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Distance to the nearest A&E, km, every council ranked

Measured in a straight line from where people live and averaged. The drive to A&E allows for the roads. Figures for October 2026, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: Camden and Westminster, 1.4. The council in the middle: Castle Point, 7.2. Highest: Isles of Scilly, 95.3.

Distance to the nearest A&E, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1 jointCamdenLondon1.4
1 jointWestminsterLondon1.4
3Hammersmith and FulhamLondon1.6
4Kensington and ChelseaLondon1.7
5HackneyLondon1.9
6 jointTower HamletsLondon2.1
6 jointSouthwarkLondon2.1
6 jointCheltenhamSouth West2.1
6 jointNewhamLondon2.1
10IslingtonLondon2.2
11 jointCity of LondonLondon2.3
11 jointExeterSouth West2.3
11 jointMertonLondon2.3
14 jointEastbourneSouth East2.4
14 jointHarlowEast of England2.4
14 jointLewishamLondon2.4
17 jointWandsworthLondon2.5
17 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East2.5
17 jointDarlingtonNorth East2.5
17 jointWatfordEast of England2.5
17 jointLambethLondon2.5
22 jointHaringeyLondon2.6
22 jointWaltham ForestLondon2.6
22 jointSuttonLondon2.6
22 jointWorthingSouth East2.6
22 jointKingston upon ThamesLondon2.6
27 jointReadingSouth East2.7
27 jointManchesterNorth West2.7
27 jointHastingsSouth East2.7
30 jointGreenwichLondon2.8
30 jointSouth TynesideNorth East2.8
30 jointRedbridgeLondon2.8
30 jointWorcesterWest Midlands2.8
34 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East2.9
34 jointGloucesterSouth West2.9
34 jointBlackpoolNorth West2.9
34 jointBelfastNorthern Ireland2.9
38 jointSouthend-on-SeaEast of England3.0
38 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands3.0
38 jointOxfordSouth East3.0
38 jointEalingLondon3.0
38 jointPrestonNorth West3.0
43 jointBristolSouth West3.1
43 jointLeicesterEast Midlands3.1
43 jointRedditchWest Midlands3.1
43 jointStevenageEast of England3.1
47 jointLincolnEast Midlands3.2
47 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West3.2
49 jointDartfordSouth East3.3
49 jointHarrowLondon3.3
49 jointOldhamNorth West3.3
49 jointSalfordNorth West3.3
49 jointIpswichEast of England3.3
54 jointYorkYorkshire and the Humber3.4
54 jointAberdeen CityScotland3.4
54 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon3.4
57 jointRichmond upon ThamesLondon3.5
57 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands3.5
57 jointLutonEast of England3.5
60 jointMedwaySouth East3.6
60 jointCambridgeEast of England3.6
60 jointThanetSouth East3.6
60 jointCardiffWales3.6
60 jointHaveringLondon3.6
60 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East3.6
60 jointDundee CityScotland3.6
60 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands3.6
60 jointBirminghamWest Midlands3.6
60 jointCroydonLondon3.6
60 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber3.6
60 jointTamesideNorth West3.6
72 jointBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West3.7
72 jointSloughSouth East3.7
72 jointLiverpoolNorth West3.7
72 jointNewcastle upon TyneNorth East3.7
72 jointHillingdonLondon3.7
77 jointChorleyNorth West3.8
77 jointGlasgow CityScotland3.8
77 jointSurrey HeathSouth East3.8
77 jointBrentLondon3.8
77 jointEnfieldLondon3.8
77 jointRunnymedeSouth East3.8
77 jointHounslowLondon3.8
77 jointStockportNorth West3.8
85 jointSouthamptonSouth East3.9
85 jointBedfordEast of England3.9
85 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber3.9
88 jointWalsallWest Midlands4.0
88 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East4.0
88 jointKnowsleyNorth West4.0
88 jointWarringtonNorth West4.0
88 jointDerbyEast Midlands4.0
88 jointNottinghamEast Midlands4.0
94 jointPeterboroughEast of England4.1
94 jointSunderlandNorth East4.1
96 jointDudleyWest Midlands4.2
96 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber4.2
96 jointWarwickWest Midlands4.2
96 jointSandwellWest Midlands4.2
96 jointBoltonNorth West4.2
96 jointBromleyLondon4.2
102 jointBarnetLondon4.3
102 jointRenfrewshireScotland4.3
102 jointStockton-on-TeesNorth East4.3
102 jointTraffordNorth West4.3
102 jointMerthyr TydfilWales4.3
107 jointGatesheadNorth East4.4
107 jointPlymouthSouth West4.4
109 jointBuryNorth West4.5
109 jointMansfieldEast Midlands4.5
111 jointBostonEast Midlands4.6
111 jointTorbaySouth West4.6
111 jointHertsmereEast of England4.6
111 jointBradfordYorkshire and the Humber4.6
115 jointInverclydeScotland4.7
115 jointBasildonEast of England4.7
115 jointMilton KeynesSouth East4.7
115 jointLancasterNorth West4.7
115 jointNorwichEast of England4.7
120 jointPortsmouthSouth East4.8
120 jointSeftonNorth West4.8
120 jointWirralNorth West4.8
120 jointThree RiversEast of England4.8
124WrexhamWales5.0
125 jointColchesterEast of England5.1
125 jointGuildfordSouth East5.1
125 jointTorfaenWales5.1
128 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands5.2
128 jointCalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber5.2
128 jointNorth LanarkshireScotland5.2
