Adults who feel they belong to their neighbourhood, every council ranked
From a survey of about 500 adults in each council, so give or take about five points. Figures for 2024/25, published for 296 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Lowest: Reading, 48%. The council in the middle: South Cambridgeshire, 62.9%. Highest: Isles of Scilly, 88.8%.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ReadingSouth East | 48% |
| 2 | SouthamptonSouth East | 49.5% |
| 3 | RushmoorSouth East | 50.2% |
| 4 | MansfieldEast Midlands | 51% |
| 5 | BostonEast Midlands | 51.2% |
| 6 | CherwellSouth East | 51.3% |
| 7 | NorwichEast of England | 51.7% |
| 8 | CambridgeEast of England | 52.2% |
| 9 | Tower HamletsLondon | 52.3% |
| 10 | NewhamLondon | 52.5% |
| 11 | ThurrockEast of England | 52.6% |
| 12 | CrawleySouth East | 52.8% |
| 13 | IpswichEast of England | 53% |
| 14 | OxfordSouth East | 53.9% |
| 15 | ManchesterNorth West | 54% |
| 16 | PeterboroughEast of England | 54.3% |
| 17 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 54.4% |
| 18 | WatfordEast of England | 54.7% |
| 19 | BrentLondon | 54.8% |
| 20 | NottinghamEast Midlands | 54.9% |
| 21 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 55.1% |
| 22 | LincolnEast Midlands | 55.2% |
| 23 | HillingdonLondon | 55.5% |
| 24 joint | MertonLondon | 55.9% |
| 24 joint | RugbyWest Midlands | 55.9% |
| 24 joint | StevenageEast of England | 55.9% |
| 24 joint | West BerkshireSouth East | 55.9% |
| 28 | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 56% |
| 29 | CoventryWest Midlands | 56.3% |
| 30 | HyndburnNorth West | 56.4% |
| 31 | DartfordSouth East | 56.5% |
| 32 joint | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 56.6% |
| 32 joint | LewishamLondon | 56.6% |
| 32 joint | PlymouthSouth West | 56.6% |
| 35 | BristolSouth West | 56.7% |
| 36 | WalsallWest Midlands | 56.8% |
| 37 joint | HavantSouth East | 56.9% |
| 37 joint | HounslowLondon | 56.9% |
| 39 joint | HaringeyLondon | 57% |
| 39 joint | IslingtonLondon | 57% |
| 41 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 57.1% |
| 42 | AshfieldEast Midlands | 57.2% |
| 43 | HaveringLondon | 57.7% |
| 44 joint | EastbourneSouth East | 57.8% |
| 44 joint | MedwaySouth East | 57.8% |
| 44 joint | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 57.8% |
| 44 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | 57.8% |
| 48 joint | EnfieldLondon | 57.9% |
| 48 joint | HastingsSouth East | 57.9% |
| 50 joint | BolsoverEast Midlands | 58% |
| 50 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 58% |
| 50 joint | PortsmouthSouth East | 58% |
| 53 joint | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 58.1% |
| 53 joint | RunnymedeSouth East | 58.1% |
| 55 joint | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 58.2% |
| 55 joint | WokingSouth East | 58.2% |
| 57 | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 58.3% |
| 58 joint | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | 58.5% |
| 58 joint | SuttonLondon | 58.5% |
| 60 joint | ColchesterEast of England | 58.6% |
| 60 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 58.6% |
| 60 joint | WokinghamSouth East | 58.6% |
| 63 joint | ExeterSouth West | 58.8% |
| 63 joint | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 58.8% |
| 63 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 58.8% |
| 66 | SandwellWest Midlands | 58.9% |
| 67 joint | CroydonLondon | 59% |
| 67 joint | SalfordNorth West | 59% |
| 67 joint | WandsworthLondon | 59% |
| 70 | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 59.1% |
| 71 joint | BexleyLondon | 59.2% |
| 71 joint | EalingLondon | 59.2% |
| 73 joint | FarehamSouth East | 59.3% |
| 73 joint | HarrowLondon | 59.3% |
| 73 joint | MaidstoneSouth East | 59.3% |
| 76 joint | BarnetLondon | 59.4% |
| 76 joint | BasildonEast of England | 59.4% |
| 76 joint | Great YarmouthEast of England | 59.4% |
| 79 joint | ErewashEast Midlands | 59.8% |
| 79 joint | GloucesterSouth West | 59.8% |
