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Court Guide
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An analysis of the Legal Aid Agency's public office directory, with category filters and transparent limits on what provider counts can tell us.
One office can hold several categories, so the category counts must not be added as a total number of offices.
| Funded category | Listed offices |
|---|---|
| Criminal legal aid | 1,576 |
| Criminal appeals and reviews | 1,594 |
| Family | 1,518 |
| Housing | 365 |
| Debt | 365 |
| Immigration | 242 |
| Prison law | 153 |
| Mental health | 145 |
| Public law | 142 |
| Community care | 117 |
| Claims against public authorities | 101 |
| Clinical negligence | 97 |
| Early legal advice | 85 |
| Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service | 85 |
| Welfare benefits | 42 |
| Discrimination | 31 |
| Education | 23 |
196 locations. Distances are measured from the named court reference point, not a population centre or a person's address.
| Location and reference point | Town-matched offices | Offices within 30 km | Nearest office |
|---|---|---|---|
| AberystwythAberystwyth Justice Centre | 2 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| AldershotAldershot Justice Centre | 2 | 54 | 0.3 km |
| AmershamAmersham Law Courts | 1 | 240 | 1.3 km |
| AshfordAshford Tribunal Hearing Centre | 9 | 29 | 0.1 km |
| Ashton-under-LyneTameside Magistrates' Court | 7 | 205 | 0.1 km |
| AylesburyAylesbury Crown Court | 2 | 80 | 0.7 km |
| BarnstapleBarnstaple Magistrates', County and Family Court | 2 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Barrow in FurnessBarrow-in-Furness County Court and Family Court | 5 | 15 | 0.2 km |
| BasildonBasildon Combined Court | 1 | 170 | 0.2 km |
| BasingstokeBasingstoke Law Courts | 4 | 44 | 0.2 km |
| BathBath Law Courts (Civil, Family and Magistrates) | 3 | 52 | 0.4 km |
| BatterseaLavender Hill Magistrates' Court | 0 | 846 | 0.1 km |
| BedfordBedford County Court and Family Court | 8 | 80 | 0.2 km |
| BedlingtonMid and South East Northumberland Law Courts | 1 | 79 | 0.3 km |
| Berwick upon TweedBerwick upon Tweed Magistrates' Court | 1 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| BeverleyBeverley Magistrates' Court and Hearing Centre | 1 | 22 | 0.2 km |
| BexleyheathBexley Magistrates' Court | 2 | 729 | 0.4 km |
| BirkenheadBirkenhead County Court | 11 | 111 | 0.2 km |
| BirminghamBirmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre | 108 | 219 | 0.0 km |
| BlackburnBlackburn Family Court | 18 | 99 | 0.1 km |
| BlackpoolBlackpool Family and Civil Court | 12 | 33 | 0.3 km |
| BlackwoodBlackwood Civil and Family Court | 2 | 97 | 0.2 km |
| BodminBodmin Law Courts | 3 | 9 | 0.8 km |
| BoltonBolton Crown Court | 12 | 238 | 0.2 km |
| BootleSefton Magistrates' Court | 1 | 115 | 0.2 km |
| BostonBoston County Court and Family Court | 5 | 9 | 0.4 km |
| BournemouthBournemouth Combined Court | 12 | 20 | 0.3 km |
| BradfordBradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court and Family Court | 51 | 194 | 0.2 km |
| BrentfordBrentford County and Family Court | 4 | 833 | 0.8 km |
| BridlingtonBridlington Magistrates' Court and Hearing Centre | 2 | 7 | 0.3 km |
| BrightonBrighton County Court | 13 | 38 | 0.3 km |
| BristolBristol Civil and Family Justice Centre | 40 | 55 | 0.2 km |
| BromleyBromley County Court and Family Court | 24 | 788 | 0.2 km |
| BurnleyBurnley Combined Court Centre | 6 | 110 | 0.2 km |
| Bury St. EdmundsBury St Edmunds County Court and Family Court | 3 | 12 | 0.4 km |
| CaernarfonCaernarfon Justice Centre | 5 | 14 | 0.6 km |
| CambridgeCambridge County Court and Family Court | 8 | 14 | 0.3 km |
| CannockCannock Magistrates' Court | 5 | 190 | 0.4 km |
| CanterburyCanterbury Combined Court Centre | 6 | 31 | 0.9 km |
| CardiffCardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre | 40 | 101 | 0.2 km |
| CarlisleCarlisle Combined Court | 10 | 13 | 0.1 km |
| CarmarthenCarmarthen County Court and Family Court | 5 | 14 | 0.8 km |
| Central Milton KeynesMilton Keynes County Court and Family Court | 0 | 76 | 0.1 km |
| ChathamMedway (Chatham) Magistrates Court and Family Court | 11 | 87 | 0.3 km |
| ChelmsfordChelmsford Crown Court | 5 | 42 | 0.9 km |
| CheltenhamCheltenham Magistrates' Court | 4 | 21 | 0.1 km |
| ChesterChester Civil and Family Justice Centre | 5 | 107 | 0.2 km |
| ChesterfieldChesterfield Justice Centre | 9 | 78 | 0.1 km |
| ChichesterChichester Nightingale Crown Court | 1 | 37 | 0.2 km |
| CirencesterCirencester Law Courts | 1 | 24 | 17.7 km |
| ColchesterColchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court | 5 | 22 | 0.1 km |
| CoventryCoventry Combined Court Centre | 15 | 144 | 0.2 km |
| CrawleyCrawley Magistrates' Court | 7 | 53 | 0.6 km |
| CreweCrewe County Court and Family Court | 4 | 41 | 0.2 km |
| CroydonCroydon County Court and Family Court | 22 | 797 | 0.2 km |
| CwmbranCwmbran Magistrates' Court | 1 | 96 | 0.3 km |
| DarlingtonCare Standards Tribunal | 9 | 60 | 0.4 km |
| DartfordDartford County Court and Family Court | 7 | 672 | 0.1 km |
| DerbyDerby Combined Court Centre | 20 | 78 | 0.3 km |
| DoncasterDoncaster Justice Centre South | 15 | 104 | 0.3 km |
| DudleyDudley County Court and Family Court | 6 | 199 | 0.1 km |
| DurhamDurham County Court and Family Court | 6 | 120 | 0.2 km |
| EalingEaling Magistrates' Court | 1 | 836 | 0.2 km |
| EdmontonEdmonton County Court and Family Court | 0 | 844 | 0.5 km |
| EnfieldEnfield Social Security and Child Support Tribunal | 12 | 793 | 0.0 km |
| ExeterExeter Law Courts | 17 | 25 | 0.1 km |
| FelthamHatton Cross Tribunal Hearing Centre | 2 | 692 | 1.6 km |
| FleetwoodFleetwood Court | 2 | 40 | 0.3 km |
| FolkestoneFolkestone Magistrates' Court | 6 | 24 | 0.1 km |
| GatesheadGateshead County Court and Family Court | 9 | 99 | 0.1 km |
| GloucesterGloucester and Cheltenham County and Family Court | 9 | 20 | 0.2 km |
| Great YarmouthGreat Yarmouth Magistrates' Court and Family Court | 6 | 23 | 0.2 km |
| GrimsbyGreat Grimsby Combined Court Centre | 11 | 33 | 0.1 km |
| GuildfordGuildford County Court and Family Court | 6 | 70 | 0.3 km |
| HarlesdenWillesden County Court and Family Court | 0 | 854 | 0.2 km |
| HarlowCrime Service Centre | 2 | 292 | 0.6 km |
| HarmondsworthHarmondsworth Tribunal Hearing Centre | 0 | 603 | 2.2 km |
| HarrogateHarrogate Justice Centre | 5 | 131 | 0.1 km |
| HarrowHarrow Crown Court | 15 | 793 | 0.4 km |
| HastingsHastings County Court and Family Court | 4 | 19 | 0.7 km |
| HatfieldHatfield Magistrates' Court | 0 | 475 | 4.4 km |
| HaverfordwestHaverfordwest County Court and Family Court | 3 | 6 | 0.0 km |
| HayesUxbridge County Court and Family Court | 9 | 723 | 0.5 km |
| HendonHendon Magistrates' Court | 0 | 858 | 1.0 km |
| HerefordHereford Crown Court | 7 | 12 | 0.2 km |
| HertfordHertford County Court and Family Court | 2 | 326 | 0.2 km |
| High WycombeHigh Wycombe County Court and Family Court | 4 | 122 | 0.1 km |
| HorshamHorsham County Court and Family Court | 1 | 40 | 0.8 km |
| HoveHove Trial Centre | 6 | 35 | 0.3 km |
| HuddersfieldHuddersfield County Court and Family Court | 19 | 241 | 0.3 km |
| HuntingdonHuntingdon Law Courts | 3 | 34 | 0.2 km |
| IlfordBarkingside Magistrates' Court | 25 | 774 | 0.8 km |
| IpswichIpswich County Court and Family Hearing Centre | 9 | 19 | 0.2 km |
| IsleworthIsleworth Crown Court | 1 | 807 | 1.3 km |
| KentSouth East Regional Confiscation Unit | 0 | 24 | 0.1 km |
| KidderminsterKidderminster Magistrates' Court | 3 | 194 | 0.8 km |
| King's LynnKing's Lynn Crown Court | 3 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Kingston-upon-HullHull and Holderness Magistrates' Court and Hearing Centre | 2 | 41 | 0.1 km |
