# Share in good health: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

St Albans had the highest share of residents in good or very good health of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 87.8%.

Tendring had the lowest, at 75.1%. The middle council, Luton, had 83.2%.

| Rank | Area | Good or very good health |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 87.8% |
| 2 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 87.2% |
| 3 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 86.7% |
| 4 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 86.5% |
| 5 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 86.0% |
| 6 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 85.9% |
| 7 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 85.8% |
| 8 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 85.7% |
| =9 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 85.4% |
| =9 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 85.4% |
| 11 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 85.2% |
| 12 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 85.0% |
| 13 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 84.9% |
| 14 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 84.7% |
| 15 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 84.6% |
| 16 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 84.1% |
| =17 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 83.9% |
| =17 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 83.9% |
| 19 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 83.8% |
| 20 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 83.6% |
| 21 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 83.5% |
| 22 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 83.4% |
| =23 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 83.2% |
| =23 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 83.2% |
| =25 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 82.9% |
| =25 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 82.9% |
| =27 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 82.7% |
| =27 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 82.7% |
| 29 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 82.5% |
| 30 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 82.2% |
| =31 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 82.1% |
| =31 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 82.1% |
| 33 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 82.0% |
| 34 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 81.5% |
| 35 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 81.4% |
| 36 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 81.1% |
| 37 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 80.8% |
| 38 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 80.2% |
| 39 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 79.6% |
| 40 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 79.3% |
| 41 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 78.6% |
| 42 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 77.8% |
| 43 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 77.0% |
| 44 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 76.1% |
| 45 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 75.1% |

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

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

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