Most and fewest people in radon Affected Areas: places in England (2022)

8 of England’s 296 councils were the joint most people in radon Affected Areas in 2022 (people in radon Affected Area squares 100%).

47 councils were the joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas (0%). The middle council, Doncaster, had 41%.

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People in radon Affected Area squares for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
=1	AdurSouth East	South East	100%
=1	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	100%
=1	CornwallSouth West	South West	100%
=1	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	100%
=1	South HamsSouth West	South West	100%
=1	TorbaySouth West	South West	100%
=1	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	100%
=1	WorthingSouth East	South East	100%
=9	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	99%
=9	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	99%
=9	TorridgeSouth West	South West	99%
=9	West DevonSouth West	South West	99%
=13	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	98%
=13	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	98%
=13	North DevonSouth West	South West	98%
=13	PlymouthSouth West	South West	98%
=13	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	98%
=18	GraveshamSouth East	South East	97%
=18	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	97%
20	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	96%
=21	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	95%
=21	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	95%
=21	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	95%
=24	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	94%
=24	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	94%
=24	RossendaleNorth West	North West	94%
27	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	93%
=28	ArunSouth East	South East	92%
=28	BristolSouth West	South West	92%
=28	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	92%
=28	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	92%
=28	RochdaleNorth West	North West	92%
=28	South TynesideNorth East	North East	92%
=28	WatfordEast of England	East of England	92%
=35	DacorumEast of England	East of England	91%
=35	HyndburnNorth West	North West	91%
=35	LancasterNorth West	North West	91%
=35	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	91%
39	BoltonNorth West	North West	90%
=40	CotswoldSouth West	South West	89%
=40	DartfordSouth East	South East	89%
=42	BuryNorth West	North West	88%
=42	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	88%
=42	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	88%
=42	SunderlandNorth East	North East	88%
=46	DoverSouth East	South East	87%
=46	OldhamNorth West	North West	87%
=48	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	86%
=48	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	86%
=48	CherwellSouth East	South East	86%
=48	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	86%
=48	LewesSouth East	South East	86%
=48	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	86%
=48	StroudSouth West	South West	86%
=55	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	85%
=55	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	85%
=57	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	84%
=57	EastbourneSouth East	South East	84%
=57	MedwaySouth East	South East	84%
=60	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	83%
=60	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	83%
=60	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	83%
=60	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	83%
64	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	81%
=65	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	80%
=65	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	80%
67	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	79%
68	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	77%
69	TamesideNorth West	North West	76%
=70	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	75%
=70	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	75%
=72	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	74%
=72	North SomersetSouth West	South West	74%
=72	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	74%
=72	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	74%
=76	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	71%
=76	ChichesterSouth East	South East	71%
=78	ChorleyNorth West	North West	70%
=78	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	70%
=78	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	70%
=78	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	70%
=78	TandridgeSouth East	South East	70%
=83	IpswichEast of England	East of England	69%
=83	St. HelensNorth West	North West	69%
=85	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	68%
=85	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	68%
=87	ExeterSouth West	South West	67%
=87	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	67%
=87	PendleNorth West	North West	67%
=87	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	67%
=91	HaltonNorth West	North West	66%
=91	LutonEast of England	East of England	66%
=91	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	66%
=91	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	66%
=91	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	66%
96	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	65%
97	ReadingSouth East	South East	64%
=98	East HampshireSouth East	South East	63%
=98	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	63%
=98	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	63%
=101	BurnleyNorth West	North West	62%
=101	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	62%
=101	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	62%
=101	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	62%
105	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	61%
=106	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	60%
=106	SuttonLondon	London	60%
=106	TewkesburySouth West	South West	60%
109	WiganNorth West	North West	58%
=110	County DurhamNorth East	North East	57%
=110	DorsetSouth West	South West	57%
=110	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	57%
=110	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	57%
=110	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	57%
=115	HavantSouth East	South East	56%
=115	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	56%
117	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	55%
=118	AshfordSouth East	South East	54%
=118	BaberghEast of England	East of England	54%
=118	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	54%
121	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	53%
=122	SomersetSouth West	South West	52%
=122	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	52%
=124	CumberlandNorth West	North West	51%
=124	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	51%
=124	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	51%
=124	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	51%
=128	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	48%
=128	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	48%
=130	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	47%
=130	CroydonLondon	London	47%
=130	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	47%
=133	EastleighSouth East	South East	46%
=133	SwaleSouth East	South East	46%
=133	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	46%
=133	WiltshireSouth West	South West	46%
=133	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	46%
=138	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	45%
=138	StevenageEast of England	East of England	45%
