NPPF (August 2026) · station-led development
The priority stations for station-led development in England
A ranked, evidence-led view of the England stations where land inside the 800 metre walking catchment has the strongest screened development case under the well-connected station tests. Scores come from live screening of published planning data, not from opinion.
- Priority stations
- 250
- Screened against live planning data
- 250
- Screened brownfield land within 1,600m
- 5,901.3 ha
- Most recent screening
- 19 September 2026
Ranked stations — top 227
Ranked by indicative opportunity score from screening the 800 metre catchment against planning.data.gov.uk: brownfield land register, Green Belt, built-up area and local plan boundaries, flood risk zones, conservation areas, listed buildings, ancient woodland, tree preservation zones and SSSIs. Only stations that pass the publication quality gate (VERIFIED, or PARTIAL with enough held evidence) are ranked here; the catchment column reports how many of the four rings — 400m, 800m, 1,200m and 1,600m — have completed screening (250 of 250 stations screened across all rings).
| # | Station | Planning authority | Market | Score | Confidence | Catchment screened | Publication state | Rating | Brownfield parcels in 800m | Screened land in 800m | Indicative capacity to 1,600m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Leeds | Northern city regionsLeeds scores 91.5 mainly on developable land, with 41 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 91.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 41 | 32.06 ha | 1,302 homes |
| 2 | Birmingham New Street (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaBirmingham New Street scores 89.6 mainly on developable land, with 24 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 89.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 24 | 25.78 ha | 1,051 homes |
| 3 | Gravesend (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Gravesham | South East coastal and Kent corridorGravesend scores 87.4 mainly on developable land, with 53 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 87.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 53 | 26.8 ha | 1,080 homes |
| 4 | Birmingham Moor Street (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaBirmingham Moor Street scores 85.6 mainly on planning policy support, with 18 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 85.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 18 | 30.94 ha | 1,268 homes |
| 5 | Stoke-on-Trent (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands growth areaStoke-on-Trent scores 85.5 mainly on developable land, with 30 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 85.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 30 | 30.75 ha | 1,250 homes |
| 6 | Sheffield (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Sheffield | Northern city regionsSheffield scores 84.6 mainly on planning policy support, with 27 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 84.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 27 | 9.42 ha | 377 homes |
| 7 | Bedford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bedford | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorBedford scores 84.3 mainly on developable land, with 42 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 84.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 42 | 78.08 ha | 3,201 homes |
| 8 | Jewellery Quarter (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaJewellery Quarter scores 83.2 mainly on planning policy support, with 37 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 83.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 37 | 9.22 ha | 361 homes |
| 9 | Birmingham Snow Hill (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaBirmingham Snow Hill scores 82.9 mainly on planning policy support, with 27 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 82.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 27 | 10.11 ha | 405 homes |
| 10 | Gravelly Hill (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaGravelly Hill scores 82.3 mainly on planning policy support, with 27 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 82.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 27 | 6.03 ha | 237 homes |
| 11 | Aston (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaAston scores 81.2 mainly on planning policy support, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 81.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 7 | 12.01 ha | 492 homes |
| 12 | Exeter Central (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Exeter | Western Gateway and South WestExeter Central scores 81.0 mainly on planning policy support, with 23 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 81.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 23 | 15.4 ha | 624 homes |
| 13 | Five Ways (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaFive Ways scores 80.0 mainly on planning policy support, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 80.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 17 | 4.22 ha | 166 homes |
| 14 | Horsham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Horsham | London commuter beltHorsham scores 79.8 mainly on planning policy support, with 15 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 79.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 15 | 11.04 ha | 448 homes |
| 15 | Leicester (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Leicester | East Midlands growth areaLeicester scores 79.8 mainly on planning policy support, with 22 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 79.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 22 | 2.62 ha | 98 homes |
| 16 | Coventry (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Coventry | West Midlands growth areaCoventry scores 79.6 mainly on planning policy support, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 79.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 6 | 18.85 ha | 776 homes |
| 17 | Derby (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Derby | East Midlands growth areaDerby scores 78.3 mainly on planning policy support, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 78.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 4 | 21.2 ha | 873 homes |
| 18 | Dartford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Dartford | South East coastal and Kent corridorDartford scores 77.2 mainly on developable land, with 46 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 77.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 46 | 15.62 ha | 622 homes |
| 19 | Ely (opens in a new tab)National Rail | East Cambridgeshire | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorEly scores 76.9 mainly on planning policy support, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 76.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 2 | 22.82 ha | 940 homes |
| 20 | Wolverhampton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wolverhampton | West Midlands growth areaWolverhampton scores 76.0 mainly on developable land, with 34 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 76.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 34 | 21.29 ha | 862 homes |
| 21 | Crewe (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cheshire East | Northern city regionsCrewe scores 75.9 mainly on planning policy support, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 75.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 8 | 4.47 ha | 181 homes |
| 22 | Cambridge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cambridge | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorCambridge scores 75.7 mainly on planning policy support, with 20 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 75.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 20 | 20.52 ha | 836 homes |
| 23 | Doncaster (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Doncaster | Northern city regionsDoncaster scores 75.6 mainly on developable land, with 37 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 75.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 37 | 48.01 ha | 1,962 homes |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Central (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Milton Keynes | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorMilton Keynes Central scores 75.3 mainly on planning policy support, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 75.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 8 | 1.83 ha | 71 homes |
| 25 | Bletchley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Milton Keynes | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorBletchley scores 74.8 mainly on planning policy support, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 74.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 9 | 3.17 ha | 127 homes |
| 26 | Maidstone East (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Maidstone | South East coastal and Kent corridorMaidstone East scores 74.7 mainly on developable land, with 42 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 74.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 42 | 12.3 ha | 490 homes |
| 27 | Guildford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Guildford | London commuter beltGuildford scores 74.0 mainly on planning policy support, with 24 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 74.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 24 | 15.35 ha | 622 homes |
| 28 | Bolton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bolton | Northern city regionsBolton scores 73.5 mainly on planning policy support, with 15 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 73.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 15 | 15.74 ha | 641 homes |
| 29 | Chelmsford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Chelmsford | London commuter beltChelmsford scores 73.5 mainly on developable land, with 61 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 73.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 61 | 9.69 ha | 366 homes |
| 30 | Bradford Interchange (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bradford | Northern city regionsBradford Interchange scores 73.1 mainly on developable land, with 37 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 73.1 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 37 | 11.56 ha | 459 homes |
| 31 | Liverpool Lime Street (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Liverpool | Northern city regionsLiverpool Lime Street scores 73.0 mainly on planning policy support, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 73.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 2 | 1 ha | 40 homes |
| 32 | Cradley Heath (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Sandwell | West Midlands growth areaCradley Heath scores 72.7 mainly on developable land, with 25 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 72.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 25 | 27.61 ha | 1,124 homes |
| 33 | Chester (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cheshire West and Chester | Northern city regionsChester scores 72.5 mainly on planning policy support, with 25 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 72.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 25 | 17.16 ha | 697 homes |
| 34 | Ebbsfleet International (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Dartford | South East coastal and Kent corridorEbbsfleet International scores 72.2 mainly on planning policy support, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 72.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 6 | 32.8 ha | 1,350 homes |
| 35 | Chester Road (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaChester Road scores 72.0 mainly on planning policy support, with 18 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 72.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 18 | 11.45 ha | 463 homes |
| 36 | Acocks Green (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaAcocks Green scores 70.9 mainly on developable land, with 24 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 70.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 24 | 4.43 ha | 172 homes |
| 37 | Kings Norton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaKings Norton scores 70.5 mainly on planning policy support, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 70.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 10 | 6.62 ha | 268 homes |
| 38 | Huddersfield (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Kirklees | Northern city regionsHuddersfield scores 69.3 mainly on planning policy support, with 25 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 69.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 25 | 8.77 ha | 353 homes |
| 39 | Lichfield City (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Lichfield | West Midlands growth areaLichfield City scores 68.3 mainly on planning policy support, with 20 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 68.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 20 | 5.96 ha | 237 homes |
| 40 | Manchester Victoria (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Manchester | Northern city regionsManchester Victoria scores 67.8 mainly on developable land, with 31 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 67.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 31 | 7.93 ha | 310 homes |
| 41 | Beeston (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Broxtowe | East Midlands growth areaBeeston scores 67.5 mainly on planning policy support, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 67.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 4 | 23.45 ha | 966 homes |
| 42 | Exeter St Davids (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Exeter | Western Gateway and South WestExeter St Davids scores 67.5 mainly on planning policy support, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 67.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 4 | 4.5 ha | 183 homes |
| 43 | Bicester North (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cherwell | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorBicester North scores 67.1 mainly on developable land, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 67.1 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 9 | 4.53 ha | 183 homes |
