{"id":1746,"date":"2024-11-21T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/press-release\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2025-01-21T09:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:17:09","slug":"manchester-west-mids-and-yorkshire-home-to-the-nations-busiest-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/press-release\/london-property-market\/manchester-west-mids-and-yorkshire-home-to-the-nations-busiest-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester, West Mids and Yorkshire home to the nation\u2019s busiest roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Manchester,For Road Safety Week, London lettings and estate agent,
Benham and Reeves, has revealed where across the nation we clock up the most miles on our roads each year.<\/p>\n

Benham and Reeves analysed road usage based on the number of miles travelled by motor vehicles across the roads of each county in Britain on an annual basis*.<\/p>\n

The research shows that last year British motorists clocked up a whopping 330.8bn miles on the roads.<\/p>\n

Regionally, the South East saw the most miles travelled by motor vehicle, with a total of 52.8bn, followed by the East of England (37.9bn) and North West (35.9bn).<\/p>\n

When breaking Britain down at a more granular level, the analysis by Benham and Reeves found that it\u2019s Manchester where motorists clock the most miles across both Britain and England, totalling 11.4bn last year. <\/p>\n

The West Midlands came second with 10.3bn miles covered across the county\u2019s roads, with West Yorkshire (10.2bn), Essex (9.7bn) and Hampshire (9.5bn) also ranking within the top five. <\/p>\n

Other areas to feature in the top 10 with respect to the counties with the busiest roads include Kent (9.4bn), Surrey (8.5bn), Hertfordshire (7.4bn), Lancashire (7.2bn) and South Yorkshire (6.7bn). <\/p>\n

Outside of England, Glasgow ranked top in Scotland with 2.2bn miles each year, whilst Cardiff was home to the busiest roads in Wales with 2bn miles driven annually. <\/p>\n

However, at the other end of the table, motorists in Clackmannanshire covered the fewest in Britain miles last year at 211m, along with Blaenau Gwent (256m).<\/p>\n

Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRoad safety has always been a strong consideration when it comes to house hunting and a busy road can be a put off due to a number of factors such as the noise, congestion and the potential danger it poses, particularly for children. <\/p>\n

However, we\u2019re also seeing homebuyers becoming more aware of the additional pitfalls of living on a busy road, a key one being pollution and the potential health problems it can cause in the long term. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, congested roads can be almost impossible to avoid for those looking to purchase in a major city, as population growth has put strain on the existing infrastructure in place. <\/p>\n

