Private renting: highest and lowest councils in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)

Kingston upon Hull had the highest share of households renting privately of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021, at 23.9%.

Wakefield had the lowest, at 14.9%. The middle council, Kirklees, had 19.1%.

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Private rented homes for every council in Yorkshire and The Humber, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Kingston upon Hull23.9%
2Bradford23.0%
3North East Lincolnshire22.4%
4Leeds21.8%
5Calderdale20.4%
6York20.0%
7Doncaster19.4%
8Kirklees19.1%
9Sheffield

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.

18.7%
10North Yorkshire

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.

18.6%
=11Barnsley

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.

17.2%
=11North Lincolnshire17.2%
13East Riding of Yorkshire16.9%
14Rotherham15.0%
15Wakefield14.9%

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