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Households living in a flat, every council ranked

Households living in a flat of any kind, out of every household, at the 2021 census. Figures for 2021, published for 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: North Kesteven, 4.2%. The council in the middle: East Devon, 14.3%. Highest: City of London, 98%.

Households living in a flat, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1North KestevenEast Midlands4.2%
2Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland4.4%
3 jointFermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland4.9%
3 jointSouth HollandEast Midlands4.9%
5 jointBroadlandEast of England5.2%
5 jointWest LindseyEast Midlands5.2%
7Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland5.3%
8County DurhamNorth East5.4%
9Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands5.5%
10BolsoverEast Midlands5.7%
11South DerbyshireEast Midlands5.9%
12BlabyEast Midlands6%
13Mid SuffolkEast of England6.1%
14Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland6.2%
15North West LeicestershireEast Midlands6.4%
16 jointCauseway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland6.6%
16 jointSouth NorfolkEast of England6.6%
18 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands6.7%
18 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands6.7%
20FlintshireWales6.8%
21 jointCarmarthenshireWales6.9%
21 jointForest of DeanSouth West6.9%
23 jointBrecklandEast of England7%
23 jointHarboroughEast Midlands7%
23 jointIsle of AngleseyWales7%
26 jointBaberghEast of England7.2%
26 jointBassetlawEast Midlands7.2%
26 jointMeltonEast Midlands7.2%
26 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England7.2%
30Merthyr TydfilWales7.3%
31 jointRibble ValleyNorth West7.6%
31 jointRutlandEast Midlands7.6%
33BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber7.7%
34East CambridgeshireEast of England7.8%
35PendleNorth West8%
36AshfieldEast Midlands8.1%
37 jointErewashEast Midlands8.3%
37 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands8.3%
37 jointPowysWales8.3%
37 jointRhondda Cynon TafWales8.3%
41 jointCaerphillyWales8.4%
41 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands8.4%
41 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands8.4%
44South RibbleNorth West8.5%
45DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber8.6%
46South KestevenEast Midlands8.7%
47 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber8.8%
47 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands8.8%
47 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands8.8%
47 jointSt. HelensNorth West8.8%
51 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber8.9%
51 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East8.9%
51 jointShropshireWest Midlands8.9%
54 jointEast LindseyEast Midlands9%
54 jointFenlandEast of England9%
54 jointMaldonEast of England9%
57 jointBurnleyNorth West9.1%
57 jointCumberlandNorth West9.1%
57 jointLisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland9.1%
57 jointWiganNorth West9.1%
61 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands9.2%
61 jointHyndburnNorth West9.2%
61 jointStockton-on-TeesNorth East9.2%
64 jointChorleyNorth West9.3%
64 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England9.3%
66 jointBlaenau GwentWales9.4%
66 jointCastle PointEast of England9.4%
66 jointMansfieldEast Midlands9.4%
69Mid DevonSouth West9.5%
70GwyneddWales9.6%
71 jointDerry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland9.7%
71 jointTewkesburySouth West9.7%
71 jointWest LancashireNorth West9.7%
74West DevonSouth West9.8%
75Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland9.9%
76 jointBridgendWales10%
76 jointEast SuffolkEast of England10%
76 jointNeath Port TalbotWales10%
76 jointTorridgeSouth West10%
80 jointKnowsleyNorth West10.1%
80 jointNorth NorfolkEast of England10.1%
80 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands10.1%
83 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands10.2%
83 jointRossendaleNorth West10.2%
83 jointWychavonWest Midlands10.2%
86 jointMonmouthshireWales10.3%
86 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber10.3%
86 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands10.3%
86 jointWyreNorth West10.3%
90 jointAntrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland10.4%
90 jointPembrokeshireWales10.4%
92 jointCheshire EastNorth West10.5%
92 jointSouth HamsSouth West10.5%
94Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland10.6%
