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United Kingdom in numbers

How many public toilets, water refill points and benches are there in the United Kingdom, and where? By county and by local area, with a ranking. As of 13 November 2026, updated every night.

Public toilets13,915of which 5,761 known to be freeAs of 13 November 2026
Water refill points2,923As of 13 November 2026
Benches166,350As of 13 November 2026

By county

Every county, ranked by the number of public toilets.

RankCountyPublic toiletsFreeWater refill pointsBenches
1London1,07751158121,083
2Cornwall461209453,879
3Devon440202424,421
4Northern Ireland432127382,634
5Kent407158443,920
6Hampshire331144993,259
7Norfolk321187803,788
8North Yorkshire311113653,419
9Highland302150691,342
10West Sussex281135832,271
11Surrey27297623,525
12Essex26392712,572
13Derbyshire232100414,116
14Suffolk22099402,198
15Lancashire21580162,625
16West Midlands20884183,109
17Oxfordshire20676432,457
18Westmorland and Furness19774321,826
19West Yorkshire19572313,841
20Gwynedd1878062936
21Dorset18291631,231
22Gloucestershire17472432,456
23Staffordshire17354481,571
24East Sussex16469342,141
25Hertfordshire16164352,776
26Greater Manchester16062282,777
27Cambridgeshire15667353,402
28Somerset1514919909
29Lincolnshire1503612943
30Northumberland14679181,239
31Isle of Wight14251231,231
32South Yorkshire14074163,127
33Edinburgh13582312,338
34Buckinghamshire12829132,111
35Warwickshire12366401,545
36Fife12361171,849
37Argyll and Bute1184422604
38Pembrokeshire1133023473
39Wiltshire11239201,030
40Leicestershire11142241,099
41Nottinghamshire11024262,158
42County Durham1105991,657
43North East1096392,038
44Cumberland1083820915
45Shropshire1061720859
46Powys1062713400
47Worcestershire10534221,083
48Dumfries and Galloway993519434
49Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9861281,180
50Aberdeenshire975019624
51Newport883317230
52Liverpool City Region862621,886
53Conwy802510630
54Stirling774025570
55Carmarthenshire77238522
56Ceredigion73219451
57Cheshire West and Chester713241,033
58Glasgow6829181,382
59East Riding of Yorkshire682215731
60Orkney Islands68368110
61Cheshire East6527231,140
62Scottish Borders651919654
63Bristol6441121,986
64South Gloucestershire633028884
65York633361,342
66North Somerset612512711
67North Northamptonshire603312583
68Perth and Kinross582012821
69Swansea572313643
70Brighton and Hove57338805
71Western Isles551919192
72East Lothian55305337
73Plymouth551941,661
74Southampton55393341
75Herefordshire54156311
76Isle of Anglesey53242758
77Peterborough521524318
78Shetland49221107
79Bath and North East Somerset4812161,269
80Portsmouth48176421
81Torbay48112910
82West Northamptonshire46825446
83West Berkshire46176496
84Central Bedfordshire44175636
85Nottingham43162885
86Moray42136290
87Monmouthshire411518131
88Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead41187391
89Aberdeen40135906
90Denbighshire40123337
91Angus3895267
92Medway38110282
93Cardiff372718974
94West Lothian37153409
95South Ayrshire36105353
96South Lanarkshire36161364
97Dundee35205525
98Warrington35161649
99Leicester34175357
100North Ayrshire33138380
101Vale of Glamorgan321715640
102Southend-on-Sea29104243
103Milton Keynes28168710
104North Lincolnshire28103116
105Reading27105455
106Swindon27141460
107Bedford2654231
108Rhondda Cynon Taf25716166
109Derby25211695
110Borough of Blackpool252079
111North East Lincolnshire23171103
112North Lanarkshire2194251
113Falkirk21142375
114Wrexham1973361
115West Dunbartonshire1851155
116City of London17819534
117Bridgend County Borough1775111
118Rutland179281
119Redcar and Cleveland1780261
120Borough of Luton1693102
121Hartlepool1660131
122Neath Port Talbot158248
123Flintshire1442355
124Telford and Wrekin1450201
125Stockton-on-Tees1480174
126Thurrock1440134
127Merthyr Tydfil County Borough1430108
128Borough of Wokingham1344397
129Renfrewshire1363234
130Inverclyde134358
131Torfaen137350
132Kingston upon Hull1370124
133Blackburn with Darwen133059
134Stoke-on-Trent1234152
135Isles of Scilly125372
136Caerphilly County Borough1241133
137Midlothian1131101
138Darlington119095
139Bracknell Forest1033210
140Halton1011243
141East Ayrshire841161
142Middlesbrough70090
143Blaenau Gwent75031
144East Dunbartonshire402222
145Clackmannanshire42192
146East Renfrewshire31159
147Slough33127

