Social rented homes: every council in the UK

Hackney had the highest social rented homes of the UK’s 361 councils in 2021, at 40.5%.

Castle Point had the lowest, at 5.5%. The middle council, Cheshire West and Chester, had 14.6%.

Social rented homes 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	HackneyLondon	London	40.5%
2	IslingtonLondon	London	40.2%
3	SouthwarkLondon	London	39.7%
4	Tower HamletsLondon	London	35.9%
5	Glasgow CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	34.9%
=6	CamdenLondon	London	33.7%
=6	West DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	33.7%
8	LambethLondon	London	33.6%
9	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	31.5%
10	GreenwichLondon	London	31.0%
11	NorwichEast of England	East of England	30.3%
12	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	29.8%
13	South TynesideNorth East	North East	29.6%
14	ManchesterNorth West	North West	29.5%
15	HarlowEast of England	East of England	29.3%
16	LewishamLondon	London	29.2%
17	WestminsterLondon	London	28.3%
18	NewhamLondon	London	28.0%
19	North LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	27.8%
20	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	27.6%
21	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	27.3%
22	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	27.0%
23	ClackmannanshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	26.8%
=24	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	26.6%
=24	SunderlandNorth East	North East	26.6%
=26	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	26.4%
=26	North AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	26.4%
=28	BelfastNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	26.3%
=28	Dundee CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	26.3%
=28	StevenageEast of England	East of England	26.3%
31	East AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	25.7%
32	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	25.5%
=33	SalfordNorth West	North West	25.4%
=33	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	25.4%
35	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	25.3%
=36	HaringeyLondon	London	25.2%
=36	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	25.2%
=38	GatesheadNorth East	North East	25.1%
=38	InverclydeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	25.1%
40	FalkirkScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	24.8%
41	West LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	24.5%
42	HaltonNorth West	North West	24.3%
43	TorfaenWales	Wales	23.8%
=44	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	23.7%
=44	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	23.7%
=46	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	23.5%
=46	BrentLondon	London	23.5%
48	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	23.4%
=49	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	23.2%
=49	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	23.2%
51	MidlothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	23.0%
52	CrawleySouth East	South East	22.9%
53	Shetland IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	22.8%
=54	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	22.7%
=54	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	22.7%
56	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.6%
=57	Aberdeen CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	22.4%
=57	East LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	22.4%
59	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	22.3%
60	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	21.9%
=61	FifeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	21.8%
=61	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	21.8%
63	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.7%
64	Waltham ForestLondon	London	21.5%
65	RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	21.3%
=66	BasildonEast of England	East of England	21.2%
=66	OldhamNorth West	North West	21.2%
=66	TamesideNorth West	North West	21.2%
69	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.1%
=70	DacorumEast of England	East of England	21.0%
=70	HounslowLondon	London	21.0%
=70	WrexhamWales	Wales	21.0%
=73	OxfordSouth East	South East	20.9%
=73	RochdaleNorth West	North West	20.9%
=73	Scottish BordersScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	20.9%
76	IpswichEast of England	East of England	20.8%
=77	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.7%
=77	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.7%
79	North TynesideNorth East	North East	20.5%
80	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.4%
81	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.2%
82	County DurhamNorth East	North East	20.0%
83	BoltonNorth West	North West	19.8%
=84	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.7%
=84	St. HelensNorth West	North West	19.7%
=86	SloughSouth East	South East	19.6%
=86	South LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	19.6%
=88	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.5%
=88	NewportWales	Wales	19.5%
90	HighlandScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	19.4%
=91	AngusScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	19.3%
=91	MorayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	19.3%
=91	WandsworthLondon	London	19.3%
94	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	19.2%
=95	Dumfries and GallowayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	19.1%
=95	SwanseaWales	Wales	19.1%
=97	Argyll and ButeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	19.0%
=97	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
=99	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	18.9%
=99	StirlingScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	18.9%
=101	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	18.8%
=101	CaerphillyWales	Wales	18.8%
=101	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.8%
=104	BristolSouth West	South West	18.7%
=104	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.7%
=104	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	18.7%
=107	HavantSouth East	South East	18.6%
=107	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	18.6%
=109	PlymouthSouth West	South West	18.4%
=109	PrestonNorth West	North West	18.4%
111	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	18.1%
=112	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	18.0%
=112	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=112	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=115	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	17.9%
=115	CroydonLondon	London	17.9%
=117	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	17.8%
