Female life expectancy: every council in England
Kensington and Chelsea had the highest female life expectancy of England’s 294 councils in 2022 to 2024, at 87.1 years.
Blackpool had the lowest, at 79.1 years. The middle council, York, had 83.7 years.
2 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.
| Rank | Council | Region | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | London | 87.1 years |
| 2 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | London | 86.8 years |
| =3 | UttlesfordEast of England | East of England | 86.4 years |
| =3 | WestminsterLondon | London | 86.4 years |
| 5 | WinchesterSouth East | South East | 86.3 years |
| 6 | HartSouth East | South East | 86.2 years |
| =7 | ElmbridgeSouth East | South East | 86.0 years |
| =7 | South OxfordshireSouth East | South East | 86.0 years |
| =9 | BarnetLondon | London | 85.9 years |
| =9 | CamdenLondon | London | 85.9 years |
| =9 | WaverleySouth East | South East | 85.9 years |
| =12 | HarrowLondon | London | 85.8 years |
| =12 | WokinghamSouth East | South East | 85.8 years |
| =14 | BromleyLondon | London | 85.7 years |
| =14 | Epsom and EwellSouth East | South East | 85.7 years |
| =16 | East DevonSouth West | South West | 85.6 years |
| =16 | East HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | 85.6 years |
| =16 | Mole ValleySouth East | South East | 85.6 years |
| =16 | RushcliffeEast Midlands | East Midlands | 85.6 years |
| =16 | South HamsSouth West | South West | 85.6 years |
| =21 | BrentLondon | London | 85.5 years |
| =21 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | South East | 85.5 years |
| =21 | HaringeyLondon | London | 85.5 years |
| =21 | HorshamSouth East | South East | 85.5 years |
| =25 | EalingLondon | London | 85.4 years |
| =25 | GuildfordSouth East | South East | 85.4 years |
| =25 | HertsmereEast of England | East of England | 85.4 years |
| =25 | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | London | 85.4 years |
| =25 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | 85.4 years |
| =25 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | West Midlands | 85.4 years |
| =25 | Vale of White HorseSouth East | South East | 85.4 years |
| =25 | West OxfordshireSouth East | South East | 85.4 years |
| =25 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | South East | 85.4 years |
| =34 | Epping ForestEast of England | East of England | 85.3 years |
| =34 | FarehamSouth East | South East | 85.3 years |
| =34 | New ForestSouth East | South East | 85.3 years |
| =34 | SevenoaksSouth East | South East | 85.3 years |
| =34 | West DevonSouth West | South West | 85.3 years |
| =34 | WokingSouth East | South East | 85.3 years |
| =40 | Bracknell ForestSouth East | South East | 85.2 years |
| =40 | BroxbourneEast of England | East of England | 85.2 years |
| =40 | EastleighSouth East | South East | 85.2 years |
| =40 | Mid SuffolkEast of England | East of England | 85.2 years |
| =40 | Mid SussexSouth East | South East | 85.2 years |
| =40 | St AlbansEast of England | East of England | 85.2 years |
| =40 | TandridgeSouth East | South East | 85.2 years |
| =47 | BrentwoodEast of England | East of England | 85.1 years |
| =47 | EnfieldLondon | London | 85.1 years |
| =47 | Surrey HeathSouth East | South East | 85.1 years |
| =47 | WandsworthLondon | London | 85.1 years |
| =51 | BaberghEast of England | East of England | 85.0 years |
| =51 | East HampshireSouth East | South East | 85.0 years |
| =51 | MertonLondon | London | 85.0 years |
| =51 | RedbridgeLondon | London | 85.0 years |
| =51 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | South East | 85.0 years |
| =51 | Three RiversEast of England | East of England | 85.0 years |
| =51 | WealdenSouth East | South East | 85.0 years |
| =58 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | South West | 84.9 years |
| =58 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | 84.9 years |
| =58 | North NorfolkEast of England | East of England | 84.9 years |
| =58 | Ribble ValleyNorth West | North West | 84.9 years |
| =58 | SpelthorneSouth East | South East | 84.9 years |
| =58 | TeignbridgeSouth West | South West | 84.9 years |
| =58 | Test ValleySouth East | South East | 84.9 years |
| =58 | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | South East | 84.9 years |
| =66 | ChichesterSouth East | South East | 84.8 years |
| =66 | DorsetSouth West | South West | 84.8 years |
| =66 | HarboroughEast Midlands | East Midlands | 84.8 years |
| =66 | LewesSouth East | South East | 84.8 years |
| =66 | RutlandEast Midlands use-with-caution | East Midlands | 84.8 years |
| =71 | DacorumEast of England | East of England | 84.7 years |
| =71 | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | East Midlands | 84.7 years |
| =71 | HounslowLondon | London | 84.7 years |
| =71 | South GloucestershireSouth West | South West | 84.7 years |
