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Distance to the nearest motorway junction, km, every council ranked

Measured in a straight line from where people live and averaged, to the nearest motorway junction, A road motorways such as the A1(M) included. Figures for October 2026, published for 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: Burnley and Glasgow City, 1.7. The council in the middle: Peterborough, 7.4. Highest: Broadland, 95.8.

Distance to the nearest motorway junction, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1 jointBurnleyNorth West1.7
1 jointGlasgow CityScotland1.7
3 jointNewportWales1.8
3 jointSalfordNorth West1.8
3 jointSloughSouth East1.8
3 jointKnowsleyNorth West1.8
7Welwyn HatfieldEast of England2.0
8 jointRunnymedeSouth East2.1
8 jointEastleighSouth East2.1
8 jointPortsmouthSouth East2.1
8 jointHyndburnNorth West2.1
12 jointCrawleySouth East2.3
12 jointBuryNorth West2.3
12 jointFalkirkScotland2.3
12 jointTraffordNorth West2.3
16 jointSandwellWest Midlands2.5
16 jointSpelthorneSouth East2.5
16 jointTamesideNorth West2.5
19 jointFarehamSouth East2.6
19 jointStevenageEast of England2.6
19 jointWirralNorth West2.6
19 jointHounslowLondon2.6
19 jointWarringtonNorth West2.6
19 jointHertsmereEast of England2.6
19 jointPendleNorth West2.6
19 jointWatfordEast of England2.6
19 jointSurrey HeathSouth East2.6
19 jointNorth LanarkshireScotland2.6
29 jointPrestonNorth West2.7
29 jointManchesterNorth West2.7
29 jointStockportNorth West2.7
29 jointRochdaleNorth West2.7
29 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West2.7
34WalsallWest Midlands2.8
35 jointOldhamNorth West2.9
35 jointHavantSouth East2.9
35 jointWindsor and MaidenheadSouth East2.9
35 jointLutonEast of England2.9
35 jointSouthamptonSouth East2.9
35 jointWest LothianScotland2.9
35 jointSouth RibbleNorth West2.9
42 jointBlabyEast Midlands3.0
42 jointThree RiversEast of England3.0
42 jointBromsgroveWest Midlands3.0
42 jointHaltonNorth West3.0
42 jointBristolSouth West3.0
42 jointChorleyNorth West3.0
42 jointEast RenfrewshireScotland3.0
49 jointEpping ForestEast of England3.1
49 jointRenfrewshireScotland3.1
49 jointSolihullWest Midlands3.1
52BarnetLondon3.2
53 jointHarlowEast of England3.3
53 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber3.3
53 jointDartfordSouth East3.3
56 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East3.4
56 jointExeterSouth West3.4
56 jointRedbridgeLondon3.4
59 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber3.5
59 jointWorcesterWest Midlands3.5
61 jointBoltonNorth West3.6
61 jointTamworthWest Midlands3.6
61 jointWiganNorth West3.6
61 jointSt. HelensNorth West3.6
65 jointEalingLondon3.7
65 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands3.7
67 jointBolsoverEast Midlands3.8
67 jointMedwaySouth East3.8
67 jointGloucesterSouth West3.8
67 jointWokinghamSouth East3.8
71 jointBrentLondon3.9
71 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber3.9
71 jointBridgendWales3.9
71 jointCambridgeEast of England3.9
71 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands3.9
71 jointSt AlbansEast of England3.9
71 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West3.9
78 jointHillingdonLondon4.0
78 jointRushmoorSouth East4.0
78 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands4.0
81 jointErewashEast Midlands4.1
81 jointBirminghamWest Midlands4.1
83 jointHartSouth East4.2
83 jointWaltham ForestLondon4.2
83 jointCardiffWales4.2
86 jointTewkesburySouth West4.3
86 jointWinchesterSouth East4.3
86 jointRichmond upon ThamesLondon4.3
86 jointMaidstoneSouth East4.3
90 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber4.4
90 jointDarlingtonNorth East4.4
90 jointLiverpoolNorth West4.4
90 jointNorth SomersetSouth West4.4
90 jointReadingSouth East4.4
90 jointAshfieldEast Midlands4.4
90 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands4.4
97 jointWest DunbartonshireScotland4.6
97 jointLancasterNorth West4.6
97 jointCheltenhamSouth West4.6
97 jointHammersmith and FulhamLondon4.6
101 jointTandridgeSouth East4.7
101 jointSevenoaksSouth East4.7
101 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East4.7
101 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber4.7
101 jointLichfieldWest Midlands4.7
106 jointFyldeNorth West4.8
106 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England4.8
108 jointBarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber4.9
108 jointGosportSouth East4.9
108 jointRugbyWest Midlands4.9
108 jointBlackpoolNorth West4.9
108 jointElmbridgeSouth East4.9