=117	South AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	17.8%
119	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	17.7%
120	EalingLondon	London	17.5%
121	GraveshamSouth East	South East	17.4%
=122	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=122	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	17.3%
124	CardiffWales	Wales	17.2%
=125	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	17.1%
=125	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.1%
=127	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.0%
=127	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.0%
=127	EnfieldLondon	London	17.0%
=127	WiganNorth West	North West	17.0%
131	Orkney IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	16.9%
=132	CumberlandNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	16.7%
=132	GwyneddWales	Wales	16.7%
134	ExeterSouth West	South West	16.6%
=135	LutonEast of England	East of England	16.4%
=135	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.4%
=135	Perth and KinrossScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	16.4%
=138	BedfordEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=138	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.3%
=138	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=138	GosportSouth East	South East	16.3%
=138	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	16.3%
=138	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.3%
=144	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.2%
=144	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	16.2%
=144	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	16.2%
=144	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	16.2%
=144	RushmoorSouth East	South East	16.2%
=144	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	16.2%
=150	HillingdonLondon	London	16.1%
=150	ReadingSouth East	South East	16.1%
=152	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	15.7%
=152	City of EdinburghScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.7%
=154	BurnleyNorth West	North West	15.6%
=154	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	15.6%
=154	SwindonSouth West	South West	15.6%
=154	WatfordEast of England	East of England	15.6%
=154	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.6%
=159	AberdeenshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.4%
=159	CotswoldSouth West	South West	15.4%
=159	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	15.4%
=159	WirralNorth West	North West	15.4%
=163	WarringtonNorth West	North West	15.3%
=163	WinchesterSouth East	South East	15.3%
165	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.2%
166	ChichesterSouth East	South East	15.1%
=167	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.0%
=167	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.0%
=167	TraffordNorth West	North West	15.0%
=170	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.9%
=170	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	14.9%
=170	BuryNorth West	North West	14.9%
=170	City of LondonLondon	London	14.9%
=174	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.8%
=174	RossendaleNorth West	North West	14.8%
=174	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	14.8%
=177	BexleyLondon	London	14.7%
=177	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	14.7%
=179	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.6%
=179	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.6%
=179	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	14.6%
=179	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	14.6%
=183	FlintshireWales	Wales	14.5%
=183	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.5%
=183	WiltshireSouth West	South West	14.5%
=186	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.4%
=186	SeftonNorth West	North West	14.4%
=186	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=189	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	14.3%
=189	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	14.3%
=189	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	14.3%
=189	HastingsSouth East	South East	14.3%
=189	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.3%
=189	Test ValleySouth East	South East	14.3%
=189	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	14.3%
=189	West LancashireNorth West	North West	14.3%
=197	MertonLondon	London	14.2%
=197	SuttonLondon	London	14.2%
=199	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	14.1%
=199	PowysWales	Wales	14.1%
=199	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=199	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=203	AshfordSouth East	South East	14.0%
=203	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=203	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	14.0%
=203	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.0%
=203	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.0%
=203	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	14.0%
=203	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.0%
=210	BridgendWales	Wales	13.9%
=210	DoverSouth East	South East	13.9%
=210	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.9%
213	DartfordSouth East	South East	13.8%
=214	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.7%
=214	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	13.7%
=214	SomersetSouth West summed-from-output-areas	South West	13.7%
=217	GloucesterSouth West	South West	13.6%
=217	HaveringLondon	London	13.6%
=217	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	13.6%
=217	MedwaySouth East	South East	13.6%
=217	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.6%
=217	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.6%
=223	BarnetLondon	London	13.5%
=223	HyndburnNorth West	North West	13.5%
=223	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=226	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	13.4%
=226	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	13.4%
=228	BaberghEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=228	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=228	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=228	CherwellSouth East	South East	13.3%
=228	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	13.3%
=228	DenbighshireWales	Wales	13.3%
=228	StockportNorth West	North West	13.3%
=228	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.3%
=228	SwaleSouth East	South East	13.3%
=228	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	13.3%
=238	BromleyLondon	London	13.2%
=238	ChorleyNorth West	North West	13.2%
=238	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	13.2%
=238	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	13.2%
