Salisbury in top 10 cities in UK for accessible loos and parking

Thursday, 22 May 2025 06:00

Accessible parking places and toilets often crop up in discussions around Salisbury - but it turns out the city is in the top 10 in the UK.

Analysis by the mobility experts at Oak Tree Mobility reveals how UK cities compare for their provision of accessible parking and public toilets, and Salisbury features in the Top 10 (out of 75).

Their report explains how UK high streets are collectively missing out on an estimated £267 million in monthly revenue because of a lack of accommodation measures for the elderly and disabled.

In fact, research by Living Streets cited a lack of public toilets as a key deterrent preventing them from more regular high street visits, while Oak Tree Mobility’s poll found parking issues (including expense, proximity to the shops, and availability) were the biggest challenge for a third of respondents.

But some places, including Salisbury, fare better than others.

Based on BlueBadgeParking and Toilet Map data, Oak Tree Mobility’s report highlights the best and worst UK cities for accessible parking and toilets per capita.

City	Accessible parking locations per 10,000 people	Accessible public toilets per 10,000 people	Ranking (1 = best overall provision of accessible parking and toilets)
Ely, Cambridgeshire	5.9	3.5	1
Wells, Somerset	3.8	3.8	2
Chichester, West Sussex	3.0	4.9	3
Brighton & Hove, East Sussex	2.8	2.9	4
Bath, Somerset	2.7	1.8	5
Norwich, Norfolk	2.9	1.1	6
Portsmouth, Hampshire	2.0	1.8	7
Truro, Cornwall	1.6	2.7	8
Salisbury, Wiltshire	2.7	0.7	9
Lisburn, Northern Ireland	2.9	0.7	10

See how other cities compare for accessible parking and public toilets in Oak Tree Mobility’s full report. The interactive maps on that page are embeddable, though let me know if you’d prefer the data in table format (cookies need to be enabled for the maps to work).

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