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

South Tyneside had the highest share of people in radon Affected Areas of North East’s 12 councils in 2022, at 92%.

Stockton-on-Tees had the lowest, at 2%. The middle council, North Tyneside, had 42%.

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 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 92% |
| 2 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 88% |
| 3 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 57% |
| 4 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 47% |
| 5 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 44% |
| 6 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 42% |
| 7 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 39% |
| 8 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 32% |
| 9 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 12% |
| 10 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 7% |
| 11 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 5% |
| 12 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 2% |

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 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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/radon-affected-areas/east-midlands)
- [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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