Road network length in the United Kingdom 2018-2020, by road type

Published by
Mathilde Carlier,
Oct 11, 2023
This statistic shows the breakdown of the road network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2020, by length of different road types. In 2020, the total road length in the United Kingdom was 247.5 thousand miles. The majority of the network is made up of minor, local roads, amounting to around 215.7 thousand miles in length in 2020.

Road length in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2020, by road type (in 1,000 miles)

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Release date

February 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2018 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Minor roads figures in 2019 have been derived differently, with 'C' and 'U' roads combined, as no R199b road length consultation with local authorities took place.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Transport and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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