108 jointSwanseaWales4.9
114 jointWest LancashireNorth West5.0
114 jointCherwellSouth East5.0
114 jointBrentwoodEast of England5.0
114 jointHaveringLondon5.0
114 jointBroxbourneEast of England5.0
114 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands5.0
114 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands5.0
121 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands5.1
121 jointSouth LanarkshireScotland5.1
123 jointEast DunbartonshireScotland5.2
123 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East5.2
123 jointNeath Port TalbotWales5.2
123 jointStaffordWest Midlands5.2
123 jointSwindonSouth West5.2
128 jointEnfieldLondon5.3
128 jointAshfordSouth East5.3
128 jointMole ValleySouth East5.3
131 jointCoventryWest Midlands5.4
131 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands5.4
133 jointWest BerkshireSouth East5.5
133 jointNottinghamEast Midlands5.5
133 jointWarwickWest Midlands5.5
136 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands5.6
136 jointHarrowLondon5.6
136 jointSouth TynesideNorth East5.6
139 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West5.7
139 jointThurrockEast of England5.7
141GraveshamSouth East5.8
142 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber5.9
142 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East5.9
142 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands5.9
145 jointMilton KeynesSouth East6.1
145 jointLeicesterEast Midlands6.1
147CamdenLondon6.2
148 jointDacorumEast of England6.3
148 jointCalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber6.3
148 jointBracknell ForestSouth East6.3
151 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands6.4
151 jointSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber6.4
151 jointKensington and ChelseaLondon6.4
151 jointWokingSouth East6.4
155 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East6.6
155 jointGatesheadNorth East6.6
155 jointSunderlandNorth East6.6
158 jointNewhamLondon6.7
158 jointStirlingScotland6.7
160 jointStroudSouth West6.8
160 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands6.8
160 jointDudleyWest Midlands6.8
163 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England6.9
163 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands6.9
163 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands6.9
163 jointRedditchWest Midlands6.9
167 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands7.0
167 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England7.0
169 jointSwaleSouth East7.1
169 jointCity of EdinburghScotland7.1
171North East DerbyshireEast Midlands7.2
172PeterboroughEast of England7.4
173 jointBradfordYorkshire and the Humber7.6
173 jointWestminsterLondon7.6
175HaringeyLondon7.7
176 jointRossendaleNorth West7.8
176 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon7.8
178 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England7.9
178 jointSeftonNorth West7.9
180BexleyLondon8.0
181UttlesfordEast of England8.2
182WandsworthLondon8.3
183Ribble ValleyNorth West8.4
184HackneyLondon8.5
185Kingston upon ThamesLondon8.7
186 jointCheshire EastNorth West8.8
186 jointIslingtonLondon8.8
188GedlingEast Midlands8.9
189 jointClackmannanshireScotland9.0
189 jointTorfaenWales9.0
191 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East9.1
191 jointCounty DurhamNorth East9.1
193North TynesideNorth East9.2
194 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands9.3
194 jointOxfordSouth East9.3
194 jointWychavonWest Midlands9.3
197Newcastle upon TyneNorth East9.4
198SuttonLondon9.5
199Tower HamletsLondon9.7
200HuntingdonshireEast of England9.8
201 jointMid DevonSouth West9.9
201 jointWyreNorth West9.9
203BromleyLondon10.0
204 jointMansfieldEast Midlands10.1
204 jointBassetlawEast Midlands10.1
206GuildfordSouth East10.3
207Forest of DeanSouth West10.6
208 jointVale of GlamorganWales10.7
208 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East10.7
208 jointStratford-on-AvonWest Midlands10.7
211MertonLondon10.9
212CroydonLondon11.0
213City of LondonLondon11.1
214Malvern HillsWest Midlands11.4
215Mid SussexSouth East11.5
216DerbyEast Midlands11.7
217 jointCaerphillyWales11.9
217 jointGreenwichLondon11.9
219LambethLondon12.0
220 jointNew ForestSouth East12.1
220 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands12.1
220 jointEast AyrshireScotland12.1
223 jointCanterburySouth East12.4
223 jointHarboroughEast Midlands12.4
223 jointPerth and KinrossScotland12.4
226Rhondda Cynon TafWales12.6
227East HampshireSouth East12.8
228InverclydeScotland12.9