By local area

The 357 local areas with their own page on Outdoor Pitstop, ranked by the number of public toilets.

RankLocal areaPublic toiletsWater refill pointsBenches
1CornwallCornwall461453,879
2North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire311653,419
3HighlandHighland302691,342
4Westmorland and FurnessWestmorland and Furness197321,826
5GwyneddGwynedd18762936
6DorsetDorset182631,231
7SomersetSomerset15119909
8NorthumberlandNorthumberland146181,239
9Isle of WightIsle of Wight142231,231
10EdinburghEdinburgh135312,338
11BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire128132,111
12FifeFife123171,849
13Argyll and ButeArgyll and Bute11822604
14PembrokeshirePembrokeshire11323473
15WiltshireWiltshire112201,030
16County DurhamCounty Durham11091,657
17CumberlandCumberland10820915
18East SuffolkSuffolk10718967
19ShropshireShropshire10620859
20PowysPowys10613400
21Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway9919434
22Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole98281,180
23AberdeenshireAberdeenshire9719624
24North NorfolkNorfolk9429988
25WestminsterLondon93431,442
26NewportNewport8817230
27Derbyshire DalesDerbyshire8222986
28East DevonDevon8014983
29SheffieldSouth Yorkshire80131,657
30ConwyConwy8010630
31Richmond upon ThamesLondon79371,099
32StirlingStirling7725570
33CarmarthenshireCarmarthenshire778522
34LeedsWest Yorkshire73131,288
35Newry, Mourne and Down DistrictNorthern Ireland739975
36CeredigionCeredigion739451
37East LindseyLincolnshire732336
38CamdenLondon72491,346
39South HamsDevon724881
40Cheshire West and ChesterCheshire West and Chester7141,033
41New ForestHampshire6831471
42GlasgowGlasgow68181,382
43East Riding of YorkshireEast Riding of Yorkshire6815731
44Orkney IslandsOrkney Islands688110
45North DevonDevon684807
46TeignbridgeDevon673530
47HillingdonLondon6629289
48Cheshire EastCheshire East65231,140
49Scottish BordersScottish Borders6519654
50BirminghamWest Midlands6551,086
51BristolBristol64121,986
52ChichesterWest Sussex6332357
53South GloucestershireSouth Gloucestershire6328884
54YorkYork6361,342
55GuildfordSurrey6218534
56North SomersetNorth Somerset6112711
57North NorthamptonshireNorth Northamptonshire6012583
58Ards and North Down DistrictNorthern Ireland606397
59Folkestone and Hythe DistrictKent599522
60Perth and KinrossPerth and Kinross5812821
61South OxfordshireOxfordshire587517
62ArunWest Sussex5720501
63ManchesterGreater Manchester5715755
64SwanseaSwansea5713643
65Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove578805
66Causeway Coast and Glens DistrictNorthern Ireland572197
67OxfordOxfordshire566951
68NewhamLondon55331,427
69Western IslesWestern Isles5519192
70Cotswold DistrictGloucestershire5510446
71East LothianEast Lothian555337
72PlymouthPlymouth5541,661
73SouthamptonSouthampton553341
74CanterburyKent5415448
75HerefordshireHerefordshire546311
76Fermanagh and Omagh DistrictNorthern Ireland543102
77NorwichNorfolk542465
78Tower HamletsLondon53331,708
79LancasterLancashire53101,302
80West DevonDevon534238
81DoverKent533224
82Isle of AngleseyIsle of Anglesey532758
83PeterboroughPeterborough5224318
84RotherEast Sussex524946
85GreenwichLondon51241,222
86ExeterDevon5111387
87King's Lynn and West NorfolkNorfolk5026361
88ShetlandShetland491107
89Bath and North East SomersetBath and North East Somerset48161,269
90Staffordshire MoorlandsStaffordshire489371
91PortsmouthPortsmouth486421
