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

9 of the UK’s 361 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, Fareham, had 42%.

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People in radon Affected Area squares for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	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	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	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%
=10	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	99%
=10	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	99%
=10	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	99%
=10	TorridgeSouth West	South West	99%
=10	West DevonSouth West	South West	99%
=15	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	98%
=15	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	98%
=15	CeredigionWales	Wales	98%
=15	North DevonSouth West	South West	98%
=15	Orkney IslandsScotland	Scotland	98%
=15	PlymouthSouth West	South West	98%
=15	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	98%
=22	GraveshamSouth East	South East	97%
=22	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	97%
=24	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	96%
=24	TorfaenWales	Wales	96%
=24	WrexhamWales	Wales	96%
=27	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	95%
=27	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	95%
=27	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	95%
=30	ConwyWales	Wales	94%
=30	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	94%
=30	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	94%
=30	PowysWales	Wales	94%
=30	RossendaleNorth West	North West	94%
=35	BridgendWales	Wales	93%
=35	FlintshireWales	Wales	93%
=35	GwyneddWales	Wales	93%
=35	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	93%
=39	ArunSouth East	South East	92%
=39	BristolSouth West	South West	92%
=39	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	92%
=39	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	92%
=39	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	92%
=39	RochdaleNorth West	North West	92%
=39	South TynesideNorth East	North East	92%
=39	WatfordEast of England	East of England	92%
=47	DacorumEast of England	East of England	91%
=47	HyndburnNorth West	North West	91%
=47	LancasterNorth West	North West	91%
=47	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	91%
=51	BoltonNorth West	North West	90%
=51	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	90%
=53	CotswoldSouth West	South West	89%
=53	DartfordSouth East	South East	89%
=55	BuryNorth West	North West	88%
=55	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	88%
=55	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	88%
=55	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	88%
=55	SunderlandNorth East	North East	88%
=60	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	87%
=60	DoverSouth East	South East	87%
=60	OldhamNorth West	North West	87%
=63	AberdeenshireScotland	Scotland	86%
=63	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	86%
=63	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	86%
=63	CherwellSouth East	South East	86%
=63	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	86%
=63	LewesSouth East	South East	86%
=63	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	86%
=63	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	86%
=63	StroudSouth West	South West	86%
=72	AberdeenScotland	Scotland	85%
=72	CaerphillyWales	Wales	85%
=72	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	85%
=72	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	85%
=76	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	84%
=76	EastbourneSouth East	South East	84%
=76	MedwaySouth East	South East	84%
=79	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	83%
=79	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	83%
=79	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	83%
=79	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	83%
=79	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	83%
=84	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	81%
=84	SwanseaWales	Wales	81%
=86	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	80%
=86	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	80%
88	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	79%
=89	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	77%
=89	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	77%
91	TamesideNorth West	North West	76%
=92	DundeeScotland	Scotland	75%
=92	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	75%
=92	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	75%
=95	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	74%
=95	NewportWales	Wales	74%
=95	North SomersetSouth West	South West	74%
=95	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	74%
=95	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	74%
=100	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	71%
=100	ChichesterSouth East	South East	71%
=102	ChorleyNorth West	North West	70%
=102	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	70%
=102	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	70%
=102	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	70%
=102	TandridgeSouth East	South East	70%
=107	IpswichEast of England	East of England	69%
=107	St. HelensNorth West	North West	69%
=109	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	68%
=109	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	68%
=109	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	68%
=112	ExeterSouth West	South West	67%
=112	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	67%
=112	PendleNorth West	North West	67%
=112	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	67%
=116	HaltonNorth West	North West	66%
=116	LutonEast of England	East of England	66%
=116	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	66%
=116	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	66%
=116	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	66%
=121	Scottish BordersScotland	Scotland	65%
=121	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	65%
=123	DenbighshireWales	Wales	64%
=123	ReadingSouth East	South East	64%
=125	East HampshireSouth East	South East	63%
=125	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	63%
=125	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	63%
=125	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	63%
=129	BurnleyNorth West	North West	62%
=129	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	62%
=129	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	62%
=129	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	62%
=129	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	62%
134	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	61%
=135	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	60%
=135	CardiffWales	Wales	60%
=135	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	60%
=135	SuttonLondon	London	60%
=135	TewkesburySouth West	South West	60%
140	HighlandScotland	Scotland	59%
141	WiganNorth West	North West	58%
=142	County DurhamNorth East	North East	57%
=142	DorsetSouth West	South West	57%
=142	East LothianScotland	Scotland	57%
=142	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	57%
=142	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	57%
=142	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	57%
=148	HavantSouth East	South East	56%
=148	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	56%
150	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	55%
=151	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	54%
=151	AshfordSouth East	South East	54%
=151	BaberghEast of England	East of England	54%
=151	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	54%
155	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	53%
=156	SomersetSouth West	South West	52%
=156	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	52%
=158	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	51%
=158	CumberlandNorth West	North West	51%
=158	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	51%
=158	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	51%
=158	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	51%
=163	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	48%
=163	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	48%
=165	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	47%
=165	CroydonLondon	London	47%
=165	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	47%
=168	EastleighSouth East	South East	46%
=168	SwaleSouth East	South East	46%
=168	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	46%
=168	WiltshireSouth West	South West	46%
=168	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	46%
=173	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	45%
=173	StevenageEast of England	East of England	45%
=175	GatesheadNorth East	North East	44%
=175	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	44%
=175	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	44%
