# 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%.

| Rank | Area | Disability |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 24.1% |
| =2 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 22.6% |
| =2 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 22.6% |
| 4 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 20.9% |
| 5 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 20.6% |
| 6 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 20.3% |
| 7 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 20.2% |
| 8 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 19.6% |
| 9 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 18.5% |
| 10 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 18.3% |
| 11 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 18.0% |
| =12 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 17.7% |
| =12 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 17.7% |
| 14 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 17.5% |
| =15 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 17.3% |
| =15 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 17.3% |
| 17 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 17.1% |
| =18 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 16.9% |
| =18 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 16.9% |
| 20 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 16.7% |
| 21 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 16.4% |
| =22 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 16.3% |
| =22 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 16.3% |
| =22 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 16.3% |
| 25 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 16.1% |
| 26 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 16.0% |
| 27 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 15.9% |
| 28 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 15.5% |
| 29 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 15.2% |
| 30 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 15.0% |
| 31 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 14.9% |
| =32 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 14.7% |
| =32 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 14.7% |
| 34 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 14.5% |
| =35 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 14.4% |
| =35 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 14.4% |
| =37 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 14.1% |
| =37 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 14.1% |
| 39 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 14.0% |
| 40 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 13.7% |
| 41 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 13.6% |
| 42 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 13.5% |
| 43 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 13.4% |
| 44 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 12.9% |
| 45 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 12.6% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability)

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