We’ve seen measures such as low traffic neighbourhoods introduced to provide homeowners with some relief from increased traffic volumes, although these arguably make the issue worse for those outside of LTNs.
\nOf course, public transport remains a key draw for buyers and renters alike and is the preferable transport option of choice over good road links. In fact, 83% of renters we surveyed stated they wanted to be no more than ten minutes walk to an underground station.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Region\/Nation<\/th>\n2023 – Vehicle Miles<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
South East<\/td>\n52,823,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East of England<\/td>\n37,901,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North West<\/td>\n35,916,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South West<\/td>\n34,683,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Midlands region<\/td>\n32,020,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scotland<\/td>\n29,837,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Midlands All<\/td>\n29,372,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yorkshire and The Humber<\/td>\n27,878,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London<\/td>\n19,196,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wales<\/td>\n18,499,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North East<\/td>\n12,667,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England<\/strong><\/td>\n282,460,300,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Britain<\/strong><\/td>\n330,796,500,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n England\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Authority<\/th>\n2023 – Vehicle Miles<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Greater Manchester<\/td>\n11,438,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Midlands<\/td>\n10,349,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Yorkshire<\/td>\n10,161,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essex<\/td>\n9,685,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hampshire<\/td>\n9,472,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kent<\/td>\n9,383,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surrey<\/td>\n8,448,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hertfordshire<\/td>\n7,358,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lancashire<\/td>\n7,166,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Yorkshire<\/td>\n6,728,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warwickshire<\/td>\n6,075,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staffordshire<\/td>\n5,976,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devon<\/td>\n5,875,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derbyshire<\/td>\n5,418,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norfolk<\/td>\n5,408,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leicestershire<\/td>\n5,218,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambridgeshire<\/td>\n5,108,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merseyside<\/td>\n5,010,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nottinghamshire<\/td>\n4,814,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxfordshire<\/td>\n4,674,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyne and Wear<\/td>\n4,590,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worcestershire<\/td>\n4,472,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gloucestershire<\/td>\n4,342,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincolnshire<\/td>\n4,272,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Sussex<\/td>\n4,264,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suffolk<\/td>\n4,104,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Sussex<\/td>\n2,600,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Wales\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Authority<\/th>\n2023 – Vehicle Miles<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardiff<\/td>\n1,961,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhondda Cynon Taf<\/td>\n1,356,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carmarthenshire<\/td>\n1,267,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newport<\/td>\n1,219,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swansea<\/td>\n1,117,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flintshire<\/td>\n1,083,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Powys<\/td>\n1,005,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monmouthshire<\/td>\n947,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridgend<\/td>\n860,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neath Port Talbot<\/td>\n858,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gwynedd<\/td>\n853,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conwy<\/td>\n792,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caerphilly<\/td>\n730,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pembrokeshire<\/td>\n701,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Vale of Glamorgan<\/td>\n674,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wrexham<\/td>\n669,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denbighshire<\/td>\n563,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ceredigion<\/td>\n469,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torfaen<\/td>\n430,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isle of Anglesey<\/td>\n405,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merthyr Tydfil<\/td>\n277,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blaenau Gwent<\/td>\n255,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Scotland\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Authority<\/th>\n2023 – Vehicle Miles<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Glasgow City<\/td>\n2,218,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Lanarkshire<\/td>\n2,102,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aberdeenshire<\/td>\n1,974,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\n1,916,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edinburgh<\/td>\n1,888,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fife<\/td>\n1,886,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Lanarkshire<\/td>\n1,766,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perth and Kinross<\/td>\n1,562,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dumfries and Galloway<\/td>\n1,400,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Lothian<\/td>\n1,179,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renfrewshire<\/td>\n1,004,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Falkirk<\/td>\n993,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aberdeen City<\/td>\n950,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stirling<\/td>\n795,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Borders<\/td>\n779,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Ayrshire<\/td>\n713,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angus<\/td>\n696,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Ayrshire<\/td>\n654,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Lothian<\/td>\n637,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argyll & Bute<\/td>\n595,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dundee City<\/td>\n529,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moray<\/td>\n508,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Ayrshire<\/td>\n495,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Renfrewshire<\/td>\n491,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midlothian<\/td>\n426,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Dunbartonshire<\/td>\n417,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Dunbartonshire<\/td>\n348,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inverclyde<\/td>\n325,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clackmannanshire<\/td>\n210,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shetland Islands<\/td>\n139,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eilean Siar<\/td>\n138,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orkney Islands<\/td>\n90,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Local Authority<\/th>\n2023 – Vehicle Miles<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Greater Manchester ITA All<\/td>\n11,438,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Midlands ITA All<\/td>\n10,349,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Yorkshire ITA All<\/td>\n10,161,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essex<\/td>\n9,685,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hampshire<\/td>\n9,472,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kent<\/td>\n9,383,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surrey<\/td>\n8,448,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hertfordshire<\/td>\n7,358,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lancashire<\/td>\n7,166,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Yorkshire ITA All<\/td>\n6,728,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warwickshire<\/td>\n6,075,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staffordshire<\/td>\n5,976,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devon<\/td>\n5,875,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derbyshire<\/td>\n5,418,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norfolk<\/td>\n5,408,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leicestershire<\/td>\n5,218,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambridgeshire<\/td>\n5,108,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merseyside ITA All<\/td>\n5,010,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nottinghamshire<\/td>\n4,814,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxfordshire<\/td>\n4,674,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyne and Wear ITA All<\/td>\n4,590,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worcestershire<\/td>\n4,472,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gloucestershire<\/td>\n4,342,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincolnshire<\/td>\n4,272,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Sussex<\/td>\n4,264,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suffolk<\/td>\n4,104,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Sussex<\/td>\n2,600,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glasgow City<\/td>\n2,218,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Lanarkshire<\/td>\n2,102,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aberdeenshire<\/td>\n1,974,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardiff<\/td>\n1,961,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\n1,916,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edinburgh<\/td>\n1,888,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fife<\/td>\n1,886,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Lanarkshire<\/td>\n1,766,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perth and Kinross<\/td>\n1,562,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dumfries and Galloway<\/td>\n1,400,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhondda Cynon Taf<\/td>\n1,356,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carmarthenshire<\/td>\n1,267,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newport<\/td>\n1,219,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Lothian<\/td>\n1,179,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swansea<\/td>\n1,117,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flintshire<\/td>\n1,083,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Powys<\/td>\n1,005,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renfrewshire<\/td>\n1,004,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Falkirk<\/td>\n993,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aberdeen City<\/td>\n950,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monmouthshire<\/td>\n947,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridgend<\/td>\n860,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neath Port Talbot<\/td>\n858,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gwynedd<\/td>\n853,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stirling<\/td>\n795,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conwy<\/td>\n792,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Borders<\/td>\n779,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caerphilly<\/td>\n730,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Ayrshire<\/td>\n713,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pembrokeshire<\/td>\n701,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angus<\/td>\n696,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Vale of Glamorgan<\/td>\n674,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wrexham<\/td>\n669,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Ayrshire<\/td>\n654,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Lothian<\/td>\n637,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argyll & Bute<\/td>\n595,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denbighshire<\/td>\n563,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dundee City<\/td>\n529,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moray<\/td>\n508,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Ayrshire<\/td>\n495,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Renfrewshire<\/td>\n491,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ceredigion<\/td>\n469,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torfaen<\/td>\n430,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midlothian<\/td>\n426,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Dunbartonshire<\/td>\n417,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isle of Anglesey<\/td>\n405,300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Dunbartonshire<\/td>\n348,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inverclyde<\/td>\n325,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merthyr Tydfil<\/td>\n277,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blaenau Gwent<\/td>\n255,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clackmannanshire<\/td>\n210,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*British Mainland – Excludes Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and Western Isles\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
\n \tData on annual miles travelled by motor vehicles sourced from Gov UK – Road traffic estimates (TRA) (2023 – latest available)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Road Safety Week, London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed where across the nation we clock up the most miles on our roads each year. Benham and Reeves analysed road usage based on the number of miles travelled by motor vehicles across the roads of each county in Britain on an … <\/p>\n

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