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An Escapists Paradise: Discover the Most Secluded Area in the UK

Do you enjoy getting off the beaten track? If you’re looking for somewhere to spend some off-grid time with your family and gain a true sense of relaxation and privacy you need to find an escapists paradise.

We really are talking about the roads less travelled — we’ve reviewed 60 areas of Britain and compiled data sets including, the amount of CCTV cameras which are publicly owned in each area, the population of each city, where the term ‘hidden gem’ is most frequently used on TripAdvisor, and how connected and accessible each area is.

We’ve given each location an ultimate escapist rating, with the place scoring closest to 100 being the most secluded place in the entire country!

Cities in England Population Scorei CCTV Scorei Social Privacyi Connectivity Scorei Accessiblity Scorei Total Scorei
Gloucester 98.6 98.6 100.0 83.3 97.9 100
Salisbury 99.3 99.3 82.0 82.5 99.4 97
Ely 99.8 99.8 54.2 91.6 99.7 96
Hereford 97.8 97.8 95.5 71.9 98.8 95
Newport 98.3 98.3 97.5 68.8 99.1 95
St. David's 100.0 100.0 42.7 88.6 100.0 93
Wells 99.9 99.9 94.5 60.4 98.5 92
Bangor 99.8 99.8 48.7 84.9 100.0 92
Worcester 98.9 98.9 85.3 67.0 99.4 92
Ripon 99.8 99.8 54.1 79.1 96.7 91
Bath 99.0 99.0 95.1 58.3 98.8 91
Preston 98.4 98.4 99.2 49.6 99.7 88
Truro 99.8 99.8 44.2 76.5 98.2 88
Chichester 99.7 99.7 58.3 70.0 98.5 88
Winchester 98.6 98.6 72.8 58.6 98.8 87
Chester 98.7 98.7 70.0 66.0 84.4 86
Wakefield 98.9 98.9 60.4 61.9 95.2 85
Lichfield 98.8 98.8 75.1 52.4 98.8 85
Canterbury 98.1 98.1 39.9 73.1 97.3 85
Inverness 99.5 99.5 26.8 78.0 97.9 85
Carlisle 98.8 98.8 48.6 62.3 98.8 84
Durham 94.1 94.1 46.0 70.7 97.9 84
Coventry 95.8 95.8 76.1 48.4 98.8 83
Swansea 96.5 96.5 88.2 44.2 98.8 83
Cardiff 94.6 94.6 98.3 42.1 93.1 83
Stirling 98.9 98.9 37.6 67.3 98.2 83
Sheffield 91.8 91.8 64.4 61.1 98.2 83
Oxford 98.0 98.0 84.8 41.9 95.5 82
Salford 97.1 97.1 72.2 47.8 97.3 82
Exeter 98.5 98.5 80.8 43.8 97.3 82
St. Albans 98.3 98.3 71.5 42.9 98.2 81
Stoke-on-Trent 95.7 95.7 72.7 46.0 98.8 81
Wolverhampton 97.1 97.1 73.8 43.2 99.7 81
Aberdeen 97.3 97.3 16.7 72.5 99.4 81
York 97.5 97.5 53.3 57.3 93.4 81
Bristol 92.3 92.3 97.3 38.1 96.4 81
Southampton 97.0 97.0 69.9 45.2 97.0 80
Sunderland 96.7 96.7 44.6 54.4 99.7 80
Bradford 94.0 94.0 61.9 52.1 95.2 80
Derby 97.1 97.1 68.5 42.1 95.5 79
Leicester 93.8 93.8 70.9 42.5 99.7 79
Peterborough 97.7 97.7 59.4 40.8 99.7 78
Leeds 91.0 91.0 59.1 50.1 95.5 78
Nottingham 96.3 96.3 67.3 38.5 99.4 78
Portsmouth 97.6 97.6 64.2 36.3 98.5 77
Newcastle Upon Tyne 90.9 90.9 46.0 53.4 99.4 77
Liverpool 89.9 89.9 65.2 46.3 93.4 77
Plymouth 97.0 97.0 59.8 37.6 98.2 76
Cambridge 98.6 98.6 60.5 37.1 94.9 76
Birmingham 86.5 86.5 75.9 43.6 89.8 76
Lancaster 98.3 98.3 60.9 33.5 97.9 75
Norwich 98.3 98.3 27.7 44.8 99.7 74
Lincoln 98.8 98.8 53.5 36.1 93.7 74
Manchester 69.3 69.3 72.2 54.6 95.5 74
Glasgow 93.2 93.2 36.5 50.8 82.6 73
Edinburgh 94.5 94.5 38.6 41.1 96.4 72
Brighton and Hove 93.2 93.2 47.7 36.5 97.6 72
Dundee 98.3 98.3 32.5 38.0 97.9 72
Hull 96.4 96.4 39.6 0.0 96.4 59
London 0.0 0.0 63.2 80.7 0.0 40

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Sources

  • Population - Population of each city, sourced from World Population Review
    • Scored by creating an index based on total population of each city, the index is weighted based on the range between highest & lowest population to provide a cumulative index score.
    • Population totals per city have been calculated by detailing the total number of inhabitants of central city regions rather than the number who live in the entirety of the city's postcode area.
  • CCTV - CCTV data sourced from IFSEC Global & The Telegraph
    • Total population divided by 11.Scored by creating an index based on total number of CCTV per city, the index is weighted based on the range between highest & lowest population to provide a cumulative index score.
  • Social Privacy - https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ (Restaurants & Bars per City)
    • Trip Advisor restaurants filtered by hidden gems per city. Scored by creating an index based on total number of hidden gems per city, the index is weighted based on the range between highest & lowest population to provide a cumulative index score.
  • Connectivity - Think Broadband
    • Scored by creating an index based on Think Broadband ranking score, the index is weighted based on the range between highest & lowest population to provide a cumulative index score.
  • Accessiblity - Office of Rail & Road
    • Scored by creating an index based on number of trains stations per city, the index is weighted based on the range between highest & lowest population to provide a cumulative index score.

Dataset

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