| 44 | Macclesfield (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cheshire East | Northern city regionsMacclesfield scores 67.0 mainly on developable land, with 34 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 67.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 34 | 21.72 ha | 878 homes |
| 45 | Cambridge North (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Cambridgeshire | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorCambridge North scores 66.7 mainly on planning policy support, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 66.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 5 | 12.2 ha | 501 homes |
| 46 | Manchester Piccadilly (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Manchester | Northern city regionsManchester Piccadilly scores 66.7 mainly on developable land, with 35 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 66.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 35 | 6.63 ha | 258 homes |
| 47 | Aylesbury (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Aylesbury Vale | London commuter beltAylesbury scores 66.4 mainly on developable land, with 11 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 66.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 11 | 4.83 ha | 194 homes |
| 48 | Hemel Hempstead (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Dacorum | London commuter beltHemel Hempstead scores 65.0 mainly on planning policy support, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 65.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 3 | 9.45 ha | 389 homes |
| 49 | Shipley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bradford | Northern city regionsShipley scores 64.9 mainly on developable land, with 30 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 64.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 30 | 22.24 ha | 904 homes |
| 50 | Four Oaks (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaFour Oaks scores 64.3 mainly on planning policy support, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 64.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 6 | 1.19 ha | 48 homes |
| 51 | Sittingbourne (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Swale | South East coastal and Kent corridorSittingbourne scores 64.3 mainly on developable land, with 19 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 64.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 19 | 34.2 ha | 1,401 homes |
| 52 | Bristol Temple Meads (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bristol, City of | Western Gateway and South WestBristol Temple Meads scores 63.9 mainly on transport accessibility, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 63.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 17 | 12.56 ha | 510 homes |
| 53 | Filton Abbey Wood (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Gloucestershire | Western Gateway and South WestFilton Abbey Wood scores 63.6 mainly on planning policy support, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 63.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 2 | 4.85 ha | 199 homes |
| 54 | Manchester Oxford Road (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Manchester | Northern city regionsManchester Oxford Road scores 63.5 mainly on transport accessibility, with 19 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 63.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 19 | 4.6 ha | 182 homes |
| 55 | Harlow Town (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Harlow | London commuter beltHarlow Town scores 63.2 mainly on planning policy support, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 63.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 2 | 3.69 ha | 151 homes |
| 56 | Tame Bridge Parkway (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Sandwell | West Midlands growth areaTame Bridge Parkway scores 63.2 mainly on planning policy support, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 63.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 4 | 2.21 ha | 89 homes |
| 57 | Hull Paragon Interchange (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Northern city regionsHull Paragon Interchange scores 62.4 mainly on developable land, with 22 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 62.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 22 | 3 ha | 110 homes |
| 58 | Barnsley Interchange (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Barnsley | Northern city regionsBarnsley Interchange scores 62.2 mainly on planning policy support, with 11 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 62.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 11 | 18.5 ha | 758 homes |
| 59 | Basingstoke (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Basingstoke and Deane | London commuter beltBasingstoke scores 62.1 mainly on developable land, with 32 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 62.1 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 32 | 20.02 ha | 809 homes |
| 60 | Droitwich Spa (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wychavon | West Midlands growth areaDroitwich Spa scores 61.6 mainly on planning policy support, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 61.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 6 | 3.27 ha | 133 homes |
| 61 | Middlesbrough (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Middlesbrough | Northern city regionsMiddlesbrough scores 61.6 mainly on developable land, with 21 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 61.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 21 | 14.59 ha | 590 homes |
| 62 | Chatham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Medway | South East coastal and Kent corridorChatham scores 60.9 mainly on developable land, with 29 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 60.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 29 | 6.37 ha | 250 homes |
| 63 | Keighley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bradford | Northern city regionsKeighley scores 60.8 mainly on developable land, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 60.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 17 | 8.2 ha | 330 homes |
| 64 | Cannock (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cannock Chase | West Midlands growth areaCannock scores 60.4 mainly on developable land, with 21 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 60.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 21 | 5.51 ha | 217 homes |
| 65 | Alderley Edge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cheshire East | Northern city regionsAlderley Edge scores 59.5 mainly on planning policy support, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 59.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 3 | 0.74 ha | 29 homes |
| 66 | Didcot Parkway (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Oxfordshire | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorDidcot Parkway scores 59.5 mainly on transport accessibility, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 59.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 9 | 13.49 ha | 554 homes |
| 67 | Eastbourne (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Eastbourne | South East coastal and Kent corridorEastbourne scores 59.5 mainly on developable land, with 34 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 59.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 34 | 7.44 ha | 290 homes |
| 68 | Gloucester (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Gloucester | Western Gateway and South WestGloucester scores 57.5 mainly on developable land, with 26 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 57.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 26 | 11.12 ha | 445 homes |
| 69 | Luton Airport Parkway (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Luton | London commuter beltLuton Airport Parkway scores 57.3 mainly on planning policy support, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 57.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 1 | 24.44 ha | 1,008 homes |
| 70 | Banbury (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cherwell | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorBanbury scores 56.9 mainly on developable land, with 23 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 56.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 23 | 35.95 ha | 1,473 homes |
| 71 | Melton Mowbray (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Melton | East Midlands growth areaMelton Mowbray scores 56.7 mainly on developable land, with 13 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 56.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 13 | 10.18 ha | 414 homes |
| 72 | Dover Priory (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Dover | South East coastal and Kent corridorDover Priory scores 56.0 mainly on developable land, with 32 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 56.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 32 | 23.75 ha | 965 homes |
| 73 | Kidderminster (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wyre Forest | West Midlands growth areaKidderminster scores 55.5 mainly on planning policy support, with 12 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 55.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 12 | 2.81 ha | 111 homes |
| 74 | Loughborough (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Charnwood | East Midlands growth areaLoughborough scores 55.1 mainly on transport accessibility, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 55.1 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 8 | 2.05 ha | 81 homes |
| 75 | Dewsbury (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Kirklees | Northern city regionsDewsbury scores 54.9 mainly on planning policy support, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 54.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | High | 9 | 3.25 ha | 130 homes |
| 76 | Bicester Village (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cherwell | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorBicester Village scores 54.4 mainly on transport accessibility, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 54.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 5 | 3.64 ha | 148 homes |
| 77 | Chesterfield (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Chesterfield | East Midlands growth areaChesterfield scores 54.4 mainly on developable land, with 15 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 54.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 15 | 22.24 ha | 910 homes |
| 78 | Chippenham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wiltshire | Western Gateway and South WestChippenham scores 54.2 mainly on developable land, with 15 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 54.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 15 | 16.49 ha | 674 homes |
| 79 | Lancaster (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Lancaster | Northern city regionsLancaster scores 53.9 mainly on developable land, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 53.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 10 | 19.24 ha | 789 homes |
| 80 | Harrogate (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Harrogate | Northern city regionsHarrogate scores 53.7 mainly on developable land, with 16 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 53.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 16 | 3.72 ha | 144 homes |
| 81 | Burton-on-Trent (opens in a new tab)National Rail | East Staffordshire | West Midlands growth areaBurton-on-Trent scores 53.3 mainly on developable land, with 28 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 53.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 28 | 8.44 ha | 333 homes |
| 82 | Ashford International (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Ashford | South East coastal and Kent corridorAshford International scores 53.2 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 53.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 6 | 12.53 ha | 513 homes |
| 83 | Margate (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Thanet | South East coastal and Kent corridorMargate scores 53.0 mainly on developable land, with 39 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 53.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 39 | 3.26 ha | 115 homes |
| 84 | Market Harborough (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Harborough | East Midlands growth areaMarket Harborough scores 52.8 mainly on transport accessibility, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 52.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 5 | 1.75 ha | 69 homes |
| 85 | Hereford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands growth areaHereford scores 52.3 mainly on developable land, with 11 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 52.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 11 | 16.49 ha | 675 homes |
| 86 | Swindon (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Swindon | Western Gateway and South WestSwindon scores 51.6 mainly on developable land, with 56 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 51.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 56 | 43.49 ha | 1,769 homes |
| 87 | Darlington (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Darlington | Northern city regionsDarlington scores 51.5 mainly on transport accessibility, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 51.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 9 | 4.25 ha | 172 homes |
| 88 | Longbridge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaLongbridge scores 51.2 mainly on transport accessibility, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 51.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 7 | 9.16 ha | 375 homes |
| 89 | Reading (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Reading | London commuter beltReading scores 51.2 mainly on developable land, with 50 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 51.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 50 | 41.03 ha | 1,669 homes |
| 90 | Atherstone (opens in a new tab)National Rail | North Warwickshire | West Midlands growth areaAtherstone scores 51.0 mainly on planning evidence, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 51.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 10 | 1.95 ha | 77 homes |