92TorbayTorbay482910
93Mid SussexWest Sussex479507
94LewishamLondon4631661
95West NorthamptonshireWest Northamptonshire4625446
96HuntingdonshireCambridgeshire469490
97West BerkshireWest Berkshire466496
98LambethLondon4535582
99SouthwarkLondon4429623
100Stratford-on-AvonWarwickshire4410420
101BarnetLondon449519
102Central BedfordshireCentral Bedfordshire445636
103WinchesterHampshire4317436
104Belfast City DistrictNorthern Ireland4310358
105WakefieldWest Yorkshire433411
106NottinghamNottingham432885
107SevenoaksKent432429
108High PeakDerbyshire4213556
109MorayMoray426290
110ThanetKent423302
111MonmouthshireMonmouthshire4118131
112West SuffolkSuffolk4116525
113TendringEssex4115483
114Windsor and MaidenheadRoyal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead417391
115AberdeenAberdeen405906
116DenbighshireDenbighshire403337
117LewesEast Sussex3913309
118HorshamWest Sussex3912320
119DudleyWest Midlands386172
120AngusAngus385267
121Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon DistrictNorthern Ireland382189
122MedwayMedway380282
123CardiffCardiff3718974
124WarwickWarwickshire3711685
125South CambridgeshireCambridgeshire3781,307
126StaffordStaffordshire376264
127CrawleyWest Sussex376238
128ElmbridgeSurrey375274
129West LothianWest Lothian373409
130Great YarmouthNorfolk370183
131StroudGloucestershire3615479
132South AyrshireSouth Ayrshire365353
133LiverpoolLiverpool City Region362797
134South LanarkshireSouth Lanarkshire361364
135WandsworthLondon3518700
136CharnwoodLeicestershire356327
137DundeeDundee355525
138Antrim and Newtownabbey DistrictNorthern Ireland353113
139WarringtonWarrington351649
140WaverleySurrey3415817
141CambridgeCambridgeshire34141,261
142LeicesterLeicester345357
143Test ValleyHampshire344318
144Borough of RunnymedeSurrey342278
145Newark and SherwoodNottinghamshire3323345
146North AyrshireNorth Ayrshire338380
147ColchesterEssex338307
148Cherwell DistrictOxfordshire336252
149East HampshireHampshire3217308
150Vale of GlamorganVale of Glamorgan3215640
151Basingstoke and DeaneHampshire323450
152Amber ValleyDerbyshire322497
153Borough of WyreLancashire320285
154HackneyLondon3137978
155West OxfordshireOxfordshire3113353
156BroadlandNorfolk319462
157ChelmsfordEssex318368
158BradfordWest Yorkshire317939
159St AlbansHertfordshire314270
160MaidstoneKent312165
161EastleighHampshire304325
162East StaffordshireStaffordshire304161
163SandwellWest Midlands302579
164Mid and East Antrim DistrictNorthern Ireland301128
165WirralLiverpool City Region300389
166Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea294243
167BaberghSuffolk293241
168Torridge DistrictDevon292491
169BrentwoodEssex29284
170BrentLondon2822397
171Vale of White HorseOxfordshire2811384
172UttlesfordEssex289282
173Milton KeynesMilton Keynes288710
174Breckland DistrictNorfolk286530
175North TynesideNorth East285390
176HavantHampshire285173
177North LincolnshireNorth Lincolnshire283116
178CalderdaleWest Yorkshire281535
179CoventryWest Midlands281291
180South NorfolkNorfolk278799
181ReadingReading275455
182BromleyLondon274650
183WychavonWorcestershire272260
184BraintreeEssex272118
185SwindonSwindon271460
186SunderlandNorth East271139
187WealdenEast Sussex269438
188BedfordBedford264231
189Tunbridge WellsKent262660
190Rhondda Cynon TafRhondda Cynon Taf2516166
191Kensington and ChelseaLondon2515521
192Malvern HillsWorcestershire258290
193Forest of DeanGloucestershire255217
194EastbourneEast Sussex254220
