# Most and fewest people in radon Affected Areas: places in Yorkshire and The Humber (2022)

Wakefield had the highest share of people in radon Affected Areas of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2022, at 100%.

Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire and York had the joint lowest, at 0%. The middle council, Rotherham, had 86%.

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 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 100% |
| 2 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 98% |
| 3 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 96% |
| =4 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 95% |
| =4 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 95% |
| 6 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 88% |
| =7 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 86% |
| =7 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 86% |
| 9 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 77% |
| 10 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 60% |
| 11 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 41% |
| 12 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 14% |
| =13 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 0% |
| =13 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 0% |
| =13 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 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)
- [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)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/radon-affected-areas/yorkshire-and-the-humber