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Places of worship within 2km of where people live, every council ranked

Churches, mosques, temples and other places of worship within 2km of where people live, counted at each census area and averaged, from OpenStreetMap. Figures for October 2026, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: Shetland Islands, 2.6. The council in the middle: Ashfield, 9.1. Highest: City of London, 107.5.

Places of worship within 2km of where people live, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1Shetland IslandsScotland2.6
2AberdeenshireScotland2.8
3Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland3.2
4 jointIsles of ScillySouth West3.3
4 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands3.3
4 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England3.3
7 jointArgyll and ButeScotland3.5
7 jointMid UlsterNorthern Ireland3.5
9 jointForest of DeanSouth West3.6
9 jointOrkney IslandsScotland3.6
9 jointScottish BordersScotland3.6
9 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands3.6
13 jointNa h-Eileanan SiarScotland3.7
13 jointUttlesfordEast of England3.7
13 jointWest DevonSouth West3.7
16BolsoverEast Midlands3.9
17South HamsSouth West4.0
18 jointDumfries and GallowayScotland4.1
18 jointEast LothianScotland4.1
18 jointPembrokeshireWales4.1
18 jointPowysWales4.1
18 jointRutlandEast Midlands4.1
18 jointWest LindseyEast Midlands4.1
24 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands4.2
24 jointNorth NorfolkEast of England4.2
26TorridgeSouth West4.3
27 jointCotswoldSouth West4.4
27 jointNorth AyrshireScotland4.4
27 jointStratford-on-AvonWest Midlands4.4
27 jointTewkesburySouth West4.4
27 jointWest LancashireNorth West4.4
32West LothianScotland4.5
33RossendaleNorth West4.6
34 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands4.7
34 jointEast HampshireSouth East4.7
34 jointWealdenSouth East4.7
37 jointEast LindseyEast Midlands4.8
37 jointMid SuffolkEast of England4.8
37 jointRibble ValleyNorth West4.8
40 jointNewry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland5.0
40 jointNorthumberlandNorth East5.0
40 jointSouth HollandEast Midlands5.0
40 jointSouth NorfolkEast of England5.0
44East CambridgeshireEast of England5.1
45 jointBaberghEast of England5.2
45 jointClackmannanshireScotland5.2
45 jointEast AyrshireScotland5.2
45 jointHarboroughEast Midlands5.2
45 jointMonmouthshireWales5.2
45 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands5.2
51 jointBroadlandEast of England5.3
51 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England5.3
51 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands5.3
51 jointNorth DevonSouth West5.3
51 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East5.3
56 jointHartSouth East5.4
56 jointMidlothianScotland5.4
56 jointTandridgeSouth East5.4
59 jointBassetlawEast Midlands5.5
59 jointHighlandScotland5.5
59 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England5.5
59 jointNew ForestSouth East5.5
59 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands5.5
64 jointCastle PointEast of England5.6
64 jointFarehamSouth East5.6
64 jointMid DevonSouth West5.6
64 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands5.6
68 jointBrecklandEast of England5.7
68 jointCeredigionWales5.7
68 jointCornwallSouth West5.7
68 jointDorsetSouth West5.7
68 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber5.7
68 jointStaffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands5.7
74West OxfordshireSouth East5.8
75Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland5.9
76 jointEast DevonSouth West6.0
76 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England6.0
76 jointRochfordEast of England6.0
76 jointTeignbridgeSouth West6.0
76 jointTest ValleySouth East6.0
81GwyneddWales6.1
82 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands6.3
82 jointMorayScotland6.3
84 jointBraintreeEast of England6.4
84 jointBromsgroveWest Midlands6.4
84 jointFenlandEast of England6.4
84 jointPerth and KinrossScotland6.4
84 jointRhondda Cynon TafWales6.4
84 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East6.4
90 jointAngusScotland6.5
90 jointChichesterSouth East6.5
90 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber6.5
90 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East6.5
90 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber6.5
90 jointStirlingScotland6.5
96 jointMeltonEast Midlands6.6
96 jointMole ValleySouth East6.6
96 jointSevenoaksSouth East6.6
96 jointThree RiversEast of England6.6
96 jointTorfaenWales6.6
101 jointAshfordSouth East6.7
101 jointEpping ForestEast of England6.7
101 jointIsle of AngleseyWales6.7
101 jointLewesSouth East6.7
101 jointSouth AyrshireScotland6.7
101 jointVale of White HorseSouth East6.7
