No religion: highest and lowest councils in England (2021)

Brighton and Hove had the highest share of residents with no religion of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 55.2%.

Harrow had the lowest, at 10.6%. The middle council, North Kesteven, had 39.5%.

No religion for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	55.2%
2	NorwichEast of England	East of England	53.5%
=3	BristolSouth West	South West	51.4%
=3	HastingsSouth East	South East	51.4%
5	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	50.3%
6	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	49.9%
7	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	49.2%
8	PlymouthSouth West	South West	48.9%
9	ExeterSouth West	South West	48.5%
10	GosportSouth East	South East	48.4%
11	LewesSouth East	South East	48.2%
=12	AdurSouth East	South East	47.9%
=12	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	47.9%
14	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	47.7%
15	HavantSouth East	South East	47.4%
16	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	47.3%
=17	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	47.1%
=17	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	47.1%
19	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	46.8%
20	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	46.5%
=21	CornwallSouth West	South West	46.3%
=21	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	46.3%
=23	North TynesideNorth East	North East	46.1%
=23	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	46.1%
=23	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	46.1%
26	WorthingSouth East	South East	45.7%
27	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	45.6%
=28	IpswichEast of England	East of England	45.3%
=28	North SomersetSouth West	South West	45.3%
=28	SwaleSouth East	South East	45.3%
31	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	45.2%
32	North DevonSouth West	South West	45.1%
=33	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	45.0%
=33	EastleighSouth East	South East	45.0%
=33	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	45.0%
=36	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	44.9%
=36	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	44.9%
=36	RochfordEast of England	East of England	44.9%
=36	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	44.9%
=36	StevenageEast of England	East of England	44.9%
41	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	44.8%
42	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	44.7%
=43	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	44.5%
=43	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	44.5%
=43	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	44.5%
=46	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	44.4%
=46	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	44.4%
=46	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	44.4%
=46	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	44.4%
=46	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	44.4%
51	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	44.3%
=52	BasildonEast of England	East of England	44.1%
=52	StroudSouth West	South West	44.1%
=52	ThanetSouth East	South East	44.1%
55	South HamsSouth West	South West	44.0%
=56	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	43.9%
=56	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	43.9%
=58	City of LondonLondon	London	43.8%
=58	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	43.8%
60	FarehamSouth East	South East	43.7%
=61	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	43.5%
=61	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	43.5%
=63	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	43.4%
=63	HarlowEast of England	East of England	43.4%
=63	MaldonEast of England	East of England	43.4%
=63	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	43.4%
=63	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	43.4%
=63	TorridgeSouth West	South West	43.4%
69	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	43.3%
=70	EastbourneSouth East	South East	43.2%
=70	TendringEast of England	East of England	43.2%
=70	TorbaySouth West	South West	43.2%
=73	MedwaySouth East	South East	43.0%
=73	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	43.0%
=75	BaberghEast of England	East of England	42.9%
=75	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	42.9%
=77	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	42.8%
=77	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	42.8%
=79	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	42.6%
=79	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	42.6%
=79	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	42.6%
82	DoverSouth East	South East	42.4%
83	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	42.3%
=84	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	42.2%
=84	WinchesterSouth East	South East	42.2%
=86	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	42.1%
=86	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	42.1%
=86	HorshamSouth East	South East	42.1%
=86	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	42.1%
=86	WealdenSouth East	South East	42.1%
=91	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	42.0%
=91	CanterburySouth East	South East	42.0%
93	East DevonSouth West	South West	41.9%
=94	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	41.8%
=94	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	41.8%
=96	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	41.7%
=96	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	41.7%
=98	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	41.6%
=98	West DevonSouth West	South West	41.6%
=100	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	41.5%
=100	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	41.5%
=102	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	41.3%
=102	WiltshireSouth West	South West	41.3%
=104	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	41.2%
=104	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	41.2%
=104	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	41.2%
=107	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	41.1%
=107	DacorumEast of England	East of England	41.1%
=107	HartSouth East	South East	41.1%
=107	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	41.1%
=107	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	41.1%
112	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	41.0%
=113	East HampshireSouth East	South East	40.9%
=113	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	40.9%
=115	IslingtonLondon	London	40.8%
=115	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	40.8%
=115	TewkesburySouth West	South West	40.8%
=118	AshfordSouth East	South East	40.7%
=118	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	40.7%
=118	New ForestSouth East	South East	40.7%
=118	RotherSouth East	South East	40.7%
=122	Test ValleySouth East	South East	40.6%
=122	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	40.6%
124	SwindonSouth West	South West	40.5%
125	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	40.4%
126	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	40.3%
=127	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	40.2%
=127	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	40.2%
=129	DorsetSouth West	South West	40.1%
=129	GatesheadNorth East	North East	40.1%
=129	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	40.1%
=129	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	40.1%
=129	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	40.1%
=129	RossendaleNorth West	North West	40.1%
=135	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	40.0%
=135	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	40.0%
=137	ArunSouth East	South East	39.9%
=137	FenlandEast of England	East of England	39.9%
=139	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	39.8%
=139	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	39.8%
=141	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	39.7%
=141	GloucesterSouth West	South West	39.7%
