Best cities for sports in the United Kingdom

BookrGo Best Sport Cities ranking: we rank the cities of the United Kingdom by their 0-10 sports score, which combines density of centers per resident, variety of sports, listing quality and real activity. To keep the comparison fair, we measure every city's offering with the same sources of national coverage. An honest way to see where it's easiest (and hardest) to find somewhere to play.

4207 scorable cities.

#	City	Score /10	Centers
1	Joyden's Wood · South East England	9.4	27
2	Moston · North West England	9.3	32
3	Catherine-de-Barnes · West Midlands	9.3	24
4	New Denham · South East England	9.3	20
5	Burton Green · West Midlands	9.3	19
6	Eton · South East England	9.3	17
7	Moor Park · East of England	9.2	29
8	Bramhope · Yorkshire and The Humber	9.2	24
9	Badshot Lea · South East England	9.2	14
10	Monkton Combe · South West England	9.2	12
11	Sonning · South East England	9.2	11
12	Longford · South West England	9.1	20
13	Collingtree and Milton Malsor · East Midlands	9.1	16
14	Major's Green · West Midlands	9.1	15
15	Eight Ash Green · East of England	9.1	11
16	Bathampton · South West England	9.1	10
17	Cliddesden · South East England	9.1	8
18	Southwick · South East England	9.0	50
19	Pheasey · West Midlands	9.0	47
20	Huntington · Yorkshire and The Humber	9.0	34
21	Stoke Gifford · South West England	9.0	28
22	Grantchester · East of England	9.0	20
23	Rownhams and Nursling · South East England	9.0	16
24	Moulton · East Midlands	9.0	15
25	Scalby · Yorkshire and The Humber	9.0	13
26	Heslington · Yorkshire and The Humber	9.0	12
27	Bloxham · South East England	9.0	8
28	Teversham · East of England	9.0	7
29	Greenham · South East England	9.0	6
30	Buckhurst Hill · East of England	8.9	43
31	Hollywood · West Midlands	8.9	37
32	Perton · West Midlands	8.9	15
33	Tiddington · West Midlands	8.9	11
34	South Mimms · East of England	8.9	8
35	Winkfield Row · South East England	8.9	8
36	Duporth · South West England	8.9	6
37	Bestwood Village · East Midlands	8.8	20
38	Theale · South East England	8.8	16
39	Berechurch · East of England	8.8	15
40	Rough Common · South East England	8.8	10
41	Quarndon · East Midlands	8.8	9
42	Brayton · Yorkshire and The Humber	8.8	8
43	Limpsfield · South East England	8.8	6
44	Trowse Newton · East of England	8.7	27
47	Girton · East of England	8.7	13
46	Binley Woods · West Midlands	8.7	13
45	Barnard Castle · North East England	8.7	13
48	Fernhill Heath · West Midlands	8.7	13
49	Cranbrook · South East England	8.7	11
50	Southwick · South East England	8.7	10
53	Brockenhurst · South East England	8.7	9
51	Slip End · East of England	8.7	9
52	Binfield · South East England	8.7	9
54	Glinton · East of England	8.7	8
55	Borden · South East England	8.7	8
56	Church · North West England	8.7	7
57	Hampsthwaite · Yorkshire and The Humber	8.7	5
58	Cold Ash · South East England	8.7	4
59	Whitchurch · South West England	8.6	41
60	Winchester · South East England	8.6	31
61	Chilworth · South East England	8.6	27
62	Scholes · Yorkshire and The Humber	8.6	21
63	East Grinstead · South East England	8.6	20
64	Ripon · Yorkshire and The Humber	8.6	19
65	Carleton · North West England	8.6	19
66	Frimley · South East England	8.6	18
68	Sevenoaks · South East England	8.6	17
67	Lower Upnor · South East England	8.6	17
69	Uttoxeter · West Midlands	8.6	15
70	Long Lawford · West Midlands	8.6	14
71	Thorpe End · East of England	8.6	13
72	Tatsfield · South East England	8.6	12
75	Cuckfield · South East England	8.6	11
74	Cranleigh · South East England	8.6	11
73	Millison's Wood · West Midlands	8.6	11
78	Hungerford · South East England	8.6	10
76	Giggleswick · Yorkshire and The Humber	8.6	10
77	Barnt Green · West Midlands	8.6	10
81	Childer Thornton · North West England	8.6	9
79	Staining · North West England	8.6	9
82	Findern · East Midlands	8.6	9
80	Carlton · Yorkshire and The Humber	8.6	9
83	Little Wymondley · East of England	8.6	8
84	Sandridge · East of England	8.6	8
85	Sherborne · South West England	8.6	8
86	Wigginton · East of England	8.6	5
87	Bradfield · South East England	8.6	3
88	Crays Hill · East of England	8.5	21
89	Wolvercote · South East England	8.5	17
90	Bricket Wood · East of England	8.5	14
91	Boughton · East Midlands	8.5	12
92	Topsham · South West England	8.5	12
94	Richings Park · South East England	8.5	11
93	Dodworth · Yorkshire and The Humber	8.5	11
95	Marlborough · South West England	8.5	11
96	Great Horkesley · East of England	8.5	10
98	Threemilestone · South West England	8.5	10
97	Chickerell · South West England	8.5	10
100	Cringleford · East of England	8.5	9
99	Hurworth-on-Tees · North East England	8.5	9

Rankings by state

Explore the best cities for sports in each state.

How do we calculate the score?

Variety (25%) — how many different sports the city covers.
Quality (20%) — richness of each center's information.
Activity (20%) — real user interest over the last 30 days.
Scale (15%) — number of centers in the city.
Density (10%) — centers per resident (dampened).
Courts (10%) — total capacity: number of courts.

Each section is measured as a percentile against the other cities in the United Kingdom and combined into the final score, on a 0-10 scale. Variety and density are measured with a uniform instrument (only sources with homogeneous national coverage) so that no city is favored by having a more complete open catalog. We only score cities with population data and a presence in those sources.