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Region and Rural-Urban Classification

Data about travel by region and mode of transport, produced by Department for Transport.

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From:
Department for Transport
Published:
30 July 2013
Last updated:
10 September 2026
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  1. Tables updated for National Travel Survey: 2025 publication.

  2. National Travel Survey: 2024 published.

  3. Updated table nts9919 with the National Travel Survey mid-year estimates, year ending June 2024.

  4. Data tables updated for the latest National Travel Survey report for 2023.

  5. Data tables updated for the National Travel Survey report for 2022.

  6. Data tables updated for the NTS 2021 annual report.

  7. Data tables updated for the NTS 2020 report.

  8. Data tables updated for the NTS 2019 report.

  9. Updated for 31st July 2019 publication.

  10. Tables updated to the year 2017.

  11. Table 9903 and 9904 updated to 2016 data.

  12. Table 9901 to 9915 updated to the latest data for the year 2015.

  13. Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2014.

  14. Tables NTS9901 to 9915 updated to include data for the year 2013.

  15. NTS99 - Travel by region and area type of residence 2012 data added. This replaces previous editions of these tables.

  16. First published.

Rural Urban Classification

Prior to 2024 rural-urban classification of residence is based on the 2011 ten-category breakdown. There is a break in series from 2024 as these are based on the 2021 six-category rural-urban classifications. A number of output areas have been reclassified from 2024 due to the new methodology, therefore the new categories are not directly comparable to the old ones.

For the 2025 release, tables NTS9906, NTS9907, NTS9912, NTS9913 and NTS9914 have been discontinued and replaced by tables NTS0413 and NTS0414. The information previously published in these tables has been reorganised into a revised table structure to improve usability.

Driving licence and car ownership

NTS9901: Full car driving licence holders by sex, region and rural-urban classification of residence, aged 17 and over: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 39.9 KB)

NTS9902: Household car availability by region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 57.3 KB)

Mode of transport

NTS0318: Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by mode and region of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 476 KB)

NTS0319: Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by mode and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 326 KB)

NTS9908: Trips to and from school by main mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence, aged 5 to 16: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 93.3 KB)

NTS9916: Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, trip length, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 1.64 MB)

NTS9917: Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, ethnic group, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 617 KB)

NTS9919: Proportion of stages preceding a surface rail stage, by stage mode and region of residence: England, 2017 onwards (ODS, 20.8 KB)

NTS9920: Average number of trips and stages under 5 miles by rural-urban classification of residence and mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 203 KB)

Purpose of travel

NTS0413: Average number of trips, miles and time spent travelling by trip purpose and region of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 342 KB)

NTS0414: Average number of trips, miles and time spent travelling by trip purpose and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 238 KB)

NTS9918: Average number of trips and distance travelled by trip purpose, ethnic group, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 639 KB)

Trip length

NTS9911: Average number of trips by trip length, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 85.1 KB)

Parking

NTS0908: Where vehicle parked overnight by rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 15.8 KB)

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