# Female life expectancy: highest and lowest councils in South East (2022 to 2024)

Winchester had the highest female life expectancy of South East’s 64 councils in 2022 to 2024, at 86.3 years.

Hastings had the lowest, at 81.6 years. The middle council, West Berkshire, had 84.7 years.

| Rank | Area | Female life expectancy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 86.3 years |
| 2 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 86.2 years |
| =3 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 86.0 years |
| =3 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 86.0 years |
| 5 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 85.9 years |
| 6 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 85.8 years |
| 7 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 85.7 years |
| 8 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 85.6 years |
| =9 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 85.5 years |
| =9 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 85.5 years |
| =11 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 85.4 years |
| =11 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 85.4 years |
| =11 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 85.4 years |
| =11 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 85.4 years |
| =15 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 85.3 years |
| =15 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 85.3 years |
| =15 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 85.3 years |
| =15 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 85.3 years |
| =19 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 85.2 years |
| =19 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 85.2 years |
| =19 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 85.2 years |
| =19 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 85.2 years |
| 23 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 85.1 years |
| =24 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 85.0 years |
| =24 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 85.0 years |
| =24 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 85.0 years |
| =27 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 84.9 years |
| =27 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 84.9 years |
| =27 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 84.9 years |
| =30 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 84.8 years |
| =30 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 84.8 years |
| 32 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 84.7 years |
| 33 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 84.6 years |
| 34 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 84.3 years |
| =35 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 84.1 years |
| =35 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 84.1 years |
| =35 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 84.1 years |
| =38 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 84.0 years |
| =38 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 84.0 years |
| =40 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 83.9 years |
| =40 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 83.9 years |
| =40 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 83.9 years |
| =40 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 83.9 years |
| =44 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 83.7 years |
| =44 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 83.7 years |
| =46 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 83.6 years |
| =46 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 83.6 years |
| 48 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 83.5 years |
| =49 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 83.4 years |
| =49 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 83.4 years |
| =51 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 83.3 years |
| =51 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 83.3 years |
| 53 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 83.2 years |
| 54 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 83.1 years |
| =55 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 83.0 years |
| =55 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 83.0 years |
| =55 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 83.0 years |
| =58 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 82.6 years |
| =58 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 82.6 years |
| =58 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 82.6 years |
| =58 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 82.6 years |
| 62 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 82.3 years |
| 63 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 82.0 years |
| 64 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 81.6 years |

Source: Life expectancy for local areas of the UK, ONS life expectancy. Period: 2022 to 2024. Period: 2022 to 2024.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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