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

City of London had the highest working mainly from home of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 67.3%.

Boston had the lowest, at 10.6%. The middle council, Newcastle upon Tyne, had 30.0%.

| Rank | Area | Working mainly from home | Region | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 67.3% | London | – |
| 2 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 58.8% | London | – |
| 3 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 57.6% | London | – |
| 4 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 56.7% | London | – |
| 5 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 56.5% | London | – |
| 6 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 56.1% | London | – |
| 7 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 55.8% | London | – |
| 8 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 53.7% | South East | – |
| 9 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 53.0% | East of England | – |
| 10 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 52.3% | London | – |
| 11 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 50.7% | South East | – |
| 12 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 50.3% | London | – |
| 13 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 50.2% | London | – |
| 14 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 49.8% | London | – |
| 15 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 48.4% | London | – |
| 16 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 47.9% | South East | – |
| 17 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 47.6% | South East | – |
| =18 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 46.6% | London | – |
| =18 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 46.6% | London | – |
| 20 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 45.8% | South East | – |
| 21 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 45.5% | East of England | – |
| =22 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 44.9% | South East | – |
| =22 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 44.9% | London | – |
| 24 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 44.8% | South East | – |
| =25 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 44.7% | West Midlands | – |
| =25 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 44.7% | South East | – |
| 27 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 44.3% | East of England | – |
| 28 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 44.2% | South East | – |
| 29 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 43.8% | East of England | – |
| =30 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 43.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =30 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 43.3% | South East | – |
| =30 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 43.3% | South East | – |
| 33 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 43.2% | London | – |
| =34 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 42.8% | London | – |
| =34 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 42.8% | South East | – |
| =36 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 42.7% | South East | – |
| =36 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 42.7% | East of England | – |
| 38 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 42.3% | South East | – |
| 39 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 42.2% | South East | – |
| 40 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 42.0% | South East | – |
| 41 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 41.8% | East of England | – |
| 42 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 41.5% | London | – |
| =43 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 41.3% | South East | – |
| =43 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 41.3% | South East | – |
| 45 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 41.1% | South East | – |
| =46 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 40.9% | East of England | – |
| =46 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 40.9% | South East | – |
| =48 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 40.8% | South East | – |
| =48 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 40.8% | South East | – |
| 50 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 40.7% | North West | – |
| 51 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 40.5% | London | – |
| =52 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 39.9% | South East | – |
| =52 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 39.9% | East of England | – |
| 54 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 39.5% | West Midlands | – |
| 55 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 39.4% | East of England | – |
| 56 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 39.3% | South East | – |
| =57 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 39.2% | South East | – |
| =57 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 39.2% | East of England | – |
| 59 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 39.1% | South West | – |
| 60 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 38.9% | South East | – |
| 61 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 38.8% | South East | – |
| 62 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 38.6% | South West | – |
| 63 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 38.5% | South West | – |
| 64 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 38.4% | East of England | – |
| 65 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 38.3% | East of England | – |
| 66 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 37.6% | London | – |
| =67 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 37.5% | London | – |
| =67 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 37.5% | South East | – |
| 69 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 37.0% | South East | – |
| 70 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 36.7% | South West | – |
| 71 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 36.5% | London | – |
| 72 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 36.4% | South East | – |
| 73 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 36.2% | South East | – |
| =74 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 36.1% | London | – |
| =74 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 36.1% | London | – |
| =74 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 36.1% | East of England | – |
| =74 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 36.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =74 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 36.1% | East of England | – |
| =79 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 35.9% | South East | – |
| =79 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 35.9% | North West | – |
| 81 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 35.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =82 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 35.5% | South West | – |
| =82 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 35.5% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 84 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 35.3% | South East | – |
| 85 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 35.2% | North West | – |
| =86 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 35.0% | South West | – |
| =86 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 35.0% | South East | – |
| =88 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 34.9% | East of England | – |
| =88 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 34.9% | East of England | – |
| =88 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 34.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =88 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 34.9% | London | – |
| =88 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 34.9% | South East | – |
| 93 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 34.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =94 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 34.5% | London | – |
| =94 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 34.5% | East of England | – |
| =94 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 34.5% | South East | – |
| =97 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 34.4% | South East | – |
| =97 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 34.4% | South East | – |
| 99 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 34.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =100 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 34.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =100 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 34.1% | South West | – |
| 102 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 33.9% | East of England | – |
| 103 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 33.8% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =104 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 33.4% | London | – |
