Working from home: highest and lowest councils in South West (2021)

Cotswold had the highest share of workers working mainly from home of South West’s 27 councils in 2021, at 39.1%.

Torbay had the lowest, at 20.6%. The middle council, Mid Devon, had 29.7%.

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Working mainly from home for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Cotswold39.1%
2Bristol38.6%
3Bath and North East Somerset38.5%
4Cheltenham36.7%
5South Gloucestershire35.5%
6Stroud35.0%
7Wiltshire34.1%
8Tewkesbury33.4%
9South Hams33.1%
10North Somerset32.6%
11West Devon31.4%
=12Exeter30.6%
=12Swindon30.6%
14Mid Devon29.7%
=15Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole29.6%
=15East Devon29.6%
17Isles of Scilly28.9%
=18Dorset28.2%
=18Teignbridge28.2%
20Forest of Dean28.1%
21Somerset

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.

26.1%
22Torridge25.9%
23Cornwall24.7%
24North Devon24.3%
25Gloucester24.2%
26Plymouth21.2%
27Torbay20.6%

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