Best cities for sports in West Midlands

BookrGo Best Sport Cities ranking: we rank the cities of West Midlands 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.

322 scorable cities in West Midlands.

#	City	Score /10	Centers
1	Catherine-de-Barnes	9.3	24
2	Burton Green	9.3	19
3	Major's Green	9.1	15
4	Pheasey	9.0	47
5	Hollywood	9.0	37
6	Perton	8.8	15
7	Tiddington	8.8	11
8	Binley Woods	8.7	13
9	Fernhill Heath	8.7	13
10	Long Lawford	8.6	14
11	Millison's Wood	8.6	11
12	Barnt Green	8.6	10
13	Bermuda	8.5	13
14	Keresley Newlands	8.5	10
15	Rushwick	8.5	9
16	Smethwick	8.4	81
17	Curdworth	8.4	7
18	Hopwood	8.3	27
19	Uttoxeter	8.3	15
20	Droitwich Spa	8.2	19
21	Keele	8.2	18
22	Kenilworth	8.2	14
23	Atherstone	8.2	11
24	Gospel End	8.2	7
25	Rugby	8.1	33
26	Baginton	8.1	16
27	Southam	8.1	8
28	Hopwas	8.1	6
29	Solihull	8.0	55
30	Water Orton	8.0	54
31	Royal Sutton Coldfield	8.0	53
32	Stratford-upon-Avon	8.0	17
33	Essington	8.0	11
34	Tetchill	8.0	2
35	Tenbury Wells	7.9	9
36	Huntington	7.9	8
37	Shenstone	7.9	5
38	Kington	7.9	5
39	Warwick	7.8	19
40	Newport	7.8	12
41	Whitnash	7.8	10
42	Shifnal	7.8	9
43	Clayhanger	7.8	5
44	Cleobury Mortimer	7.8	5
45	Callow Hill	7.8	4
46	Bridgnorth	7.7	17
47	Burntwood	7.7	15
48	Hampton in Arden	7.7	6
49	Snitterfield	7.7	5
50	Burton upon Trent	7.6	31
51	Stafford	7.6	30
52	Kidsgrove	7.6	27
53	Kidderminster	7.6	24
54	Tipton	7.6	21
55	Lichfield	7.6	18
56	Oswestry	7.6	10
57	Knowle and Dorridge	7.6	10
58	Fownhope	7.6	6
59	Dunchurch	7.6	3
60	Bromsgrove	7.5	25
61	Stone	7.5	19
62	Colwall Stone	7.5	6
63	Rocester	7.5	6
64	Baschurch	7.5	5
65	Lugwardine	7.5	3
66	Telford	7.4	55
67	Shrewsbury	7.4	54
68	Coventry	7.4	49
69	Hereford	7.4	39
70	Great Malvern	7.4	24
71	Royal Leamington Spa	7.4	21
72	Ash Green	7.4	15
73	Rugeley	7.4	13
74	Wolverley	7.4	4
75	Bishop's Castle	7.4	3
76	Broseley	7.3	18
77	Cannock	7.3	13
78	Stourport-on-Severn	7.3	11
79	Codsall	7.3	9
80	Streethay	7.3	4
81	Tarrington	7.3	3
82	Newcastle-under-Lyme	7.2	60
83	Wolverhampton	7.2	53
84	Stourbridge	7.2	23
85	Blackheath	7.2	19
86	Bloxwich	7.2	18
87	Darlaston	7.2	13
88	Balsall Common	7.2	7
89	Albrighton	7.2	6
90	Penkridge	7.2	5
91	Edgmond	7.2	2
92	Peopleton	7.2	2
93	Kingswinford	7.1	15
94	Lilleshall	7.1	9
95	Wombourne	7.1	7
96	Catshill	7.1	7
97	Astwood Bank	7.1	4
98	Bramcote	7.1	4
99	Lighthorne Heath	7.1	3
100	Bilston	7.0	19

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.