Housing · 2021

Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership): local authority ranking

Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership): Rochford comes top with 81.2% and Tower Hamlets comes last with 25.7%. The median across 318 local authorities is 67.3%.

Podium and top 100

1Rochford81.2%2Castle Point80.4%3Fareham79.2%

#	Local authority	Region	Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership)
1	Rochford	East	81.2%
2	Castle Point	East	80.4%
3	Fareham	South East	79.2%
4	Blaby	East Midlands	79.0%
5	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	78.6%
5	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	78.6%
7	Wokingham	South East	78.1%
7	Wealden	South East	78.1%
9	Broadland	East	78.0%
10	Harborough	East Midlands	77.8%
11	Hart	South East	77.6%
12	Maldon	East	77.0%
12	Ribble Valley	North West	77.0%
14	South Ribble	North West	76.8%
15	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	76.7%
16	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	75.9%
17	Tandridge	South East	75.6%
18	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	75.4%
19	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	75.3%
19	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	75.3%
21	Epsom and Ewell	South East	75.1%
22	Surrey Heath	South East	75.0%
23	Mid Suffolk	East	74.9%
24	New Forest	South East	74.8%
25	East Hampshire	South East	74.4%
25	South Norfolk	East	74.4%
25	Gedling	East Midlands	74.4%
28	Lichfield	West Midlands	74.2%
28	Mole Valley	South East	74.2%
30	Wyre	North West	74.1%
31	Horsham	South East	74.0%
32	Stroud	South West	73.9%
32	Mid Sussex	South East	73.9%
34	North Kesteven	East Midlands	73.8%
35	East Devon	South West	73.6%
35	Rother	South East	73.6%
37	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	73.5%
37	Forest of Dean	South West	73.5%
39	South Gloucestershire	South West	73.4%
39	Sevenoaks	South East	73.4%
41	Tewkesbury	South West	73.0%
41	Eastleigh	South East	73.0%
41	Waverley	South East	73.0%
41	Solihull	West Midlands	73.0%
45	Cheshire East	North West	72.9%
45	Central Bedfordshire	East	72.9%
45	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	72.9%
45	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	72.9%
49	Chorley	North West	72.8%
50	Reigate and Banstead	South East	72.7%
50	Adur	South East	72.7%
52	Teignbridge	South West	72.6%
52	Brentwood	East	72.6%
52	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	72.6%
55	Amber Valley	East Midlands	72.5%
56	Uttlesford	East	72.4%
56	Fylde	North West	72.4%
56	Elmbridge	South East	72.4%
56	Arun	South East	72.4%
60	Rutland	East Midlands	72.3%
60	North Somerset	South West	72.3%
60	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	72.3%
60	Stockport	North West	72.3%
60	Monmouthshire	Wales	72.3%
65	Flintshire	Wales	72.2%
66	Westmorland and Furness	North West	72.1%
66	South Hams	South West	72.1%
66	Lewes	South East	72.1%
66	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	72.1%
66	South Oxfordshire	South East	72.1%
66	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	72.1%
72	Melton	East Midlands	72.0%
73	Tendring	East	71.9%
74	Babergh	East	71.8%
75	West Devon	South West	71.7%
75	Three Rivers	East	71.7%
77	High Peak	East Midlands	71.6%
77	West Lancashire	North West	71.6%
77	Broxtowe	East Midlands	71.6%
80	St Albans	East	71.5%
81	Dorset	South West	71.4%
81	South Cambridgeshire	East	71.4%
83	Buckinghamshire	South East	71.3%
83	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	71.3%
83	Wychavon	West Midlands	71.3%
86	West Lindsey	East Midlands	71.2%
87	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	71.1%
87	Chelmsford	East	71.1%
89	Test Valley	South East	70.9%
90	Charnwood	East Midlands	70.8%
90	Stafford	West Midlands	70.8%
90	East Hertfordshire	East	70.8%
93	South Holland	East Midlands	70.7%
93	Carmarthenshire	Wales	70.7%
93	Bridgend	Wales	70.7%
96	Havering	London	70.5%
97	Erewash	East Midlands	70.4%
97	Torridge	South West	70.4%
99	Huntingdonshire	East	70.3%
99	Epping Forest	East	70.3%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership)
304	Norwich	East	42.6%
305	Brent	London	40.3%
306	Haringey	London	38.9%
307	Manchester	North West	38.0%
308	City of London	London	36.8%
309	Lambeth	London	34.8%
310	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	33.6%
311	Newham	London	33.2%
312	Kensington and Chelsea	London	32.7%
313	Southwark	London	31.3%
314	Camden	London	30.4%
315	Islington	London	28.3%
316	Westminster	London	28.1%
317	Hackney	London	27.1%
318	Tower Hamlets	London	25.7%

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 “Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership)”?

Rochford ranks first for “Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership)”, with 81.2%.

What is the median for “Owner-occupied households (incl. shared ownership)”?

The median across the 318 ranked local authorities is 67.3%.