| =104 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 33.4% | East of England | – |
| =104 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 33.4% | South West | – |
| 107 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 33.3% | East Midlands | – |
| 108 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 33.1% | South West | – |
| 109 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 32.6% | South West | – |
| 110 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 32.5% | London | – |
| 111 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 32.4% | South East | – |
| 112 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 32.2% | South East | – |
| 113 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 31.8% | North West | – |
| =114 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 31.6% | London | – |
| =114 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 31.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =114 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 31.6% | North West | – |
| =114 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 31.6% | North East | – |
| =114 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 31.6% | North West | – |
| =119 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 31.5% | North West | – |
| =119 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 31.5% | East of England | – |
| =121 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 31.4% | East of England | – |
| =121 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 31.4% | South West | – |
| =123 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 31.3% | London | – |
| =123 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 31.3% | East of England | – |
| =123 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 31.3% | South East | – |
| =126 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 31.1% | South East | – |
| =126 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 31.1% | South East | – |
| =128 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 31.0% | South East | – |
| =128 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 31.0% | East of England | – |
| 130 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 30.7% | East of England | – |
| =131 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 30.6% | East of England | – |
| =131 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 30.6% | East of England | – |
| =131 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 30.6% | South West | – |
| =131 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 30.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =131 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 30.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =131 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 30.6% | North West | – |
| =131 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 30.6% | South West | – |
| =138 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 30.4% | London | – |
| =138 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 30.4% | South East | – |
| =138 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 30.4% | South East | – |
| 141 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 30.3% | East of England | – |
| =142 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 30.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =142 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 30.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =142 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 30.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =145 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 30.1% | South East | – |
| =145 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 30.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =147 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 30.0% | North West | – |
| =147 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 30.0% | North East | – |
| 149 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 29.9% | Yorkshire and The Humber | 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. |
| 150 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 29.8% | East Midlands | – |
| 151 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 29.7% | South West | – |
| =152 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 29.6% | South West | – |
| =152 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 29.6% | South West | – |
| =152 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 29.6% | East of England | – |
| =152 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 29.6% | North West | – |
| 156 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 29.4% | East of England | – |
| =157 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 29.2% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =157 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 29.2% | London | – |
| =159 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 29.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =159 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 29.1% | East Midlands | – |
| 161 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 29.0% | North West | – |
| =162 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 28.9% | South West | – |
| =162 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 28.9% | South East | – |
| =164 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 28.8% | East of England | – |
| =164 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 28.8% | South East | – |
| =164 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 28.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =164 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 28.8% | Yorkshire and The Humber | 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. |
| =164 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 28.8% | North West | – |
| 169 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 28.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =170 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 28.5% | East of England | – |
| =170 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 28.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =170 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 28.5% | East Midlands | – |
| 173 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 28.3% | East of England | – |
| =174 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 28.2% | South West | – |
| =174 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 28.2% | South West | – |
| 176 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 28.1% | South West | – |
| 177 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 27.9% | North West | – |
| 178 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 27.8% | West Midlands | – |
| 179 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 27.6% | East Midlands | – |
| 180 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 27.3% | North East | – |
| 181 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 27.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =182 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 27.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =182 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 27.1% | South East | – |
| 184 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 27.0% | South East | – |
| =185 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 26.8% | North East | – |
| =185 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 26.8% | South East | – |
| 187 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 26.7% | North West | – |
| 188 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 26.5% | West Midlands | – |
| 189 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 26.4% | West Midlands | – |
| 190 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 26.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 191 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 26.2% | South East | – |
| =192 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 26.1% | East of England | – |
| =192 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 26.1% | North West | – |
| =192 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 26.1% | South West | 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. |
| =192 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 26.1% | North West | – |
| =196 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 26.0% | South East | – |
| =196 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 26.0% | East Midlands | – |
| =198 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 25.9% | East Midlands | – |
| =198 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 25.9% | South West | – |
| =200 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 25.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =200 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 25.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =202 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 25.6% | South East | – |