| =71 | TewkesburySouth West | South West | 84.7 years |
| =71 | West BerkshireSouth East | South East | 84.7 years |
| =71 | WiltshireSouth West | South West | 84.7 years |
| =71 | WychavonWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.7 years |
| =79 | CotswoldSouth West | South West | 84.6 years |
| =79 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | London | 84.6 years |
| =79 | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | South East | 84.6 years |
| =79 | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | East of England | 84.6 years |
| =83 | BlabyEast Midlands | East Midlands | 84.5 years |
| =83 | HillingdonLondon | London | 84.5 years |
| =83 | LichfieldWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.5 years |
| =83 | South NorfolkEast of England | East of England | 84.5 years |
| =83 | SuttonLondon | London | 84.5 years |
| =88 | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.4 years |
| =88 | StroudSouth West | South West | 84.4 years |
| =88 | West SuffolkEast of England | East of England | 84.4 years |
| =91 | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | South East | 84.3 years |
| =91 | Castle PointEast of England | East of England | 84.3 years |
| =91 | ChelmsfordEast of England | East of England | 84.3 years |
| =91 | CroydonLondon | London | 84.3 years |
| =91 | North HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | 84.3 years |
| =91 | RochfordEast of England | East of England | 84.3 years |
| =91 | SolihullWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.3 years |
| =98 | BroadlandEast of England | East of England | 84.2 years |
| =98 | Central BedfordshireEast of England | East of England | 84.2 years |
| =98 | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.2 years |
| =98 | North SomersetSouth West | South West | 84.2 years |
| =98 | South RibbleNorth West | North West | 84.2 years |
| =103 | CherwellSouth East | South East | 84.1 years |
| =103 | CrawleySouth East | South East | 84.1 years |
| =103 | HuntingdonshireEast of England | East of England | 84.1 years |
| =103 | Mid DevonSouth West | South West | 84.1 years |
| =103 | North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 84.1 years |
| =103 | OxfordSouth East | South East | 84.1 years |
| =103 | SomersetSouth West | South West | 84.1 years |
| =110 | AdurSouth East | South East | 84.0 years |
| =110 | BromsgroveWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.0 years |
| =110 | CambridgeEast of England | East of England | 84.0 years |
| =110 | CharnwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | 84.0 years |
| =110 | CheltenhamSouth West | South West | 84.0 years |
| =110 | HaveringLondon | London | 84.0 years |
| =110 | Isle of WightSouth East | South East | 84.0 years |
| =110 | ShropshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.0 years |
| =110 | Waltham ForestLondon | London | 84.0 years |
| =110 | WarwickWest Midlands | West Midlands | 84.0 years |
| =120 | ArunSouth East | South East | 83.9 years |
| =120 | AshfordSouth East | South East | 83.9 years |
| =120 | BedfordEast of England | East of England | 83.9 years |
| =120 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | South West | 83.9 years |
| =120 | ColchesterEast of England | East of England | 83.9 years |
| =120 | MaidstoneSouth East | South East | 83.9 years |
| =120 | MeltonEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.9 years |
| =120 | RunnymedeSouth East | South East | 83.9 years |
| =128 | Cheshire EastNorth West | North West | 83.8 years |
| =128 | East SuffolkEast of England | East of England | 83.8 years |
| =128 | GedlingEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.8 years |
| =128 | LambethLondon | London | 83.8 years |
| =128 | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.8 years |
| =128 | TorridgeSouth West | South West | 83.8 years |
| =128 | WatfordEast of England | East of England | 83.8 years |
| =128 | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | North West | 83.8 years |
| =136 | CanterburySouth East | South East | 83.7 years |
| =136 | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | North West | 83.7 years |
| =136 | GraveshamSouth East | South East | 83.7 years |
| =136 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.7 years |
| =136 | IslingtonLondon | London | 83.7 years |
| =136 | SouthwarkLondon | London | 83.7 years |
| =136 | StaffordWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.7 years |
| =136 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.7 years |
| =136 | SwindonSouth West | South West | 83.7 years |
| =136 | TraffordNorth West | North West | 83.7 years |
| =136 | West LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.7 years |
| =136 | YorkYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 83.7 years |
| =148 | BraintreeEast of England | East of England | 83.6 years |
