Social renting: highest and lowest councils in England (2021)

Hackney had the highest share of households in social housing of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 40.5%.

Castle Point had the lowest, at 5.5%. The middle council, Test Valley, had 14.3%.

Map of social rented homes across the UK

Social rented homes for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	HackneyLondon	London	40.5%
2	IslingtonLondon	London	40.2%
3	SouthwarkLondon	London	39.7%
4	Tower HamletsLondon	London	35.9%
5	CamdenLondon	London	33.7%
6	LambethLondon	London	33.6%
7	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	31.5%
8	GreenwichLondon	London	31.0%
9	NorwichEast of England	East of England	30.3%
10	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	29.8%
11	South TynesideNorth East	North East	29.6%
12	ManchesterNorth West	North West	29.5%
13	HarlowEast of England	East of England	29.3%
14	LewishamLondon	London	29.2%
15	WestminsterLondon	London	28.3%
16	NewhamLondon	London	28.0%
17	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	27.6%
18	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	27.3%
19	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	27.0%
=20	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	26.6%
=20	SunderlandNorth East	North East	26.6%
22	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	26.4%
23	StevenageEast of England	East of England	26.3%
24	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	25.5%
=25	SalfordNorth West	North West	25.4%
=25	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	25.4%
27	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	25.3%
=28	HaringeyLondon	London	25.2%
=28	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	25.2%
30	GatesheadNorth East	North East	25.1%
31	HaltonNorth West	North West	24.3%
32	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	23.7%
=33	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	23.5%
=33	BrentLondon	London	23.5%
35	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	23.4%
=36	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	23.2%
=36	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	23.2%
38	CrawleySouth East	South East	22.9%
39	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	22.7%
40	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	22.6%
41	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	22.3%
42	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	21.9%
43	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.7%
44	Waltham ForestLondon	London	21.5%
=45	BasildonEast of England	East of England	21.2%
=45	OldhamNorth West	North West	21.2%
=45	TamesideNorth West	North West	21.2%
48	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.1%
=49	DacorumEast of England	East of England	21.0%
=49	HounslowLondon	London	21.0%
=51	OxfordSouth East	South East	20.9%
=51	RochdaleNorth West	North West	20.9%
53	IpswichEast of England	East of England	20.8%
=54	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.7%
=54	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.7%
56	North TynesideNorth East	North East	20.5%
57	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.4%
58	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.2%
59	County DurhamNorth East	North East	20.0%
60	BoltonNorth West	North West	19.8%
=61	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	19.7%
=61	St. HelensNorth West	North West	19.7%
63	SloughSouth East	South East	19.6%
64	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.5%
65	WandsworthLondon	London	19.3%
66	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
67	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	18.9%
=68	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	18.8%
=68	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.8%
=70	BristolSouth West	South West	18.7%
=70	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.7%
=70	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	18.7%
=73	HavantSouth East	South East	18.6%
=73	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	18.6%
=75	PlymouthSouth West	South West	18.4%
=75	PrestonNorth West	North West	18.4%
77	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	18.1%
=78	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	18.0%
=78	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=78	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=81	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	17.9%
=81	CroydonLondon	London	17.9%
83	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	17.8%
84	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	17.7%
85	EalingLondon	London	17.5%
86	GraveshamSouth East	South East	17.4%
=87	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=87	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	17.3%
89	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.1%
=90	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.0%
=90	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.0%
=90	EnfieldLondon	London	17.0%
=90	WiganNorth West	North West	17.0%
94	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	16.7%
95	ExeterSouth West	South West	16.6%
=96	LutonEast of England	East of England	16.4%
=96	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.4%
=98	BedfordEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=98	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.3%
=98	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=98	GosportSouth East	South East	16.3%
=98	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	16.3%
=98	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.3%
=104	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.2%
=104	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	16.2%
=104	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	16.2%
=104	RushmoorSouth East	South East	16.2%
=104	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	16.2%
=109	HillingdonLondon	London	16.1%
=109	ReadingSouth East	South East	16.1%
111	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	15.7%
=112	BurnleyNorth West	North West	15.6%
=112	SwindonSouth West	South West	15.6%
=112	WatfordEast of England	East of England	15.6%
=112	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.6%
=116	CotswoldSouth West	South West	15.4%
=116	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	15.4%
=116	WirralNorth West	North West	15.4%
=119	WarringtonNorth West	North West	15.3%
=119	WinchesterSouth East	South East	15.3%
121	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.2%
122	ChichesterSouth East	South East	15.1%
=123	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.0%
=123	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.0%
=123	TraffordNorth West	North West	15.0%
=126	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.9%
=126	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	14.9%
=126	BuryNorth West	North West	14.9%
=126	City of LondonLondon	London	14.9%
=130	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.8%
=130	RossendaleNorth West	North West	14.8%
=130	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	14.8%
=133	BexleyLondon	London	14.7%
=133	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	14.7%
=135	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.6%
=135	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.6%
=135	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	14.6%
=135	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	14.6%
=139	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.5%
=139	WiltshireSouth West	South West	14.5%
=141	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.4%
=141	SeftonNorth West	North West	14.4%
=141	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=144	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	14.3%
=144	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	14.3%
=144	HastingsSouth East	South East	14.3%
=144	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.3%
=144	Test ValleySouth East	South East	14.3%
=144	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	14.3%
