1.8
73 jointLincolnEast Midlands1.8
73 jointLutonEast of England1.8
73 jointSt AlbansEast of England1.8
73 jointStevenageEast of England1.8
73 jointWorthingSouth East1.8
83 jointAdurSouth East1.9
83 jointBelfastNorthern Ireland1.9
83 jointElmbridgeSouth East1.9
83 jointErewashEast Midlands1.9
83 jointGlasgow CityScotland1.9
83 jointHartlepoolNorth East1.9
83 jointSpelthorneSouth East1.9
83 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands1.9
91 jointBurnleyNorth West2.0
91 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands2.0
91 jointHaveringLondon2.0
91 jointHyndburnNorth West2.0
91 jointIsles of ScillySouth West2.0
91 jointMid SussexSouth East2.0
91 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England2.0
91 jointRedditchWest Midlands2.0
91 jointSloughSouth East2.0
91 jointTamworthWest Midlands2.0
91 jointWalsallWest Midlands2.0
91 jointWelwyn HatfieldEast of England2.0
103 jointBath and North East SomersetSouth West2.1
103 jointBoltonNorth West2.1
103 jointCastle PointEast of England2.1
103 jointCity of EdinburghScotland2.1
103 jointDarlingtonNorth East2.1
103 jointEastbourneSouth East2.1
103 jointGloucesterSouth West2.1
103 jointHaltonNorth West2.1
103 jointHertsmereEast of England2.1
103 jointNorth TynesideNorth East2.1
113 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands2.2
113 jointBracknell ForestSouth East2.2
113 jointDartfordSouth East2.2
113 jointDundee CityScotland2.2
113 jointHavantSouth East2.2
113 jointOldhamNorth West2.2
113 jointSwaleSouth East2.2
113 jointVale of GlamorganWales2.2
113 jointWokingSouth East2.2
122 jointBradfordYorkshire and the Humber2.3
122 jointGosportSouth East2.3
122 jointNewcastle upon TyneNorth East2.3
122 jointRenfrewshireScotland2.3
122 jointWindsor and MaidenheadSouth East2.3
122 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands2.3
128 jointCardiffWales2.4
128 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands2.4
128 jointDacorumEast of England2.4
128 jointGraveshamSouth East2.4
128 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber2.4
128 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber2.4
128 jointMansfieldEast Midlands2.4
128 jointMedwaySouth East2.4
128 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands2.4
128 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands2.4
128 jointWirralNorth West2.4
139 jointArunSouth East2.5
139 jointBrentwoodEast of England2.5
139 jointCheshire EastNorth West2.5
139 jointChorleyNorth West2.5
139 jointMilton KeynesSouth East2.5
139 jointMole ValleySouth East2.5
139 jointNewportWales2.5
139 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber2.5
139 jointPrestonNorth West2.5
139 jointSouth RibbleNorth West2.5
149 jointGedlingEast Midlands2.6
149 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber2.6
149 jointSalfordNorth West2.6
149 jointSouth TynesideNorth East2.6
149 jointSt. HelensNorth West2.6
149 jointStockton-on-TeesNorth East2.6
149 jointThree RiversEast of England2.6
149 jointWiganNorth West2.6
149 jointYorkYorkshire and the Humber2.6
158 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands2.7
158 jointDerbyEast Midlands2.7
158 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands2.7
158 jointGuildfordSouth East2.7
158 jointIsle of WightSouth East2.7
158 jointLancasterNorth West2.7
158 jointWarringtonNorth West2.7
165 jointAberdeen CityScotland2.8
165 jointBraintreeEast of England2.8
165 jointBromsgroveWest Midlands2.8
165 jointCalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber2.8
165 jointChelmsfordEast of England2.8
165 jointCoventryWest Midlands2.8
165 jointEpping ForestEast of England2.8
165 jointMerthyr TydfilWales2.8
165 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East2.8
165 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands2.8
165 jointPlymouthSouth West2.8
165 jointRugbyWest Midlands2.8
177 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England2.9
177 jointFenlandEast of England2.9
177 jointFyldeNorth West2.9
177 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands2.9
177 jointNorth LanarkshireScotland2.9
177 jointSwindonSouth West2.9
177 jointTandridgeSouth East2.9
184 jointBedfordEast of England3.0
184 jointBlabyEast Midlands3.0
184 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East3.0
184 jointRossendaleNorth West3.0
184 jointSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber3.0
184 jointStaffordWest Midlands3.0
184 jointWychavonWest Midlands3.0
191 jointCherwellSouth East3.1
191 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands3.1
191 jointPeterboroughEast of England3.1
191 jointSurrey HeathSouth East3.1
195 jointAshfordSouth East3.2
195 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East3.2
195 jointCaerphillyWales3.2
195 jointClackmannanshireScotland3.2
195 jointColchesterEast of England3.2
195 jointTest ValleySouth East3.2
195 jointThurrockEast of England3.2
202 jointBlaenau GwentWales3.3
202 jointBostonEast Midlands3.3
202 jointDoverSouth East3.3
202 jointEast RenfrewshireScotland3.3
202 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands3.3
202 jointRochfordEast of England3.3
202 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East3.3
202 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber3.3
210 jointFarehamSouth East3.4
210 jointKnowsleyNorth West3.4
210 jointPendleNorth West3.4
210 jointSeftonNorth West3.4
210 jointSolihullWest Midlands3.4
210 jointTorfaenWales3.4
216LewesSouth East3.5
217 jointEastleighSouth East3.6
217 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands3.6
217 jointLichfieldWest Midlands3.6
217 jointTeignbridgeSouth West3.6
217 jointWokinghamSouth East3.6
222HartSouth East3.7
223 jointFalkirkScotland3.8
223 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands3.8
223 jointInverclydeScotland3.8
223 jointMaidstoneSouth East3.8
223 jointSwanseaWales3.8
228 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East3.9
228 jointSouth KestevenEast Midlands3.9
228 jointSunderlandNorth East3.9
231 jointBarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber4.0