=242	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.1%
=242	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	13.1%
=242	EastleighSouth East	South East	13.1%
=245	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	13.0%
=245	EastbourneSouth East	South East	13.0%
=245	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	13.0%
=245	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.0%
=245	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	13.0%
=245	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.0%
=245	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	13.0%
=252	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.9%
=252	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	12.9%
=252	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.9%
=252	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	12.9%
=256	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	12.8%
=256	CornwallSouth West	South West	12.8%
=258	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.7%
=258	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.7%
=258	FenlandEast of England	East of England	12.7%
=258	GuildfordSouth East	South East	12.7%
=258	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	12.7%
=258	TewkesburySouth West	South West	12.7%
=264	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	12.6%
=264	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.6%
=264	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	12.6%
=264	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	12.6%
=268	East HampshireSouth East	South East	12.5%
=268	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.5%
270	AdurSouth East	South East	12.4%
=271	DorsetSouth West	South West	12.3%
=271	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	12.3%
=271	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	12.3%
=271	StroudSouth West	South West	12.3%
=271	WaverleySouth East	South East	12.3%
=276	CanterburySouth East	South East	12.2%
=276	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	12.2%
=276	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.2%
=276	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	12.2%
=276	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	12.2%
=281	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	12.1%
=281	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.1%
=283	ConwyWales	Wales	12.0%
=283	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	12.0%
285	ThanetSouth East	South East	11.9%
=286	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	11.8%
=286	PendleNorth West	North West	11.8%
=286	South HamsSouth West	South West	11.8%
=289	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.7%
=289	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	11.7%
=289	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	11.7%
=292	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	11.6%
=292	WokingSouth East	South East	11.6%
=294	HorshamSouth East	South East	11.5%
=294	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	11.5%
=294	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	11.5%
=297	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	11.3%
=297	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.3%
=297	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	11.3%
=297	RedbridgeLondon	London	11.3%
301	MaldonEast of England	East of England	11.2%
=302	North DevonSouth West	South West	11.1%
=302	TandridgeSouth East	South East	11.1%
=304	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	11.0%
=304	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	11.0%
=304	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	11.0%
=307	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	10.9%
=307	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	10.9%
=307	LewesSouth East	South East	10.9%
=307	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.9%
=307	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.9%
=312	East DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10.8%
=312	East RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10.8%
=312	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	10.8%
=312	New ForestSouth East	South East	10.8%
=312	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	10.8%
=312	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	10.8%
=318	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.7%
=318	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.7%
=318	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	10.7%
=321	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	10.5%
=321	CeredigionWales	Wales	10.5%
=323	HarrowLondon	London	10.4%
=323	South RibbleNorth West	North West	10.4%
=325	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	10.3%
=325	East DevonSouth West	South West	10.3%
=325	LancasterNorth West	North West	10.3%
=328	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.2%
=328	RotherSouth East	South East	10.2%
=330	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	10.1%
=330	West DevonSouth West	South West	10.1%
332	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.0%
333	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	9.9%
334	WorthingSouth East	South East	9.8%
=335	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	9.7%
=335	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	9.7%
337	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	9.6%
338	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	9.5%
=339	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	9.4%
=339	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	9.4%
=339	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	9.4%
=342	ArunSouth East	South East	9.3%
=342	TorridgeSouth West	South West	9.3%
344	North SomersetSouth West	South West	9.2%
=345	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	8.8%
=345	HartSouth East	South East	8.8%
347	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	8.7%
=348	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	8.6%
=348	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	8.6%
350	WealdenSouth East	South East	8.4%
=351	FyldeNorth West	North West	8.3%
=351	TorbaySouth West	South West	8.3%
=353	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	8.2%
=353	TendringEast of England	East of England	8.2%
=355	FarehamSouth East	South East	8.1%
=355	RochfordEast of England	East of England	8.1%
357	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	8.0%
358	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.9%
359	WokinghamSouth East	South East	7.7%
360	WyreNorth West	North West	7.6%
361	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	5.5%

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