Residents living in the green belt, every council ranked
The open land around a city kept from building. Towns and villages inside a belt are mostly drawn out of it, so few people live in it even where it covers most of a council. Figures for March 2025, published for 296 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Joint lowest: 140 councils, 0%. The council in the middle: Lancaster, 0.2%. Highest: Tandridge, 37.3%.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 joint | AdurSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | ArunSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | AshfordSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | BaberghEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | BedfordEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | BlackpoolNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | BostonEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | BraintreeEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | BrecklandEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | BrentLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | BroadlandEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | CambridgeEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | CamdenLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | CanterburySouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | ChichesterSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | City of LondonLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | ColchesterEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | CornwallSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | CotswoldSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | CrawleySouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | CumberlandNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | DoverSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | EalingLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | East DevonSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | East HampshireSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | East SuffolkEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | EastbourneSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | EastleighSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | ExeterSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | FarehamSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | FenlandEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Forest of DeanSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | GloucesterSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | GosportSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Great YarmouthEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | GreenwichLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | HackneyLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | HaringeyLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | HarlowEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | HartSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | HastingsSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | HavantSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | HorshamSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | IpswichEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Isle of WightSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Isles of ScillySouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | IslingtonLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | LambethLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | LeicesterEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | LewesSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | LewishamLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | LincolnEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | LiverpoolNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | LutonEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | MaldonEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | MertonLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | Mid DevonSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Milton KeynesSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | NewhamLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | North DevonSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | North NorfolkEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | NorwichEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | OxfordSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | PlymouthSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | PortsmouthSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | PrestonNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | ReadingSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | RotherSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | RushmoorSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | RutlandEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | SandwellWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | SomersetSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | South HamsSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | South HollandEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | South NorfolkEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | SouthamptonSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | SouthwarkLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | StevenageEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | StroudSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | SwaleSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | SwindonSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | TamworthWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | TeignbridgeSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | TendringEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Test ValleySouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | ThanetSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | TorbaySouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | TorridgeSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | Tower HamletsLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | WandsworthLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | WealdenSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | West BerkshireSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | West DevonSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | West SuffolkEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | WestminsterLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | WinchesterSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | WorthingSouth East | 0% |
| 141 joint | BristolSouth West | 0.1% |
| 141 joint | ManchesterNorth West | 0.1% |
| 141 joint | North TynesideNorth East | 0.1% |
| 141 joint | NottinghamEast Midlands | 0.1% |
| 141 joint | SalfordNorth West | 0.1% |
| 146 joint | BirminghamWest Midlands | 0.2% |
| 146 joint | CoventryWest Midlands | 0.2% |
| 146 joint | LancasterNorth West | 0.2% |
| 146 joint | MedwaySouth East | 0.2% |
| 146 joint | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 0.2% |
| 146 joint | SunderlandNorth East | 0.2% |
| 152 joint | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 0.3% |
| 152 joint | Waltham ForestLondon | 0.3% |
| 152 joint | WatfordEast of England | 0.3% |
| 152 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | 0.3% |
| 156 joint | BolsoverEast Midlands | 0.4% |
| 156 joint | County DurhamNorth East | 0.4% |
| 156 joint | EnfieldLondon | 0.4% |
| 156 joint | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 0.4% |
| 156 joint | Mid SussexSouth East | 0.4% |
| 156 joint | South TynesideNorth East | 0.4% |
