Housing · 2021

Households living in a house or bungalow: local authority ranking

Households living in a house or bungalow: North Kesteven comes top with 94.8% and City of London comes last with 2.0%. The median across 318 local authorities is 84.7%.

Podium and top 100

1North Kesteven94.8%2South Holland94.5%3County Durham94.4%

#	Local authority	Region	Households living in a house or bungalow
1	North Kesteven	East Midlands	94.8%
2	South Holland	East Midlands	94.5%
3	County Durham	North East	94.4%
4	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	94.3%
5	Bolsover	East Midlands	94.1%
5	Broadland	East	94.1%
7	Blaby	East Midlands	93.7%
8	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	93.2%
8	West Lindsey	East Midlands	93.2%
10	Amber Valley	East Midlands	93.1%
10	South Norfolk	East	93.1%
10	Mid Suffolk	East	93.1%
13	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	92.9%
14	Flintshire	Wales	92.8%
15	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	92.7%
16	Melton	East Midlands	92.5%
16	Breckland	East	92.5%
16	Babergh	East	92.5%
16	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	92.5%
16	Carmarthenshire	Wales	92.5%
16	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	92.5%
22	Harborough	East Midlands	92.4%
23	Forest of Dean	South West	92.3%
23	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	92.3%
25	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	92.2%
26	South Cambridgeshire	East	91.8%
26	Ashfield	East Midlands	91.8%
28	Pendle	North West	91.7%
29	Rutland	East Midlands	91.6%
29	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	91.6%
29	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	91.6%
29	Caerphilly	Wales	91.6%
33	Erewash	East Midlands	91.5%
34	Ribble Valley	North West	91.4%
35	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	91.2%
36	South Ribble	North West	91.1%
36	St. Helens	North West	91.1%
38	East Cambridgeshire	East	91.0%
38	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	91.0%
40	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	90.9%
40	Wigan	North West	90.9%
42	Powys	Wales	90.8%
43	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	90.7%
43	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	90.7%
43	Burnley	North West	90.7%
43	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	90.7%
43	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	90.7%
48	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	90.6%
49	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	90.5%
49	Cumberland	North West	90.5%
49	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	90.5%
52	Hyndburn	North West	90.4%
52	Mansfield	East Midlands	90.4%
54	Shropshire	West Midlands	90.3%
54	Chorley	North West	90.3%
56	South Kesteven	East Midlands	90.1%
57	Fenland	East	90.0%
57	Maldon	East	90.0%
57	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East	90.0%
57	Gwynedd	Wales	90.0%
61	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	89.9%
62	Mid Devon	South West	89.8%
63	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	89.7%
63	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	89.7%
63	Bridgend	Wales	89.7%
66	Knowsley	North West	89.6%
67	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	89.5%
67	West Devon	South West	89.5%
67	Rossendale	North West	89.5%
67	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	89.5%
71	Monmouthshire	Wales	89.4%
72	Torridge	South West	89.3%
72	East Suffolk	East	89.3%
74	North Norfolk	East	89.2%
75	Northumberland	North East	89.1%
75	West Lancashire	North West	89.1%
77	Cheshire East	North West	89.0%
77	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	89.0%
79	East Lindsey	East Midlands	88.9%
79	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	88.9%
81	Halton	North West	88.8%
81	Charnwood	East Midlands	88.8%
83	South Hams	South West	88.7%
83	Tewkesbury	South West	88.7%
85	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	88.6%
85	Uttlesford	East	88.6%
85	West Oxfordshire	South East	88.6%
88	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	88.5%
88	Stroud	South West	88.5%
88	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	88.5%
88	Denbighshire	Wales	88.5%
88	Pembrokeshire	Wales	88.5%
93	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	88.4%
93	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	88.4%
93	Wrexham	Wales	88.4%
96	Broxtowe	East Midlands	88.3%
96	Gedling	East Midlands	88.3%
98	Hartlepool	North East	88.2%
98	Boston	East Midlands	88.2%
98	Wychavon	West Midlands	88.2%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Households living in a house or bungalow
304	Newham	London	47.1%
305	Brent	London	43.3%
306	Lewisham	London	42.2%
307	Haringey	London	38.9%
308	Wandsworth	London	31.4%
309	Lambeth	London	24.8%
310	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	24.6%
311	Southwark	London	21.8%
312	Hackney	London	18.8%
313	Kensington and Chelsea	London	17.0%
314	Islington	London	16.3%
315	Camden	London	13.3%
316	Tower Hamlets	London	12.0%
317	Westminster	London	10.2%
318	City of London	London	2.0%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which local authority ranks first for “Households living in a house or bungalow”?

North Kesteven ranks first for “Households living in a house or bungalow”, with 94.8%.

What is the median for “Households living in a house or bungalow”?

The median across the 318 ranked local authorities is 84.7%.