=141	GuildfordSouth East	South East	39.7%
=144	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	39.6%
=144	StockportNorth West	North West	39.6%
=144	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	39.6%
=147	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	39.5%
=147	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	39.5%
=147	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	39.5%
=147	SunderlandNorth East	North East	39.5%
=151	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	39.3%
=151	South TynesideNorth East	North East	39.3%
=153	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	39.1%
=153	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	39.1%
=155	OxfordSouth East	South East	39.0%
=155	WaverleySouth East	South East	39.0%
=157	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	38.9%
=157	TandridgeSouth East	South East	38.9%
159	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	38.8%
160	ChichesterSouth East	South East	38.7%
=161	County DurhamNorth East	North East	38.6%
=161	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	38.6%
=161	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	38.6%
=164	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	38.4%
=164	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	38.4%
166	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	38.2%
=167	CherwellSouth East	South East	38.1%
=167	LancasterNorth West	North West	38.1%
=167	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	38.1%
=167	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	38.1%
=167	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	38.1%
=167	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	38.1%
=173	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	38.0%
=173	TamesideNorth West	North West	38.0%
=173	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	38.0%
=176	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	37.9%
=176	RushmoorSouth East	South East	37.9%
=178	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	37.8%
=178	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	37.8%
=180	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	37.7%
=180	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	37.7%
=182	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	37.5%
=182	LambethLondon	London	37.5%
=182	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	37.5%
=185	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	37.4%
=185	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	37.4%
=187	BromleyLondon	London	37.3%
=187	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	37.3%
=187	WirralNorth West	North West	37.3%
=190	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	37.1%
=190	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	37.1%
=192	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	37.0%
=192	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	37.0%
=194	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	36.9%
=194	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	36.9%
=194	WokinghamSouth East	South East	36.9%
=197	CotswoldSouth West	South West	36.7%
=197	LewishamLondon	London	36.7%
=199	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	36.6%
=199	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	36.6%
201	DartfordSouth East	South East	36.5%
=202	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	36.4%
=202	SouthwarkLondon	London	36.4%
=204	HackneyLondon	London	36.3%
=204	ReadingSouth East	South East	36.3%
206	WandsworthLondon	London	36.2%
207	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	36.1%
=208	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	36.0%
=208	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	36.0%
210	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	35.9%
211	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	35.7%
212	SalfordNorth West	North West	35.6%
213	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	35.4%
214	HaltonNorth West	North West	35.2%
215	CrawleySouth East	South East	35.1%
216	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	35.0%
=217	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	34.8%
=217	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	34.8%
219	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	34.7%
=220	CamdenLondon	London	34.6%
=220	WarringtonNorth West	North West	34.6%
222	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	34.5%
223	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	34.3%
224	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	34.2%
225	BedfordEast of England	East of England	34.1%
=226	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	33.9%
=226	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	33.9%
228	WyreNorth West	North West	33.7%
229	BexleyLondon	London	33.6%
=230	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	33.3%
=230	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	33.3%
=230	WokingSouth East	South East	33.3%
233	TraffordNorth West	North West	33.1%
=234	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	33.0%
=234	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	33.0%
236	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	32.9%
237	GreenwichLondon	London	32.6%
=238	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	32.5%
=238	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	32.5%
240	ManchesterNorth West	North West	32.4%
241	SuttonLondon	London	32.3%
242	GraveshamSouth East	South East	32.1%
243	HaringeyLondon	London	31.6%
=244	BurnleyNorth West	North West	31.5%
=244	West LancashireNorth West	North West	31.5%
246	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	31.3%
=247	FyldeNorth West	North West	31.2%
=247	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	31.2%
=247	St. HelensNorth West	North West	31.2%
250	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	31.0%
251	ChorleyNorth West	North West	30.9%
=252	South RibbleNorth West	North West	30.8%
=252	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	30.8%
=254	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	30.6%
=254	HaveringLondon	London	30.6%
256	WiganNorth West	North West	30.3%
=257	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	30.2%
=257	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	30.2%
259	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	29.6%
=260	BuryNorth West	North West	29.4%
=260	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	29.4%
262	RochdaleNorth West	North West	28.8%
263	PendleNorth West	North West	28.7%
264	SeftonNorth West	North West	28.6%
265	HyndburnNorth West	North West	28.4%
266	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	28.2%
267	MertonLondon	London	28.0%
268	Waltham ForestLondon	London	27.9%
269	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	27.8%
270	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	27.2%
271	Tower HamletsLondon	London	26.6%
272	PrestonNorth West	North West	26.3%
273	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	26.2%
274	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	26.1%
=275	CroydonLondon	London	25.9%
=275	WestminsterLondon	London	25.9%
277	BoltonNorth West	North West	25.8%
278	OldhamNorth West	North West	25.0%
=279	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	24.8%
=279	WatfordEast of England	East of England	24.8%
281	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	24.2%
282	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	24.1%
283	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	23.0%
284	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	21.1%
285	BarnetLondon	London	20.2%
286	EnfieldLondon	London	19.8%
287	HillingdonLondon	London	19.4%
288	EalingLondon	London	19.1%
289	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	18.8%
290	HounslowLondon	London	18.6%
291	LutonEast of England	East of England	17.6%
292	NewhamLondon	London	14.5%
293	BrentLondon	London	13.6%
294	SloughSouth East	South East	13.1%
295	RedbridgeLondon	London	12.6%
296	HarrowLondon	London	10.6%

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