Built renewable energy schemes within 2km of where people live, every council ranked

Wind, solar, battery and waste energy schemes on land that are working or being built, within 2km of where people here live, averaged over the council. Figures for July 2026, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: 40 councils, 0.0. The council in the middle: Shropshire, 0.3. Highest: Burnley, 1.6.

Built renewable energy schemes within 2km of where people live, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1 joint	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	0.0
1 joint	Argyll and ButeScotland	0.0
1 joint	BarnetLondon	0.0
1 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	0.0
1 joint	Bracknell ForestSouth East	0.0
1 joint	BrentLondon	0.0
1 joint	BromleyLondon	0.0
1 joint	CamdenLondon	0.0
1 joint	ChelmsfordEast of England	0.0
1 joint	CheltenhamSouth West	0.0
1 joint	City of LondonLondon	0.0
1 joint	CroydonLondon	0.0
1 joint	Epsom and EwellSouth East	0.0
1 joint	GwyneddWales	0.0
1 joint	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	0.0
1 joint	HarlowEast of England	0.0
1 joint	HarrowLondon	0.0
1 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	0.0
1 joint	Isle of AngleseyWales	0.0
1 joint	Isles of ScillySouth West	0.0
1 joint	KnowsleyNorth West	0.0
1 joint	LutonEast of England	0.0
1 joint	MertonLondon	0.0
1 joint	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	0.0
1 joint	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	0.0
1 joint	PendleNorth West	0.0
1 joint	PowysWales	0.0
1 joint	RedbridgeLondon	0.0
1 joint	Scottish BordersScotland	0.0
1 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	0.0
1 joint	SolihullWest Midlands	0.0
1 joint	South KestevenEast Midlands	0.0
1 joint	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	0.0
1 joint	Surrey HeathSouth East	0.0
1 joint	TandridgeSouth East	0.0
1 joint	TorfaenWales	0.0
1 joint	West BerkshireSouth East	0.0
1 joint	WokingSouth East	0.0
1 joint	WorthingSouth East	0.0
1 joint	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	0.0
41 joint	Aberdeen CityScotland	0.1
41 joint	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	0.1
41 joint	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	0.1
41 joint	BaberghEast of England	0.1
41 joint	BelfastNorthern Ireland	0.1
41 joint	BirminghamWest Midlands	0.1
41 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	0.1
41 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	0.1
41 joint	CambridgeEast of England	0.1
41 joint	Castle PointEast of England	0.1
41 joint	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	0.1
41 joint	ConwyWales	0.1
41 joint	DenbighshireWales	0.1
41 joint	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	0.1
41 joint	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	0.1
41 joint	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	0.1
41 joint	EalingLondon	0.1
41 joint	East DunbartonshireScotland	0.1
41 joint	East LindseyEast Midlands	0.1
41 joint	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	0.1
41 joint	HarboroughEast Midlands	0.1
41 joint	HaringeyLondon	0.1
41 joint	HartlepoolNorth East	0.1
41 joint	InverclydeScotland	0.1
41 joint	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	0.1
41 joint	LewesSouth East	0.1
41 joint	LichfieldWest Midlands	0.1
41 joint	MaidstoneSouth East	0.1
41 joint	MedwaySouth East	0.1
41 joint	MeltonEast Midlands	0.1
41 joint	Merthyr TydfilWales	0.1
41 joint	MorayScotland	0.1
41 joint	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.1
41 joint	ReadingSouth East	0.1
41 joint	Ribble ValleyNorth West	0.1
41 joint	RotherSouth East	0.1
41 joint	RugbyWest Midlands	0.1
41 joint	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	0.1
41 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	0.1
41 joint	St. HelensNorth West	0.1
41 joint	StirlingScotland	0.1
41 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	0.1
41 joint	Three RiversEast of England	0.1
41 joint	WandsworthLondon	0.1
41 joint	WaverleySouth East	0.1
41 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	0.1
41 joint	WokinghamSouth East	0.1
88 joint	AngusScotland	0.2
88 joint	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	0.2
88 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	0.2
88 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	0.2
88 joint	BroadlandEast of England	0.2
88 joint	BromsgroveWest Midlands	0.2
88 joint	BroxtoweEast Midlands	0.2
88 joint	BuckinghamshireSouth East	0.2
88 joint	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	0.2
88 joint	CarmarthenshireWales	0.2
88 joint	CeredigionWales	0.2
88 joint	ChorleyNorth West	0.2
88 joint	City of EdinburghScotland	0.2
88 joint	CotswoldSouth West	0.2
88 joint	CoventryWest Midlands	0.2
88 joint	DacorumEast of England	0.2
88 joint	DoverSouth East	0.2
88 joint	East HertfordshireEast of England	0.2
88 joint	East LothianScotland	0.2
88 joint	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.2
88 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	0.2
88 joint	GosportSouth East	0.2
88 joint	GraveshamSouth East	0.2
88 joint	GuildfordSouth East	0.2
88 joint	HastingsSouth East	0.2
88 joint	HavantSouth East	0.2
88 joint	High PeakEast Midlands	0.2
88 joint	HighlandScotland	0.2
88 joint	IslingtonLondon	0.2
