The UK cities that are having the most sex, ranked

Brits have a reputation for being a bunch of prudes. But while we may squeam at the prospect of talking about sex, we’re having plenty of it. And locals of one British city in particular are getting it on more than anyone else.  

Time Out has gathered data from residents of 15 of the UK’s biggest cities to find out what people’s dating lives look like right now. We asked more than 2,800 city dwellers about how often they see someone attractive, how often they go out on dates, how often they flirt and how often they have sex. Now, it’s time to dish the dirt.  

The UK city having the most sex is Cambridge. Our survey found that folk in Cambridge are doing the deed an average of 7.72 times a month – nearly twice a week. If we break it down by generation, the city’s millennials are the most active of the bunch, having sex an average of 9.5 times per month. Gen Z respondents, on the other hand, told us they’re making love 8.2 times a month on average while Cambridge’s Gen Xers reported only having sex 1.66 times a month and Boomers are bonking 2.45 times per month. 

Locals in Cambridge also told us that they see someone they find attractive 12.96 times per month, they go on more dates than anywhere else in the country (4.8 times per month) and are among the top three flirtiest cities (6.62 times a month) – all key ingredients to getting lucky. The high romp rate could also have something to do with the fact that around 20 percent of the city’s population is made up of university students. Globally, Cambridge is the 22nd most sexually active city in the world. 

Not far behind the people of Cambridge were the those of Birmingham and Brighton. Locals in both of those cities are having sex an average of 7.62 times per month.

As for the urbanites having the least hanky panky, Londoners are at the bottom of the pile. On average, they’re having sex just 4.5 times per month. They also only go on an average of 2.27 dates each month and, despite seeing someone they find attractive 12 times per month, only flirt with someone 3.21 times a month. 

The UK cities having the most (and least) sex in 2026

1. Cambridge
2. Birmingham
3. Brighton 
4. Manchester
5. Liverpool
6. Bristol
7. Belfast
8. Glasgow
9. Newcastle
10. Oxford
11. Edinburgh
12. Cardiff
13. Bath
14. Leeds
15. London

Revealed: the most (and least) attractive cities in the UK.

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