95 jointBromsgroveWest Midlands10.7%
95 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands10.7%
95 jointNorthumberlandNorth East10.7%
95 jointWest OxfordshireSouth East10.7%
99UttlesfordEast of England10.8%
100 jointHaltonNorth West10.9%
100 jointStroudSouth West10.9%
100 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber10.9%
103RochfordEast of England11%
104 jointCotswoldSouth West11.1%
104 jointStratford-on-AvonWest Midlands11.1%
106 jointDenbighshireWales11.2%
106 jointGedlingEast Midlands11.2%
106 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England11.2%
106 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands11.2%
110 jointBostonEast Midlands11.3%
110 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands11.3%
110 jointCeredigionWales11.3%
110 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber11.3%
110 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands11.3%
115WrexhamWales11.4%
116 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands11.5%
116 jointHartlepoolNorth East11.5%
116 jointWealdenSouth East11.5%
119 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East11.6%
119 jointSwaleSouth East11.6%
119 jointWiltshireSouth West11.6%
122Westmorland and FurnessNorth West11.7%
123 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West11.8%
123 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands11.8%
123 jointTorfaenWales11.8%
126 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West11.9%
126 jointStaffordWest Midlands11.9%
128 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands12%
128 jointLichfieldWest Midlands12%
130 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England12.1%
130 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands12.1%
132WarringtonNorth West12.2%
133 jointCherwellSouth East12.3%
133 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands12.3%
133 jointMalvern HillsWest Midlands12.3%
133 jointOldhamNorth West12.3%
137 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands12.4%
137 jointWest SuffolkEast of England12.4%
139SunderlandNorth East12.5%
140 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber12.6%
140 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East12.6%
140 jointRugbyWest Midlands12.6%
140 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands12.6%
144 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber12.7%
144 jointSomersetSouth West12.7%
144 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West12.7%
147 jointCornwallSouth West12.8%
147 jointRochdaleNorth West12.8%
147 jointWokinghamSouth East12.8%
150TamworthWest Midlands13%
151 jointAshfordSouth East13.1%
151 jointDarlingtonNorth East13.1%
151 jointFarehamSouth East13.1%
151 jointTest ValleySouth East13.1%
155 jointHartSouth East13.2%
155 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands13.2%
157BoltonNorth West13.3%
158BraintreeEast of England13.4%
159 jointNew ForestSouth East13.7%
159 jointVale of White HorseSouth East13.7%
161TeignbridgeSouth West13.9%
162Tonbridge and MallingSouth East14%
163North DevonSouth West14.1%
164 jointBuryNorth West14.3%
164 jointEast DevonSouth West14.3%
164 jointEast HampshireSouth East14.3%
167DudleyWest Midlands14.5%
168 jointDerbyEast Midlands14.7%
168 jointSevenoaksSouth East14.7%
170CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber14.8%
171Vale of GlamorganWales14.9%
172 jointRedditchWest Midlands15.2%
172 jointTamesideNorth West15.2%
174 jointBradfordYorkshire and the Humber15.4%
174 jointDorsetSouth West15.4%
174 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber15.4%
177Great YarmouthEast of England15.6%
178 jointLancasterNorth West15.9%
178 jointSwanseaWales15.9%
180 jointEastleighSouth East16.2%
180 jointStockportNorth West16.2%
182West BerkshireSouth East16.3%
183 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East16.4%
183 jointChichesterSouth East16.4%
183 jointTendringEast of England16.4%
186MedwaySouth East16.5%
187NewportWales16.6%
188WinchesterSouth East16.7%
189PeterboroughEast of England16.8%
190DoverSouth East17%
191BuckinghamshireSouth East17.2%
192WalsallWest Midlands17.3%
193 jointMaidstoneSouth East17.5%
193 jointPrestonNorth West17.5%
193 jointWaverleySouth East17.5%
193 jointWirralNorth West17.5%
197YorkYorkshire and the Humber17.6%
198ConwyWales17.7%
199 jointSurrey HeathSouth East17.8%
199 jointSwindonSouth West17.8%
201 jointHorshamSouth East18.1%
201 jointMilton KeynesSouth East18.1%
201 jointSolihullWest Midlands18.1%
204GloucesterSouth West18.2%
