Distance to the nearest nursery or preschool, km, every council ranked

Measured in a straight line from where people live and averaged, to registered nurseries and preschools. Childminders are not on the list. Figures for October 2026, published for 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: 12 councils, 0.2. The council in the middle: Pendle, 0.6. Highest: Na h-Eileanan Siar, 3.6.

Distance to the nearest nursery or preschool, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1 joint	HackneyLondon	0.2
1 joint	IslingtonLondon	0.2
1 joint	WandsworthLondon	0.2
1 joint	City of LondonLondon	0.2
1 joint	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	0.2
1 joint	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	0.2
1 joint	LewishamLondon	0.2
1 joint	LambethLondon	0.2
1 joint	SouthwarkLondon	0.2
1 joint	WestminsterLondon	0.2
1 joint	CamdenLondon	0.2
1 joint	NewhamLondon	0.2
13 joint	Tower HamletsLondon	0.3
13 joint	HaringeyLondon	0.3
13 joint	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	0.3
13 joint	BrentLondon	0.3
13 joint	GreenwichLondon	0.3
13 joint	Waltham ForestLondon	0.3
13 joint	Barking and DagenhamLondon	0.3
13 joint	EalingLondon	0.3
13 joint	HarrowLondon	0.3
13 joint	RedbridgeLondon	0.3
13 joint	CroydonLondon	0.3
13 joint	MertonLondon	0.3
13 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	0.3
13 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	0.3
13 joint	EnfieldLondon	0.3
13 joint	HounslowLondon	0.3
13 joint	BarnetLondon	0.3
13 joint	Glasgow CityScotland	0.3
13 joint	SouthamptonSouth East	0.3
32 joint	City of EdinburghScotland	0.4
32 joint	HaveringLondon	0.4
32 joint	LutonEast of England	0.4
32 joint	LeicesterEast Midlands	0.4
32 joint	SuttonLondon	0.4
32 joint	WatfordEast of England	0.4
32 joint	BexleyLondon	0.4
32 joint	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	0.4
32 joint	BirminghamWest Midlands	0.4
32 joint	BromleyLondon	0.4
32 joint	CheltenhamSouth West	0.4
32 joint	HarlowEast of England	0.4
32 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	0.4
32 joint	Dundee CityScotland	0.4
32 joint	LiverpoolNorth West	0.4
32 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	0.4
32 joint	WorthingSouth East	0.4
32 joint	CardiffWales	0.4
32 joint	CrawleySouth East	0.4
32 joint	HillingdonLondon	0.4
32 joint	OldhamNorth West	0.4
32 joint	ReadingSouth East	0.4
32 joint	SloughSouth East	0.4
32 joint	RushmoorSouth East	0.4
32 joint	TamworthWest Midlands	0.4
32 joint	BasildonEast of England	0.4
32 joint	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	0.4
32 joint	IpswichEast of England	0.4
32 joint	ManchesterNorth West	0.4
32 joint	SalfordNorth West	0.4
32 joint	SandwellWest Midlands	0.4
32 joint	StevenageEast of England	0.4
32 joint	TraffordNorth West	0.4
32 joint	Bracknell ForestSouth East	0.4
32 joint	BristolSouth West	0.4
32 joint	CambridgeEast of England	0.4
32 joint	DartfordSouth East	0.4
32 joint	Epsom and EwellSouth East	0.4
32 joint	HertsmereEast of England	0.4
32 joint	HyndburnNorth West	0.4
32 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	0.4
32 joint	Aberdeen CityScotland	0.4
32 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	0.4
32 joint	EastbourneSouth East	0.4
32 joint	EastleighSouth East	0.4
32 joint	GloucesterSouth West	0.4
32 joint	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
32 joint	RochdaleNorth West	0.4
32 joint	TorfaenWales	0.4
81 joint	AdurSouth East	0.5
81 joint	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
81 joint	SpelthorneSouth East	0.5
81 joint	StockportNorth West	0.5
81 joint	BlabyEast Midlands	0.5
81 joint	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	0.5
81 joint	DacorumEast of England	0.5
81 joint	HastingsSouth East	0.5
81 joint	NottinghamEast Midlands	0.5
81 joint	RedditchWest Midlands	0.5
81 joint	BoltonNorth West	0.5
81 joint	CaerphillyWales	0.5
81 joint	DerbyEast Midlands	0.5
81 joint	FarehamSouth East	0.5
81 joint	GosportSouth East	0.5
81 joint	KnowsleyNorth West	0.5
81 joint	Milton KeynesSouth East	0.5
81 joint	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	0.5
81 joint	North TynesideNorth East	0.5
81 joint	PlymouthSouth West	0.5
81 joint	PrestonNorth West	0.5
81 joint	ThurrockEast of England	0.5
81 joint	WokingSouth East	0.5
81 joint	CoventryWest Midlands	0.5
81 joint	East DunbartonshireScotland	0.5
81 joint	ElmbridgeSouth East	0.5
81 joint	HavantSouth East	0.5
81 joint	RenfrewshireScotland	0.5
81 joint	South RibbleNorth West	0.5
81 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	0.5
81 joint	GedlingEast Midlands	0.5
81 joint	MedwaySouth East	0.5
81 joint	RunnymedeSouth East	0.5
81 joint	TamesideNorth West	0.5
81 joint	WirralNorth West	0.5
81 joint	BuryNorth West	0.5
81 joint	Castle PointEast of England	0.5
81 joint	ExeterSouth West	0.5
81 joint	GraveshamSouth East	0.5
81 joint	North LanarkshireScotland	0.5
81 joint	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	0.5
81 joint	WarringtonNorth West	0.5
81 joint	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	0.5
81 joint	MidlothianScotland	0.5
81 joint	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	0.5