| 91 | Amersham (opens in a new tab)Underground | Chiltern | London commuter beltAmersham scores 50.7 mainly on planning policy support, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 50.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 3 | 0.77 ha | 30 homes |
| 92 | Great Malvern (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Malvern Hills | West Midlands growth areaGreat Malvern scores 50.6 mainly on developable land, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 50.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 10 | 3.65 ha | 147 homes |
| 93 | Canterbury West (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Canterbury | South East coastal and Kent corridorCanterbury West scores 50.4 mainly on developable land, with 15 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 50.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 15 | 1.52 ha | 53 homes |
| 94 | Worcester Foregate Street (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Worcester | West Midlands growth areaWorcester Foregate Street scores 50.3 mainly on developable land, with 45 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 50.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 45 | 34.74 ha | 1,414 homes |
| 95 | Peterborough (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Peterborough | East Midlands growth areaPeterborough scores 49.9 mainly on developable land, with 23 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 49.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 23 | 192.04 ha | 7,910 homes |
| 96 | Ashton-under-Lyne (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Tameside | Northern city regionsAshton-under-Lyne scores 49.8 mainly on developable land, with 42 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 49.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 42 | 7.13 ha | 275 homes |
| 97 | Frome (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Mendip | Western Gateway and South WestFrome scores 49.4 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 49.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 6 | 10.67 ha | 438 homes |
| 98 | Worcester Shrub Hill (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Worcester | Western Gateway and South WestWorcester Shrub Hill scores 49.0 mainly on developable land, with 30 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 49.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 30 | 40.29 ha | 1,650 homes |
| 99 | Kidsgrove (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Newcastle-under-Lyme | West Midlands growth areaKidsgrove scores 48.8 mainly on planning policy support, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 48.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 2 | 0.46 ha | 18 homes |
| 100 | Lea Hall (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaLea Hall scores 48.6 mainly on developable land, with 14 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 48.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 14 | 14.69 ha | 599 homes |
| 101 | Halifax (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Calderdale | Northern city regionsHalifax scores 48.4 mainly on developable land, with 40 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 48.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 40 | 8.64 ha | 336 homes |
| 102 | Altrincham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Trafford | Northern city regionsAltrincham scores 48.1 mainly on developable land, with 16 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 48.1 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 16 | 7.44 ha | 301 homes |
| 103 | Mansfield (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Mansfield | East Midlands growth areaMansfield scores 47.9 mainly on transport accessibility, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 47.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 4 | 2.23 ha | 90 homes |
| 104 | Hastings (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Hastings | South East coastal and Kent corridorHastings scores 47.8 mainly on transport accessibility, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 47.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 7 | 1.3 ha | 49 homes |
| 105 | Huntingdon (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Huntingdonshire | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorHuntingdon scores 47.8 mainly on planning evidence, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 47.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 3 | 4.35 ha | 178 homes |
| 106 | Canley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Coventry | West Midlands growth areaCanley scores 47.7 mainly on planning evidence, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 47.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 2 | 2.26 ha | 92 homes |
| 107 | Bridgwater (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Sedgemoor | Western Gateway and South WestBridgwater scores 47.6 mainly on transport accessibility, with 12 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 47.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 12 | 2.73 ha | 107 homes |
| 108 | Chorley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Chorley | Northern city regionsChorley scores 47.6 mainly on developable land, with 19 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 47.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 19 | 10.3 ha | 416 homes |
| 109 | Salford Central (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Salford | Northern city regionsSalford Central scores 47.5 mainly on developable land, with 38 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 47.5 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 38 | 20.92 ha | 843 homes |
| 110 | Sunderland (opens in a new tab)Light rail | Sunderland | Northern city regionsSunderland scores 47.0 mainly on developable land, with 37 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 47.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 37 | 19.03 ha | 764 homes |
| 111 | Cam and Dursley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stroud | Western Gateway and South WestCam and Dursley scores 46.7 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 46.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 1.75 ha | 72 homes |
| 112 | Malvern Link (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Malvern Hills | West Midlands growth areaMalvern Link scores 46.7 mainly on planning evidence, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 46.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 2 | 3.35 ha | 137 homes |
| 113 | Selly Oak (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaSelly Oak scores 46.7 mainly on developable land, with 34 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 46.7 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 34 | 20.32 ha | 823 homes |
| 114 | Whitstable (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Canterbury | South East coastal and Kent corridorWhitstable scores 46.6 mainly on planning evidence, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 46.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 7 | 0.88 ha | 33 homes |
| 115 | Herne Bay (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Canterbury | South East coastal and Kent corridorHerne Bay scores 46.5 mainly on planning evidence, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 46.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 6 | 1.16 ha | 44 homes |
| 116 | Camborne (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cornwall | Western Gateway and South WestCamborne scores 45.3 mainly on planning evidence, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 45.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 7 | 0.96 ha | 37 homes |
| 117 | Newcastle (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Newcastle upon Tyne | Northern city regionsNewcastle scores 45.2 mainly on developable land, with 36 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 45.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 36 | 13.21 ha | 527 homes |
| 118 | Carlisle (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Carlisle | Northern city regionsCarlisle scores 44.7 mainly on transport accessibility, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 44.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 2.84 ha | 117 homes |
| 119 | Taunton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Somerset West and Taunton | Western Gateway and South WestTaunton scores 44.6 mainly on developable land, with 23 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 44.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 23 | 21.28 ha | 867 homes |
| 120 | Alfreton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Amber Valley | East Midlands growth areaAlfreton scores 44.4 mainly on planning evidence, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 44.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 2 | 1.54 ha | 63 homes |
| 121 | Durham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | County Durham | Northern city regionsDurham scores 44.4 mainly on planning policy support, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 44.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 1 | 0.08 ha | 3 homes |
| 122 | St Neots (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Huntingdonshire | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorSt Neots scores 44.3 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 44.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 2.85 ha | 117 homes |
| 123 | Hampton-in-Arden (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Solihull | West Midlands growth areaHampton-in-Arden scores 43.8 mainly on developable land, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 43.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 5 | 6.07 ha | 248 homes |
| 124 | Evesham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wychavon | West Midlands growth areaEvesham scores 43.5 mainly on planning evidence, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 43.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 8 | 2.23 ha | 88 homes |
| 125 | Evesham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wychavon | Western Gateway and South WestEvesham scores 43.5 mainly on planning evidence, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 43.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 8 | 2.23 ha | 88 homes |
| 126 | Blackburn (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Blackburn with Darwen | Northern city regionsBlackburn scores 43.3 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 43.3 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 0.6 ha | 24 homes |
| 127 | Marston Green (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Solihull | West Midlands growth areaMarston Green scores 42.6 mainly on transport accessibility, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 42.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 5 | 0.5 ha | 18 homes |
| 128 | Perry Barr (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaPerry Barr scores 42.3 mainly on developable land, with 39 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 42.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 39 | 58.22 ha | 2,384 homes |
| 129 | Cheltenham Spa (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cheltenham | Western Gateway and South WestCheltenham Spa scores 42.0 mainly on transport accessibility, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 42.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 7 | 4.45 ha | 181 homes |
| 130 | Westbury (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wiltshire | Western Gateway and South WestWestbury scores 42.0 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 42.0 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 2.01 ha | 82 homes |
| 131 | Salisbury (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wiltshire | Western Gateway and South WestSalisbury scores 42.0 mainly on developable land, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 42.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 8 | 47.64 ha | 1,961 homes |
| 132 | Bath Spa (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bath and North East Somerset | Western Gateway and South WestBath Spa scores 41.9 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 41.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 6 | 9.7 ha | 397 homes |
| 133 | Hazel Grove (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stockport | Northern city regionsHazel Grove scores 41.9 mainly on planning evidence, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 41.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 8 | 1.3 ha | 50 homes |
| 134 | Weston-super-Mare (opens in a new tab)National Rail | North Somerset | Western Gateway and South WestWeston-super-Mare scores 41.6 mainly on developable land, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 41.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 17 | 16.1 ha | 656 homes |
| 135 | Lichfield Trent Valley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Lichfield | West Midlands growth areaLichfield Trent Valley scores 41.4 mainly on planning evidence, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 41.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 4 | 4.58 ha | 188 homes |
| 136 | Leamington Spa (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Warwick | West Midlands growth areaLeamington Spa scores 41.2 mainly on developable land, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 41.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 5 | 9.85 ha | 405 homes |
| 137 | Ilkeston (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Erewash | East Midlands growth areaIlkeston scores 40.8 mainly on planning evidence, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 40.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 6 | 2.34 ha | 94 homes |
| 138 | Oxford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Oxford | Oxford–Cambridge growth corridorOxford scores 40.8 mainly on developable land, with 33 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 40.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 33 | 51.96 ha | 2,126 homes |
