Most and fewest households: places in East of England (2021)

Central Bedfordshire had the highest number of households of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 120,755.

Maldon had the lowest, at 27,900. The middle council, St Albans, had 58,991.

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Households for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Central Bedfordshire120,755
2East Suffolk110,747
3Peterborough84,533
4Colchester79,710
5Luton78,940
6West Suffolk78,746
7Southend-on-Sea78,344
8Huntingdonshire76,880
9Basildon76,362
10Chelmsford75,401
11Bedford74,950
12King's Lynn and West Norfolk67,464
13Tendring67,451
14South Cambridgeshire66,996
15Thurrock66,377
16Braintree64,986
17Norwich64,459
18Dacorum63,412
19East Hertfordshire62,021
20South Norfolk61,381
21Breckland60,359
22Ipswich59,507
23St Albans58,991
24Broadland57,760
25North Hertfordshire56,732
26Epping Forest54,557
27Cambridge52,472
28North Norfolk48,374
29Welwyn Hatfield46,209
30Great Yarmouth44,544
31Mid Suffolk44,343
32Fenland44,083
33Hertsmere42,682
34Babergh40,200
35Broxbourne39,849
36Watford39,628
37Harlow37,857
38Castle Point37,389
39East Cambridgeshire37,203
40Uttlesford36,958
41Three Rivers36,858
42Stevenage36,511
43Rochford35,557
44Brentwood32,342
45Maldon27,900

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