81 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
81 joint	St AlbansEast of England	0.5
81 joint	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	0.5
81 joint	ThanetSouth East	0.5
81 joint	West DunbartonshireScotland	0.5
81 joint	West LothianScotland	0.5
81 joint	WorcesterWest Midlands	0.5
81 joint	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
81 joint	ArunSouth East	0.5
81 joint	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
81 joint	FalkirkScotland	0.5
81 joint	MiddlesbroughNorth East	0.5
81 joint	Surrey HeathSouth East	0.5
81 joint	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	0.5
81 joint	WokinghamSouth East	0.5
81 joint	East RenfrewshireScotland	0.5
81 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	0.5
81 joint	NorwichEast of England	0.5
81 joint	Three RiversEast of England	0.5
81 joint	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	0.5
81 joint	WiganNorth West	0.5
81 joint	WrexhamWales	0.5
81 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
81 joint	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	0.5
81 joint	ChorleyNorth West	0.5
81 joint	DudleyWest Midlands	0.5
81 joint	HaltonNorth West	0.5
81 joint	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
81 joint	NewportWales	0.5
81 joint	South GloucestershireSouth West	0.5
81 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	0.5
157 joint	ChelmsfordEast of England	0.6
157 joint	ColchesterEast of England	0.6
157 joint	HartSouth East	0.6
157 joint	InverclydeScotland	0.6
157 joint	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	0.6
157 joint	RochfordEast of England	0.6
157 joint	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	0.6
157 joint	Mid SussexSouth East	0.6
157 joint	OxfordSouth East	0.6
157 joint	RossendaleNorth West	0.6
157 joint	SolihullWest Midlands	0.6
157 joint	Vale of GlamorganWales	0.6
157 joint	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	0.6
157 joint	CharnwoodEast Midlands	0.6
157 joint	MaidstoneSouth East	0.6
157 joint	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	0.6
157 joint	WarwickWest Midlands	0.6
157 joint	CanterburySouth East	0.6
157 joint	PendleNorth West	0.6
157 joint	SeftonNorth West	0.6
157 joint	BurnleyNorth West	0.6
157 joint	FlintshireWales	0.6
157 joint	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.6
157 joint	South TynesideNorth East	0.6
157 joint	ErewashEast Midlands	0.6
157 joint	HorshamSouth East	0.6
157 joint	North SomersetSouth West	0.6
157 joint	Blaenau GwentWales	0.6
157 joint	DarlingtonNorth East	0.6
157 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	0.6
157 joint	GatesheadNorth East	0.6
157 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	0.6
157 joint	St. HelensNorth West	0.6
157 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	0.6
157 joint	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	0.6
157 joint	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	0.6
157 joint	BridgendWales	0.6
157 joint	LancasterNorth West	0.6
157 joint	TorbaySouth West	0.6
157 joint	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	0.6
157 joint	FifeScotland	0.6
157 joint	High PeakEast Midlands	0.6
157 joint	Neath Port TalbotWales	0.6
200 joint	Merthyr TydfilWales	0.7
200 joint	SwindonSouth West	0.7
200 joint	East HertfordshireEast of England	0.7
200 joint	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
200 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	0.7
200 joint	SwaleSouth East	0.7
200 joint	SwanseaWales	0.7
200 joint	DenbighshireWales	0.7
200 joint	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
200 joint	WalsallWest Midlands	0.7
200 joint	ClackmannanshireScotland	0.7
200 joint	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	0.7
200 joint	RushcliffeEast Midlands	0.7
200 joint	TandridgeSouth East	0.7
200 joint	AshfieldEast Midlands	0.7
200 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	0.7
200 joint	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	0.7
200 joint	MaldonEast of England	0.7
200 joint	South LanarkshireScotland	0.7
200 joint	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.7
200 joint	BedfordEast of England	0.7
200 joint	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	0.7
200 joint	DoverSouth East	0.7
200 joint	FyldeNorth West	0.7
200 joint	GuildfordSouth East	0.7
200 joint	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	0.7
200 joint	TendringEast of England	0.7
200 joint	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
200 joint	MansfieldEast Midlands	0.7
200 joint	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.7
200 joint	TewkesburySouth West	0.7
200 joint	WinchesterSouth East	0.7
200 joint	BuckinghamshireSouth East	0.7
200 joint	HartlepoolNorth East	0.7
200 joint	New ForestSouth East	0.7
200 joint	BraintreeEast of England	0.7
200 joint	ConwyWales	0.7
200 joint	North AyrshireScotland	0.7
200 joint	South CambridgeshireEast of England	0.7
200 joint	SunderlandNorth East	0.7
240 joint	BroxtoweEast Midlands	0.8
240 joint	Cheshire EastNorth West	0.8
240 joint	Mole ValleySouth East	0.8
240 joint	WaverleySouth East	0.8
240 joint	Central BedfordshireEast of England	0.8
