Social renting: highest and lowest councils in South West (2021)

Bristol had the highest share of households in social housing of South West’s 27 councils in 2021, at 18.7%.

Torbay had the lowest, at 8.3%. The middle council, Mid Devon, had 12.6%.

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Social rented homes for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Bristol18.7%
2Plymouth18.4%
3Isles of Scilly17.3%
4Exeter16.6%
5Swindon15.6%
6Cotswold15.4%
7Wiltshire14.5%
8Bath and North East Somerset14.3%
9Somerset

Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.

13.7%
10Gloucester13.6%
11Forest of Dean13.0%
12Cornwall12.8%
13Tewkesbury12.7%
14Mid Devon12.6%
=15Dorset12.3%
=15Stroud12.3%
17Cheltenham12.2%
18South Hams11.8%
19North Devon11.1%
20Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole11.0%
21South Gloucestershire10.8%
22East Devon10.3%
23West Devon10.1%
24Teignbridge9.5%
25Torridge9.3%
26North Somerset9.2%
27Torbay8.3%

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