| =202 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 25.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =202 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 25.6% | South East | – |
| 205 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 25.5% | East Midlands | – |
| 206 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 25.4% | South East | – |
| =207 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 25.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =207 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 25.3% | North West | 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. |
| 209 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 25.2% | North West | – |
| 210 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 25.1% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =211 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 24.9% | East of England | – |
| =211 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 24.9% | East Midlands | – |
| =211 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 24.9% | South East | – |
| =211 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 24.9% | North West | – |
| =215 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 24.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =215 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 24.8% | North West | – |
| =217 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 24.7% | South East | – |
| =217 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 24.7% | South West | – |
| =217 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 24.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =217 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 24.7% | North West | – |
| 221 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 24.6% | North West | – |
| =222 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 24.5% | East of England | – |
| =222 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 24.5% | East of England | – |
| =224 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 24.3% | North East | – |
| =224 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 24.3% | South West | – |
| =224 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 24.3% | East of England | – |
| =224 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 24.3% | North West | – |
| =224 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 24.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =224 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 24.3% | South East | – |
| 230 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 24.2% | South West | – |
| 231 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 24.1% | South East | – |
| =232 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 23.9% | North East | – |
| =232 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 23.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =234 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 23.6% | North West | – |
| =234 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 23.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =234 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 23.6% | North East | – |
| =237 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 23.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =237 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 23.5% | East of England | – |
| 239 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 23.4% | North East | – |
| =240 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 23.1% | South East | – |
| =240 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 23.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =240 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 23.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =243 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 23.0% | South East | – |
| =243 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 23.0% | West Midlands | – |
| =243 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 23.0% | North West | – |
| =246 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 22.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =246 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 22.9% | East of England | – |
| 248 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 22.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =249 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 22.5% | North West | 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. |
| =249 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 22.5% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =251 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 22.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =251 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 22.3% | South East | – |
| =251 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 22.3% | North West | – |
| 254 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 21.9% | East of England | – |
| 255 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 21.8% | North East | – |
| 256 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 21.7% | West Midlands | – |
| 257 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 21.6% | West Midlands | – |
| 258 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 21.5% | East of England | – |
| 259 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 21.4% | North West | – |
| =260 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 21.3% | North West | – |
| =260 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 21.3% | North West | – |
| 262 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 21.2% | South West | – |
| 263 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 21.0% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 264 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 20.9% | East of England | – |
| 265 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 20.7% | London | – |
| 266 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 20.6% | South West | – |
| 267 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 20.5% | East of England | – |
| =268 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 20.2% | North West | – |
| =268 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 20.2% | East Midlands | – |
| 270 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 20.1% | East of England | – |
| 271 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 20.0% | Yorkshire and The Humber | 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. |
| 272 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 19.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =273 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 19.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =273 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 19.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =275 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 19.5% | North West | – |
| =275 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 19.5% | West Midlands | – |
| 277 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 19.1% | East Midlands | – |
| 278 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 18.9% | West Midlands | – |
| 279 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 18.8% | North West | – |
| 280 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 18.7% | West Midlands | – |
| 281 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 18.6% | West Midlands | – |
| 282 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 18.5% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 283 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 18.1% | East Midlands | – |
| 284 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 18.0% | North East | – |
| 285 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 17.7% | North West | – |
| 286 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 17.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =287 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 17.4% | North East | – |
| =287 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 17.4% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 289 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 17.0% | East Midlands | – |
| =290 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 16.8% | North West | – |
| =290 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 16.8% | North East | – |
| 292 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 16.6% | East of England | – |
| 293 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 15.2% | West Midlands | – |
| 294 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 14.0% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 295 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 13.2% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 296 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 10.6% | East Midlands | – |

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)
- [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)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/east-of-england)
- [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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