Allotment Waiting Lists Revealed:Which Places in the UK Have The Longest Allotment Waiting Lists?

Over 90,000 people are on a waiting list for one of the 300,000 council owned allotments in the UK. Research published today from shed retailer, Power Sheds, breaks down allotment waiting lists by location, examining trends in waiting times.

General trends

The average allotment waiting list in the UK is 30
The county with the longest waiting allotment waiting lists is Cumbria, with an average waiting list of 180
The allotment with the longest waiting list is Bushy Park in London, with a waiting list of 637
Wales tend to have shorter waiting lists than the rest of the UK, nearly half of England and a third of Northern Island

Allotments in the UK with the longest waiting lists

County	Allotment Name	Waiting List
London	Bushy Park	637
London	St Anns & Westfield	560
Hampshire	Milton Piece	559
London	Manor Road	481
London	Beatrix Potter	400
London	Sixth Cross Road	399
London	Old Palace Lane	383
London	Heath Gardens	375
London	Newham – 1	322
London	Newham – 2	321

Counties in the UK with the longest waiting lists

County	Country	Average Waiting List
Cumbria	England	180
County Down	Northern Ireland	146
South Lanarkshire	Scotland	113
Dunbartonshire	Scotland	103
Dorset	England	90
Durham	England	84
Lancashire	England	60
Devon	England	59
County Antrim	Northern Ireland	58
London	England	54

Shortest waiting lists by county

County	Country	Average Waiting List
Argyll and Bute	Scotland	0
Roxburgh	Scotland	0
County Tyrone	Northern Ireland	1
Worcestershire	England	2
Suffolk	England	2
Torfaen	Wales	2
Angus	Scotland	3
Ceredigion	Wales	4
Moray	Scotland	5
Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	5