Massive disparity in availability of allotments across UK, analysis reveals

Exclusive: Redcar and Cleveland tops rankings for most allotment land per person, while there is a dearth of supply in Scotland

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The north-east of England is Great Britain’s allotment heartland, with Redcar and Cleveland and County Durham the two councils with the highest rate of allotment provision per person, an analysis has found.

It also revealed that Scotland on average has just a quarter of the space per person that is available in England.