| =148 | Brighton and HoveSouth East | South East | 83.6 years |
| =148 | CornwallSouth West | South West | 83.6 years |
| =148 | DoverSouth East | South East | 83.6 years |
| =148 | Forest of DeanSouth West | South West | 83.6 years |
| =148 | HerefordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.6 years |
| =148 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | East of England | 83.6 years |
| =148 | LewishamLondon | London | 83.6 years |
| =148 | MaldonEast of England | East of England | 83.6 years |
| =148 | NewhamLondon | London | 83.6 years |
| =148 | North DevonSouth West | South West | 83.6 years |
| =148 | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.6 years |
| =148 | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.6 years |
| =161 | BexleyLondon | London | 83.5 years |
| =161 | BroxtoweEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.5 years |
| =161 | South KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.5 years |
| =161 | WorthingSouth East | South East | 83.5 years |
| =165 | BrecklandEast of England | East of England | 83.4 years |
| =165 | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 83.4 years |
| =165 | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.4 years |
| =165 | FyldeNorth West | North West | 83.4 years |
| =165 | HavantSouth East | South East | 83.4 years |
| =165 | RushmoorSouth East | South East | 83.4 years |
| =165 | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.4 years |
| =165 | StockportNorth West | North West | 83.4 years |
| =173 | BasildonEast of England | East of England | 83.3 years |
| =173 | EastbourneSouth East | South East | 83.3 years |
| =173 | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.3 years |
| =173 | ReadingSouth East | South East | 83.3 years |
| =177 | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.2 years |
| =177 | North KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | 83.2 years |
| =177 | NorthumberlandNorth East | North East | 83.2 years |
| =177 | SwaleSouth East | South East | 83.2 years |
| =177 | TorbaySouth West | South West | 83.2 years |
| =177 | WorcesterWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.2 years |
| =183 | DartfordSouth East | South East | 83.1 years |
| =183 | ExeterSouth West | South West | 83.1 years |
| =183 | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.1 years |
| =186 | BristolSouth West | South West | 83.0 years |
| =186 | DudleyWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.0 years |
| =186 | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | South East | 83.0 years |
| =186 | IpswichEast of England | East of England | 83.0 years |
| =186 | Milton KeynesSouth East | South East | 83.0 years |
| =186 | RedditchWest Midlands | West Midlands | 83.0 years |
| =186 | RotherSouth East | South East | 83.0 years |
| =193 | GreenwichLondon | London | 82.9 years |
| =193 | HackneyLondon | London | 82.9 years |
| =193 | RugbyWest Midlands | West Midlands | 82.9 years |
| =193 | South HollandEast Midlands | East Midlands | 82.9 years |
| =193 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | East of England | 82.9 years |
| =193 | TamworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | 82.9 years |
| =193 | Tower HamletsLondon | London | 82.9 years |
| =200 | HarlowEast of England | East of England | 82.8 years |
| =200 | High PeakEast Midlands | East Midlands | 82.8 years |
| =200 | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | West Midlands | 82.8 years |
| =203 | BassetlawEast Midlands | East Midlands | 82.7 years |
| =203 | ThurrockEast of England | East of England | 82.7 years |
| =205 | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | East Midlands | 82.6 years |
| =205 | LeedsYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 82.6 years |
| =205 | LutonEast of England | East of England | 82.6 years |
| =205 | MedwaySouth East | South East | 82.6 years |
| =205 | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | 82.6 years |
| =205 | NorwichEast of England | East of England | 82.6 years |
| =205 | PlymouthSouth West | South West | 82.6 years |
| =205 | PortsmouthSouth East | South East | 82.6 years |
| =205 | SloughSouth East | South East | 82.6 years |
| =205 | SouthamptonSouth East | South East | 82.6 years |
| 215 | CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 82.5 years |
| 216 | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | 82.4 years |
| =217 | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | West Midlands | 82.3 years |
| =217 | FenlandEast of England | East of England | 82.3 years |
| =217 | GosportSouth East | South East | 82.3 years |
| =217 | North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 82.3 years |
| =217 | StevenageEast of England | East of England | 82.3 years |
| =217 | West LancashireNorth West | North West | 82.3 years |
