A destination-accessibility index — how easily a place reaches everyday destinations on foot — scored per ~175 m cell and shown here aggregated to MSOA across UK local authorities.
Tip — click or zoom into a local authority to see its areas, then hover any area for its access score. Zoom out to return to the UK view.
Scores are normalised within each local authority, so a “70” in one city is not the same as a “70” in another. Read each map on its own — there is no league table.
Scores correlate with deprivation (ρ ≈ −0.4 at fine grain). This does not mean deprived areas have higher-quality pedestrian environments, and high scores there must not be read as reduced need for footway, crossing or severance investment — they should prompt scrutiny of actual conditions.
It measures access to destinations on foot, calibrated to ONS Census 2021 walk-to-work (a commute proxy; peak-WFH year). It does not yet measure on-street walkability — pavements, crossings, severance. Not a safety indicator. MSOA grain.
More local authorities are being added — new areas appear as they clear validation.