| 81 | GuildfordSouth East | 59.9% |
| 82 joint | SloughSouth East | 60.1% |
| 82 joint | SwaleSouth East | 60.1% |
| 84 joint | OldhamNorth West | 60.2% |
| 84 joint | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | 60.2% |
| 86 joint | BoltonNorth West | 60.3% |
| 86 joint | FenlandEast of England | 60.3% |
| 86 joint | LambethLondon | 60.3% |
| 86 joint | RochdaleNorth West | 60.3% |
| 90 joint | LancasterNorth West | 60.4% |
| 90 joint | Milton KeynesSouth East | 60.4% |
| 92 joint | BirminghamWest Midlands | 60.5% |
| 92 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 60.5% |
| 92 joint | LiverpoolNorth West | 60.5% |
| 92 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 60.5% |
| 96 joint | South HollandEast Midlands | 60.6% |
| 96 joint | WiganNorth West | 60.6% |
| 98 joint | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 60.7% |
| 98 joint | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 60.7% |
| 98 joint | SomersetSouth West | 60.7% |
| 101 joint | EastleighSouth East | 60.8% |
| 101 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 60.8% |
| 101 joint | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 60.8% |
| 104 | TorbaySouth West | 60.9% |
| 105 joint | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 61% |
| 105 joint | GreenwichLondon | 61% |
| 105 joint | HaltonNorth West | 61% |
| 105 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 61% |
| 105 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 61% |
| 105 joint | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 61% |
| 105 joint | SwindonSouth West | 61% |
| 112 | TamesideNorth West | 61.1% |
| 113 | DudleyWest Midlands | 61.2% |
| 114 | PrestonNorth West | 61.3% |
| 115 | CheltenhamSouth West | 61.4% |
| 116 joint | BuryNorth West | 61.5% |
| 116 joint | HarlowEast of England | 61.5% |
| 116 joint | SpelthorneSouth East | 61.5% |
| 116 joint | WorthingSouth East | 61.5% |
| 120 | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 61.6% |
| 121 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 61.7% |
| 121 joint | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 61.7% |
| 121 joint | City of LondonLondon | 61.7% |
| 121 joint | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 61.7% |
| 125 | ArunSouth East | 61.8% |
| 126 joint | KnowsleyNorth West | 61.9% |
| 126 joint | RedbridgeLondon | 61.9% |
| 126 joint | ThanetSouth East | 61.9% |
| 129 joint | AdurSouth East | 62% |
| 129 joint | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 62% |
| 129 joint | TamworthWest Midlands | 62% |
| 129 joint | Waltham ForestLondon | 62% |
| 133 | WarwickWest Midlands | 62.1% |
| 134 | Test ValleySouth East | 62.2% |
| 135 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 62.3% |
| 135 joint | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 62.3% |
| 135 joint | West OxfordshireSouth East | 62.3% |
| 138 joint | LutonEast of England | 62.4% |
| 138 joint | SouthwarkLondon | 62.4% |
| 140 | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 62.5% |
| 141 joint | BrecklandEast of England | 62.6% |
| 141 joint | GosportSouth East | 62.6% |
| 143 | DacorumEast of England | 62.7% |
| 144 | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 62.8% |
| 145 joint | BlackpoolNorth West | 62.9% |
| 145 joint | BromleyLondon | 62.9% |
| 145 joint | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 62.9% |
| 145 joint | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 62.9% |
| 145 joint | TorridgeSouth West | 62.9% |
| 145 joint | WestminsterLondon | 62.9% |
| 151 joint | BraintreeEast of England | 63% |
| 151 joint | CamdenLondon | 63% |
| 151 joint | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 63% |
| 151 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 63% |
| 155 joint | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 63.1% |
| 155 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 63.1% |
| 155 joint | Isle of WightSouth East | 63.1% |
| 155 joint | StockportNorth West | 63.1% |