| 139 | Keynsham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bath and North East Somerset | Western Gateway and South WestKeynsham scores 40.4 mainly on planning evidence, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 40.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 4 | 1.21 ha | 48 homes |
| 140 | Langley Mill (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Amber Valley | East Midlands growth areaLangley Mill scores 40.2 mainly on planning evidence, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 40.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 3 | 8.67 ha | 356 homes |
| 141 | Bromsgrove (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bromsgrove | West Midlands growth areaBromsgrove scores 39.9 mainly on planning evidence, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 39.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 3 | 1.12 ha | 45 homes |
| 142 | Faversham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Swale | South East coastal and Kent corridorFaversham scores 39.7 mainly on transport accessibility, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 39.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 0.02 ha | 0 homes |
| 143 | Belper (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Amber Valley | East Midlands growth areaBelper scores 39.2 mainly on planning evidence, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 39.2 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 3 | 4.63 ha | 189 homes |
| 144 | Stockton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stockton-on-Tees | Northern city regionsStockton scores 39.2 mainly on developable land, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 39.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 7 | 30.14 ha | 1,238 homes |
| 145 | Plymouth (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Plymouth | Western Gateway and South WestPlymouth scores 39.0 mainly on developable land, with 21 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 39.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 21 | 6.66 ha | 265 homes |
| 146 | Berkswell (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Solihull | West Midlands growth areaBerkswell scores 38.6 mainly on planning evidence, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 38.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 2 | 3.9 ha | 159 homes |
| 147 | Bristol Parkway (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Gloucestershire | Western Gateway and South WestBristol Parkway scores 38.6 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 38.6 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 1.54 ha | 63 homes |
| 148 | Corby (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Corby | East Midlands growth areaCorby scores 38.5 mainly on transport accessibility, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 38.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 0.81 ha | 33 homes |
| 149 | Grantham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Kesteven | East Midlands growth areaGrantham scores 38.4 mainly on transport accessibility, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 38.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 0.4 ha | 16 homes |
| 150 | Hinckley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands growth areaHinckley scores 38.1 mainly on transport accessibility, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 38.1 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 2 | 0.78 ha | 31 homes |
| 151 | Hucknall (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Ashfield | East Midlands growth areaHucknall scores 38.1 mainly on planning evidence, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 38.1 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 7 | 0.78 ha | 30 homes |
| 152 | Tamworth (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Tamworth | West Midlands growth areaTamworth scores 38.1 mainly on developable land, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 38.1 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 8 | 19.61 ha | 805 homes |
| 153 | Newark Castle (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands growth areaNewark Castle scores 38.0 mainly on developable land, with 23 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 38.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 23 | 4.56 ha | 175 homes |
| 154 | Shrewsbury (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Shropshire | West Midlands growth areaShrewsbury scores 37.9 mainly on developable land, with 22 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 37.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 22 | 4.83 ha | 189 homes |
| 155 | Bedworth (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands growth areaBedworth scores 37.8 mainly on planning evidence, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 37.8 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Moderate | 6 | 1.71 ha | 68 homes |
| 156 | Stroud (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stroud | Western Gateway and South WestStroud scores 37.5 mainly on developable land, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 37.5 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 17 | 6.29 ha | 250 homes |
| 157 | Ramsgate (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Thanet | South East coastal and Kent corridorRamsgate scores 37.4 mainly on developable land, with 16 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 37.4 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 16 | 6.6 ha | 263 homes |
| 158 | Welwyn Garden City (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Welwyn Hatfield | London commuter beltWelwyn Garden City scores 37.1 mainly on developable land, with 29 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 37.1 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 29 | 27.56 ha | 1,122 homes |
| 159 | Rochdale (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Rochdale | Northern city regionsRochdale scores 37.0 mainly on developable land, with 14 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 37.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 14 | 7.28 ha | 292 homes |
| 160 | Nuneaton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands growth areaNuneaton scores 36.1 mainly on developable land, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 36.1 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 10 | 9.33 ha | 379 homes |
| 161 | Nailsea and Backwell (opens in a new tab)National Rail | North Somerset | Western Gateway and South WestNailsea and Backwell scores 35.7 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 35.7 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 0.41 ha | 16 homes |
| 162 | Rochester (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Medway | South East coastal and Kent corridorRochester scores 35.7 mainly on developable land, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 35.7 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 9 | 9.86 ha | 403 homes |
| 163 | Newton Abbot (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Teignbridge | Western Gateway and South WestNewton Abbot scores 35.6 mainly on developable land, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 35.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 7 | 13.08 ha | 536 homes |
| 164 | Coventry Arena (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Coventry | West Midlands growth areaCoventry Arena scores 35.5 mainly on planning evidence, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 35.5 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 2 | 0.55 ha | 22 homes |
| 165 | Melksham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wiltshire | Western Gateway and South WestMelksham scores 35.4 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 35.4 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 0.01 ha | 0 homes |
| 166 | Wakefield Westgate (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wakefield | Northern city regionsWakefield Westgate scores 35.3 mainly on developable land, with 30 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 35.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 30 | 17.35 ha | 698 homes |
| 167 | York (opens in a new tab)National Rail | York | Northern city regionsYork scores 35.2 mainly on developable land, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 35.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 17 | 36.97 ha | 1,516 homes |
| 168 | Watford Junction (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Watford | London commuter beltWatford Junction scores 35.0 mainly on developable land, with 19 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 35.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 19 | 30.27 ha | 1,240 homes |
| 169 | Sutton Coldfield (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaSutton Coldfield scores 34.9 mainly on developable land, with 33 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 34.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 33 | 14.1 ha | 564 homes |
| 170 | Nottingham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Nottingham | East Midlands growth areaNottingham scores 33.8 mainly on developable land, with 26 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 33.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 26 | 15.01 ha | 606 homes |
| 171 | Tunbridge Wells (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Tunbridge Wells | South East coastal and Kent corridorTunbridge Wells scores 33.0 mainly on developable land, with 40 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 33.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 40 | 6.85 ha | 261 homes |
| 172 | Winchester (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Winchester | London commuter beltWinchester scores 32.9 mainly on developable land, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 32.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 17 | 1.98 ha | 73 homes |
| 173 | Penzance (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cornwall | Western Gateway and South WestPenzance scores 32.5 mainly on developable land, with 12 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 32.5 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 12 | 2.97 ha | 118 homes |
| 174 | St Austell (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cornwall | Western Gateway and South WestSt Austell scores 32.3 mainly on developable land, with 15 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 32.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 15 | 2 ha | 75 homes |
| 175 | Walsall (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Walsall | West Midlands growth areaWalsall scores 32.2 mainly on developable land, with 28 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 32.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 28 | 9.56 ha | 377 homes |
| 176 | Bingham (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Rushcliffe | East Midlands growth areaBingham scores 31.9 mainly on planning evidence, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 31.9 | 87% | 4 of 4 rings | VERIFIED | Low | 1 | 0.35 ha | 14 homes |
| 177 | Stockport (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stockport | Northern city regionsStockport scores 31.8 mainly on developable land, with 24 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 31.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 24 | 10.59 ha | 423 homes |
| 178 | Woking (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Woking | London commuter beltWoking scores 31.1 mainly on developable land, with 25 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 31.1 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 25 | 8.5 ha | 339 homes |
| 179 | Warrington Bank Quay (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Warrington | Northern city regionsWarrington Bank Quay scores 30.7 mainly on developable land, with 26 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 30.7 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 26 | 7.35 ha | 293 homes |
| 180 | Wigan North Western (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wigan | Northern city regionsWigan North Western scores 30.3 mainly on developable land, with 17 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 30.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 17 | 12.04 ha | 488 homes |
| 181 | St Helens Central (opens in a new tab)National Rail | St. Helens | Northern city regionsSt Helens Central scores 30.1 mainly on developable land, with 16 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 30.1 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 16 | 12.4 ha | 505 homes |
| 182 | Redruth (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cornwall | Western Gateway and South WestRedruth scores 29.7 mainly on developable land, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 29.7 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 7 | 3.19 ha | 128 homes |
| 183 | Three Bridges (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Crawley | London commuter beltThree Bridges scores 29.3 mainly on developable land, with 7 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 29.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 7 | 2.81 ha | 113 homes |
| 184 | Skipton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Craven | Northern city regionsSkipton scores 29.0 mainly on developable land, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 29.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 5 | 4.19 ha | 170 homes |
| 185 | Runcorn (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Halton | Northern city regionsRuncorn scores 28.7 mainly on developable land, with 12 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 28.7 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 12 | 13.4 ha | 549 homes |
| 186 | Stalybridge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Tameside | Northern city regionsStalybridge scores 28.4 mainly on developable land, with 18 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 28.4 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 18 | 7.21 ha | 291 homes |
| 187 | Preston (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Preston | Northern city regionsPreston scores 27.0 mainly on developable land, with 21 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 27.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 21 | 4.08 ha | 157 homes |
