Walking Factsheet, England 2020

Walking Factsheet, England: 2020

Summary [NTS0303]

32%

of all trips made

5%

of all distance travelled

236 wa king trips 281 wa king stages 220 miles walked

19 minutes per trip

Gender [NTS0601]

265 trips 231 miles

207 trips 208 miles

Women make more walking trips, and walk further than men.

Trends [NTS0303]

In 2020:

Trips

Stages

5% since 2019 16% since 2019

400

328 stages

300

264 trips

200

206 miles

100

Stages Trips

Miles

281 stages 236 trips

220 miles

Distance

7% since 2019

0

2002

2007

2011

2015

2020

A Trip is a one-way course of travel with a single main purpose. A "walking trip" is one where the greatest part was walked. A new stage is defined when there is a change in the mode of transport. Trips consist of one or more stages.

Purpose [ALS, CW0303]

Proportion of adults walking at least once a week by purpose, midNovember 2019 to mid-November 2020

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Any purpose

67%

Leisure

55%

Travel

30%

Nearly seven out of ten adults walked at least once a week. More adults walked for leisure than for travel.

Leisure is for the pleasure or value of the activity Travel is getting from A to B Any is leisure or travel

Usual time spent per day [ALS, CW0304]

Proportion of adults walking, by purpose and minutes per day, midNovember 2019 to mid-November 2020

30% Purpose: Leisure / Travel

Car access [NTS0702]

281 trips 276 miles

229 trips 210 miles

People without access to a car walk more and further than those that have access to a car.

Disability [NTS0711]

238 trips 244 miles

192 trips 132 miles

On average, adults without a disability made more trips and travelled further by walking than those with

a disability.

Travel purpose [NTS0409]

20%

10%

0% 1 t < 30

30 t < 60

60 t < 90 90 t < 120

t 120

When adults walked for more than 30 minutes, they were more likely to be walking for leisure rather than travel.

48% of walking trips are for just walking

16% of walking trips are for education or escort education

Escort Education is escorting or accompanying a child or children to school.

Sources: NTS, National Travel Survey 2020 (any walking on the public highway) ALS, Active Lives Survey 2019 to 2020 (aged 16+ only, walks are at least 10 minutes)

Walking and cycling statistics Email: activetravel.stats@.uk Media: 020 7944 3066 Public: 020 7944 3077

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