# 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%.

| Rank | Area | Working mainly from home |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 53.0% |
| 2 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 45.5% |
| 3 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 44.3% |
| 4 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 43.8% |
| 5 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 42.7% |
| 6 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 41.8% |
| 7 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 40.9% |
| 8 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 39.9% |
| 9 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 39.4% |
| 10 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 39.2% |
| 11 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 38.4% |
| 12 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 38.3% |
| =13 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 36.1% |
| =13 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 36.1% |
| =15 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 34.9% |
| =15 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 34.9% |
| 17 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 34.5% |
| 18 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 33.9% |
| 19 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 33.4% |
| 20 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 31.5% |
| 21 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 31.4% |
| 22 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 31.3% |
| 23 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 31.0% |
| 24 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 30.7% |
| =25 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 30.6% |
| =25 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 30.6% |
| 27 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 30.3% |
| 28 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 29.6% |
| 29 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 29.4% |
| 30 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 28.8% |
| 31 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 28.5% |
| 32 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 28.3% |
| 33 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 26.1% |
| 34 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 24.9% |
| =35 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 24.5% |
| =35 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 24.5% |
| 37 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 24.3% |
| 38 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 23.5% |
| 39 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 22.9% |
| 40 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 21.9% |
| 41 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 21.5% |
| 42 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 20.9% |
| 43 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 20.5% |
| 44 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 20.1% |
| 45 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 16.6% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales, ONS Census 2021. Covers England and Wales. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England and Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home)

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