| Kingston-upon-ThamesKingston upon Thames County Court and Family Court | 1 | 784 | 0.2 km |
| LancasterLancaster Courthouse | 7 | 20 | 0.0 km |
| Leamington SpaLeamington Spa Magistrates' Court | 2 | 65 | 0.1 km |
| LeedsLeeds Business Property Court | 60 | 214 | 0.0 km |
| LeicesterGeneral Regulatory Chamber | 48 | 76 | 2.0 km |
| LewesLewes Combined Court Centre | 2 | 37 | 1.0 km |
| LeylandLeyland Family Hearing Centre | 1 | 100 | 0.6 km |
| LincolnLincoln County Court and Family Court | 11 | 24 | 0.1 km |
| LiverpoolLiverpool Civil and Family Court | 59 | 117 | 0.1 km |
| LLandrindod WellsLlandrindod Wells Magistrates' and Family Court | 1 | 6 | 1.3 km |
| LlandudnoLlandudno Magistrates' Court | 2 | 19 | 0.4 km |
| LlanelliLlanelli Law Courts | 5 | 36 | 0.1 km |
| LondonAdministrative Court | 566 | 844 | 0.0 km |
| LoughboroughLoughborough Court | 6 | 125 | 0.2 km |
| LutonLuton and South Bedfordshire Magistrates' Court | 34 | 117 | 0.1 km |
| MaidstoneKent, Surrey and Sussex Enforcement Business Centre | 8 | 68 | 0.2 km |
| ManchesterAgricultural Land and Drainage - First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) | 87 | 197 | 0.1 km |
| MansfieldMansfield Magistrates' and County Court | 12 | 83 | 0.1 km |
| MargateMargate Magistrates' Court | 2 | 15 | 0.1 km |
| Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil Combined Court Centre | 5 | 55 | 0.1 km |
| MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough County Court at Teesside Combined Court | 18 | 63 | 0.1 km |
| MoldMold Justice Centre | 2 | 82 | 1.0 km |
| Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre | 25 | 95 | 0.1 km |
| Newcastle-under-LymeNorth Staffordshire Justice Centre | 5 | 42 | 0.5 km |
| Newport, Isle of WightIsle of Wight Combined Court | 4 | 45 | 0.2 km |
| Newport, South WalesNewport (South Wales) County Court and Family Court | 11 | 102 | 0.4 km |
| Newton AbbotNewton Abbot Magistrates' Court | 3 | 24 | 0.4 km |
| Newton AycliffeNewton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court | 1 | 66 | 0.1 km |
| North ShieldsCleveland, Durham, Northumbria and North Yorkshire Central Enforcement Unit | 5 | 94 | 2.9 km |
| NorthamptonCentralised Attachment of Earnings Payments (CAPS) | 21 | 45 | 0.2 km |
| NorwichNorwich Combined Court Centre | 15 | 21 | 0.2 km |
| NottinghamMidlands (East)Employment Tribunal | 36 | 88 | 0.1 km |
| NuneatonNuneaton County Court | 7 | 158 | 0.5 km |
| OxfordOxford Combined Court Centre | 13 | 22 | 0.1 km |
| PeterboroughPeterborough Combined Court Centre | 13 | 18 | 0.4 km |
| PeterleePeterlee Magistrates' Court | 4 | 127 | 0.5 km |
| PlymouthDevon and Cornwall Central Finance Unit | 11 | 14 | 0.1 km |
| PontypriddPontypridd County Court and Family Court | 6 | 111 | 0.1 km |
| PoolePoole Magistrates' Court | 3 | 18 | 0.5 km |
| Port TalbotCriminal Fines Collection and Enforcement Contact Centre | 3 | 49 | 0.5 km |
| PortsmouthHavant Justice Centre | 9 | 34 | 0.8 km |
| PrestatynPrestatyn Justice Centre | 0 | 66 | 5.0 km |
| PrestonPreston Combined Court Centre | 11 | 79 | 0.2 km |
| PutneyWandsworth County Court and Family Court | 0 | 855 | 0.5 km |
| ReadingReading County Court and Family Court | 16 | 57 | 0.0 km |
| RedditchRedditch Magistrates' Court | 3 | 166 | 0.2 km |
| RochdaleRochdale SSCS Tribunal | 7 | 241 | 0.1 km |
| RomfordRomford County Court and Family Court | 5 | 665 | 0.3 km |
| RugeleyStaffordshire Central Finance and Enforcement Unit | 0 | 99 | 5.6 km |
| RuncornCheshire and Merseyside Central Payment and Enforcement Centre | 5 | 129 | 0.4 km |
| SalisburySalisbury Law Courts | 3 | 9 | 1.1 km |
| ScarboroughScarborough Justice Centre | 4 | 6 | 0.1 km |
| SevenoaksSevenoaks Magistrates' Court and Family Court | 1 | 295 | 1.4 km |
| SheffieldSheffield Combined Court Centre | 35 | 90 | 0.2 km |
