# No religion: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Norwich had the highest share of residents with no religion of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 53.5%.

Luton had the lowest, at 17.6%. The middle council, East Cambridgeshire, had 42.9%.

| Rank | Area | No religion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 53.5% |
| 2 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 45.3% |
| 3 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 45.2% |
| 4 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 45.0% |
| =5 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 44.9% |
| =5 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 44.9% |
| =5 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 44.9% |
| =5 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 44.9% |
| 9 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 44.7% |
| =10 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 44.5% |
| =10 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 44.5% |
| =12 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 44.4% |
| =12 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 44.4% |
| 14 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 44.1% |
| 15 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 43.8% |
| =16 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 43.5% |
| =16 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 43.5% |
| =18 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 43.4% |
| =18 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 43.4% |
| 20 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 43.3% |
| 21 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 43.2% |
| =22 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 42.9% |
| =22 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 42.9% |
| 24 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 42.8% |
| 25 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 42.6% |
| 26 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 42.1% |
| 27 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 41.8% |
| 28 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 41.5% |
| 29 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 41.2% |
| 30 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 41.1% |
| 31 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 39.9% |
| 32 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 39.6% |
| 33 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 39.5% |
| 34 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 37.1% |
| 35 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 37.0% |
| 36 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 34.7% |
| 37 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 34.1% |
| =38 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 33.3% |
| =38 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 33.3% |
| 40 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 33.0% |
| 41 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 32.5% |
| 42 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 30.8% |
| 43 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 24.8% |
| 44 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 24.2% |
| 45 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 17.6% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales, ONS Census 2021. Covers England and Wales. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England and Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion)

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