=140	GatesheadNorth East	North East	44%
=140	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	44%
=140	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	44%
=143	BexleyLondon	London	42%
=143	BromleyLondon	London	42%
=143	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	42%
=143	FarehamSouth East	South East	42%
=143	North TynesideNorth East	North East	42%
=148	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	41%
=148	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	41%
=148	SouthwarkLondon	London	41%
=151	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	40%
=151	SalfordNorth West	North West	40%
=153	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	39%
=153	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	39%
155	WinchesterSouth East	South East	38%
=156	East DevonSouth West	South West	37%
=156	GuildfordSouth East	South East	37%
=156	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	37%
=156	West LancashireNorth West	North West	37%
160	LewishamLondon	London	36%
=161	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	35%
=161	NewhamLondon	London	35%
=161	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	35%
164	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	34%
165	CanterburySouth East	South East	33%
=166	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	32%
=166	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	32%
168	WaverleySouth East	South East	30%
=169	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	29%
=169	GreenwichLondon	London	29%
=169	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	29%
=169	OxfordSouth East	South East	29%
173	New ForestSouth East	South East	28%
174	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	27%
175	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	26%
=176	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	25%
=176	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	25%
=176	Waltham ForestLondon	London	25%
=179	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	24%
=179	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	24%
=181	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	23%
=181	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	23%
=181	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	23%
184	RushmoorSouth East	South East	21%
=185	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	20%
=185	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	20%
=185	Test ValleySouth East	South East	20%
=188	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	19%
=188	GosportSouth East	South East	19%
=188	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	19%
=191	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	18%
=191	HorshamSouth East	South East	18%
=191	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	18%
194	StockportNorth West	North West	17%
195	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	16%
=196	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	15%
=196	HartSouth East	South East	15%
=196	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	15%
=196	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	15%
=200	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14%
=200	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	14%
202	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	13%
=203	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	12%
=203	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	12%
=203	ManchesterNorth West	North West	12%
=203	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	12%
=207	GloucesterSouth West	South West	11%
=207	SwindonSouth West	South West	11%
=207	WealdenSouth East	South East	11%
=210	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	10%
=210	SloughSouth East	South East	10%
=210	WokinghamSouth East	South East	10%
=213	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	9%
=213	WarringtonNorth West	North West	9%
=215	CamdenLondon	London	7%
=215	HillingdonLondon	London	7%
=215	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	7%
=215	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	7%
=215	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	7%
=215	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	7%
=221	BedfordEast of England	East of England	6%
=221	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	6%
=221	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	6%
=221	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	6%
=221	RedbridgeLondon	London	6%
=226	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	5%
=226	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	5%
=226	PrestonNorth West	North West	5%
=229	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	4%
=229	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	4%
=229	Tower HamletsLondon	London	4%
=232	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	3%
=232	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	3%
=232	FenlandEast of England	East of England	3%
=232	HarlowEast of England	East of England	3%
=232	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	3%
=232	WyreNorth West	North West	3%
=238	HackneyLondon	London	2%
=238	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	2%
=238	South RibbleNorth West	North West	2%
=238	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	2%
=238	TendringEast of England	East of England	2%
=243	CrawleySouth East	South East	1%
=243	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	1%
=243	HaveringLondon	London	1%
=243	IslingtonLondon	London	1%
=243	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	1%
=243	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	1%
=243	ThanetSouth East	South East	1%
=250	BarnetLondon	London	0%
=250	BasildonEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	0%
=250	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	0%
=250	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	0%
=250	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	BrentLondon	London	0%
=250	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	City of LondonLondon	London	0%
=250	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	EalingLondon	London	0%
=250	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	0%
=250	EnfieldLondon	London	0%
=250	FyldeNorth West	North West	0%
=250	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	0%
=250	HaringeyLondon	London	0%
=250	HarrowLondon	London	0%
=250	HastingsSouth East	South East	0%
=250	HounslowLondon	London	0%
=250	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	0%
=250	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0%
=250	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	0%
=250	LambethLondon	London	0%
=250	MaldonEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	MertonLondon	London	0%
=250	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0%
=250	NorwichEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	0%
=250	RochfordEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	RotherSouth East	South East	0%
=250	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	0%
=250	SeftonNorth West	North West	0%
=250	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	0%
=250	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	0%
=250	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	0%
=250	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	0%
=250	TraffordNorth West	North West	0%
=250	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	0%
=250	WandsworthLondon	London	0%
=250	WestminsterLondon	London	0%
=250	WirralNorth West	North West	0%
=250	WokingSouth East	South East	0%
=250	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0%

Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Source and method · See it on the map