195DoncasterSouth Yorkshire252304
196South DerbyshireDerbyshire252257
197DerbyDerby251695
198TraffordGreater Manchester250321
199Borough of BlackpoolBorough of Blackpool25079
200Hammersmith and FulhamLondon2415697
201EnfieldLondon247703
202East CambridgeshireCambridgeshire242248
203AshfordKent242198
204Mid SuffolkSuffolk241227
205CheltenhamGloucestershire2312662
206Waltham ForestLondon2312484
207HounslowLondon2310456
208North East LincolnshireNorth East Lincolnshire231103
209BarnsleySouth Yorkshire230845
210RedbridgeLondon225372
211Wyre ForestWorcestershire225235
212North West LeicestershireLeicestershire224240
213HastingsEast Sussex224228
214FarehamHampshire22484
215Borough of SwaleKent223170
216EalingLondon2124782
217DacorumHertfordshire217309
218North LanarkshireNorth Lanarkshire214251
219WorthingWest Sussex213184
220FalkirkFalkirk212375
221StockportGreater Manchester212254
222Tonbridge and MallingKent211180
223West LancashireLancashire210253
224ChorleyLancashire210114
225Epping ForestEssex2022156
226HaringeyLondon2011845
227RugbyWarwickshire208231
228KirkleesWest Yorkshire207668
229North HertfordshireHertfordshire206447
230Three RiversHertfordshire206200
231Ribble ValleyLancashire201136
232GatesheadNorth East200298
233Mid DevonDevon200104
234CroydonLondon197447
235South KestevenLincolnshire195155
236East HertfordshireHertfordshire194617
237WrexhamWrexham193361
238Metropolitan Borough of SolihullWest Midlands192577
239RushcliffeNottinghamshire192484
240IpswichSuffolk192238
241GloucesterGloucestershire190368
242Kingston upon ThamesLondon1810243
243Reigate and BansteadSurrey184396
244PrestonLancashire182112
245West DunbartonshireWest Dunbartonshire181155
246BroxtoweNottinghamshire180317
247Hinckley and BosworthLeicestershire180134
248City of LondonCity of London1719534
249LichfieldStaffordshire178317
250MertonLondon177175
251HartHampshire175258
252Bridgend County BoroughBridgend County Borough175111
253Newcastle upon TyneNorth East172580
254GraveshamKent172331
255WokingSurrey172120
256RutlandRutland17281
257Borough of FyldeLancashire17276
258South TynesideNorth East171631
259TandridgeSurrey171285
260AdurWest Sussex171164
261BromsgroveWorcestershire171131
262South HollandLincolnshire17162
263Mid-Ulster DistrictNorthern Ireland17149
264HaveringLondon170264
265Redcar and ClevelandRedcar and Cleveland170261
266Borough of PendleLancashire17057
267Borough of LutonBorough of Luton163102
268MaldonEssex162144
269TewkesburyGloucestershire161284
270BassetlawNottinghamshire160203
271HartlepoolHartlepool160131
272Derry and Strabane DistrictNorthern Ireland16065
273Newcastle-under-LymeStaffordshire157160
274North WarwickshireWarwickshire156135
275ErewashDerbyshire152524
276Fenland DistrictCambridgeshire15296
277Neath Port TalbotNeath Port Talbot15248
278WolverhamptonWest Midlands151140
279SeftonLiverpool City Region150495
280DartfordKent150291
281South StaffordshireStaffordshire1410137
282Mole ValleySurrey149442
283BexleyLondon144358
284Surrey HeathSurrey143101
285FlintshireFlintshire142355
286Telford and WrekinTelford and Wrekin140201
287Stockton-on-TeesStockton-on-Tees140174
288ThurrockThurrock140134
289Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughMerthyr Tydfil County Borough140108
290WorcesterWorcestershire136144
291RushmoorHampshire135364
292Borough of WokinghamBorough of Wokingham134397
293West LindseyLincolnshire13465
294RenfrewshireRenfrewshire133234
