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Ten at each end, from the public data behind StreetOwl. Every table says what it ranks — councils, NHS trusts, forecourts, 1 km squares, towns — because most of these figures are not published for single postcodes, and a table that pretended otherwise would be guessing.

Built 8 October at 07:50 · 18 tables

Council taxPetrol (E10)DieselA&E seen within 4 hoursRoutine treatment within 18 weeksFine particles (PM2.5)Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)Recorded crime, change on the yearRainSunshineDaytime warmthWindHouse price vs local earningsHouseholds in fuel povertyLife satisfaction (0–10)Universal CreditPersonal Independence PaymentChildren killed or seriously hurt on the roads, change since the baseline

Your money

Council tax

Band D bill for the year

Ranking 317 billing authorities in England · 2026-27 · lower is better

Cheapest

lowest first
  1. 1Hammersmith and Fulham£1,009
  2. 2Wandsworth£1,028
  3. 3Westminster£1,050
  4. 4City of London£1,153
  5. 5Kensington and Chelsea£1,156
  6. 6Tower Hamlets£1,327
  7. 7Newham£1,434
  8. 8Southwark£1,457
  9. 9Hillingdon£1,535
  10. 10Lambeth£1,537

Dearest

highest first
  1. 1Lewes£2,756
  2. 2Wealden£2,728
  3. 3West Devon£2,705
  4. 4Rother£2,701
  5. 5Newark and Sherwood£2,682
  6. 6Oxford£2,678
  7. 7Hastings£2,677
  8. 8Mid Devon£2,656
  9. 9Eastbourne£2,654
  10. 10Bassetlaw£2,645

Band D is the reference band, not what most households pay; the bill includes precepts for police, fire and parishes.

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (OGL v3). Ranking ours.

Petrol (E10)

pence per litre, as published

Ranking 7,869 forecourts publishing a price · prices as at 8 Oct 2026, 06:25 · lower is better

Cheapest

lowest first
  1. 1HS2 9QA · Na h-Eileanan Siar142.9pRavenspoint Trading Ltd · RAVENSPOINT CENTRE
  2. 2ST5 5DA · Newcastle-under-Lyme147.9pBaldwins Gate Filling Station · BALDWINS GATE FILLING STATION
  3. 3WF12 7QW · Kirklees148.9pJet · CHIDSWELL SERVICE STATION, LEEDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 7QW
  4. 4BT80 0HF · Mid Ulster149.9pCorner Filling Station · 66B Drumconvis Rd
  5. 5BT93 5AQ · Fermanagh and Omagh151.7pBelcoo Service Station · 3, LATTONE ROAD, BELCOO EAST, BELCOO, ENNISKILLEN, BT93 5AQ
  6. 6BT30 9AE · Newry, Mourne and Down152.9pMaxol · 41 ANNACLOY RD
  7. 7BT80 8DR · Mid Ulster154.9pSolo · 76-78 BURN ROAD
  8. 8GL14 3JD · Forest of Dean154.9pMurco · 7
  9. 9BT47 3LY · Derry City and Strabane155.9pSmyths · 205 Tamnaherin Road
  10. 10PE12 7HA · South Holland155.9pPace · WEST END GARAGE, 36, WEST END, HOLBEACH, SPALDING, PE12 7HA

Dearest

highest first
  1. 1BS35 4JB · South Gloucestershire239.9pNo Brand Dispayed · PILNING GARAGE, CROSS HANDS ROAD, PILNING, BRISTOL, BS35 4JB
  2. 2CA10 1BL · Westmorland and Furness230.0pUnbranded · R HOWARD LACE
  3. 3ZE2 9AR · Shetland Islands210.0pSkerries Co-Operative Society · The Pier
  4. 4IV51 9JS · Highland209.9pMackenzie Stores Village Shop · MACKENZIE STORE
  5. 5PA77 6UP · Argyll and Bute208.8pSteisean Connaidh Chrosabol · Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol
  6. 6PO10 8SE · Chichester205.9pCollins Garage · COLLINS GARAGE
  7. 7TR21 0JY · Isles of Scilly205.0pIsland Carriers · Porthmellon Industrial Estate
  8. 8IV63 7YW · Highland203.0pCluanie Inn Hotel · CLUANIE LODGE
  9. 9CV35 0AA · Stratford-on-Avon200.9pBp · MOTORWAY SERVICES
  10. 10CV35 0AA · Stratford-on-Avon200.9pBp · MOTORWAY SERVICES

Prices are as each retailer published them, in pence per litre, and this table is ordinary unleaded only — the feed prices several grades and they are never mixed. 1 price outside 100–250p was treated as an error and left out.

