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Connectivity and Accessibility Statistics for Rural England

Connectivity and Accessibility Statistics for Rural England - April 2026

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
14 March 2023
Last updated
15 April 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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A compendium of connectivity and accessibility statistics for rural and urban areas in England.

The April 2026 release of the Digest includes analysis updates for the following topics within this theme:

  • Section C. Average travel patterns
  • Section D. Access to vehicles and charging infrastructure
  • Section E. Transport connectivity
  • Section F. Home working

The supplementary data tables provide additional statistics for each section of the Digest, using the Rural-Urban Classification categories. The Local Authority data tables supply the disaggregated datasets, used to conduct analysis in the Digest, at a Local Authority level where feasible.

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Previous editions

Copies of the Connectivity and Accessibility Statistics for Rural England publication are available from the National Archive.

Statistics up to 2022 can be found聽.

Updates to this page

Published 14 March 2023
Last updated 15 April 2026 show all updates

  1. Published today, latest rural statistics on 'average travel patterns' (formerly known as travel behaviours), 'access to vehicles and charging infrastructure' (formerly known as access to personal transport), 'transport connectivity' (formerly known as access to services), and 'home working'.

  2. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Broadband and Mobile coverage.

  3. Published today, latest Rural statistics on: 鈥楢ccess to personal transport鈥� in the Connectivity and accessibility report.

  4. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Home working in the Connectivity and Accessibility report.

  5. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Broadband and mobile in the Connectivity and Accessibility report.

  6. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Broadband and mobile, and Access to personal transport.

  7. Total average travel distances by car or van in final paragraph of page 15 corrected to latest values.

  8. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Broadband and Home working.

  9. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Transport & travel and Access to services.

  10. Figures C-1 and C-2 in the 'Access to services' section have been amended to correct data labels.

  11. First published.

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