| 159 joint | Cheshire EastNorth West | 63.4% |
| 159 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 63.4% |
| 161 joint | LeicesterEast Midlands | 63.5% |
| 161 joint | South NorfolkEast of England | 63.5% |
| 163 | GraveshamSouth East | 63.6% |
| 164 joint | GedlingEast Midlands | 63.7% |
| 164 joint | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 63.7% |
| 166 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 63.8% |
| 166 joint | GatesheadNorth East | 63.8% |
| 166 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 63.8% |
| 169 joint | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 63.9% |
| 169 joint | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 63.9% |
| 171 joint | BedfordEast of England | 64% |
| 171 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | 64% |
| 171 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 64% |
| 174 joint | HorshamSouth East | 64.1% |
| 174 joint | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 64.1% |
| 176 joint | ChorleyNorth West | 64.2% |
| 176 joint | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 64.2% |
| 176 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 64.2% |
| 176 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 64.2% |
| 180 joint | AshfordSouth East | 64.3% |
| 180 joint | Epping ForestEast of England | 64.3% |
| 182 joint | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 64.4% |
| 182 joint | DoverSouth East | 64.4% |
| 182 joint | HartSouth East | 64.4% |
| 185 joint | SunderlandNorth East | 64.5% |
| 185 joint | WaverleySouth East | 64.5% |
| 187 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 64.6% |
| 188 | WarringtonNorth West | 64.7% |
| 189 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | 64.8% |
| 189 joint | BroxbourneEast of England | 64.8% |
| 189 joint | East DevonSouth West | 64.8% |
| 189 joint | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 64.8% |
| 193 joint | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 64.9% |
| 193 joint | SolihullWest Midlands | 64.9% |
| 193 joint | St. HelensNorth West | 64.9% |
| 196 joint | East SuffolkEast of England | 65% |
| 196 joint | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 65% |
| 198 joint | Mid DevonSouth West | 65.1% |
| 198 joint | RotherSouth East | 65.1% |
| 198 joint | WiltshireSouth West | 65.1% |
| 201 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | 65.2% |
| 201 joint | Surrey HeathSouth East | 65.2% |
| 203 | TeignbridgeSouth West | 65.4% |
| 204 | ChelmsfordEast of England | 65.5% |
| 205 | North DevonSouth West | 65.6% |
| 206 joint | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 65.7% |
| 206 joint | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 65.7% |
| 208 joint | BurnleyNorth West | 65.9% |
| 208 joint | LewesSouth East | 65.9% |
| 208 joint | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 65.9% |
| 211 | DarlingtonNorth East | 66% |
| 212 | CornwallSouth West | 66.1% |
| 213 | WealdenSouth East | 66.2% |
| 214 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 66.3% |
| 214 joint | BroadlandEast of England | 66.3% |
| 214 joint | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 66.3% |
| 214 joint | WirralNorth West | 66.3% |
| 218 joint | ChichesterSouth East | 66.5% |
| 218 joint | County DurhamNorth East | 66.5% |
| 218 joint | St AlbansEast of England | 66.5% |
| 218 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | 66.5% |
| 222 joint | New ForestSouth East | 66.6% |
| 222 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 66.6% |
| 224 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 66.7% |
| 224 joint | SevenoaksSouth East | 66.7% |
| 224 joint | TendringEast of England | 66.7% |
| 227 joint | HackneyLondon | 66.8% |
| 227 joint | West SuffolkEast of England | 66.8% |
| 227 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | 66.8% |
| 230 | DorsetSouth West | 66.9% |
| 231 | PendleNorth West | 67% |
| 232 joint | CanterburySouth East | 67.1% |
