Rankings

UK local authority rankings

29 rankings to compare the UK's 361 local authorities: population, housing, economy, energy and more.

Population

PopulationNo. 1: Birmingham (1,176,960)Population densityNo. 1: Tower Hamlets (16,906 people/km²)AreaNo. 1: Highland (26,158 km²)Population change over 10 yearsNo. 1: City of London (103.8%)ElevationNo. 1: Oldham (542 m)Share of residents aged 65 and overNo. 1: North Norfolk (35.6%)Share of residents aged under 16No. 1: Barking and Dagenham (24.3%)

Housing

Dwellings (Council Tax stock)No. 1: Birmingham (469,240 dwellings)Dwellings built before 1940No. 1: Kensington and Chelsea (72.9%)Dwellings built since 2000No. 1: Tower Hamlets (45.4%)Households (Census 2021)No. 1: Birmingham (423,455 households)Households living in a house or bungalowNo. 1: North Kesteven (94.8%)Households living in a flat or maisonetteNo. 1: City of London (98.0%)Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership)No. 1: Rochford (81.2%)Households renting privatelyNo. 1: City of London (48.3%)Households in social housingNo. 1: Hackney (40.5%)Average house priceNo. 1: Kensington and Chelsea (£1,232,640)House price change over 12 monthsNo. 1: Newry, Mourne and Down (12.8%)

Energy

Households without central heatingNo. 1: Isles of Scilly (17.5%)Households heated by mains gas onlyNo. 1: Rhondda Cynon Taf (85.8%)Households heated by electricity onlyNo. 1: Isles of Scilly (39.7%)Households heated by oil onlyNo. 1: Ceredigion (35.3%)

Economy

Business sites (local units)No. 1: Westminster (63,295 sites)Business sites per 1,000 residentsNo. 1: City of London (1,754 per 1,000)Registered businesses (enterprises)No. 1: Westminster (56,365 businesses)Median annual pay, full-time residents (gross)No. 1: St Albans (£57,396)

Jobs

Employment rate, aged 16-64No. 1: Crawley (90.0%)Out-of-work benefit claimants, share of residents aged 16-64No. 1: Birmingham (10.1%)

Transport

Households without a car or vanNo. 1: City of London (77.2%)