88 joint	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	0.2
88 joint	LambethLondon	0.2
88 joint	LewishamLondon	0.2
88 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	0.2
88 joint	MaldonEast of England	0.2
88 joint	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	0.2
88 joint	Mid SussexSouth East	0.2
88 joint	Mole ValleySouth East	0.2
88 joint	MonmouthshireWales	0.2
88 joint	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	0.2
88 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	0.2
88 joint	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.2
88 joint	North NorfolkEast of England	0.2
88 joint	Perth and KinrossScotland	0.2
88 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	0.2
88 joint	South AyrshireScotland	0.2
88 joint	South CambridgeshireEast of England	0.2
88 joint	SouthamptonSouth East	0.2
88 joint	SouthwarkLondon	0.2
88 joint	St AlbansEast of England	0.2
88 joint	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	0.2
88 joint	SuttonLondon	0.2
88 joint	TendringEast of England	0.2
88 joint	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	0.2
88 joint	UttlesfordEast of England	0.2
88 joint	Vale of White HorseSouth East	0.2
88 joint	WealdenSouth East	0.2
88 joint	West DevonSouth West	0.2
88 joint	West DunbartonshireScotland	0.2
88 joint	West OxfordshireSouth East	0.2
88 joint	WestminsterLondon	0.2
148 joint	AberdeenshireScotland	0.3
148 joint	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	0.3
148 joint	BrecklandEast of England	0.3
148 joint	BridgendWales	0.3
148 joint	BuryNorth West	0.3
148 joint	CaerphillyWales	0.3
148 joint	CherwellSouth East	0.3
148 joint	ClackmannanshireScotland	0.3
148 joint	CrawleySouth East	0.3
148 joint	CumberlandNorth West	0.3
148 joint	DerbyEast Midlands	0.3
148 joint	East AyrshireScotland	0.3
148 joint	East RenfrewshireScotland	0.3
148 joint	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	ElmbridgeSouth East	0.3
148 joint	ExeterSouth West	0.3
148 joint	FlintshireWales	0.3
148 joint	HartSouth East	0.3
148 joint	HaveringLondon	0.3
148 joint	HillingdonLondon	0.3
148 joint	Isle of WightSouth East	0.3
148 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	0.3
148 joint	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	0.3
148 joint	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	0.3
148 joint	Mid SuffolkEast of England	0.3
148 joint	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	0.3
148 joint	North KestevenEast Midlands	0.3
148 joint	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.3
148 joint	North SomersetSouth West	0.3
148 joint	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	OxfordSouth East	0.3
148 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	0.3
148 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.3
148 joint	ShropshireWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	South HamsSouth West	0.3
148 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	0.3
148 joint	South OxfordshireSouth East	0.3
148 joint	South TynesideNorth East	0.3
148 joint	StaffordWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	StevenageEast of England	0.3
148 joint	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	SunderlandNorth East	0.3
148 joint	TamworthWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	0.3
148 joint	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.3
148 joint	WatfordEast of England	0.3
148 joint	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	0.3
148 joint	West LothianScotland	0.3
148 joint	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	0.3
148 joint	WiganNorth West	0.3
148 joint	WinchesterSouth East	0.3
148 joint	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	0.3
148 joint	WorcesterWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	WychavonWest Midlands	0.3
148 joint	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	0.3
203 joint	AdurSouth East	0.4
203 joint	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	0.4
203 joint	AshfordSouth East	0.4
203 joint	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	0.4
203 joint	Blaenau GwentWales	0.4
203 joint	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
203 joint	CanterburySouth East	0.4
203 joint	Central BedfordshireEast of England	0.4
203 joint	Cheshire EastNorth West	0.4
203 joint	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	0.4
203 joint	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	0.4
203 joint	ChichesterSouth East	0.4
203 joint	ColchesterEast of England	0.4
203 joint	CornwallSouth West	0.4
203 joint	DartfordSouth East	0.4
203 joint	East DevonSouth West	0.4
203 joint	East HampshireSouth East	0.4
203 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	0.4
203 joint	EastleighSouth East	0.4
203 joint	FalkirkScotland	0.4
203 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	0.4
203 joint	FyldeNorth West	0.4
203 joint	GedlingEast Midlands	0.4
203 joint	GloucesterSouth West	0.4
203 joint	Great YarmouthEast of England	0.4
203 joint	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	0.4
203 joint	HorshamSouth East	0.4
203 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	0.4
203 joint	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.4
203 joint	North TynesideNorth East	0.4
203 joint	NorthumberlandNorth East	0.4
203 joint	NorwichEast of England	0.4