240 joint	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.8
240 joint	WyreNorth West	0.8
240 joint	BromsgroveWest Midlands	0.8
240 joint	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	0.8
240 joint	East HampshireSouth East	0.8
240 joint	East LothianScotland	0.8
240 joint	RugbyWest Midlands	0.8
240 joint	South AyrshireScotland	0.8
240 joint	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	0.8
240 joint	ChichesterSouth East	0.8
240 joint	East AyrshireScotland	0.8
240 joint	Isle of WightSouth East	0.8
240 joint	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.8
240 joint	Vale of White HorseSouth East	0.8
240 joint	West LancashireNorth West	0.8
260 joint	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	0.9
260 joint	LichfieldWest Midlands	0.9
260 joint	CherwellSouth East	0.9
260 joint	HuntingdonshireEast of England	0.9
260 joint	WiltshireSouth West	0.9
260 joint	AshfordSouth East	0.9
260 joint	South OxfordshireSouth East	0.9
260 joint	StroudSouth West	0.9
260 joint	Test ValleySouth East	0.9
260 joint	LewesSouth East	0.9
260 joint	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.9
271 joint	WealdenSouth East	1.0
271 joint	BostonEast Midlands	1.0
271 joint	StaffordWest Midlands	1.0
271 joint	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	1.0
271 joint	West BerkshireSouth East	1.0
271 joint	West SuffolkEast of England	1.0
271 joint	Isle of AngleseyWales	1.0
271 joint	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	1.0
271 joint	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	1.0
271 joint	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	1.0
271 joint	UttlesfordEast of England	1.0
271 joint	AngusScotland	1.0
271 joint	BolsoverEast Midlands	1.0
271 joint	West OxfordshireSouth East	1.0
271 joint	East CambridgeshireEast of England	1.0
286 joint	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	1.1
286 joint	MonmouthshireWales	1.1
286 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	1.1
286 joint	WychavonWest Midlands	1.1
286 joint	BaberghEast of England	1.1
286 joint	North KestevenEast Midlands	1.1
286 joint	Great YarmouthEast of England	1.1
286 joint	East DevonSouth West	1.1
286 joint	MorayScotland	1.1
295 joint	CarmarthenshireWales	1.2
295 joint	StirlingScotland	1.2
295 joint	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	1.2
295 joint	FenlandEast of England	1.2
295 joint	GwyneddWales	1.2
295 joint	RotherSouth East	1.2
295 joint	DorsetSouth West	1.2
295 joint	BroadlandEast of England	1.2
295 joint	HarboroughEast Midlands	1.2
295 joint	CornwallSouth West	1.2
305 joint	Forest of DeanSouth West	1.3
305 joint	AberdeenshireScotland	1.3
305 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	1.3
305 joint	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	1.3
305 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	1.3
305 joint	South HamsSouth West	1.3
305 joint	South KestevenEast Midlands	1.3
305 joint	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	1.3
305 joint	South HollandEast Midlands	1.3
305 joint	County DurhamNorth East	1.3
305 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	1.3
305 joint	Ribble ValleyNorth West	1.3
305 joint	SomersetSouth West	1.3
318 joint	PembrokeshireWales	1.4
318 joint	Mid SuffolkEast of England	1.4
318 joint	MeltonEast Midlands	1.4
318 joint	Perth and KinrossScotland	1.4
322 joint	North DevonSouth West	1.5
322 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	1.5
322 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	1.5
322 joint	ShropshireWest Midlands	1.5
326 joint	NorthumberlandNorth East	1.6
326 joint	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	1.6
326 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	1.6
326 joint	BrecklandEast of England	1.6
326 joint	Scottish BordersScotland	1.6
326 joint	CumberlandNorth West	1.6
332 joint	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	1.7
332 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	1.7
332 joint	PowysWales	1.7
335 joint	CeredigionWales	1.8
335 joint	CotswoldSouth West	1.8
335 joint	Orkney IslandsScotland	1.8
335 joint	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	1.8
339 joint	East LindseyEast Midlands	1.9
339 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	1.9
341	Mid DevonSouth West	2.0
342 joint	Argyll and ButeScotland	2.1
342 joint	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	2.1
344 joint	West DevonSouth West	2.2
344 joint	TorridgeSouth West	2.2
344 joint	Isles of ScillySouth West	2.2
344 joint	Shetland IslandsScotland	2.2
348	North NorfolkEast of England	2.4
349	HighlandScotland	2.5
350	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	3.6

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Ofsted, childcare providers and inspections management information, nurseries and preschools, as at 31 December 2025; Care Inspectorate, datastore, day care of children, August 2026; Care Inspectorate Wales, registered services export, full day and sessional day care, read at every census area · October 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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