101 jointWest BerkshireSouth East6.7
108 jointCounty DurhamNorth East6.8
108 jointFalkirkScotland6.8
108 jointFlintshireWales6.8
108 jointWiltshireSouth West6.8
112 jointBroxbourneEast of England6.9
112 jointFifeScotland6.9
112 jointLichfieldWest Midlands6.9
112 jointMaldonEast of England6.9
112 jointShropshireWest Midlands6.9
117Bracknell ForestSouth East7.1
118 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands7.2
118 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber7.2
118 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber7.2
118 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands7.2
118 jointSomersetSouth West7.2
123 jointArunSouth East7.3
123 jointBlabyEast Midlands7.3
123 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands7.3
123 jointTendringEast of England7.3
123 jointWychavonWest Midlands7.3
128BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber7.4
129 jointEast SuffolkEast of England7.5
129 jointSurrey HeathSouth East7.5
129 jointWest SuffolkEast of England7.5
132 jointHorshamSouth East7.6
132 jointStroudSouth West7.6
132 jointWokinghamSouth East7.6
135Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East7.7
136 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England7.8
136 jointDerry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland7.8
136 jointStaffordWest Midlands7.8
136 jointWest DunbartonshireScotland7.8
140 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands7.9
140 jointCumberlandNorth West7.9
140 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands7.9
140 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands7.9
144 jointDoverSouth East8.0
144 jointRunnymedeSouth East8.0
146 jointMilton KeynesSouth East8.1
146 jointSouth RibbleNorth West8.1
146 jointWestmorland and FurnessNorth West8.1
149 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East8.2
149 jointCheshire EastNorth West8.2
149 jointRotherSouth East8.2
152 jointArmagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland8.3
152 jointNeath Port TalbotWales8.3
154 jointCaerphillyWales8.4
154 jointMerthyr TydfilWales8.4
154 jointSwaleSouth East8.4
157 jointChorleyNorth West8.5
157 jointEastleighSouth East8.5
157 jointMalvern HillsWest Midlands8.5
157 jointNorth SomersetSouth West8.5
157 jointWyreNorth West8.5
162 jointMid SussexSouth East8.6
162 jointNorth LanarkshireScotland8.6
162 jointSouth KestevenEast Midlands8.6
162 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands8.6
166 jointCherwellSouth East8.7
166 jointElmbridgeSouth East8.7
166 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East8.7
166 jointHartlepoolNorth East8.7
166 jointSpelthorneSouth East8.7
171 jointCarmarthenshireWales8.8
171 jointFyldeNorth West8.8
171 jointMaidstoneSouth East8.8
171 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber8.8
175 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West8.9
175 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England8.9
175 jointHavantSouth East8.9
175 jointRedditchWest Midlands8.9
175 jointWaverleySouth East8.9
180East DunbartonshireScotland9.0
181 jointAshfieldEast Midlands9.1
181 jointBostonEast Midlands9.1
181 jointInverclydeScotland9.1
181 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands9.1
181 jointSolihullWest Midlands9.1
181 jointSouth LanarkshireScotland9.1
181 jointTamworthWest Midlands9.1
181 jointWrexhamWales9.1
189 jointBlaenau GwentWales9.3
189 jointHertsmereEast of England9.3
189 jointRenfrewshireScotland9.3
192 jointIsle of WightSouth East9.4
192 jointStevenageEast of England9.4
192 jointThurrockEast of England9.4
195 jointBrentwoodEast of England9.6
195 jointLisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland9.6
197Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland9.7
198North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber9.8
199Epsom and EwellSouth East9.9
200 jointArds and North DownNorthern Ireland10.0
200 jointConwyWales10.0
202 jointDacorumEast of England10.1
202 jointDenbighshireWales10.1
204 jointBridgendWales10.2
204 jointEast RenfrewshireScotland10.2
204 jointMansfieldEast Midlands10.2
204 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East10.2
208 jointAntrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland10.3
208 jointHaltonNorth West10.3
208 jointVale of GlamorganWales10.3
211BurnleyNorth West10.5
212CharnwoodEast Midlands10.6
213 jointBasildonEast of England10.7
213 jointHyndburnNorth West10.7
213 jointWelwyn HatfieldEast of England10.7
216 jointHarlowEast of England10.8
216 jointWiganNorth West10.8
216 jointWokingSouth East10.8
219 jointAdurSouth East10.9
219 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East10.9
221 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England11.0
221 jointRugbyWest Midlands11.0