131 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands5.3
131 jointRushmoorSouth East5.3
131 jointCoventryWest Midlands5.3
131 jointWiganNorth West5.3
131 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber5.3
136 jointRochdaleNorth West5.4
136 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands5.4
138MaidstoneSouth East5.5
139 jointSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber5.6
139 jointNorth TynesideNorth East5.6
139 jointSt. HelensNorth West5.6
139 jointStaffordWest Midlands5.6
139 jointAdurSouth East5.6
144 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber5.7
144 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East5.7
144 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands5.7
147BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber5.8
148 jointAshfieldEast Midlands5.9
148 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England5.9
148 jointEast RenfrewshireScotland5.9
151 jointBridgendWales6.0
151 jointBath and North East SomersetSouth West6.0
153 jointSwindonSouth West6.1
153 jointHyndburnNorth West6.1
153 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East6.1
153 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands6.1
153 jointBexleyLondon6.1
153 jointChelmsfordEast of England6.1
159West LothianScotland6.2
160 jointCity of EdinburghScotland6.3
160 jointHavantSouth East6.3
160 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands6.3
160 jointWinchesterSouth East6.3
160 jointRochfordEast of England6.3
160 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber6.3
160 jointFalkirkScotland6.3
167South RibbleNorth West6.4
168North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber6.5
169 jointWokinghamSouth East6.6
169 jointCheshire EastNorth West6.6
169 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East6.6
172ElmbridgeSouth East6.8
173 jointBlabyEast Midlands6.9
173 jointAshfordSouth East6.9
175 jointThurrockEast of England7.0
175 jointWokingSouth East7.0
175 jointSwanseaWales7.0
178 jointMid SussexSouth East7.2
178 jointSpelthorneSouth East7.2
178 jointNewportWales7.2
178 jointCastle PointEast of England7.2
182WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber7.6
183 jointMidlothianScotland7.7
183 jointSouth LanarkshireScotland7.7
183 jointHaltonNorth West7.7
183 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands7.7
183 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands7.7
183 jointTewkesburySouth West7.7
189 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands7.8
189 jointSolihullWest Midlands7.8
189 jointAntrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland7.8
192 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England7.9
192 jointGedlingEast Midlands7.9
192 jointRhondda Cynon TafWales7.9
195 jointGraveshamSouth East8.0
195 jointBolsoverEast Midlands8.0
195 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands8.0
195 jointBassetlawEast Midlands8.0
195 jointSouth AyrshireScotland8.0
195 jointEast DunbartonshireScotland8.0
201 jointEpping ForestEast of England8.1
201 jointMole ValleySouth East8.1
203 jointNorth SomersetSouth West8.2
203 jointGosportSouth East8.2
203 jointCherwellSouth East8.2
203 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West8.2
207WyreNorth West8.3
208 jointEastleighSouth East8.4
208 jointFyldeNorth West8.4
210HartSouth East8.6
211 jointIsle of WightSouth East8.7
211 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West8.7
213 jointNorth DevonSouth West9.0
213 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England9.0
213 jointErewashEast Midlands9.0
216 jointBracknell ForestSouth East9.2
216 jointWest LancashireNorth West9.2
216 jointBroxbourneEast of England9.2
219TandridgeSouth East9.4
220 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands9.5
220 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands9.5
220 jointCumberlandNorth West9.5
220 jointRotherSouth East9.5
220 jointTeignbridgeSouth West9.5
225 jointEast AyrshireScotland9.6
225 jointWindsor and MaidenheadSouth East9.6
225 jointChichesterSouth East9.6
228 jointDerry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland9.7
228 jointArunSouth East9.7
228 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands9.7
231 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands9.8
231 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England9.8
233 jointDenbighshireWales9.9
233 jointLisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland9.9
235FarehamSouth East10.1
236 jointLewesSouth East10.3
236 jointSevenoaksSouth East10.3
238BromsgroveWest Midlands10.4
239 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East10.6
239 jointRossendaleNorth West10.6
239 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East10.6
239 jointArmagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland10.6
243South CambridgeshireEast of England10.7
244 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England10.8
244 jointBrentwoodEast of England10.8
246New ForestSouth East11.0