| 188 | St Albans City (opens in a new tab)National Rail | St Albans | London commuter beltSt Albans City scores 25.9 mainly on developable land, with 13 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 25.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 13 | 6.2 ha | 250 homes |
| 189 | Trowbridge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wiltshire | Western Gateway and South WestTrowbridge scores 25.5 mainly on developable land, with 16 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 25.5 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 16 | 4.2 ha | 166 homes |
| 190 | Stafford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stafford | West Midlands growth areaStafford scores 25.4 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 25.4 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 6 | 1.18 ha | 46 homes |
| 191 | Strood (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Medway | South East coastal and Kent corridorStrood scores 25.0 mainly on developable land, with 14 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 25.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 14 | 4.49 ha | 180 homes |
| 192 | Redditch (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Redditch | West Midlands growth areaRedditch scores 24.7 mainly on developable land, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 24.7 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 10 | 6.77 ha | 274 homes |
| 193 | Rowley Regis (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Sandwell | West Midlands growth areaRowley Regis scores 24.6 mainly on developable land, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 24.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 8 | 8.86 ha | 362 homes |
| 194 | Truro (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cornwall | Western Gateway and South WestTruro scores 24.2 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 24.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 6 | 0.82 ha | 30 homes |
| 195 | Worksop (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Bassetlaw | East Midlands growth areaWorksop scores 24.2 mainly on developable land, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 24.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 3 | 2.32 ha | 94 homes |
| 196 | Stechford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaStechford scores 23.9 mainly on developable land, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 23.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 10 | 5.48 ha | 222 homes |
| 197 | Solihull (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Solihull | West Midlands growth areaSolihull scores 22.9 mainly on developable land, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 22.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 10 | 4.34 ha | 174 homes |
| 198 | Wellington (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands growth areaWellington scores 22.5 mainly on developable land, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 22.5 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 4 | 0.9 ha | 35 homes |
| 199 | Smethwick Galton Bridge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Sandwell | West Midlands growth areaSmethwick Galton Bridge scores 21.8 mainly on developable land, with 10 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 21.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 10 | 3.23 ha | 129 homes |
| 200 | Narborough (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Blaby | East Midlands growth areaNarborough scores 21.6 mainly on developable land, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 21.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 3 | 1.05 ha | 43 homes |
| 201 | Morpeth (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Northumberland | Northern city regionsMorpeth scores 21.2 mainly on developable land, with 8 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 21.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 8 | 3.85 ha | 154 homes |
| 202 | Wylde Green (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Birmingham | West Midlands growth areaWylde Green scores 21.1 mainly on developable land, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 21.1 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 9 | 3.16 ha | 127 homes |
| 203 | Rotherham Central (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Rotherham | Northern city regionsRotherham Central scores 20.6 mainly on developable land, with 9 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 20.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 9 | 2.8 ha | 111 homes |
| 204 | Stratford-upon-Avon (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands growth areaStratford-upon-Avon scores 18.7 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 18.7 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 6 | 3.05 ha | 123 homes |
| 205 | Shenfield (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Brentwood | London commuter beltShenfield scores 18.0 mainly on developable land, with 5 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 18.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 5 | 3.24 ha | 130 homes |
| 206 | Wellingborough (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Wellingborough | East Midlands growth areaWellingborough scores 17.5 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 17.5 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 1.14 ha | 47 homes |
| 207 | Tonbridge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Tonbridge and Malling | South East coastal and Kent corridorTonbridge scores 16.0 mainly on developable land, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 16.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 4 | 2.55 ha | 104 homes |
| 208 | Shifnal (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Shropshire | West Midlands growth areaShifnal scores 14.8 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 14.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 6 | 0.97 ha | 37 homes |
| 209 | Telford Central (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands growth areaTelford Central scores 14.6 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 14.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 0.4 ha | 16 homes |
| 210 | Worle (opens in a new tab)National Rail | North Somerset | Western Gateway and South WestWorle scores 14.5 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 14.5 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 0.38 ha | 15 homes |
| 211 | Southport (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Sefton | Northern city regionsSouthport scores 14.4 mainly on developable land, with 6 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 14.4 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Moderate | 6 | 0.87 ha | 33 homes |
| 212 | Warwick (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Warwick | West Midlands growth areaWarwick scores 14.3 mainly on developable land, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 14.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 2 | 3.82 ha | 156 homes |
| 213 | Sandbach (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cheshire East | Northern city regionsSandbach scores 13.6 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 13.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 0.25 ha | 10 homes |
| 214 | Stamford (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Kesteven | East Midlands growth areaStamford scores 12.4 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m. | 12.4 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 0.14 ha | 5 homes |
| 215 | Warwick Parkway (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Warwick | West Midlands growth areaWarwick Parkway scores 12.3 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 12.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 4.35 ha | 179 homes |
| 216 | Yatton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | North Somerset | Western Gateway and South WestYatton scores 12.0 mainly on developable land, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 12.0 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 2 | 2.05 ha | 84 homes |
| 217 | Stone (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stafford | West Midlands growth areaStone scores 11.8 mainly on developable land, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 11.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 3 | 1.16 ha | 46 homes |
| 218 | Whitlocks End (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Solihull | West Midlands growth areaWhitlocks End scores 11.8 mainly on developable land, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 11.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 3 | 1.14 ha | 45 homes |
| 219 | Wilmslow (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Cheshire East | Northern city regionsWilmslow scores 11.8 mainly on developable land, with 4 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 11.8 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 4 | 0.72 ha | 27 homes |
| 220 | Rugby (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Rugby | West Midlands growth areaRugby scores 11.4 mainly on developable land, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 11.4 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 3 | 1.01 ha | 40 homes |
| 221 | Water Orton (opens in a new tab)National Rail | North Warwickshire | West Midlands growth areaWater Orton scores 10.6 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 10.6 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 2.8 ha | 115 homes |
| 222 | Rugeley Trent Valley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Lichfield | West Midlands growth areaRugeley Trent Valley scores 10.2 mainly on developable land, with 3 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 10.2 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 3 | 0.67 ha | 26 homes |
| 223 | Stourbridge Junction (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Dudley | West Midlands growth areaStourbridge Junction scores 8.9 mainly on developable land, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 8.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 2 | 0.79 ha | 32 homes |
| 224 | Stevenage (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Stevenage | London commuter beltStevenage scores 8.1 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 8.1 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 1.38 ha | 56 homes |
| 225 | Shirley (opens in a new tab)National Rail | Solihull | West Midlands growth areaShirley scores 7.3 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 7.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 1.07 ha | 44 homes |
| 226 | Yate (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Gloucestershire | Western Gateway and South WestYate scores 6.9 mainly on developable land, with 2 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 6.9 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 2 | 0.35 ha | 14 homes |
| 227 | Penkridge (opens in a new tab)National Rail | South Staffordshire | West Midlands growth areaPenkridge scores 4.3 mainly on developable land, with 1 brownfield parcels screened inside 800m, reduced by 10.0 points for screened Green Belt coverage. | 4.3 | 66% | 4 of 4 rings | PARTIAL | Low | 1 | 0.34 ha | 14 homes |
Why these stations
The priority list is editorial and covers 7 commuting and growth markets. The NPPF (August 2026) well-connected station tests apply in England only, so the programme starts in England; stations elsewhere in the UK remain in the full national station index.
Oxford–Cambridge growth corridor
14 stations
- Bedford (opens in a new tab)Midland Main Line station at the centre of the arc with active strategic land promotion.
- Ely (opens in a new tab)Junction station with multi-directional services in a district under sustained housing pressure.
- Cambridge (opens in a new tab)High-demand market with acute affordability pressure and constrained land supply around the city edge.
- Milton Keynes Central (opens in a new tab)High-frequency West Coast services and a growth authority with a strong delivery record.
- Bletchley (opens in a new tab)East West Rail interchange, a step change in connectivity for surrounding land.
- Bicester North (opens in a new tab)Second Bicester station widening the walkable catchment across the town.
- Cambridge North (opens in a new tab)New-generation station serving a regeneration and employment cluster north of the city.
- Didcot Parkway (opens in a new tab)Great Western hub with science-cluster demand and significant brownfield land.
- Banbury (opens in a new tab)Chiltern and Cross Country services with a consistently active land market.
- Bicester Village (opens in a new tab)Chiltern and East West Rail services in a district with a long allocation pipeline.
- Oxford Parkway (opens in a new tab)Parkway station on the northern edge with Green Belt and grey belt questions in the catchment.
- Huntingdon (opens in a new tab)Fast services to London and Peterborough with substantial edge-of-town land interests.
- St Neots (opens in a new tab)East Coast corridor market town within the arc, with strategic growth already committed nearby.
- Oxford (opens in a new tab)Severely constrained, high-value market where station-proximate land is scarce.
London commuter belt
18 stations
- Horsham (opens in a new tab)High-value Sussex market with a heavily contested local plan position.
- Guildford (opens in a new tab)High-value market where station-area intensification is the main realistic supply route.
- Chelmsford (opens in a new tab)City with high commuter demand and an active strategic growth programme.
- Aylesbury (opens in a new tab)Growth town with East West Rail ambitions and large committed allocations.
- Hemel Hempstead (opens in a new tab)Growth town in a Green Belt district where GB7 and GB8 questions are live.
- Harlow Town (opens in a new tab)Garden town growth programme with committed infrastructure funding.
- Basingstoke (opens in a new tab)Fast London services with substantial peripheral land under promotion.
- Luton Airport Parkway (opens in a new tab)Airport interchange with brownfield and employment land in the walking catchment.