221 jointStockton-on-TeesNorth East11.0
224WinchesterSouth East11.1
225 jointErewashEast Midlands11.3
225 jointGosportSouth East11.3
227 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West11.4
227 jointWindsor and MaidenheadSouth East11.4
229 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands11.5
229 jointKnowsleyNorth West11.5
231GuildfordSouth East11.7
232HillingdonLondon11.9
233 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands12.0
233 jointThanetSouth East12.0
233 jointTorbaySouth West12.0
233 jointWarringtonNorth West12.0
237 jointChelmsfordEast of England12.1
237 jointPendleNorth West12.1
239 jointEastbourneSouth East12.2
239 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands12.2
241Wyre ForestWest Midlands12.3
242 jointCanterburySouth East12.4
242 jointSt. HelensNorth West12.4
244BuryNorth West12.6
245North TynesideNorth East12.9
246RushmoorSouth East13.1
247 jointCalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber13.3
247 jointColchesterEast of England13.3
249 jointDartfordSouth East13.4
249 jointPeterboroughEast of England13.4
249 jointWarwickWest Midlands13.4
252RochdaleNorth West13.5
253 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands14.0
253 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands14.0
255St AlbansEast of England14.1
256 jointHaveringLondon14.2
256 jointLancasterNorth West14.2
258WirralNorth West14.3
259 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands14.4
259 jointSouth TynesideNorth East14.4
261 jointSwindonSouth West14.5
261 jointTamesideNorth West14.5
263SunderlandNorth East14.7
264StockportNorth West14.8
265SloughSouth East15.3
266Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber15.4
267GedlingEast Midlands15.5
268 jointCrawleySouth East15.7
268 jointMedwaySouth East15.7
270 jointGraveshamSouth East15.8
270 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East15.8
270 jointTraffordNorth West15.8
273SwanseaWales15.9
274 jointBexleyLondon16.5
274 jointSeftonNorth West16.5
274 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands16.5
277Bath and North East SomersetSouth West16.6
278Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands16.7
279BromleyLondon16.9
280GatesheadNorth East17.0
281 jointDarlingtonNorth East17.1
281 jointDudleyWest Midlands17.1
283PlymouthSouth West17.2
284Kingston upon ThamesLondon17.7
285Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West18.0
286LincolnEast Midlands18.1
287WalsallWest Midlands18.3
288 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber18.5
288 jointWorcesterWest Midlands18.5
290Blackburn with DarwenNorth West18.6
291 jointEnfieldLondon18.7
291 jointSalfordNorth West18.7
293 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber19.0
293 jointWorthingSouth East19.0
295YorkYorkshire and the Humber19.2
296Dundee CityScotland19.4
297Southend-on-SeaEast of England19.6
298BlackpoolNorth West19.7
299 jointBedfordEast of England19.8
299 jointHastingsSouth East19.8
301 jointAberdeen CityScotland20.5
301 jointGloucesterSouth West20.5
303 jointNewportWales20.6
303 jointPrestonNorth West20.6
305 jointBoltonNorth West21.9
305 jointRichmond upon ThamesLondon21.9
307SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber22.3
308WatfordEast of England22.5
309HarrowLondon22.6
310SuttonLondon23.1
311DerbyEast Midlands23.3
312GreenwichLondon23.4
313HounslowLondon23.5
314 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon23.9
314 jointNewcastle upon TyneNorth East23.9
316CheltenhamSouth West24.0
317 jointCoventryWest Midlands24.5
317 jointGlasgow CityScotland24.5
317 jointIpswichEast of England24.5
320PortsmouthSouth East25.2
321CroydonLondon25.3
322 jointCity of EdinburghScotland26.0
322 jointExeterSouth West26.0
324BarnetLondon26.1
325SouthamptonSouth East26.2
326LiverpoolNorth West26.5
327CardiffWales26.8
328BradfordYorkshire and the Humber27.2
329SandwellWest Midlands28.2
330OldhamNorth West28.5
331ReadingSouth East28.8
332RedbridgeLondon29.1
333 jointEalingLondon29.3
333 jointMertonLondon29.3
335Brighton and HoveSouth East29.9
336BirminghamWest Midlands32.1
337BrentLondon33.5
338LutonEast of England34.5
339ManchesterNorth West35.6
340BristolSouth West36.2
341NorwichEast of England36.3
342OxfordSouth East36.6
343NottinghamEast Midlands37.2
344CambridgeEast of England38.5
345BelfastNorthern Ireland38.9
346LewishamLondon41.0
347WandsworthLondon42.0
348HaringeyLondon45.0
349Waltham ForestLondon48.0
350LeicesterEast Midlands48.1
351Hammersmith and FulhamLondon53.0
352CamdenLondon60.2
353LambethLondon61.1
354NewhamLondon62.2
355Tower HamletsLondon62.6
356WestminsterLondon65.8
357Kensington and ChelseaLondon66.8
358IslingtonLondon69.2
359HackneyLondon70.1
360SouthwarkLondon73.7
361City of LondonLondon107.5

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