| ShrewsburyShrewsbury Crown Court | 8 | 23 | 1.0 km |
| SkiptonSkipton County Court and Family Court | 0 | 89 | 12.4 km |
| SloughSlough County Court and Family Court | 7 | 268 | 0.3 km |
| SnaresbrookSnaresbrook Crown Court | 0 | 819 | 1.3 km |
| South ShieldsSouth Tyneside County Court and Family Court | 5 | 98 | 0.6 km |
| South YorkshireBarnsley Law Courts | 0 | 190 | 0.2 km |
| SouthamptonSouthampton Combined Court Centre | 18 | 50 | 0.1 km |
| Southend-on-SeaSouthend County Court and Family Court | 7 | 62 | 0.1 km |
| SouthwarkSouthwark Crown Court | 0 | 850 | 0.2 km |
| St. AlbansSt Albans Crown Court | 7 | 399 | 0.3 km |
| St. HelensSt Helens County Court and Family Court | 6 | 143 | 0.0 km |
| StaffordStafford Combined Court Centre | 6 | 87 | 0.1 km |
| StainesStaines County Court and Family Court | 2 | 503 | 1.4 km |
| StevenageStevenage Magistrates' Court | 7 | 99 | 0.2 km |
| StockportStockport County Court and Family Court | 12 | 190 | 0.0 km |
| Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent Combined Court | 17 | 40 | 0.1 km |
| SunderlandSunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings | 12 | 101 | 0.1 km |
| SuttonSutton Social Security and Child Support Tribunal | 4 | 793 | 0.3 km |
| SwanseaSwansea Civil Justice Centre | 16 | 44 | 0.0 km |
| SwindonSwindon Combined Court | 8 | 12 | 0.1 km |
| TauntonTaunton Crown, County and Family Court | 10 | 17 | 0.1 km |
| TelfordTelford County Court and Family Court | 12 | 63 | 0.0 km |
| TorquayTorquay and Newton Abbot County and Family Court | 3 | 23 | 2.1 km |
| TruroTruro Combined Court | 8 | 19 | 0.1 km |
| UxbridgeUxbridge Magistrates' Court | 13 | 592 | 0.5 km |
| WakefieldWakefield Civil and Family Justice Centre | 13 | 211 | 0.2 km |
| WalsallWalsall County and Family Court | 12 | 196 | 0.0 km |
| WarringtonWarrington Crown Court | 5 | 243 | 0.2 km |
| WatfordWatford County Court and Family Court | 12 | 641 | 0.5 km |
| WellingboroughWellingborough Magistrates' Court | 3 | 48 | 0.0 km |
| WelshpoolWelshpool Magistrates' Court | 0 | 13 | 19.6 km |
| Weston-Super-MareAvon and Somerset Enforcement Department | 5 | 96 | 1.4 km |
| WeymouthWeymouth Combined Court | 5 | 6 | 0.3 km |
| WiganWigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court | 6 | 243 | 0.3 km |
| WimbledonWimbledon Magistrates' Court | 0 | 849 | 0.3 km |
| WinchesterWinchester Combined Court Centre | 3 | 40 | 0.1 km |
| WolverhamptonWolverhampton Combined Court Centre | 22 | 209 | 0.2 km |
| Wood GreenWood Green Crown Court | 0 | 857 | 0.4 km |
| WorcesterWorcester Combined Court | 15 | 33 | 0.0 km |
| WorkingtonWest Cumbria Courthouse | 6 | 9 | 0.1 km |
| WorthingWorthing County Court and Family Court | 5 | 37 | 0.2 km |
| WrexhamWrexham County and Family Court | 7 | 20 | 0.4 km |
| YeovilYeovil County, Family and Magistrates' Court | 4 | 7 | 0.0 km |
| YorkYork County Court and Family Court | 16 | 25 | 0.3 km |
Zero means no matching record in this calculation. It does not prove that legal help is unavailable: providers may offer remote advice or serve a wider area. Office counts do not measure solicitors, case starts, appointments or contract capacity.
Source: Legal Aid Agency directory of providers. Source dates in this snapshot: 2026-07-09. We combine source rows with the same normalised provider name, address and postcode. Distinct addresses remain separate. Town matching follows the directory's existing location assignment.
Distances are great-circle estimates from each named court reference point to geocoded office locations. The 30 km radius is a consistent analytical choice, not a service catchment or a travel-time estimate. These are the existing geographic directory locations, not an exhaustive list of English and Welsh settlements; postal-box labels are excluded from the analysis.
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