- Reading (opens in a new tab)One of the busiest interchanges outside London, with Elizabeth line and Great Western services.
- Amersham (opens in a new tab)Metropolitan line terminus with the tightest possible Green Belt context.
- Welwyn Garden City (opens in a new tab)Planned-town context with station-adjacent regeneration and Green Belt beyond.
- Watford Junction (opens in a new tab)Major West Coast and London Overground interchange inside the Metropolitan Green Belt.
- Winchester (opens in a new tab)Constrained heritage city with high values and limited allocated supply.
- Woking (opens in a new tab)High-frequency South Western services in a tightly Green Belt-constrained borough.
- Three Bridges (opens in a new tab)Gatwick-adjacent interchange with the strongest frequency case in the district.
- St Albans City (opens in a new tab)Thameslink services, very high values and almost wholly Green Belt surroundings.
- Shenfield (opens in a new tab)Elizabeth line terminus, a materially better connectivity case than pre-2022.
- Stevenage (opens in a new tab)East Coast growth town with regeneration land close to the station.
West Midlands growth area
74 stations
- Birmingham New Street (opens in a new tab)The region's principal interchange, with city-centre brownfield and Smithfield regeneration around it.
- Birmingham Moor Street (opens in a new tab)Curzon Street and Digbeth growth area station adjoining the HS2 terminus site.
- Stoke-on-Trent (opens in a new tab)City station with extensive former industrial land and a station quarter programme.
- Jewellery Quarter (opens in a new tab)Rail and Metro interchange in a conservation-led regeneration area with small brownfield plots.
- Birmingham Snow Hill (opens in a new tab)Serves the Colmore and Snow Hill quarters where intensification is the main supply route.
- Gravelly Hill (opens in a new tab)Cross City station with industrial and highway-severed land in the walkable catchment.
- Aston (opens in a new tab)Inner-city station with extensive former industrial land in the Aston and Newtown corridor.
- Five Ways (opens in a new tab)Edgbaston station with sustained high-density residential and office conversion pressure.
- Coventry (opens in a new tab)City region station with brownfield-led regeneration in the catchment.
- Wolverhampton (opens in a new tab)Rebuilt interchange with an i54 and city centre regeneration programme around it.
- Cradley Heath (opens in a new tab)Black Country town station with canal-side regeneration and remediation questions.
- Chester Road (opens in a new tab)Suburban station adjoining the Green Belt edge north of Birmingham.
- Acocks Green (opens in a new tab)Suburban centre station where small-site intensification carries the local supply.
- Kings Norton (opens in a new tab)South Birmingham station with Cross City frequency and pockets of underused industrial land.
- Lichfield City (opens in a new tab)Cathedral city centre station with Green Belt constraint and city-edge allocations.
- Four Oaks (opens in a new tab)Northern Cross City terminus for local services with high-value Green Belt fringe land.
- Birmingham International (opens in a new tab)Airport, NEC and HS2 interchange within a Green Belt borough.
- Tame Bridge Parkway (opens in a new tab)Parkway station between Walsall and Sandwell with former industrial land nearby.
- Dorridge (opens in a new tab)Premium Chiltern commuter village with Knowle and Dorridge growth allocations nearby.
- Droitwich Spa (opens in a new tab)Junction town with sustained peripheral land promotion in a high-demand district.
- Cannock (opens in a new tab)Chase Line town with Green Belt, mineral legacy and town centre regeneration in play.
- Kidderminster (opens in a new tab)Wyre Forest town with former carpet-industry brownfield land beside the station.
- Barnt Green (opens in a new tab)High-value village junction wholly surrounded by Green Belt and Lickey Hills constraint.
- Burton-on-Trent (opens in a new tab)Brewing-town brownfield land with Trent flood risk shaping developable area.
- Hereford (opens in a new tab)County city with a live core strategy review and major urban expansion proposals.
- Longbridge (opens in a new tab)Major former car plant regeneration site delivering homes and employment in phases.
- Atherstone (opens in a new tab)North Warwickshire market town with logistics-led demand and edge-of-town land interests.
- Great Malvern (opens in a new tab)Constrained spa town bounded by the AONB with limited developable land.
- Worcester Foregate Street (opens in a new tab)City centre station where flood risk and heritage shape a constrained land supply.
- Kidsgrove (opens in a new tab)North Staffordshire junction with former colliery land and Green Belt edges.
- Lea Hall (opens in a new tab)Serves east Birmingham housing renewal areas with brownfield capacity nearby.
- Canley (opens in a new tab)Serves the University of Warwick and Coventry's western employment land.
- Malvern Link (opens in a new tab)Second Malvern station serving the QinetiQ employment cluster and northern edge land.
- Selly Oak (opens in a new tab)University and hospital catchment with former industrial land along the Bristol Road corridor.
- Hampton-in-Arden (opens in a new tab)Village station in the Meriden Gap where Green Belt release is the central issue.
- Evesham (opens in a new tab)Vale of Evesham market town with horticultural land and Avon flood risk in the catchment.
- Marston Green (opens in a new tab)Station between the airport and Chelmsley Wood with Green Belt and HS2 land in the catchment.
- Perry Barr (opens in a new tab)Rebuilt station beside the Commonwealth Games village and wider Perry Barr masterplan.
- Lichfield Trent Valley (opens in a new tab)Interchange with West Coast services serving Lichfield's eastern growth area.
- Leamington Spa (opens in a new tab)High-value Warwickshire market with an active strategic land pipeline.
- Bromsgrove (opens in a new tab)Electrified Cross City terminus in a Green Belt district with committed urban extensions.
- Berkswell (opens in a new tab)Balsall Common station serving an allocated growth village inset in the Green Belt.
- Coleshill Parkway (opens in a new tab)Parkway station beside the M6/M42 logistics cluster in a Green Belt district.
- Tamworth (opens in a new tab)Cross-platform interchange with substantial allocated growth on the town's edges.
- Shrewsbury (opens in a new tab)Historic county town where Severn flood risk directs growth to the outer edges.
- Bedworth (opens in a new tab)Smaller station between Nuneaton and Coventry with former colliery and industrial land.
- Nuneaton (opens in a new tab)West Coast junction town with substantial committed and emerging urban extensions.
- Coventry Arena (opens in a new tab)North Coventry station beside the arena, retail park and Green Belt fringe.
- Kenilworth (opens in a new tab)Reopened station in a high-value town with strategic allocations on the Coventry edge.
- Sutton Coldfield (opens in a new tab)High-value town centre with a live regeneration framework and Green Belt beyond.
- Walsall (opens in a new tab)Borough centre with extensive brownfield and canal-side land plus a Green Belt debate.
- Stafford (opens in a new tab)West Coast interchange with large committed strategic development locations.
- Redditch (opens in a new tab)New town terminus with Green Belt cross-boundary growth agreed with Birmingham.
- Rowley Regis (opens in a new tab)Sandwell station with a mix of former industrial land and Rowley Hills constraint.
- Stechford (opens in a new tab)East Birmingham station on the corridor targeted for metro-led regeneration.
- Solihull (opens in a new tab)High-value borough town centre with a tightly drawn Green Belt and contested grey belt questions.
- Wellington (opens in a new tab)Market town within Telford with peripheral allocations and brownfield pockets.
- Smethwick Galton Bridge (opens in a new tab)Two-level interchange in the Black Country's densest brownfield belt.
- Wylde Green (opens in a new tab)Affluent Cross City suburb where station-area density is the only realistic route to supply.
- Stratford-upon-Avon (opens in a new tab)High-value heritage market town with an active district-wide strategic land pipeline.
- Shifnal (opens in a new tab)Smaller Shropshire station with Green Belt constraint on the Telford fringe.
- Telford Central (opens in a new tab)New town station with a strong delivery record and extensive employment land.
- Warwick (opens in a new tab)Constrained historic town centre with flood risk and heritage shaping capacity.
- Warwick Parkway (opens in a new tab)Fast London services on the town's western edge with peripheral land under promotion.
- Stone (opens in a new tab)Market town with West Coast services and consistent edge-of-town land promotion.
- Whitlocks End (opens in a new tab)Southern Solihull station beside Dickens Heath, on the Green Belt boundary.
- Rugby (opens in a new tab)West Coast main line town with major committed urban extensions.
- Water Orton (opens in a new tab)Village station at the centre of HS2 construction and the Green Belt east of Birmingham.
- Rugeley Trent Valley (opens in a new tab)Former power station and colliery land under redevelopment beside the Chase.
- Stourbridge Junction (opens in a new tab)Dudley interchange serving a borough with acute supply pressure and Green Belt limits.
- Shirley (opens in a new tab)Suburban Solihull station adjoining the Dickens Heath and Blythe Valley growth corridor.
- Tile Hill (opens in a new tab)West Coventry station with Green Belt land and university-driven demand in the catchment.
- Worcestershire Parkway (opens in a new tab)New interchange creating a step change in accessibility for surrounding rural land.
