Energy · 2021

Households heated by electricity only: local authority ranking

Households heated by electricity only: Isles of Scilly comes top with 39.7% and Caerphilly comes last with 2.1%. The median across 318 local authorities is 7.8%.

Podium and top 100

1Isles of Scilly39.7%2City of London39.4%3Tower Hamlets28.1%

#	Local authority	Region	Households heated by electricity only
1	Isles of Scilly	South West	39.7%
2	City of London	London	39.4%
3	Tower Hamlets	London	28.1%
4	Southampton	South East	21.0%
5	Westminster	London	18.5%
6	Manchester	North West	18.3%
7	Salford	North West	18.1%
8	Southwark	London	17.7%
9	Reading	South East	15.7%
10	Newham	London	15.6%
11	Slough	South East	15.2%
11	Cornwall	South West	15.2%
13	Hounslow	London	15.1%
14	Hackney	London	14.4%
15	Kensington and Chelsea	London	14.1%
16	Watford	East	13.9%
17	Ipswich	East	13.8%
17	Islington	London	13.8%
19	Woking	South East	13.7%
20	Thurrock	East	13.6%
21	Brent	London	13.4%
22	Wandsworth	London	13.3%
23	Bristol, City of	South West	13.0%
23	Enfield	London	13.0%
23	Greenwich	London	13.0%
26	Worthing	South East	12.9%
26	Barnet	London	12.9%
28	Eastbourne	South East	12.8%
29	Sutton	London	12.7%
30	Gosport	South East	12.6%
30	Camden	London	12.6%
32	Barking and Dagenham	London	12.4%
32	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	12.4%
34	Ceredigion	Wales	12.2%
35	Oxford	South East	12.1%
36	West Berkshire	South East	12.0%
36	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East	12.0%
38	Torbay	South West	11.9%
38	Brighton and Hove	South East	11.9%
40	Lewisham	London	11.8%
41	Colchester	East	11.7%
41	Birmingham	West Midlands	11.7%
43	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	11.6%
43	Cambridge	East	11.6%
43	Broxbourne	East	11.6%
43	Runnymede	South East	11.6%
43	Ealing	London	11.6%
43	Lambeth	London	11.6%
49	Luton	East	11.5%
49	Portsmouth	South East	11.5%
49	Exeter	South West	11.5%
52	North Norfolk	East	11.4%
53	South Hams	South West	11.3%
54	Torridge	South West	11.2%
55	Leicester	East Midlands	11.0%
55	Nottingham	East Midlands	11.0%
55	Wiltshire	South West	11.0%
55	Rushmoor	South East	11.0%
55	East Hertfordshire	East	11.0%
55	Hillingdon	London	11.0%
61	Haringey	London	10.8%
62	Isle of Wight	South East	10.7%
62	West Suffolk	East	10.7%
62	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	10.7%
62	Kingston upon Thames	London	10.7%
66	Norwich	East	10.6%
67	Hastings	South East	10.5%
67	Braintree	East	10.5%
67	Tunbridge Wells	South East	10.5%
67	Warwick	West Midlands	10.5%
71	Bracknell Forest	South East	10.4%
71	Chelmsford	East	10.4%
71	Chichester	South East	10.4%
71	Croydon	London	10.4%
71	Cardiff	Wales	10.4%
76	Spelthorne	South East	10.3%
77	Bedford	East	10.2%
78	Southend-on-Sea	East	10.1%
78	Cheltenham	South West	10.1%
78	North Hertfordshire	East	10.1%
78	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	10.1%
82	Somerset	South West	10.0%
82	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	10.0%
82	Redbridge	London	10.0%
85	Tendring	East	9.9%
86	Cotswold	South West	9.8%
86	Fylde	North West	9.8%
86	Liverpool	North West	9.8%
86	Merton	London	9.8%
90	Great Yarmouth	East	9.7%
90	Worcester	West Midlands	9.7%
92	East Devon	South West	9.6%
92	Mid Devon	South West	9.6%
92	Rother	South East	9.6%
92	Thanet	South East	9.6%
92	Breckland	East	9.6%
97	Cherwell	South East	9.5%
97	Waltham Forest	London	9.5%
99	Blackpool	North West	9.4%
99	Swindon	South West	9.4%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Households heated by electricity only
303	Mansfield	East Midlands	3.5%
305	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.4%
306	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.3%
306	Flintshire	Wales	3.3%
308	Pendle	North West	3.2%
308	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	3.2%
310	County Durham	North East	3.1%
311	Bolsover	East Midlands	3.0%
312	Bridgend	Wales	2.7%
313	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	2.6%
314	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	2.5%
315	Torfaen	Wales	2.4%
316	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	2.3%
316	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	2.3%
318	Caerphilly	Wales	2.1%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

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Frequently asked questions

Which local authority ranks first for “Households heated by electricity only”?

Isles of Scilly ranks first for “Households heated by electricity only”, with 39.7%.

What is the median for “Households heated by electricity only”?

The median across the 318 ranked local authorities is 7.8%.