| =223 | ChorleyNorth West | North West | 82.2 years |
| =223 | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | West Midlands | 82.2 years |
| =223 | TendringEast of England | East of England | 82.2 years |
| =223 | WyreNorth West | North West | 82.2 years |
| =227 | ErewashEast Midlands | East Midlands | 82.1 years |
| =227 | GloucesterSouth West | South West | 82.1 years |
| =227 | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | 82.1 years |
| =227 | WarringtonNorth West | North West | 82.1 years |
| =231 | BuryNorth West | North West | 82.0 years |
| =231 | KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 82.0 years |
| =231 | North TynesideNorth East | North East | 82.0 years |
| =231 | SeftonNorth West | North West | 82.0 years |
| =231 | SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 82.0 years |
| =231 | ThanetSouth East | South East | 82.0 years |
| =231 | WirralNorth West | North West | 82.0 years |
| =238 | BostonEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.9 years |
| =238 | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | North East | 81.9 years |
| =238 | PendleNorth West | North West | 81.9 years |
| =238 | PeterboroughEast of England | East of England | 81.9 years |
| =242 | BirminghamWest Midlands | West Midlands | 81.8 years |
| =242 | CoventryWest Midlands | West Midlands | 81.8 years |
| =242 | DerbyEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.8 years |
| =242 | LancasterNorth West | North West | 81.8 years |
| =242 | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | North East | 81.8 years |
| =242 | WalsallWest Midlands | West Midlands | 81.8 years |
| =248 | AshfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.7 years |
| =248 | Barking and DagenhamLondon | London | 81.7 years |
| =248 | BradfordYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 81.7 years |
| =248 | CumberlandNorth West | North West | 81.7 years |
| =248 | East LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.7 years |
| =253 | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.6 years |
| =253 | HastingsSouth East | South East | 81.6 years |
| =253 | MansfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.6 years |
| =253 | PrestonNorth West | North West | 81.6 years |
| =257 | DarlingtonNorth East | North East | 81.5 years |
| =257 | GatesheadNorth East | North East | 81.5 years |
| =257 | Great YarmouthEast of England | East of England | 81.5 years |
| =257 | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | North East | 81.5 years |
| =261 | BoltonNorth West | North West | 81.4 years |
| =261 | RossendaleNorth West | North West | 81.4 years |
| =261 | WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 81.4 years |
| =264 | County DurhamNorth East | North East | 81.3 years |
| =264 | DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 81.3 years |
| =264 | LeicesterEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.3 years |
| =264 | OldhamNorth West | North West | 81.3 years |
| =264 | RochdaleNorth West | North West | 81.3 years |
| =264 | WiganNorth West | North West | 81.3 years |
| =270 | RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 81.2 years |
| =270 | SandwellWest Midlands | West Midlands | 81.2 years |
| =270 | SunderlandNorth East | North East | 81.2 years |
| =270 | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | West Midlands | 81.2 years |
| =274 | BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 81.1 years |
| =274 | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 81.1 years |
| =274 | TamesideNorth West | North West | 81.1 years |
| =277 | BolsoverEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.0 years |
| =277 | LincolnEast Midlands | East Midlands | 81.0 years |
| =277 | South TynesideNorth East | North East | 81.0 years |
| =277 | St. HelensNorth West | North West | 81.0 years |
| 281 | SalfordNorth West | North West | 80.9 years |
| =282 | HaltonNorth West | North West | 80.8 years |
| =282 | NottinghamEast Midlands | East Midlands | 80.8 years |
| 284 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | West Midlands | 80.7 years |
| 285 | MiddlesbroughNorth East | North East | 80.5 years |
| =286 | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | North West | 80.4 years |
| =286 | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | 80.4 years |
| =288 | BurnleyNorth West | North West | 80.3 years |
| =288 | HartlepoolNorth East | North East | 80.3 years |
| =288 | KnowsleyNorth West | North West | 80.3 years |
| =288 | LiverpoolNorth West | North West | 80.3 years |
| 292 | ManchesterNorth West | North West | 80.1 years |
| 293 | HyndburnNorth West | North West | 80.0 years |
| 294 | BlackpoolNorth West | North West | 79.1 years |
| – | City of LondonLondon not-calculated-small-numbers | London | No figure |
| – | Isles of ScillySouth West not-calculated-small-numbers | South West | No figure |