205CoventryWest Midlands18.3%
206BedfordEast of England18.4%
207BasildonEast of England18.6%
208LewesSouth East18.8%
209HavantSouth East18.9%
210CanterburySouth East19.1%
211SandwellWest Midlands19.2%
212SeftonNorth West19.3%
213GuildfordSouth East19.5%
214Three RiversEast of England19.6%
215 jointBelfastNorthern Ireland19.7%
215 jointLincolnEast Midlands19.7%
215 jointMid SussexSouth East19.7%
218ChelmsfordEast of England19.8%
219North HertfordshireEast of England20%
220 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England20.1%
220 jointGatesheadNorth East20.1%
222 jointFyldeNorth West20.2%
222 jointGraveshamSouth East20.2%
222 jointTraffordNorth West20.2%
225 jointColchesterEast of England20.3%
225 jointSouth TynesideNorth East20.3%
227Mole ValleySouth East20.4%
228North SomersetSouth West20.5%
229 jointIsle of WightSouth East20.6%
229 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands20.6%
231Bracknell ForestSouth East20.9%
232 jointArunSouth East21%
232 jointSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber21%
234WorcesterWest Midlands21.1%
235BlackpoolNorth West21.3%
236 jointBath and North East SomersetSouth West21.4%
236 jointWarwickWest Midlands21.4%
238 jointEpping ForestEast of England21.6%
238 jointRotherSouth East21.6%
240 jointAdurSouth East22%
240 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber22%
242TandridgeSouth East22.1%
243StevenageEast of England22.4%
244BrentwoodEast of England22.5%
245North TynesideNorth East22.8%
246 jointLeicesterEast Midlands23%
246 jointSt AlbansEast of England23%
248HaveringLondon23.1%
249LiverpoolNorth West23.2%
250DacorumEast of England23.3%
251Welwyn HatfieldEast of England23.4%
252 jointRunnymedeSouth East23.5%
252 jointThurrockEast of England23.5%
254 jointGosportSouth East23.6%
254 jointNottinghamEast Midlands23.6%
256DartfordSouth East24.1%
257Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East24.2%
258Folkestone and HytheSouth East24.5%
259Isles of ScillySouth West24.6%
260 jointBexleyLondon24.7%
260 jointLutonEast of England24.7%
262 jointElmbridgeSouth East24.8%
262 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East24.8%
264IpswichEast of England24.9%
265 jointBirminghamWest Midlands25.4%
265 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East25.4%
265 jointPlymouthSouth West25.4%
268CrawleySouth East25.7%
269 jointBroxbourneEast of England25.9%
269 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East25.9%
271 jointExeterSouth West26%
271 jointWokingSouth East26%
273SpelthorneSouth East26.4%
274CardiffWales26.5%
275CheltenhamSouth West26.8%
276HarlowEast of England27%
277ThanetSouth East27.1%
278RushmoorSouth East27.5%
279HertsmereEast of England28.1%
280TorbaySouth West29.8%
281SalfordNorth West30.4%
282OxfordSouth East30.7%
283HillingdonLondon30.8%
284Barking and DagenhamLondon31.1%
285BromleyLondon31.3%
286Newcastle upon TyneNorth East32.3%
287ReadingSouth East33.4%
288 jointRedbridgeLondon33.6%
288 jointSloughSouth East33.6%
290 jointHarrowLondon34.6%
290 jointManchesterNorth West34.6%
292CambridgeEast of England35%
293BristolSouth West35.2%
294WorthingSouth East35.3%
295PortsmouthSouth East35.5%
296NorwichEast of England35.9%
297Southend-on-SeaEast of England36.1%
298HastingsSouth East36.2%
299WatfordEast of England36.5%
300Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West36.9%
301SuttonLondon37.1%
302EastbourneSouth East37.6%
303Kingston upon ThamesLondon38.3%
304EnfieldLondon38.7%
305MertonLondon39.6%
306CroydonLondon39.7%
307Richmond upon ThamesLondon39.9%
308SouthamptonSouth East41.5%
309Waltham ForestLondon44.8%
310HounslowLondon45.8%
311BarnetLondon47.4%
312EalingLondon49.5%
313Brighton and HoveSouth East50%
314GreenwichLondon51.5%
315NewhamLondon52.7%
316BrentLondon56.7%
317LewishamLondon57.7%
318HaringeyLondon61%
319WandsworthLondon68.5%
320LambethLondon75.1%
321Hammersmith and FulhamLondon75.3%
322SouthwarkLondon78%
323HackneyLondon80.9%
324Kensington and ChelseaLondon82.9%
325IslingtonLondon83.6%
326CamdenLondon86.6%
327Tower HamletsLondon87.8%
328WestminsterLondon89.7%
329City of LondonLondon98%

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ONS, Census 2021, tables TS054 tenure, TS046 central heating, TS044 accommodation type and TS050 number of bedrooms, by council; NISRA, Census 2021, household tenure, central heating and accommodation type, by Local Government District · 2021 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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