203 joint	Orkney IslandsScotland	0.4
203 joint	PrestonNorth West	0.4
203 joint	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	0.4
203 joint	RossendaleNorth West	0.4
203 joint	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
203 joint	Shetland IslandsScotland	0.4
203 joint	South HollandEast Midlands	0.4
203 joint	South LanarkshireScotland	0.4
203 joint	South RibbleNorth West	0.4
203 joint	StroudSouth West	0.4
203 joint	SwanseaWales	0.4
203 joint	TamesideNorth West	0.4
203 joint	Test ValleySouth East	0.4
203 joint	TraffordNorth West	0.4
203 joint	Waltham ForestLondon	0.4
203 joint	WarwickWest Midlands	0.4
203 joint	West LancashireNorth West	0.4
203 joint	WirralNorth West	0.4
253 joint	AshfieldEast Midlands	0.5
253 joint	BedfordEast of England	0.5
253 joint	BolsoverEast Midlands	0.5
253 joint	BoltonNorth West	0.5
253 joint	BristolSouth West	0.5
253 joint	CharnwoodEast Midlands	0.5
253 joint	County DurhamNorth East	0.5
253 joint	DudleyWest Midlands	0.5
253 joint	East CambridgeshireEast of England	0.5
253 joint	ErewashEast Midlands	0.5
253 joint	FarehamSouth East	0.5
253 joint	Glasgow CityScotland	0.5
253 joint	GreenwichLondon	0.5
253 joint	HounslowLondon	0.5
253 joint	HuntingdonshireEast of England	0.5
253 joint	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
253 joint	LiverpoolNorth West	0.5
253 joint	MansfieldEast Midlands	0.5
253 joint	MiddlesbroughNorth East	0.5
253 joint	MidlothianScotland	0.5
253 joint	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	0.5
253 joint	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	0.5
253 joint	OldhamNorth West	0.5
253 joint	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	0.5
253 joint	RenfrewshireScotland	0.5
253 joint	RochfordEast of England	0.5
253 joint	RunnymedeSouth East	0.5
253 joint	RushmoorSouth East	0.5
253 joint	SeftonNorth West	0.5
253 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	0.5
253 joint	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	0.5
253 joint	TorbaySouth West	0.5
253 joint	TorridgeSouth West	0.5
253 joint	WarringtonNorth West	0.5
253 joint	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.5
253 joint	WiltshireSouth West	0.5
289 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	0.6
289 joint	DorsetSouth West	0.6
289 joint	FenlandEast of England	0.6
289 joint	HackneyLondon	0.6
289 joint	HertsmereEast of England	0.6
289 joint	Mid DevonSouth West	0.6
289 joint	New ForestSouth East	0.6
289 joint	North DevonSouth West	0.6
289 joint	North LanarkshireScotland	0.6
289 joint	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	0.6
289 joint	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	0.6
289 joint	PembrokeshireWales	0.6
289 joint	RedditchWest Midlands	0.6
289 joint	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	0.6
289 joint	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	0.6
289 joint	RochdaleNorth West	0.6
289 joint	SomersetSouth West	0.6
289 joint	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.6
289 joint	TewkesburySouth West	0.6
289 joint	ThanetSouth East	0.6
289 joint	Tower HamletsLondon	0.6
289 joint	WalsallWest Midlands	0.6
289 joint	West SuffolkEast of England	0.6
289 joint	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	0.6
289 joint	WrexhamWales	0.6
314 joint	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
314 joint	BasildonEast of England	0.7
314 joint	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	0.7
314 joint	BraintreeEast of England	0.7
314 joint	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
314 joint	EastbourneSouth East	0.7
314 joint	FifeScotland	0.7
314 joint	Forest of DeanSouth West	0.7
314 joint	HaltonNorth West	0.7
314 joint	HyndburnNorth West	0.7
314 joint	IpswichEast of England	0.7
314 joint	LeicesterEast Midlands	0.7
314 joint	Milton KeynesSouth East	0.7
314 joint	Neath Port TalbotWales	0.7
314 joint	NewportWales	0.7
314 joint	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	0.7
314 joint	RushcliffeEast Midlands	0.7
314 joint	SalfordNorth West	0.7
332 joint	ArunSouth East	0.8
332 joint	BexleyLondon	0.8
332 joint	EnfieldLondon	0.8
332 joint	GatesheadNorth East	0.8
332 joint	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.8
332 joint	NottinghamEast Midlands	0.8
332 joint	South GloucestershireSouth West	0.8
332 joint	SpelthorneSouth East	0.8
332 joint	StockportNorth West	0.8
332 joint	WyreNorth West	0.8
342 joint	BlabyEast Midlands	0.9
342 joint	CardiffWales	0.9
342 joint	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	0.9
342 joint	LancasterNorth West	0.9
342 joint	SwaleSouth East	0.9
342 joint	Vale of GlamorganWales	0.9
348 joint	DarlingtonNorth East	1.0
348 joint	Dundee CityScotland	1.0
348 joint	North AyrshireScotland	1.0
348 joint	PlymouthSouth West	1.0
348 joint	SandwellWest Midlands	1.0
353	BostonEast Midlands	1.1
354 joint	ManchesterNorth West	1.2
354 joint	SwindonSouth West	1.2
354 joint	ThurrockEast of England	1.2
357	SloughSouth East	1.3
358 joint	Barking and DagenhamLondon	1.4
358 joint	NewhamLondon	1.4
358 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	1.4
361	BurnleyNorth West	1.6

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026, read at every census area · July 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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