229 jointBasildonEast of England13.0
229 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands13.0
231 jointMonmouthshireWales13.1
231 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands13.1
233 jointFifeScotland13.4
233 jointSouthwarkLondon13.4
235Test ValleySouth East13.9
236East DevonSouth West14.0
237Bath and North East SomersetSouth West14.4
238High PeakEast Midlands14.5
239 jointFlintshireWales14.6
239 jointMidlothianScotland14.6
241 jointLewishamLondon14.8
241 jointHorshamSouth East14.8
243CarmarthenshireWales15.0
244Stockton-on-TeesNorth East15.3
245TeignbridgeSouth West15.4
246BedfordEast of England15.5
247Vale of White HorseSouth East15.7
248Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands15.9
249DoverSouth East16.1
250 jointSomersetSouth West16.4
250 jointWaverleySouth East16.4
250 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands16.4
253Westmorland and FurnessNorth West17.4
254ChichesterSouth East17.5
255Isle of WightSouth East17.8
256 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East18.5
256 jointCastle PointEast of England18.5
258HartlepoolNorth East18.7
259North AyrshireScotland18.8
260YorkYorkshire and the Humber19.0
261WiltshireSouth West19.3
262HerefordshireWest Midlands20.2
263Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber20.3
264CotswoldSouth West20.5
265ChelmsfordEast of England20.7
266 jointShropshireWest Midlands21.7
266 jointWest OxfordshireSouth East21.7
268 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East21.8
268 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber21.8
268 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber21.8
268 jointEast CambridgeshireEast of England21.8
272Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands22.0
273West LindseyEast Midlands22.1
274WrexhamWales22.3
275 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber22.5
275 jointBlaenau GwentWales22.5
277North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands22.7
278Southend-on-SeaEast of England23.6
279Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands24.0
280Merthyr TydfilWales24.4
281 jointRochfordEast of England25.1
281 jointSouth AyrshireScotland25.1
283TorbaySouth West26.0
284MeltonEast Midlands26.2
285FenlandEast of England26.8
286CumberlandNorth West27.3
287DenbighshireWales28.1
288BraintreeEast of England28.2
289 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East28.3
289 jointEast LothianScotland28.3
289 jointRutlandEast Midlands28.3
292AdurSouth East28.9
293Dundee CityScotland29.2
294ArunSouth East29.3
295Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West29.4
296Redcar and ClevelandNorth East30.6
297Dumfries and GallowayScotland30.7
298South KestevenEast Midlands31.1
299WealdenSouth East31.4
300NorthumberlandNorth East31.5
301 jointWorthingSouth East32.5
301 jointThanetSouth East32.5
303LewesSouth East32.6
304West SuffolkEast of England33.8
305South HollandEast Midlands33.9
306MaldonEast of England34.6
307LincolnEast Midlands35.6
308RotherSouth East38.0
309HastingsSouth East38.6
310West DevonSouth West41.9
311Argyll and ButeScotland42.0
312South HamsSouth West42.1
313DorsetSouth West43.7
314North KestevenEast Midlands44.9
315ConwyWales45.4
316EastbourneSouth East46.8
317ColchesterEast of England47.6
318North DevonSouth West48.1
319AngusScotland48.6
320BaberghEast of England49.0
321PowysWales50.0
322Scottish BordersScotland50.6
323East LindseyEast Midlands51.4
324BostonEast Midlands52.6
325PlymouthSouth West54.1
326King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England55.3
327TorridgeSouth West58.8
328PembrokeshireWales59.7
329CeredigionWales60.2
330TendringEast of England61.2
331Mid SuffolkEast of England61.4
332IpswichEast of England66.6
333BrecklandEast of England66.8
334CornwallSouth West77.8
335GwyneddWales80.8
336East SuffolkEast of England82.3
337Isle of AngleseyWales82.7
338South NorfolkEast of England84.9
339AberdeenshireScotland88.2
340North NorfolkEast of England89.3
341HighlandScotland89.7
342NorwichEast of England93.8
343BroadlandEast of England95.8

Not in this list

  • Aberdeen City, Great Yarmouth, Isles of Scilly, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands. Not published for these councils.
  • Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's roads are not in Ordnance Survey's open road data.

Ordnance Survey, OS Open Roads, motorway junctions; OS Open Names, motorway numbers, read at every census area · October 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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