Social renting: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)
Norwich had the highest share of households in social housing of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 30.3%.
Castle Point had the lowest, at 5.5%. The middle council, Breckland, had 14.1%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich | 30.3% |
| 2 | Harlow | 29.3% |
| 3 | Stevenage | 26.3% |
| 4 | Welwyn Hatfield | 25.4% |
| 5 | Cambridge | 22.7% |
| 6 | Basildon | 21.2% |
| 7 | Dacorum | 21.0% |
| 8 | Ipswich | 20.8% |
| 9 | North Hertfordshire | 18.7% |
| 10 | Peterborough | 18.6% |
| 11 | Thurrock | 17.7% |
| 12 | Hertsmere | 17.3% |
| 13 | Luton | 16.4% |
| =14 | Bedford | 16.3% |
| =14 | Braintree | 16.3% |
| =16 | Great Yarmouth | 16.2% |
| =16 | West Suffolk | 16.2% |
| 18 | Watford | 15.6% |
| 19 | Three Rivers | 14.8% |
| 20 | Epping Forest | 14.7% |
| 21 | South Cambridgeshire | 14.5% |
| 22 | Broxbourne | 14.3% |
| 23 | Breckland | 14.1% |
| 24 | East Cambridgeshire | 14.0% |
| 25 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 13.6% |
| =26 | Babergh | 13.3% |
| =26 | Central Bedfordshire | 13.3% |
| =26 | Chelmsford | 13.3% |
| =26 | Colchester | 13.3% |
| =30 | East Hertfordshire | 13.1% |
| =30 | East Suffolk | 13.1% |
| =32 | North Norfolk | 13.0% |
| =32 | Uttlesford | 13.0% |
| 34 | Huntingdonshire | 12.9% |
| 35 | Fenland | 12.7% |
| 36 | St Albans | 12.2% |
| 37 | South Norfolk | 11.7% |
| 38 | Southend-on-Sea | 11.5% |
| =39 | Brentwood | 11.3% |
| =39 | Mid Suffolk | 11.3% |
| 41 | Maldon | 11.2% |
| 42 | Broadland | 9.7% |
| 43 | Tendring | 8.2% |
| 44 | Rochford | 8.1% |
| 45 | Castle Point | 5.5% |