Statistical data set

Region and Rural-Urban Classification

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

Accessible Tables and Improved Quality

As part of the Analysis Function Reproducible Analytical Pipeline Strategy, processes to create all National Travel Survey (NTS) statistics tables have been improved to follow the principles of Reproducible Analytical Pipelines (RAP). This has resulted in improved efficiency and quality of NTS tables and therefore some historical estimates have seen very minor change, at least the fifth decimal place.

All NTS tables have also been redesigned in an accessible format where they can be used by as many people as possible, including people with an impaired vision, motor difficulties, cognitive impairments or learning disabilities and deafness or impaired hearing.

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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, 31.3 KB)

NTS9902: Household car availability by region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 47.4 KB)

Mode of transport

NTS9903: Average number of trips by main mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence (trips per person per year): England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 97.5 KB)

NTS9904: Average distance travelled by mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence (miles per person per year): England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 103 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, 70.6 KB)

NTS9910: Average trip length by main mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 101 KB)

NTS9916: Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, trip length, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 1.27 MB)

NTS9917: Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, ethnic group, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 510 KB)

NTS9919: Proportion of stages preceding a surface rail stage, by stage mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 81.3 KB)

Purpose of travel

NTS9906: Average number of trips by trip purpose, region and rural-urban classification of residence (trips per person per year): England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 85 KB)

NTS9907: Average distance travelled by trip purpose, region and rural-urban classification of residence (miles per person per year): England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 87.7 KB)

NTS9912: Average trip length by trip purpose, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 85.9 KB)

NTS9913: Average time spent travelling by trip purpose, region and rural-urban classification of residence (hours per person per year): England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 83.1 KB)

NTS9914: Average trip duration by trip purpose, region and rural-urban classification of residence (minutes): England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 80.1 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, 499 KB)

Trip length

NTS9911: Average number of trips by trip length, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 62.9 KB)

Parking

NTS0908: Where vehicle parked overnight by rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 14.1 KB)

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Published 30 July 2013
Last updated 30 August 2023 + show all updates
  1. Data tables updated for the National Travel Survey report for 2022.

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

  3. Data tables updated for the NTS 2020 report.

  4. Data tables updated for the NTS 2019 report.

  5. Updated for 31st July 2019 publication.

  6. Tables updated to the year 2017.

  7. Table 9903 and 9904 updated to 2016 data.

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

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

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

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

  12. First published.