UK: Best places to rent an allotment garden – top 10 cities in UK
A study by Barratt Homes has identified the top cities for offering allotment gardens (Image: Barratt Homes)
By Priya Kingsley-Adam
Express
Aug 17, 2021
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According to the research, Carlisle, which is in Cumberland, has been ranked in first place for the city with the most allotment gardens.
The area offers 61 allotment gardens per 100,000 people, making it the city with the most allotments in the UK.
In second place is Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, with 35 allotments per 100,000 people, across 1.3 million square metres of space.
In third place is Winchester, in the county of Hampshire, which offers 33 allotments per 100,000 people. The city is known for its wide range of culinary offerings, including various food markets selling locally grown produce. The Winchester Farmers’ Market is one of the largest farmers’ markets across the UK.
London has the most allotments, with a total of 788, however, the data works out at just 10 per 100,000 people, meaning the city does not qualify for a place in the top 10.
With an increase in demand for allotments, Barratt Homes researched the number of online searches which were conducted in the last three years – from 2019 to 2021.
The study researched the monthly online Google searches for allotments – which compared searches per 1,000 people, while taking into account the difference in population sizes.
The research highlighted Norwich as the city with the highest increase in searches, with the data showing 49 individuals per 1,000 people searched for allotments on average each month during 2019, with that number rising to 72 the following year, and increasing to 74 in 2021.