231 jointBassetlawEast Midlands4.0
231 jointCornwallSouth West4.0
231 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East4.0
231 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East4.0
231 jointVale of White HorseSouth East4.0
237 jointBolsoverEast Midlands4.1
237 jointEast DevonSouth West4.1
237 jointGatesheadNorth East4.1
237 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England4.1
237 jointMeltonEast Midlands4.1
242 jointArmagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland4.2
242 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands4.2
242 jointHarboroughEast Midlands4.2
242 jointNew ForestSouth East4.2
242 jointTewkesburySouth West4.2
242 jointWrexhamWales4.2
248 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England4.3
248 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands4.3
250 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands4.4
250 jointTendringEast of England4.4
250 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands4.4
250 jointWinchesterSouth East4.4
254 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East4.5
254 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England4.5
254 jointDerry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland4.5
254 jointLisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland4.5
254 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber4.5
254 jointWest BerkshireSouth East4.5
260 jointBridgendWales4.6
260 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West4.6
260 jointConwyWales4.6
260 jointMonmouthshireWales4.6
260 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber4.6
260 jointRotherSouth East4.6
260 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands4.6
267 jointArds and North DownNorthern Ireland4.7
267 jointDorsetSouth West4.7
267 jointMalvern HillsWest Midlands4.7
267 jointNorth AyrshireScotland4.7
267 jointRutlandEast Midlands4.7
272WaverleySouth East4.8
273 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber4.9
273 jointMidlothianScotland4.9
273 jointRibble ValleyNorth West4.9
273 jointSevenoaksSouth East4.9
277 jointRhondda Cynon TafWales5.0
277 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East5.0
277 jointWiltshireSouth West5.0
280 jointAngusScotland5.2
280 jointCumberlandNorth West5.2
280 jointEast DunbartonshireScotland5.2
280 jointFifeScotland5.2
280 jointSomersetSouth West5.2
280 jointWest LancashireNorth West5.2
286 jointEast HampshireSouth East5.3
286 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands5.3
286 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands5.3
286 jointSouth LanarkshireScotland5.3
290 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands5.4
290 jointWest DevonSouth West5.4
290 jointWestmorland and FurnessNorth West5.4
293 jointCounty DurhamNorth East5.5
293 jointHorshamSouth East5.5
293 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber5.5
293 jointWealdenSouth East5.5
297 jointEast CambridgeshireEast of England5.6
297 jointShropshireWest Midlands5.6
299West LothianScotland5.7
300 jointEast SuffolkEast of England5.8
300 jointMid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland5.8
300 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West5.8
303 jointBroadlandEast of England5.9
303 jointNeath Port TalbotWales5.9
303 jointSouth AyrshireScotland5.9
306 jointFlintshireWales6.0
306 jointMaldonEast of England6.0
306 jointNorth DevonSouth West6.0
306 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands6.0
306 jointStaffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands6.0
311 jointNorthumberlandNorth East6.1
311 jointSouth HamsSouth West6.1
313 jointMid SuffolkEast of England6.3
313 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands6.3
313 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England6.3
313 jointStroudSouth West6.3
313 jointWest DunbartonshireScotland6.3
318 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber6.4
318 jointUttlesfordEast of England6.4
318 jointWest OxfordshireSouth East6.4
321West SuffolkEast of England6.5
322BaberghEast of England6.6
323North SomersetSouth West6.7
324 jointChichesterSouth East6.8
324 jointDenbighshireWales6.8
326Forest of DeanSouth West6.9
327CotswoldSouth West7.0
328 jointSouth HollandEast Midlands7.1
328 jointStirlingScotland7.1
328 jointTorridgeSouth West7.1
331 jointAntrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland7.2
331 jointMid UlsterNorthern Ireland7.2
333Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands7.4
334Scottish BordersScotland7.5
335Mid DevonSouth West7.6
336 jointEast LothianScotland7.8
336 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England7.8
338West LindseyEast Midlands8.2
339Isle of AngleseyWales8.5
340South NorfolkEast of England8.6
341East AyrshireScotland8.7
342GwyneddWales9.1
343North NorfolkEast of England9.2
344PembrokeshireWales9.4
345CarmarthenshireWales9.7
346Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland9.8
347East LindseyEast Midlands9.9
348Orkney IslandsScotland11.0
349Perth and KinrossScotland12.2
350BrecklandEast of England12.4
351CeredigionWales12.8
352 jointCauseway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland13.0
352 jointMorayScotland13.0
354Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland15.8
355Shetland IslandsScotland16.0
356PowysWales17.0
357Argyll and ButeScotland19.6
358Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland20.2
359AberdeenshireScotland20.4
360Dumfries and GallowayScotland22.5
361HighlandScotland31.1

Geographic Data Service, Retail Centre Boundaries, retailcentre_bounds_uk.gpkg, read at every census area. The data for this research have been provided by the Geographic Data Service (geods.ac.uk), a Smart Data Research UK Investment: ES/Z504464/1. This product contains data derived from Foursquare Open Source Places (Foursquare, licensed under the Apache License 2.0) and OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under ODbL 1.0). · November 2025 · fetched 17 October 2026 · How this is measured

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