Households without a car: highest and lowest councils in England (2021)

City of London had the highest share of households without a car or van of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 77.2%.

Hart had the lowest, at 7.8%. The middle council, North Lincolnshire, had 18.5%.

Map of households without a car or van across the UK

Households without a car or van for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	City of LondonLondon	London	77.2%
2	IslingtonLondon	London	66.9%
3	Tower HamletsLondon	London	66.4%
4	WestminsterLondon	London	66.2%
5	HackneyLondon	London	64.9%
6	CamdenLondon	London	63.6%
7	SouthwarkLondon	London	60.3%
8	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	58.3%
9	LambethLondon	London	58.0%
10	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	57.5%
11	HaringeyLondon	London	52.7%
12	NewhamLondon	London	51.7%
13	WandsworthLondon	London	47.9%
14	LewishamLondon	London	47.7%
15	BrentLondon	London	44.1%
16	GreenwichLondon	London	43.1%
17	Waltham ForestLondon	London	42.1%
18	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	41.8%
19	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	40.1%
20	ManchesterNorth West	North West	39.0%
21	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	38.0%
22	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	37.4%
23	EalingLondon	London	36.8%
24	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	36.6%
25	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	35.1%
26	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	34.8%
27	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	34.4%
28	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	34.0%
29	CroydonLondon	London	33.6%
30	SalfordNorth West	North West	33.2%
31	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	33.1%
=32	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	33.0%
=32	MertonLondon	London	33.0%
=34	HounslowLondon	London	32.8%
=34	South TynesideNorth East	North East	32.8%
36	NorwichEast of England	East of England	32.7%
37	GatesheadNorth East	North East	32.4%
38	OxfordSouth East	South East	32.1%
39	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	31.7%
40	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	31.2%
41	EnfieldLondon	London	31.0%
42	SunderlandNorth East	North East	30.9%
43	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	30.3%
44	BarnetLondon	London	29.9%
45	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	29.6%
46	BurnleyNorth West	North West	29.3%
=47	HastingsSouth East	South East	29.2%
=47	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	29.2%
=47	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	29.2%
50	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	28.7%
51	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	28.5%
=52	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	28.4%
=52	ReadingSouth East	South East	28.4%
54	North TynesideNorth East	North East	27.8%
55	PrestonNorth West	North West	27.7%
=56	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	27.6%
=56	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	27.6%
=56	OldhamNorth West	North West	27.6%
59	RedbridgeLondon	London	27.5%
60	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	27.4%
61	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	27.3%
=62	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	26.9%
=62	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	26.9%
64	EastbourneSouth East	South East	26.5%
65	SeftonNorth West	North West	26.4%
66	RochdaleNorth West	North West	26.3%
67	BristolSouth West	South West	26.2%
=68	TamesideNorth West	North West	26.1%
=68	ThanetSouth East	South East	26.1%
70	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	26.0%
71	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	25.7%
=72	ExeterSouth West	South West	25.4%
=72	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	25.4%
=72	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	25.4%
75	HyndburnNorth West	North West	25.3%
76	WirralNorth West	North West	25.1%
=77	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	25.0%
=77	LutonEast of England	East of England	25.0%
=77	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	25.0%
80	PlymouthSouth West	South West	24.9%
=81	BoltonNorth West	North West	24.8%
=81	IpswichEast of England	East of England	24.8%
=81	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	24.8%
84	HarrowLondon	London	24.7%
85	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	24.6%
86	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.5%
87	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.4%
88	County DurhamNorth East	North East	24.1%
89	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.0%
90	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	23.9%
91	HaltonNorth West	North West	23.8%
92	PendleNorth West	North West	23.3%
=93	St. HelensNorth West	North West	23.2%
=93	TorbaySouth West	South West	23.2%
95	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.0%
96	BromleyLondon	London	22.9%
=97	SuttonLondon	London	22.8%
=97	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.8%
=99	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.7%
=99	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.7%
=99	LancasterNorth West	North West	22.7%
=99	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	22.7%
=103	BexleyLondon	London	22.4%
=103	WatfordEast of England	East of England	22.4%
=105	HillingdonLondon	London	22.3%
=105	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	22.3%
107	BuryNorth West	North West	22.1%
108	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.9%
109	WorthingSouth East	South East	21.8%
110	HarlowEast of England	East of England	21.7%
111	HaveringLondon	London	21.5%
112	WiganNorth West	North West	21.3%
=113	CanterburySouth East	South East	20.8%
=113	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	20.8%
115	GosportSouth East	South East	20.7%
=116	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.6%
=116	CrawleySouth East	South East	20.6%
=118	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.5%
=118	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	20.5%
=118	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.5%
=121	CumberlandNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	20.3%
=121	SloughSouth East	South East	20.3%
=123	GloucesterSouth West	South West	20.2%
=123	StevenageEast of England	East of England	20.2%
=125	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	20.1%
=125	DoverSouth East	South East	20.1%
=125	TendringEast of England	East of England	20.1%
=128	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	19.9%
=128	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.9%
=130	GraveshamSouth East	South East	19.7%
=130	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	19.7%
=130	StockportNorth West	North West	19.7%
133	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.5%
=134	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	19.4%
=134	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.4%
=134	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.4%
=134	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.4%
=138	SwindonSouth West	South West	19.3%
=138	TraffordNorth West	North West	19.3%
140	MedwaySouth East	South East	19.2%
141	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.9%
142	LewesSouth East	South East	18.8%
=143	BasildonEast of England	East of England	18.7%
=143	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.7%
=145	AdurSouth East	South East	18.5%
=145	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.5%
=145	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.5%
=145	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.5%
149	WyreNorth West	North West	18.4%
=150	RossendaleNorth West	North West	18.3%
=150	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.3%
=152	BedfordEast of England	East of England	18.2%
=152	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	18.2%
154	HavantSouth East	South East	18.1%
155	West LancashireNorth West	North West	18.0%