| 232 joint | Mole ValleySouth East | 67.1% |
| 234 | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 67.3% |
| 235 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 67.4% |
| 235 joint | ElmbridgeSouth East | 67.4% |
| 235 joint | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 67.4% |
| 238 joint | BaberghEast of England | 67.5% |
| 238 joint | BrentwoodEast of England | 67.5% |
| 238 joint | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 67.5% |
| 238 joint | UttlesfordEast of England | 67.5% |
| 242 joint | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 67.6% |
| 242 joint | North NorfolkEast of England | 67.6% |
| 242 joint | TandridgeSouth East | 67.6% |
| 245 joint | East HampshireSouth East | 67.9% |
| 245 joint | SeftonNorth West | 67.9% |
| 247 | West LancashireNorth West | 68% |
| 248 | StroudSouth West | 68.1% |
| 249 joint | Forest of DeanSouth West | 68.3% |
| 249 joint | South OxfordshireSouth East | 68.3% |
| 251 joint | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 68.5% |
| 251 joint | ShropshireWest Midlands | 68.5% |
| 251 joint | South TynesideNorth East | 68.5% |
| 251 joint | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 68.5% |
| 251 joint | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 68.5% |
| 256 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 68.6% |
| 256 joint | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 68.6% |
| 258 | South RibbleNorth West | 68.7% |
| 259 | East HertfordshireEast of England | 68.9% |
| 260 | South KestevenEast Midlands | 69% |
| 261 joint | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 69.1% |
| 261 joint | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 69.1% |
| 263 joint | CumberlandNorth West | 69.4% |
| 263 joint | North HertfordshireEast of England | 69.4% |
| 263 joint | Three RiversEast of England | 69.4% |
| 266 joint | North SomersetSouth West | 69.5% |
| 266 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 69.5% |
| 268 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 69.6% |
| 268 joint | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 69.6% |
| 268 joint | TraffordNorth West | 69.6% |
| 271 | North TynesideNorth East | 69.9% |
| 272 | WyreNorth West | 70.1% |
| 273 | LichfieldWest Midlands | 70.2% |
| 274 | South HamsSouth West | 70.3% |
| 275 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 70.4% |
| 276 joint | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 70.6% |
| 276 joint | NorthumberlandNorth East | 70.6% |
| 278 | RochfordEast of England | 70.7% |
| 279 | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 70.9% |
| 280 joint | CotswoldSouth West | 71.1% |
| 280 joint | FyldeNorth West | 71.1% |
| 282 | RossendaleNorth West | 71.2% |
| 283 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 71.3% |
| 284 | Mid SussexSouth East | 71.4% |
| 285 | TewkesburySouth West | 72.1% |
| 286 | RutlandEast Midlands | 72.2% |
| 287 | WinchesterSouth East | 72.8% |
| 288 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | 72.9% |
| 288 joint | MaldonEast of England | 72.9% |
| 290 | High PeakEast Midlands | 73.1% |
| 291 | West DevonSouth West | 73.6% |
| 292 | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 74.8% |
| 293 | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 75.1% |
| 294 | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 76.5% |
| 295 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 77% |
| 296 | Isles of ScillySouth West | 88.8% |
Not in this list
- Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland publishes no survey of belonging by council.
- Scotland. Scotland's survey asks about belonging to a community, not a neighbourhood, so it is shown in the app as Scotland's own figure.
- Wales. The National Survey for Wales asks this, but gives its council results only in an online viewer.
DCMS, Community Life Survey 2024/25, annual data tables B1c and B4c · 2024/25 · fetched 27 October 2026 · How this is measured
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