=144	West LancashireNorth West	North West	14.3%
=151	MertonLondon	London	14.2%
=151	SuttonLondon	London	14.2%
=153	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	14.1%
=153	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=153	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=156	AshfordSouth East	South East	14.0%
=156	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=156	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.0%
=156	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.0%
=156	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	14.0%
=156	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.0%
=162	DoverSouth East	South East	13.9%
=162	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.9%
164	DartfordSouth East	South East	13.8%
=165	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.7%
=165	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	13.7%
=167	GloucesterSouth West	South West	13.6%
=167	HaveringLondon	London	13.6%
=167	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	13.6%
=167	MedwaySouth East	South East	13.6%
=167	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.6%
=167	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.6%
=173	BarnetLondon	London	13.5%
=173	HyndburnNorth West	North West	13.5%
=173	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
176	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	13.4%
=177	BaberghEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=177	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=177	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=177	CherwellSouth East	South East	13.3%
=177	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=177	StockportNorth West	North West	13.3%
=177	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.3%
=177	SwaleSouth East	South East	13.3%
=177	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	13.3%
=186	BromleyLondon	London	13.2%
=186	ChorleyNorth West	North West	13.2%
=186	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	13.2%
=186	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	13.2%
=190	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.1%
=190	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	13.1%
=190	EastleighSouth East	South East	13.1%
=193	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	13.0%
=193	EastbourneSouth East	South East	13.0%
=193	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	13.0%
=193	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.0%
=193	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	13.0%
=193	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.0%
=193	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	13.0%
=200	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.9%
=200	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	12.9%
=200	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.9%
=200	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	12.9%
204	CornwallSouth West	South West	12.8%
=205	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.7%
=205	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.7%
=205	FenlandEast of England	East of England	12.7%
=205	GuildfordSouth East	South East	12.7%
=205	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	12.7%
=205	TewkesburySouth West	South West	12.7%
=211	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.6%
=211	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	12.6%
=211	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	12.6%
=214	East HampshireSouth East	South East	12.5%
=214	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.5%
216	AdurSouth East	South East	12.4%
=217	DorsetSouth West	South West	12.3%
=217	StroudSouth West	South West	12.3%
=217	WaverleySouth East	South East	12.3%
=220	CanterburySouth East	South East	12.2%
=220	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	12.2%
=220	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.2%
=220	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	12.2%
=224	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	12.1%
=224	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.1%
226	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	12.0%
227	ThanetSouth East	South East	11.9%
=228	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	11.8%
=228	PendleNorth West	North West	11.8%
=228	South HamsSouth West	South West	11.8%
=231	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.7%
=231	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	11.7%
=231	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	11.7%
=234	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	11.6%
=234	WokingSouth East	South East	11.6%
=236	HorshamSouth East	South East	11.5%
=236	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	11.5%
=236	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	11.5%
=239	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	11.3%
=239	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.3%
=239	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	11.3%
=239	RedbridgeLondon	London	11.3%
243	MaldonEast of England	East of England	11.2%
=244	North DevonSouth West	South West	11.1%
=244	TandridgeSouth East	South East	11.1%
=246	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	11.0%
=246	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.0%
=246	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	11.0%
=249	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	10.9%
=249	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	10.9%
=249	LewesSouth East	South East	10.9%
=249	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.9%
=249	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.9%
=254	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	10.8%
=254	New ForestSouth East	South East	10.8%
=254	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	10.8%
=257	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.7%
=257	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.7%
=257	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	10.7%
=260	HarrowLondon	London	10.4%
=260	South RibbleNorth West	North West	10.4%
=262	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	10.3%
=262	East DevonSouth West	South West	10.3%
=262	LancasterNorth West	North West	10.3%
=265	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.2%
=265	RotherSouth East	South East	10.2%
=267	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	10.1%
=267	West DevonSouth West	South West	10.1%
269	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.0%
270	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	9.9%
271	WorthingSouth East	South East	9.8%
=272	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	9.7%
=272	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	9.7%
274	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	9.6%
275	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	9.5%
276	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	9.4%
=277	ArunSouth East	South East	9.3%
=277	TorridgeSouth West	South West	9.3%
279	North SomersetSouth West	South West	9.2%
=280	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	8.8%
=280	HartSouth East	South East	8.8%
282	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	8.7%
=283	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	8.6%
=283	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	8.6%
285	WealdenSouth East	South East	8.4%
=286	FyldeNorth West	North West	8.3%
=286	TorbaySouth West	South West	8.3%
=288	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	8.2%
=288	TendringEast of England	East of England	8.2%
=290	FarehamSouth East	South East	8.1%
=290	RochfordEast of England	East of England	8.1%
292	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	8.0%
293	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.9%
294	WokinghamSouth East	South East	7.7%
295	WyreNorth West	North West	7.6%
296	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	5.5%

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