- Penkridge (opens in a new tab)South Staffordshire village station surrounded by Green Belt under review.
Northern city regions
54 stations
- Leeds (opens in a new tab)The largest northern interchange with substantial city-centre brownfield land.
- Sheffield (opens in a new tab)City region hub with the Sheaf Valley and Attercliffe brownfield corridors.
- Crewe (opens in a new tab)Major junction with extensive railway brownfield land and a growth programme.
- Doncaster (opens in a new tab)East Coast junction city with airport-site and urban centre regeneration land.
- Bolton (opens in a new tab)Greater Manchester town with an established town centre regeneration pipeline.
- Bradford Interchange (opens in a new tab)City with major brownfield capacity and the lowest values in the corridor.
- Liverpool Lime Street (opens in a new tab)City centre terminus with large-scale brownfield regeneration capacity.
- Chester (opens in a new tab)Historic city with a constrained boundary and cross-border commuter demand.
- Huddersfield (opens in a new tab)Trans-Pennine upgrade station with a blueprint-led town centre programme.
- Manchester Victoria (opens in a new tab)Northern gateway station beside the Red Bank and Victoria North growth area.
- Macclesfield (opens in a new tab)Fast London and Manchester services in a high-value Green Belt district.
- Manchester Piccadilly (opens in a new tab)The region's principal interchange with the Mayfield and Piccadilly regeneration frameworks.
- Shipley (opens in a new tab)Junction station beside Saltaire World Heritage Site and canal-side land.
- Manchester Oxford Road (opens in a new tab)Corridor station serving the university and Oxford Road innovation district.
- Hull Paragon Interchange (opens in a new tab)City with extensive brownfield land but widespread tidal flood risk.
- Liverpool South Parkway (opens in a new tab)Airport-adjacent interchange with employment and residual industrial land.
- Barnsley Interchange (opens in a new tab)Interchange town with a strong town centre delivery record and Green Belt edge.
- Middlesbrough (opens in a new tab)Teesside centre with major brownfield and Freeport-related land.
- Keighley (opens in a new tab)Smaller Bradford district station with mill conversion and brownfield stock.
- Alderley Edge (opens in a new tab)Very high-value village station with almost wholly Green Belt surroundings.
- Dewsbury (opens in a new tab)Kirklees town with a Towns Fund regeneration package near the station.
- Lancaster (opens in a new tab)University city with Bailrigg garden village and canal corridor land.
- Harrogate (opens in a new tab)High-value spa town with a tight Green Belt boundary and limited allocations.
- Darlington (opens in a new tab)Upgraded station beside the Treasury campus and eastern growth allocations.
- Ashton-under-Lyne (opens in a new tab)Interchange town with Places for Everyone allocations in the catchment.
- Halifax (opens in a new tab)Calderdale centre with steep topography, heritage assets and flood risk.
- Altrincham (opens in a new tab)High-value Trafford interchange in a tightly drawn Green Belt setting.
- Chorley (opens in a new tab)Smaller Lancashire station with Green Belt and central Lancashire plan questions.
- Salford Central (opens in a new tab)Station at the centre of the Chapel Street and Salford Crescent regeneration programme.
- Sunderland (opens in a new tab)Riverside and Vaux regeneration land within the walking catchment.
- Newcastle (opens in a new tab)North East hub with Stephenson Quarter and central brownfield opportunities.
- Carlisle (opens in a new tab)Border city with the St Cuthbert's garden village growth programme.
- Durham (opens in a new tab)World Heritage city with severe heritage and topographic limits on capacity.
- Blackburn (opens in a new tab)Regeneration priority town with substantial brownfield capacity near the station.
- Hazel Grove (opens in a new tab)Stockport fringe station with Green Belt and A6 corridor capacity questions.
- Stockton (opens in a new tab)Smaller Tees Valley station with riverside regeneration sites.
- Congleton (opens in a new tab)Market town with a link road unlocking allocated strategic land.
- Rochdale (opens in a new tab)Rail and Metrolink interchange with brownfield-led supply and Green Belt debate.
- Wakefield Westgate (opens in a new tab)Fast London services with Westgate station-side regeneration allocations.
- York (opens in a new tab)Constrained historic city with a recently examined local plan and Green Belt.
- Stockport (opens in a new tab)Greater Manchester interchange with a major town centre regeneration programme.
- Warrington Bank Quay (opens in a new tab)Town centre station with the Warrington West growth and station masterplan.
- Wigan North Western (opens in a new tab)West Coast station serving a borough with substantial former industrial land.
- St Helens Central (opens in a new tab)Town centre station in a borough with contested Green Belt release proposals.
- Skipton (opens in a new tab)Gateway market town with national park and Green Belt constraints nearby.
- Runcorn (opens in a new tab)West Coast station with Mersey Gateway-driven regeneration opportunities.
- Stalybridge (opens in a new tab)Tameside station on the trans-Pennine corridor with canal-side brownfield sites.
- Preston (opens in a new tab)City deal authority with committed strategic growth to the north and east.
- Morpeth (opens in a new tab)Northumberland market town with Green Belt and flood plain constraints.
- Rotherham Central (opens in a new tab)Town centre station with former steel and industrial land in the catchment.
- Southport (opens in a new tab)Coastal terminus with constrained land and a town centre renewal programme.
- Sandbach (opens in a new tab)Smaller station in a high-delivery Cheshire East market with peripheral allocations.
- Wilmslow (opens in a new tab)Premium Cheshire East commuter market where Green Belt release is the live question.
- Poynton (opens in a new tab)Smaller Cheshire East station with sustained pressure on the Green Belt edge.
Western Gateway and South West
40 stations
- Exeter Central (opens in a new tab)City-centre station with intensification and conversion opportunities.
- Exeter St Davids (opens in a new tab)Regional city hub with brownfield capacity and Exeter growth strategy.
- Bristol Temple Meads (opens in a new tab)Regional hub at the centre of the Temple Quarter regeneration programme.
- Filton Abbey Wood (opens in a new tab)Aerospace employment corridor with major brownfield redevelopment nearby.
- Gloucester (opens in a new tab)City with regeneration allocations and joint core strategy delivery pressure.
- Chippenham (opens in a new tab)Wiltshire growth town with committed strategic allocations east of the town.
- Swindon (opens in a new tab)Great Western station with a long record of large-scale delivery.
- Frome (opens in a new tab)Mendip town with high demand and tight landscape setting.
- Worcester Shrub Hill (opens in a new tab)Regeneration station in a city with an emerging development plan review.
- Bridgwater (opens in a new tab)Major employment-led growth with Hinkley legacy demand and flood zones.
- Cam and Dursley (opens in a new tab)Stroud district station serving a strategic new settlement proposal.
- Camborne (opens in a new tab)Regeneration town with lower values and significant available land.
- Taunton (opens in a new tab)Somerset growth town with garden community scale allocations.
- Evesham (opens in a new tab)Wychavon market town with strong housing delivery and horticultural land.
- Cheltenham Spa (opens in a new tab)Golden Valley development programme and high local values.
- Westbury (opens in a new tab)Rail junction town with employment land and flexible edge-of-settlement land.
- Salisbury (opens in a new tab)Historic city with heritage and landscape constraints on all approaches.
- Bath Spa (opens in a new tab)World Heritage constraints with very high values and minimal greenfield options.
- Weston-super-Mare (opens in a new tab)Coastal growth town with brownfield supply and significant flood constraints.
- Keynsham (opens in a new tab)Green Belt town between Bristol and Bath under sustained release pressure.
- Plymouth (opens in a new tab)City with substantial brownfield and dockyard regeneration capacity.
- Bristol Parkway (opens in a new tab)Parkway interchange in a growth authority with strong employment demand.
- Cranbrook (opens in a new tab)New town station demonstrating rail-led delivery in East Devon.
- Stroud (opens in a new tab)Cotswolds-constrained valley town with limited developable land.
- Nailsea and Backwell (opens in a new tab)Constrained Green Belt settlement with strong Bristol commuter demand.
- Newton Abbot (opens in a new tab)Teignbridge town with estuary flood constraints and allocated growth.
- Melksham (opens in a new tab)Reopened service corridor with expanding settlement boundaries.
- Castle Cary (opens in a new tab)Rural mainline station with fast London services and limited allocations.
- Bodmin Parkway (opens in a new tab)Rural parkway serving a growth town with limited rail-adjacent supply.
- Penzance (opens in a new tab)Terminus town with coastal flood risk and constrained land availability.
- St Austell (opens in a new tab)China clay hinterland with extensive brownfield restoration land.
- Redruth (opens in a new tab)Camborne–Pool–Redruth regeneration area with heritage mining constraints.
- Trowbridge (opens in a new tab)County town with large planned extensions and moderate values.
- Truro (opens in a new tab)Cornwall's administrative centre with allocated urban extensions.
- Worle (opens in a new tab)Edge-of-town station adjoining North Somerset's principal urban extensions.
- Yatton (opens in a new tab)Village station with frequent services and low-lying flood risk to test.