=178	BexleyLondon	London	42%
=178	BromleyLondon	London	42%
=178	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	42%
=178	FarehamSouth East	South East	42%
=178	North TynesideNorth East	North East	42%
=183	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	41%
=183	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	41%
=183	SouthwarkLondon	London	41%
=186	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	40%
=186	MidlothianScotland	Scotland	40%
=186	SalfordNorth West	North West	40%
=186	Shetland IslandsScotland	Scotland	40%
=190	AngusScotland	Scotland	39%
=190	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	39%
=190	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	39%
193	WinchesterSouth East	South East	38%
=194	East DevonSouth West	South West	37%
=194	GuildfordSouth East	South East	37%
=194	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	37%
=194	West LancashireNorth West	North West	37%
198	LewishamLondon	London	36%
=199	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	Scotland	35%
=199	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	35%
=199	NewhamLondon	London	35%
=199	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	35%
=203	Argyll and ButeScotland	Scotland	34%
=203	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	34%
205	CanterburySouth East	South East	33%
=206	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	32%
=206	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	32%
=206	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	32%
209	West DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	31%
210	WaverleySouth East	South East	30%
=211	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	29%
=211	GreenwichLondon	London	29%
=211	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	29%
=211	MorayScotland	Scotland	29%
=211	OxfordSouth East	South East	29%
216	New ForestSouth East	South East	28%
217	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	27%
218	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	26%
=219	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	25%
=219	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	25%
=219	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	25%
=219	Waltham ForestLondon	London	25%
=223	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	24%
=223	East DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	24%
=223	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	24%
=223	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	24%
=223	RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	24%
=228	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	23%
=228	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	23%
=228	North AyrshireScotland	Scotland	23%
=228	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	23%
=232	Perth and KinrossScotland	Scotland	22%
=232	StirlingScotland	Scotland	22%
234	RushmoorSouth East	South East	21%
=235	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	20%
=235	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	20%
=235	Test ValleySouth East	South East	20%
=238	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	19%
=238	GosportSouth East	South East	19%
=238	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	19%
=241	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	18%
=241	ClackmannanshireScotland	Scotland	18%
=241	HorshamSouth East	South East	18%
=241	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	18%
=245	InverclydeScotland	Scotland	17%
=245	StockportNorth West	North West	17%
247	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	16%
=248	East RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	15%
=248	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	15%
=248	HartSouth East	South East	15%
=248	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	15%
=248	West LothianScotland	Scotland	15%
=248	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	15%
=254	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	14%
=254	BelfastNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	14%
=254	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14%
=254	EdinburghScotland	Scotland	14%
=254	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	14%
=259	East AyrshireScotland	Scotland	13%
=259	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	13%
=259	FifeScotland	Scotland	13%
=262	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	12%
=262	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	12%
=262	ManchesterNorth West	North West	12%
=262	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	12%
=266	GloucesterSouth West	South West	11%
=266	SwindonSouth West	South West	11%
=266	WealdenSouth East	South East	11%
=269	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	10%
=269	SloughSouth East	South East	10%
=269	WokinghamSouth East	South East	10%
=272	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	9%
=272	South AyrshireScotland	Scotland	9%
=272	WarringtonNorth West	North West	9%
=275	CamdenLondon	London	7%
=275	FalkirkScotland	Scotland	7%
=275	HillingdonLondon	London	7%
=275	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	7%
=275	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	7%
=275	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	7%
=275	South LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	7%
=275	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	7%
=283	BedfordEast of England	East of England	6%
=283	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	6%
=283	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	6%
=283	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	6%
=283	RedbridgeLondon	London	6%
=288	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	5%
=288	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	5%
=288	PrestonNorth West	North West	5%
=291	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	4%
=291	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	4%
=291	Tower HamletsLondon	London	4%
=294	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	3%
=294	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	3%
=294	FenlandEast of England	East of England	3%
=294	GlasgowScotland	Scotland	3%
=294	HarlowEast of England	East of England	3%
=294	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	3%
=294	WyreNorth West	North West	3%
=301	HackneyLondon	London	2%
=301	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	Scotland	2%
=301	North LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	2%
=301	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	2%
=301	South RibbleNorth West	North West	2%
=301	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	2%
=301	TendringEast of England	East of England	2%
=308	CrawleySouth East	South East	1%
=308	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	1%
=308	HaveringLondon	London	1%
=308	IslingtonLondon	London	1%
=308	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	1%
=308	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	1%
=308	ThanetSouth East	South East	1%
=315	BarnetLondon	London	0%
=315	BasildonEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	0%
=315	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	0%
=315	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	0%
=315	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	BrentLondon	London	0%
=315	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	City of LondonLondon	London	0%
=315	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	EalingLondon	London	0%
=315	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	0%
=315	EnfieldLondon	London	0%
=315	FyldeNorth West	North West	0%
=315	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	0%
=315	HaringeyLondon	London	0%
=315	HarrowLondon	London	0%
=315	HastingsSouth East	South East	0%
=315	HounslowLondon	London	0%
=315	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	0%
=315	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0%
=315	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	0%
=315	LambethLondon	London	0%
=315	MaldonEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	MertonLondon	London	0%
=315	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0%
=315	NorwichEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	0%
=315	RochfordEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	RotherSouth East	South East	0%
=315	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	0%
=315	SeftonNorth West	North West	0%
=315	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	0%
=315	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	0%
=315	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	0%
=315	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	0%
=315	TraffordNorth West	North West	0%
=315	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	0%
=315	WandsworthLondon	London	0%
=315	WestminsterLondon	London	0%
=315	WirralNorth West	North West	0%
=315	WokingSouth East	South East	0%
=315	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