295InverclydeInverclyde13358
296TorfaenTorfaen13350
297WalsallWest Midlands131264
298Borough of SpelthorneSurrey131132
299ChesterfieldDerbyshire130439
300BolsoverDerbyshire130438
301BasildonEssex130151
302LincolnLincolnshire130133
303Kingston upon HullKingston upon Hull130124
304BoltonGreater Manchester13090
305Blackburn with DarwenBlackburn with Darwen13059
306Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent124152
307GosportHampshire12472
308BroxbourneHertfordshire123289
309Isles of ScillyIsles of Scilly12372
310WiganGreater Manchester122326
311Epsom and EwellSurrey122146
312RotherhamSouth Yorkshire121321
313GedlingNottinghamshire121251
314HertsmereHertfordshire121160
315Caerphilly County BoroughCaerphilly County Borough121133
316MeltonLeicestershire12090
317IslingtonLondon1120632
318HarrowLondon111246
319MidlothianMidlothian111101
320Barking and DagenhamLondon110156
321DarlingtonDarlington11095
322RochfordEssex11087
323HarboroughLeicestershire1012138
324SalfordGreater Manchester103502
325Bracknell ForestBracknell Forest103210
326WatfordHertfordshire10268
327HaltonHalton101243
328North East DerbyshireDerbyshire100419
329OldhamGreater Manchester94286
330HarlowEssex93123
331EnglandLincolnshire91107
332Lisburn and Castlereagh DistrictNorthern Ireland9161
333StevenageHertfordshire90134
334East AyrshireEast Ayrshire81161
335South RibbleLancashire80170
336North KestevenLincolnshire80123
337SuttonLondon8059
338Nuneaton and BedworthWarwickshire7574
339Welwyn HatfieldHertfordshire72282
340TamesideGreater Manchester72116
341BlabyLeicestershire7198
342Oadby and WigstonLeicestershire7172
343MansfieldNottinghamshire70218
344MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough7090
345BostonLincolnshire7069
346AshfieldNottinghamshire50340
347Castle PointEssex50269
348East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire42222
349TamworthStaffordshire42139
350ClackmannanshireClackmannanshire4192
351BurnleyLancashire4158
352RochdaleGreater Manchester4064
353KnowsleyLiverpool City Region4057
354East RenfrewshireEast Renfrewshire3159
355WalesCeredigion20113
356BuryGreater Manchester2063
357St HelensLiverpool City Region10148

How we count

The places come from OpenStreetMap, the free world map (© OpenStreetMap contributors), added to and checked by users of Outdoor Pitstop.

We only count places we can link to a county. The same count is used on every page of the website. A public toilet counts as free when it is known that you do not have to pay; for the others we do not know (yet).

The numbers are counted again every night. Places that are gone are hidden as soon as users report it.

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Source: Outdoor Pitstop (https://outdoorpitstop.com/en-gb/united-kingdom-in-numbers), as of 13 November 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

How many public toilets are there in the United Kingdom?

Outdoor Pitstop counts 13,915 public toilets in the United Kingdom (as of 13 November 2026). 5,761 of them are known to be free.

Which local area has the most public toilets?

Cornwall, with 461 public toilets, followed by North Yorkshire.

How many water refill points are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 2,923 water refill points in the United Kingdom, where you can refill your bottle for free. Most of them are in London.

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