| 156 joint | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 0.4% |
| 163 joint | BarnetLondon | 0.5% |
| 163 joint | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 0.5% |
| 163 joint | DudleyWest Midlands | 0.5% |
| 163 joint | TraffordNorth West | 0.5% |
| 163 joint | WyreNorth West | 0.5% |
| 168 joint | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 0.6% |
| 168 joint | MaidstoneSouth East | 0.6% |
| 170 joint | BurnleyNorth West | 0.7% |
| 170 joint | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 0.7% |
| 170 joint | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 0.7% |
| 170 joint | HaltonNorth West | 0.7% |
| 170 joint | SloughSouth East | 0.7% |
| 175 joint | BexleyLondon | 0.8% |
| 175 joint | HounslowLondon | 0.8% |
| 175 joint | KnowsleyNorth West | 0.8% |
| 175 joint | SeftonNorth West | 0.8% |
| 175 joint | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 0.8% |
| 175 joint | SuttonLondon | 0.8% |
| 181 joint | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 0.9% |
| 181 joint | RedbridgeLondon | 0.9% |
| 181 joint | TamesideNorth West | 0.9% |
| 184 joint | BroxbourneEast of England | 1% |
| 184 joint | PendleNorth West | 1% |
| 184 joint | WiltshireSouth West | 1% |
| 187 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 1.1% |
| 187 joint | UttlesfordEast of England | 1.1% |
| 189 joint | CheltenhamSouth West | 1.2% |
| 189 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 1.2% |
| 189 joint | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 1.2% |
| 192 joint | WalsallWest Midlands | 1.3% |
| 192 joint | WokinghamSouth East | 1.3% |
| 194 | West OxfordshireSouth East | 1.4% |
| 195 joint | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 1.5% |
| 195 joint | CroydonLondon | 1.5% |
| 195 joint | HaveringLondon | 1.5% |
| 195 joint | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 1.5% |
| 199 | HarrowLondon | 1.6% |
| 200 | RochdaleNorth West | 1.7% |
| 201 | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 1.9% |
| 202 joint | HillingdonLondon | 2% |
| 202 joint | WirralNorth West | 2% |
| 204 joint | ErewashEast Midlands | 2.1% |
| 204 joint | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 2.1% |
| 206 joint | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 2.2% |
| 206 joint | BromleyLondon | 2.2% |
| 206 joint | HyndburnNorth West | 2.2% |
| 206 joint | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 2.2% |
| 210 joint | BoltonNorth West | 2.3% |
| 210 joint | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 2.3% |
| 212 joint | CherwellSouth East | 2.4% |
| 212 joint | New ForestSouth East | 2.4% |
| 212 joint | OldhamNorth West | 2.4% |
| 212 joint | St. HelensNorth West | 2.4% |
| 216 | StockportNorth West | 2.5% |
| 217 joint | BasildonEast of England | 2.6% |
| 217 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 2.6% |
| 217 joint | ShropshireWest Midlands | 2.6% |
| 220 joint | AshfieldEast Midlands | 2.7% |
| 220 joint | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 2.7% |
| 220 joint | GatesheadNorth East | 2.7% |
| 220 joint | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 2.7% |
| 220 joint | WiganNorth West | 2.7% |
| 225 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 2.8% |
| 225 joint | GraveshamSouth East | 2.8% |
| 227 joint | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 2.9% |
| 227 joint | DorsetSouth West | 2.9% |
| 227 joint | ElmbridgeSouth East | 2.9% |
| 227 joint | FyldeNorth West | 2.9% |
| 231 | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 3% |
| 232 | SpelthorneSouth East | 3.1% |
| 233 | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | 3.2% |
| 234 joint | North HertfordshireEast of England | 3.3% |
| 234 joint | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 3.3% |
| 236 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 3.4% |
| 237 joint | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 3.5% |
| 237 joint | WarringtonNorth West | 3.5% |
| 239 joint | DartfordSouth East | 3.6% |
| 239 joint | RossendaleNorth West | 3.6% |
| 241 joint | NorthumberlandNorth East | 3.7% |
| 241 joint | RugbyWest Midlands | 3.7% |
| 241 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | 3.7% |
| 244 joint | GedlingEast Midlands | 3.8% |
| 244 joint | TewkesburySouth West | 3.8% |
| 246 joint | ChelmsfordEast of England | 4.2% |
| 246 joint | High PeakEast Midlands | 4.2% |
| 246 joint | South RibbleNorth West | 4.2% |
| 249 | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 4.4% |
| 250 | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 4.7% |
| 251 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 4.9% |
| 251 joint | ThurrockEast of England | 4.9% |
| 253 joint | BuryNorth West | 5% |
| 253 joint | WokingSouth East | 5% |
| 255 | SolihullWest Midlands | 5.1% |
| 256 | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 5.6% |
| 257 joint | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 6% |
| 257 joint | WarwickWest Midlands | 6% |
| 259 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 6.1% |
| 260 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 6.5% |
| 260 joint | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 6.5% |
| 262 joint | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 6.6% |
| 262 joint | North SomersetSouth West | 6.6% |
| 264 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 7% |
| 264 joint | RochfordEast of England | 7% |
| 266 joint | LichfieldWest Midlands | 7.2% |
| 266 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 7.2% |
| 268 | Surrey HeathSouth East | 7.4% |
| 269 | Cheshire EastNorth West | 7.5% |
| 270 | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 7.6% |
| 271 | DacorumEast of England | 7.7% |
| 272 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 7.8% |
| 273 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 8% |
| 273 joint | Three RiversEast of England | 8% |
| 275 | South OxfordshireSouth East | 8.4% |
| 276 | East HertfordshireEast of England | 8.8% |
| 277 | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 9.3% |
| 278 | BrentwoodEast of England | 9.4% |
| 279 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 9.7% |
| 280 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 10.3% |
| 280 joint | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 10.3% |
| 282 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 10.6% |
| 283 | ChorleyNorth West | 10.7% |
| 284 | St AlbansEast of England | 10.8% |
| 285 | RunnymedeSouth East | 11% |
| 286 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 11.9% |
| 287 | West LancashireNorth West | 12.1% |
| 288 joint | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 12.4% |
| 288 joint | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 12.4% |
| 290 joint | Epping ForestEast of England | 15.1% |
| 290 joint | GuildfordSouth East | 15.1% |
| 292 | WaverleySouth East | 16.8% |
| 293 | Mole ValleySouth East | 18.3% |
| 294 | SevenoaksSouth East | 19.1% |
| 295 | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 19.9% |
| 296 | TandridgeSouth East | 37.3% |
Not in this list
- Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's councils draw their green belts in their own plans, with no open map of them.
- Scotland. Scotland's councils draw their own green belts, so pages carry them as Scotland's own count, for the councils the Spatial Hub maps.
- Wales. MHCLG maps England's green belts only. Wales's councils draw their own green belts and green wedges, with no open map of them.
MHCLG, Green belt, as at 31 March 2025, read at every census area · March 2025 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured
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