Energy · 2021

Households without central heating: local authority ranking

Households without central heating: Isles of Scilly comes top with 17.5% and Torfaen comes last with 0.5%. The median across 318 local authorities is 1.2%.

Podium and top 100

1Isles of Scilly17.5%2Westminster3.9%3City of London3.7%

#	Local authority	Region	Households without central heating
1	Isles of Scilly	South West	17.5%
2	Westminster	London	3.9%
3	City of London	London	3.7%
4	Cornwall	South West	3.5%
5	Kensington and Chelsea	London	3.4%
6	Gwynedd	Wales	3.2%
7	Southwark	London	3.1%
7	Tower Hamlets	London	3.1%
9	Torridge	South West	3.0%
10	Camden	London	2.8%
11	West Devon	South West	2.7%
11	Hackney	London	2.7%
13	Mid Devon	South West	2.6%
13	Lambeth	London	2.6%
13	Ceredigion	Wales	2.6%
16	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	2.5%
16	Newham	London	2.5%
18	Portsmouth	South East	2.4%
18	North Devon	South West	2.4%
18	South Hams	South West	2.4%
18	Birmingham	West Midlands	2.4%
18	Islington	London	2.4%
18	Lewisham	London	2.4%
24	Blackpool	North West	2.3%
24	Torbay	South West	2.3%
24	Brighton and Hove	South East	2.3%
24	Isle of Wight	South East	2.3%
24	Manchester	North West	2.3%
24	Liverpool	North West	2.3%
24	Haringey	London	2.3%
24	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	2.3%
32	Southampton	South East	2.2%
32	Westmorland and Furness	North West	2.2%
32	Exeter	South West	2.2%
32	Hastings	South East	2.2%
32	Pendle	North West	2.2%
32	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.2%
32	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.2%
32	Barking and Dagenham	London	2.2%
32	Brent	London	2.2%
32	Hounslow	London	2.2%
42	Reading	South East	2.1%
42	Teignbridge	South West	2.1%
42	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.1%
42	Ealing	London	2.1%
42	Enfield	London	2.1%
42	Greenwich	London	2.1%
42	Redbridge	London	2.1%
42	Waltham Forest	London	2.1%
42	Wandsworth	London	2.1%
51	Slough	South East	2.0%
51	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.0%
51	Croydon	London	2.0%
51	Merton	London	2.0%
55	Leicester	East Midlands	1.9%
55	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	1.9%
55	Plymouth	South West	1.9%
55	Hyndburn	North West	1.9%
55	Lancaster	North West	1.9%
55	Great Yarmouth	East	1.9%
55	Coventry	West Midlands	1.9%
55	Barnet	London	1.9%
63	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.8%
63	Luton	East	1.8%
63	Thurrock	East	1.8%
63	Gosport	South East	1.8%
63	Watford	East	1.8%
63	Sandwell	West Midlands	1.8%
63	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1.8%
63	Kingston upon Thames	London	1.8%
63	Sutton	London	1.8%
63	Powys	Wales	1.8%
73	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	1.7%
73	Derby	East Midlands	1.7%
73	Medway	South East	1.7%
73	Somerset	South West	1.7%
73	East Devon	South West	1.7%
73	Eastbourne	South East	1.7%
73	Burnley	North West	1.7%
73	Preston	North West	1.7%
73	Ipswich	East	1.7%
73	Worthing	South East	1.7%
73	Salford	North West	1.7%
73	Bexley	London	1.7%
73	Pembrokeshire	Wales	1.7%
86	Nottingham	East Midlands	1.6%
86	Bristol, City of	South West	1.6%
86	Cambridge	East	1.6%
86	Havant	South East	1.6%
86	Swale	South East	1.6%
86	North Norfolk	East	1.6%
86	Oxford	South East	1.6%
86	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	1.6%
86	Worcester	West Midlands	1.6%
86	Sefton	North West	1.6%
86	Dudley	West Midlands	1.6%
86	Hillingdon	London	1.6%
86	Conwy	Wales	1.6%
99	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.5%
99	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	1.5%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Households without central heating
296	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	0.7%
296	Surrey Heath	South East	0.7%
296	Waverley	South East	0.7%
296	South Tyneside	North East	0.7%
296	Sunderland	North East	0.7%
296	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.7%
296	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	0.7%
311	County Durham	North East	0.6%
311	Bolsover	East Midlands	0.6%
311	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	0.6%
311	Hart	South East	0.6%
311	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	0.6%
316	Bridgend	Wales	0.5%
316	Caerphilly	Wales	0.5%
316	Torfaen	Wales	0.5%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which local authority ranks first for “Households without central heating”?

Isles of Scilly ranks first for “Households without central heating”, with 17.5%.

What is the median for “Households without central heating”?

The median across the 318 ranked local authorities is 1.2%.