Energy · 2021

Households heated by mains gas only: local authority ranking

Households heated by mains gas only: Rhondda Cynon Taf comes top with 85.8% and Isles of Scilly comes last with 6.4%. The median across 318 local authorities is 76.7%.

Podium and top 100

1Rhondda Cynon Taf85.8%2Oadby and Wigston85.6%3Blaby85.4%

#	Local authority	Region	Households heated by mains gas only
1	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	85.8%
2	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	85.6%
3	Blaby	East Midlands	85.4%
4	Bridgend	Wales	85.1%
4	Caerphilly	Wales	85.1%
6	St. Helens	North West	84.9%
7	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	84.8%
8	Chesterfield	East Midlands	84.4%
9	Halton	North West	84.3%
9	Mansfield	East Midlands	84.3%
9	Wirral	North West	84.3%
9	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	84.3%
13	Broxtowe	East Midlands	84.2%
14	Torfaen	Wales	84.1%
15	South Ribble	North West	84.0%
16	Warrington	North West	83.9%
16	Wigan	North West	83.9%
18	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	83.7%
18	Ashfield	East Midlands	83.7%
20	Erewash	East Midlands	83.6%
20	Redditch	West Midlands	83.6%
20	Sefton	North West	83.6%
23	Knowsley	North West	83.4%
24	Charnwood	East Midlands	83.3%
25	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	83.2%
26	Bolsover	East Midlands	83.1%
26	Bury	North West	83.1%
26	North Tyneside	North East	83.1%
29	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	83.0%
30	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	82.9%
30	Gedling	East Midlands	82.9%
30	Tamworth	West Midlands	82.9%
33	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	82.8%
34	Fareham	South East	82.7%
34	Hyndburn	North West	82.7%
34	Rossendale	North West	82.7%
37	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	82.6%
38	Dudley	West Midlands	82.5%
39	South Tyneside	North East	82.4%
40	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	82.3%
40	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	82.3%
42	Hartlepool	North East	82.2%
42	Wokingham	South East	82.2%
42	Castle Point	East	82.2%
42	Bromley	London	82.2%
46	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	82.1%
46	Stockport	North West	82.1%
46	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	82.1%
49	Eastleigh	South East	82.0%
49	Tameside	North West	82.0%
51	Trafford	North West	81.9%
52	Burnley	North West	81.8%
52	Epsom and Ewell	South East	81.8%
54	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	81.7%
54	Surrey Heath	South East	81.7%
54	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	81.7%
57	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	81.6%
58	St Albans	East	81.5%
58	Rochdale	North West	81.5%
60	Darlington	North East	81.4%
60	Three Rivers	East	81.4%
60	Solihull	West Midlands	81.4%
63	Derby	East Midlands	81.3%
63	Chorley	North West	81.3%
63	Havering	London	81.3%
66	Rochford	East	81.1%
66	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	81.1%
68	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	81.0%
68	Elmbridge	South East	81.0%
68	Bolton	North West	81.0%
71	Plymouth	South West	80.9%
71	Amber Valley	East Midlands	80.9%
73	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	80.8%
73	Havant	South East	80.8%
73	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	80.8%
76	Lincoln	East Midlands	80.7%
76	Reigate and Banstead	South East	80.7%
76	Oldham	North West	80.7%
79	Newport	Wales	80.6%
80	Medway	South East	80.5%
80	Adur	South East	80.5%
80	Gateshead	North East	80.5%
80	Richmond upon Thames	London	80.5%
84	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	80.4%
85	Middlesbrough	North East	80.3%
85	Swansea	Wales	80.3%
87	County Durham	North East	80.2%
87	Pendle	North West	80.2%
89	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	80.1%
89	Brentwood	East	80.1%
89	Hart	South East	80.1%
89	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	80.1%
93	Hertsmere	East	79.9%
93	Sunderland	North East	79.9%
93	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	79.9%
96	Walsall	West Midlands	79.8%
97	Dartford	South East	79.7%
98	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	79.5%
98	Harlow	East	79.5%
98	Crawley	South East	79.5%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Households heated by mains gas only
304	South Norfolk	East	50.3%
305	Breckland	East	49.5%
306	Tower Hamlets	London	48.4%
307	West Devon	South West	48.0%
308	Cornwall	South West	46.7%
309	Gwynedd	Wales	46.3%
310	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East	45.4%
311	Torridge	South West	45.1%
312	North Norfolk	East	44.0%
313	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	43.8%
314	Mid Suffolk	East	42.1%
315	Powys	Wales	38.9%
316	City of London	London	26.9%
317	Ceredigion	Wales	23.2%
318	Isles of Scilly	South West	6.4%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Rhondda Cynon Taf ranks first for “Households heated by mains gas only”, with 85.8%.

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

The median across the 318 ranked local authorities is 76.7%.