Working from home: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

St Albans had the highest share of workers working mainly from home of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 53.0%.

Great Yarmouth had the lowest, at 16.6%. The middle council, Mid Suffolk, had 31.0%.

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Working mainly from home for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1St Albans53.0%
2Cambridge45.5%
3Brentwood44.3%
4South Cambridgeshire43.8%
5North Hertfordshire42.7%
6Three Rivers41.8%
7East Hertfordshire40.9%
8Hertsmere39.9%
9Uttlesford39.4%
10Dacorum39.2%
11Chelmsford38.4%
12Epping Forest38.3%
=13Rochford36.1%
=13Welwyn Hatfield36.1%
=15East Cambridgeshire34.9%
=15Huntingdonshire34.9%
17Central Bedfordshire34.5%
18Watford33.9%
19Southend-on-Sea33.4%
20South Norfolk31.5%
21Bedford31.4%
22Maldon31.3%
23Mid Suffolk31.0%
24Babergh30.7%
=25Basildon30.6%
=25Colchester30.6%
27Broadland30.3%
28Norwich29.6%
29Broxbourne29.4%
30Braintree28.8%
31Castle Point28.5%
32Stevenage28.3%
33East Suffolk26.1%
34Ipswich24.9%
=35Peterborough24.5%
=35Thurrock24.5%
37North Norfolk24.3%
38West Suffolk23.5%
39Tendring22.9%
40Breckland21.9%
41Luton21.5%
42Harlow20.9%
43King's Lynn and West Norfolk20.5%
44Fenland20.1%
45Great Yarmouth16.6%

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