247Orkney IslandsScotland11.1
248 jointVale of GlamorganWales11.2
248 jointCaerphillyWales11.2
250 jointBroadlandEast of England11.3
250 jointTamworthWest Midlands11.3
252 jointCounty DurhamNorth East11.4
252 jointWealdenSouth East11.4
254 jointNeath Port TalbotWales11.6
254 jointWest DunbartonshireScotland11.6
256WaverleySouth East11.8
257 jointArds and North DownNorthern Ireland11.9
257 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands11.9
259St AlbansEast of England12.0
260 jointCrawleySouth East12.1
260 jointFlintshireWales12.1
262 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands12.2
262 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England12.2
262 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands12.2
262 jointDacorumEast of England12.2
266 jointLichfieldWest Midlands12.3
266 jointRugbyWest Midlands12.3
268 jointRibble ValleyNorth West12.4
268 jointFifeScotland12.4
270 jointWelwyn HatfieldEast of England12.5
270 jointBlaenau GwentWales12.5
272Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands12.7
273South NorfolkEast of England12.8
274 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands12.9
274 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands12.9
274 jointPerth and KinrossScotland12.9
277ClackmannanshireScotland13.2
278 jointDorsetSouth West13.4
278 jointSomersetSouth West13.4
278 jointWychavonWest Midlands13.4
281 jointHartlepoolNorth East13.5
281 jointMorayScotland13.5
283Malvern HillsWest Midlands13.6
284Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland13.7
285 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East13.8
285 jointNorth AyrshireScotland13.8
287HarboroughEast Midlands13.9
288BaberghEast of England14.0
289Vale of White HorseSouth East14.1
290 jointEast SuffolkEast of England14.2
290 jointWest SuffolkEast of England14.2
292Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands14.3
293 jointPembrokeshireWales14.5
293 jointTest ValleySouth East14.5
293 jointCarmarthenshireWales14.5
296North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber14.6
297West LindseyEast Midlands14.7
298 jointBraintreeEast of England14.8
298 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands14.8
300ShropshireWest Midlands14.9
301 jointMaldonEast of England15.3
301 jointBurnleyNorth West15.3
303SwaleSouth East15.6
304West BerkshireSouth East15.7
305South HamsSouth West15.8
306 jointShetland IslandsScotland15.9
306 jointStroudSouth West15.9
306 jointPendleNorth West15.9
309StirlingScotland16.3
310UttlesfordEast of England16.4
311 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands16.6
311 jointConwyWales16.6
313 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands16.7
313 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber16.7
315 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East16.8
315 jointWiltshireSouth West16.8
317Dumfries and GallowayScotland16.9
318HorshamSouth East17.0
319East DevonSouth West17.5
320East LothianScotland17.6
321 jointNa h-Eileanan SiarScotland17.7
321 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands17.7
323Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland17.8
324 jointMid SuffolkEast of England18.1
324 jointEast HampshireSouth East18.1
326MonmouthshireWales18.2
327 jointCeredigionWales18.3
327 jointTendringEast of England18.3
329NorthumberlandNorth East18.4
330Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland18.6
331Mid DevonSouth West18.7
332 jointIsle of AngleseyWales19.2
332 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands19.2
334West OxfordshireSouth East19.8
335CanterburySouth East19.9
336Scottish BordersScotland20.2
337Westmorland and FurnessNorth West20.3
338TorridgeSouth West20.6
339Forest of DeanSouth West20.8
340South HollandEast Midlands21.1
341 jointDoverSouth East21.3
341 jointWest DevonSouth West21.3
341 jointFenlandEast of England21.3
341 jointCotswoldSouth West21.3
345 jointCornwallSouth West21.7
345 jointFermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland21.7
347BrecklandEast of England21.8
348GwyneddWales22.1
349Argyll and ButeScotland22.6
350MeltonEast Midlands22.9
351HighlandScotland23.2
352 jointEast CambridgeshireEast of England23.3
352 jointEast LindseyEast Midlands23.3
354 jointAngusScotland24.8
354 jointRutlandEast Midlands24.8
356South KestevenEast Midlands25.9
357Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland27.9
358North NorfolkEast of England29.4
359PowysWales31.8
360AberdeenshireScotland31.9
361Isles of ScillySouth West95.3

NHS England, Emergency Care Data Set, site level A&E performance (experimental), September 2026; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times, August 2026; Welsh Government, emergency department performance by hospital (StatsWales), August 2026; Department of Health, emergency care waiting times by department, April 2026 to June 2026, read at every census area · October 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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