We make connectivity visible.
A public tool.
Why we built this
Transport connectivity data exists — but it lives in spreadsheets, buried in government reports, or behind commercial licences. Most people have no idea how well or poorly connected their area really is.
Sweetstep makes data visible. Type a postcode and get a clear, plain-English score: how easy is it to reach jobs, schools, a doctor, or the shops — on foot, by bike, by car or by bus? No jargon, no paywalls.
How the scores work
Each score runs from 0 to 100. A score of 50 is the national median for England, Wales and Scotland — half of all Output Areas score below it, half above. Higher means better-connected relative to everywhere else. Scores are not percentages.
If your healthcare walking score is 0 or very low, we flag it directly. If your area looks car-dependent, we say so plainly.
The data
Built on the Department for Transport's Connectivity Metric 2025 — published dataset covering 188,880 Output Areas across England and Wales, not formally designated as National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This dataset is published but not formally designated as National Statistics. Every score we display carries a provenance disclosure.
What's coming
- Scotland: SIMD 2020 travel-time data (in progress)
- Northern Ireland: pending