=156	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.6%
=156	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.6%
=156	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	17.6%
=156	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	17.6%
160	WarringtonNorth West	North West	17.4%
161	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	17.3%
162	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
163	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	17.1%
164	North DevonSouth West	South West	17.0%
=165	ArunSouth East	South East	16.9%
=165	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.9%
=165	DartfordSouth East	South East	16.9%
=165	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.9%
=169	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.8%
=169	FyldeNorth West	North West	16.8%
=169	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.8%
=172	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	16.7%
=172	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.7%
=174	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	16.6%
=174	SwaleSouth East	South East	16.6%
=174	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.6%
=177	RushmoorSouth East	South East	16.3%
=177	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.3%
179	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
180	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.1%
=181	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=181	RotherSouth East	South East	16.0%
=183	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	15.9%
=183	FenlandEast of England	East of England	15.9%
=183	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
186	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.8%
187	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.7%
188	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.6%
=189	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	15.5%
=189	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	15.5%
=189	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	15.5%
=192	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	15.0%
=192	CornwallSouth West	South West	15.0%
=192	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	15.0%
=192	North SomersetSouth West	South West	15.0%
=196	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	14.9%
=196	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.9%
=196	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	14.9%
=199	CherwellSouth East	South East	14.7%
=199	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	14.7%
=199	WokingSouth East	South East	14.7%
=202	ChorleyNorth West	North West	14.6%
=202	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	14.6%
=202	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	14.6%
=202	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.6%
=202	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.6%
=207	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	14.5%
=207	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	14.5%
=207	DacorumEast of England	East of England	14.5%
=210	AshfordSouth East	South East	14.4%
=210	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.4%
=210	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	14.4%
=213	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	14.3%
=213	South RibbleNorth West	North West	14.3%
=215	ChichesterSouth East	South East	14.1%
=215	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.1%
=217	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=217	SomersetSouth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	South West	14.0%
219	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	13.9%
=220	GuildfordSouth East	South East	13.8%
=220	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.8%
=222	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=222	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=222	DorsetSouth West	South West	13.7%
=222	TorridgeSouth West	South West	13.7%
226	East DevonSouth West	South West	13.6%
=227	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.5%
=227	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	13.5%
=227	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=227	WinchesterSouth East	South East	13.5%
231	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=232	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	13.1%
=232	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.1%
=232	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	13.1%
=232	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.1%
=232	WiltshireSouth West	South West	13.1%
=237	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.0%
=237	RochfordEast of England	East of England	13.0%
239	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.9%
240	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	12.8%
=241	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.7%
=241	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	12.7%
=243	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.6%
=243	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.6%
245	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	12.5%
=246	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	12.4%
=246	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	12.4%
=248	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	12.3%
=248	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	12.3%
=250	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	12.2%
=250	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.2%
=250	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	12.2%
=253	FarehamSouth East	South East	12.1%
=253	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	12.1%
=253	West DevonSouth West	South West	12.1%
256	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	12.0%
=257	EastleighSouth East	South East	11.9%
=257	StroudSouth West	South West	11.9%
=257	Test ValleySouth East	South East	11.9%
=260	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	11.8%
=260	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	11.8%
=262	New ForestSouth East	South East	11.7%
=262	South HamsSouth West	South West	11.7%
264	BaberghEast of England	East of England	11.6%
=265	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	11.5%
=265	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	11.5%
=265	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	11.5%
=265	TewkesburySouth West	South West	11.5%
=265	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	11.5%
=270	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.4%
=270	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	11.4%
=270	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.4%
=270	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	11.4%
=270	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	11.4%
=275	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	11.3%
=275	MaldonEast of England	East of England	11.3%
=275	TandridgeSouth East	South East	11.3%
=278	HorshamSouth East	South East	11.2%
=278	WaverleySouth East	South East	11.2%
=280	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	11.1%
=280	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.1%
=280	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	11.1%
=283	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	11.0%
=283	CotswoldSouth West	South West	11.0%
285	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	10.9%
286	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	10.8%
287	WealdenSouth East	South East	10.6%
288	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	10.5%
289	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.3%
290	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.0%
291	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	9.9%
292	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	9.8%
293	East HampshireSouth East	South East	9.7%
294	WokinghamSouth East	South East	9.0%
295	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	8.7%
296	HartSouth East	South East	7.8%

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