# Most and fewest people in radon Affected Areas: places in East Midlands (2022)

Rutland had the highest share of people in radon Affected Areas of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2022, at 99%.

Boston and South Holland had the joint lowest, at 0%. The middle council, North Kesteven, had 57%.

Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas.

| Rank | Area | People in radon Affected Area squares |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 99% |
| 2 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 97% |
| 3 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 94% |
| 4 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 93% |
| =5 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 92% |
| =5 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 92% |
| =7 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 86% |
| =7 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 86% |
| 9 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 85% |
| 10 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 84% |
| 11 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 83% |
| =12 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 70% |
| =12 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 70% |
| 14 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 68% |
| 15 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 67% |
| 16 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 62% |
| 17 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 61% |
| 18 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 57% |
| 19 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 54% |
| =20 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 51% |
| =20 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 51% |
| =22 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 48% |
| =22 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 48% |
| 24 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 44% |
| 25 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 35% |
| 26 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 32% |
| 27 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 29% |
| 28 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 27% |
| 29 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 24% |
| 30 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 23% |
| 31 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 15% |
| 32 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 14% |
| 33 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 10% |
| =34 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 0% |
| =34 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 0% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Period: 2022. Period: 2022.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon-affected-areas)
- [The two measures side by side](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon#vs=population&mode=blend)

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/radon-affected-areas/east-midlands