70.4% selected walking everywhere. 16.3% selected public transport; 13.3% selected cycling; and 0.0% selected i rely on lifts or taxis.
How all 98 respondents answered
Respondents selected one answer from four options.
Percentages are based on the published response counts. Where whole-number percentages are shown, totals may differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Walkability looks central to day-to-day student life
Walking dominates
More than seven in ten respondents said walking is their primary way of getting around.
Active travel is prominent
Walking and cycling together account for 82 of the 98 responses.
Public transport still matters
16.3% mainly use public transport for day-to-day travel.
Where students live can matter as much as how they travel
For students, university-city transport is often closely tied to distance. If accommodation, campus, shops and social areas sit close together, walking becomes the simplest option.
For universities, accommodation providers and city planners, this snapshot also underlines the practical value of safe pedestrian routes and good links between student neighbourhoods and campuses.
How to report this poll accurately
Keep the response base and indicative audience label attached to the headline finding.
How this poll was recorded
- Question
- How do you primarily get around your university city day to day?
- Responses
- 98 total responses
- Date recorded
- 2 September 2026
- Collection
- Unifresher audience poll
- Evidence label
- Indicative first-party Unifresher audience poll
This is an audience poll rather than a population survey. It is useful as a snapshot of the respondents who took part and should not be described as representative of every UK university student.
Questions readers ask next
What was the most common answer?
70.4% selected “Walking everywhere”, making it the largest answer in this poll.
How many respondents chose the top answer?
69 of 98 respondents selected “Walking everywhere”.
What was the second most selected answer?
16.3% selected “Public transport”, equal to 16 responses.
Is this representative of all UK students?
No. This is an indicative Unifresher audience poll with 98 responses, not a nationally representative student survey.
How should this result be reported?
Keep the 98-response base, collection date and indicative-audience label attached to the finding.
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Cite this poll
Unifresher poll, “How do you primarily get around your university city day to day?”, 98 responses, recorded 2 September 2026. Unifresher Data Hub.
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