- Yate (opens in a new tab)South Gloucestershire growth town with allocated extensions and rail access.
- Tiverton Parkway (opens in a new tab)Mid Devon parkway serving a large committed eastern urban extension.
- Totnes (opens in a new tab)South Hams town with high values and severe landscape constraints.
- Yeovil Junction (opens in a new tab)Peripheral station beside Somerset's principal urban extension areas.
South East coastal and Kent corridor
21 stations
- Gravesend (opens in a new tab)High Speed 1 stop with riverside brownfield land inside the Thames Estuary programme.
- Dartford (opens in a new tab)Dense commuter market on the Green Belt edge with active town centre intensification.
- Maidstone East (opens in a new tab)County town station with a contested land supply position and Green Belt to the north west.
- Ebbsfleet International (opens in a new tab)High Speed 1 station at the centre of the Thames Estuary growth programme.
- Sittingbourne (opens in a new tab)Swale growth town with large committed extensions and estuary flood constraints.
- Chatham (opens in a new tab)Medway's principal centre, where brownfield-led supply carries the local plan.
- Eastbourne (opens in a new tab)Tightly bounded coastal authority relying on intensification and neighbour capacity.
- Dover Priory (opens in a new tab)Port town with steep topography, heritage assets and brownfield renewal sites.
- Ashford International (opens in a new tab)High-speed hub with large-scale committed growth and available land.
- Margate (opens in a new tab)Regeneration priority coastal town with brownfield capacity close to the station.
- Canterbury West (opens in a new tab)High-speed services into a heavily constrained heritage and landscape setting.
- Hastings (opens in a new tab)Coastal regeneration market with acute affordability pressure and constrained land.
- Whitstable (opens in a new tab)High-value coastal market with very limited unconstrained land near the station.
- Herne Bay (opens in a new tab)Coastal town with committed urban extensions and coastal change considerations.
- Faversham (opens in a new tab)Historic market town on the high-speed corridor with a tight settlement boundary.
- Ramsgate (opens in a new tab)Thanet port town with high-speed services and significant vacant employment land.
- Rochester (opens in a new tab)Rebuilt station serving a heritage centre with adjoining regeneration allocations.
- Folkestone Central (opens in a new tab)High-speed coastal market with an established regeneration programme and AONB edge.
- Tunbridge Wells (opens in a new tab)High-value borough where Green Belt and High Weald designations dominate supply.
- Strood (opens in a new tab)Medway interchange with high-speed services and substantial waterfront regeneration land.
- Tonbridge (opens in a new tab)Frequent London services in a Green Belt and flood-constrained setting.
East Midlands growth area
29 stations
- Leicester (opens in a new tab)City with substantial unmet need distributed to neighbouring authorities.
- Derby (opens in a new tab)Midland Main Line city with rail-industry employment land and riverside flood constraints.
- Beeston (opens in a new tab)Broxtowe station with tram interchange nearby and a tight Green Belt boundary.
- Kettering (opens in a new tab)Midland Main Line growth town with sustainable urban extension allocations.
- Melton Mowbray (opens in a new tab)Market town with a distributor road unlocking allocated peripheral land.
- Loughborough (opens in a new tab)University town with committed urban extensions and a strong commuter case.
- Chesterfield (opens in a new tab)Regeneration town with the Staveley corridor and major brownfield allocations.
- East Midlands Parkway (opens in a new tab)Strategic parkway beside the Freeport and power station site, a major regeneration opportunity.
- Market Harborough (opens in a new tab)High-value commuter market town with fast London services and limited supply.
- Lincoln (opens in a new tab)Historic city with brownfield-led central capacity and strong landscape constraints.
- Peterborough (opens in a new tab)East Coast main line growth city with large committed extensions.
- Mansfield (opens in a new tab)Robin Hood line town with substantial brownfield and regeneration priorities.
- Alfreton (opens in a new tab)Smaller Derbyshire station with logistics-led employment growth in the catchment.
- Long Eaton (opens in a new tab)Erewash town between Derby and Nottingham with Green Belt and flood plain questions.
- Ilkeston (opens in a new tab)Reopened station serving a former coalfield town with brownfield renewal land.
- Langley Mill (opens in a new tab)Small Amber Valley station with canal-side brownfield land and modest constraints.
- Belper (opens in a new tab)World Heritage mill town where heritage setting dominates capacity near the station.
- Corby (opens in a new tab)Fastest-growing North Northamptonshire town with large committed extensions.
- Grantham (opens in a new tab)East Coast main line town with a designated southern growth area.
- Hinckley (opens in a new tab)Logistics-driven growth town beside the national rail freight interchange proposals.
- Hucknall (opens in a new tab)Tram and rail interchange in Ashfield with former colliery regeneration sites.
- Newark Castle (opens in a new tab)Growth town with a large committed urban extension and Trent flood constraints.
- Nottingham (opens in a new tab)Tram and rail interchange with a Green Belt boundary review history.
- Bingham (opens in a new tab)Small Rushcliffe station serving an allocated growth town on the Nottingham fringe.
- Worksop (opens in a new tab)Bassetlaw town with former industrial land and a Sheffield city region commuter draw.
- Narborough (opens in a new tab)Smaller Blaby station on the Leicester fringe with contested edge-of-village land.
- Wellingborough (opens in a new tab)Station-adjacent Stanton Cross scheme, the clearest station-led delivery example locally.
- Stamford (opens in a new tab)High-value conservation town where heritage limits station-proximate development.
- Sleaford (opens in a new tab)Smaller Lincolnshire junction town with allocated growth and flood risk to manage.
Held back by the quality gate
These stations have been screened but do not yet hold enough verified evidence to be published in the ranking. Their data is currently being updated; no score is inferred.
- Birmingham InternationalINCOMPLETE
- Liverpool South ParkwayINCOMPLETE
- DorridgeINCOMPLETE
- KetteringINCOMPLETE
- Barnt GreenINCOMPLETE
- East Midlands ParkwayINCOMPLETE
- Oxford ParkwayINCOMPLETE
- LincolnINCOMPLETE
- Long EatonINCOMPLETE
- Coleshill ParkwayINCOMPLETE
- CongletonINCOMPLETE
- CranbrookINCOMPLETE
- KenilworthINCOMPLETE
- Folkestone CentralINCOMPLETE
- Castle CaryINCOMPLETE
- Bodmin ParkwayINCOMPLETE
- PoyntonINCOMPLETE
- SleafordINCOMPLETE
- Tile HillINCOMPLETE
- Tiverton ParkwayINCOMPLETE
- TotnesINCOMPLETE
- Worcestershire ParkwayINCOMPLETE
- Yeovil JunctionINCOMPLETE
Method and sources
- Station geography and mode: the national station register (OpenStreetMap and published operator data).
- Land and constraint evidence: planning.data.gov.uk, screened inside the 800 metre catchment used by the NPPF (August 2026) well-connected station tests.
- Distances are straight-line screening. Routed pedestrian access, land ownership and planning history require verification before any site conclusion.
- Policy background: NPPF (August 2026) explained and the guide to well-connected stations.
Questions
- How were these priority stations chosen?
- The selection is editorial. Logical Planning prioritised England stations in high-value or high-growth commuting markets — the Oxford–Cambridge corridor, the London commuter belt, the Kent high-speed corridor, the West Midlands, the northern city regions, the Western Gateway and the East Midlands — because the NPPF (August 2026) well-connected station tests apply in England only and these are the markets where station-proximate land is most commercially relevant. The ranking itself is not editorial: every score comes from live screening of published planning data.
- What does the opportunity score measure?
- The Logical Planning Station Opportunity Score is an indicative 0–100 figure reported to one decimal place. It weights planning policy support (20%), transport accessibility (15%), housing pressure (15%), developable land in the catchment (20%), planning evidence (10%) and market and economic pressure (10%), then deducts up to 10 points for screened planning constraints such as Green Belt coverage, flood risk, heritage and ecological designations. Components with no published evidence are excluded from the calculation and reduce the data confidence percentage instead of being estimated. Sources are planning.data.gov.uk and the national station register. It is a screening indicator, not planning advice.
- What does data confidence mean?
- Data confidence reports how complete and current the evidence behind the score is: how much of the 100-point model has published data, how recently that data was verified, how much of the 400m/800m/1,200m/1,600m catchment screening has completed, and how many cited sources are held. A score with low confidence is a provisional screening signal, not a settled position.
- Why do some stations show screening pending?
- Screening runs live against planning.data.gov.uk in scheduled batches. Until a station has been screened, no score is shown for it — Logical Planning does not estimate or interpolate a score.
- Does a high score mean land near the station will get permission?
- No. Accessibility strengthens the policy case under policies L3, TR and GB7, but constraints, land ownership, routed pedestrian access and the local plan position all have to be tested site by site before any conclusion can be drawn.
This assessment is an automated planning intelligence report based on available public data. It does not constitute planning, legal, valuation or other professional advice and does not guarantee that planning permission will be granted.