Accessibility statistics provide a local-level measure of the availability of transport to key services (covering food stores, education, health care, town centres and employment centres) for the populations who use them.

They are widely used in accessibility planning by local authorities, as well as being the basis of an indicator in the Department’s 2011-2015 Business Plan.

Browse statistical releases within this series

• Accessibility statistical releases

Browse individual statistical tables within this series

• Accessibility statistical tables

Destination locations

• Data providing the grid references of all the destination locations

Notes and guidance

There are various documents that provide further information on accessibility statistics.

• Guidance on what the accessibility statistics contains and how to use them (PDF – 126 KB)
• Strengths and weaknesses of the accessibility statistics (PDF – 19 KB)
• Making the Connections–Social Exclusion Unit report from 2003 which identified the seven key services which communities should be able to access (PDF – 20 KB)

National Statistics

These statistics are not designated as National Statistics.

Pre-release access lists

The list below details the post holders who are given pre-release access to the statistics for up to 24 hours prior to release:

• Pre-release access list (PDF – 11 KB)

Technical information

• Methodology note – How the accessibility statistics have been created (PDF – 238 KB)
• List of key terms and definitions (PDF – 24 KB)

Contact us

• subnational.stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk
• Phone: 020 7944 3556