Share of disabled people: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Tendring had the highest share of residents limited by a long-term health problem or disability of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 24.1%.

Watford had the lowest, at 12.6%. The middle council, Peterborough, had 16.3%.

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Disability for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Tendring	24.1%
=2	Great Yarmouth	22.6%
=2	North Norfolk	22.6%
4	Norwich	20.9%
5	East Suffolk	20.6%
6	Fenland	20.3%
7	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	20.2%
8	Breckland	19.6%
9	Broadland	18.5%
10	Southend-on-Sea	18.3%
11	Ipswich	18.0%
=12	Castle Point	17.7%
=12	South Norfolk	17.7%
14	Babergh	17.5%
=15	Maldon	17.3%
=15	Stevenage	17.3%
17	Mid Suffolk	17.1%
=18	Braintree	16.9%
=18	Colchester	16.9%
20	Basildon	16.7%
21	Huntingdonshire	16.4%
=22	Harlow	16.3%
=22	Peterborough	16.3%
=22	West Suffolk	16.3%
25	East Cambridgeshire	16.1%
26	Rochford	16.0%
27	North Hertfordshire	15.9%
28	Bedford	15.5%
29	Dacorum	15.2%
30	Central Bedfordshire	15.0%
31	Welwyn Hatfield	14.9%
=32	Cambridge	14.7%
=32	South Cambridgeshire	14.7%
34	Thurrock	14.5%
=35	Broxbourne	14.4%
=35	Chelmsford	14.4%
=37	Brentwood	14.1%
=37	Epping Forest	14.1%
39	Hertsmere	14.0%
40	Luton	13.7%
41	East Hertfordshire	13.6%
42	Three Rivers	13.5%
43	Uttlesford	13.4%
44	St Albans	12.9%
45	Watford	12.6%

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