Source: Fuel Finder / retailer fuel-price open data (Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025). Ranking ours.

Diesel

pence per litre, as published

Ranking 7,985 forecourts publishing a price · prices as at 8 Oct 2026, 06:25 · lower is better

Cheapest

lowest first
  1. 1CW9 7SZ · Cheshire West and Chester158.0pNone · BOWERS THREEWAYS GARAGE LTD
  2. 2BT93 5AQ · Fermanagh and Omagh158.7pBelcoo Service Station · 3, LATTONE ROAD, BELCOO EAST, BELCOO, ENNISKILLEN, BT93 5AQ
  3. 3KW16 3JY · Orkney Islands159.9pStenness Garage · SUTHERLAND GARAGE
  4. 4ST5 5DA · Newcastle-under-Lyme159.9pBaldwins Gate Filling Station · BALDWINS GATE FILLING STATION
  5. 5WF12 7QW · Kirklees159.9pJet · CHIDSWELL SERVICE STATION, LEEDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 7QW
  6. 6NG34 0RL · North Kesteven168.0pLincolnshire Fuels · D D MOTORS
  7. 7BT23 6PA · Ards and North Down168.9pEmo · BELLS CENTRA, 16, COMBER ROAD, KILLINCHY, NEWTOWNARDS, BT23 6PA
  8. 8ST21 6PF · Stafford169.9pCroxton Service Station · CROXTON SERVICE STATION
  9. 9PE12 7HA · South Holland172.9pPace · WEST END GARAGE, 36, WEST END, HOLBEACH, SPALDING, PE12 7HA
  10. 10BT19 1JS · Ards and North Down174.9pMaxol · CRAWFORDSBURN SERVICE STATION

Dearest

highest first
  1. 1IV51 9JS · Highland234.9pMackenzie Stores Village Shop · MACKENZIE STORE
  2. 2PA77 6UP · Argyll and Bute234.0pSteisean Connaidh Chrosabol · Steisean Connaidh Chrosabol
  3. 3SN16 9QH · Wiltshire230.0pKinch Fuel Oils Ltd · KINCH FUELS LTD
  4. 4RG9 5QL · South Oxfordshire230.0pStoke Row Garage · STOKE ROW GARAGE
  5. 5CA10 1BL · Westmorland and Furness230.0pUnbranded · R HOWARD LACE
  6. 6BS35 4JB · South Gloucestershire229.9pNo Brand Dispayed · PILNING GARAGE, CROSS HANDS ROAD, PILNING, BRISTOL, BS35 4JB
  7. 7HS9 5XD · Na h-Eileanan Siar228.0pGulf · A & C MACLEAN
  8. 8IV63 7YW · Highland226.5pCluanie Inn Hotel · CLUANIE LODGE
  9. 9PA61 7YW · Argyll and Bute225.0pColonsay Trading Company Ltd · COLONSAY SERVICE POINT, SCALASAIG, ISLE OF COLONSAY, PA61 7YW
  10. 10PH36 4HZ · Highland224.0pHighland · The Post Office

Prices are as each retailer published them, in pence per litre, and this table is ordinary diesel only — the feed prices several grades and they are never mixed. 1 price outside 100–250p was treated as an error and left out.

Source: Fuel Finder / retailer fuel-price open data (Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025). Ranking ours.

Health

A&E seen within 4 hours

share of A&E attendances admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours

Ranking 123 acute NHS trusts in England · 01/08/2026 · higher is better

Shortest waits

highest first
  1. 1Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust97.8%
  2. 2Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust94.3%
  3. 3Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust93.7%
  4. 4Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust92.3%
  5. 5Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust91.8%
  6. 6Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust91.7%
  7. 7West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust89.6%
  8. 8Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust87.8%
  9. 9George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust87.7%
  10. 10Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust84.5%

Longest waits

lowest first
  1. 1East Cheshire NHS Trust54.3%
  2. 2Airedale NHS Foundation Trust59.4%
  3. 3Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust60.9%
  4. 4The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust61.2%
  5. 5Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust61.9%
  6. 6The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust63.2%
  7. 7Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust63.4%
  8. 8Wye Valley NHS Trust63.9%
  9. 9Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust64.1%
  10. 10North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust64.5%

A trust is an organisation, not a building — a large trust runs sites tens of miles apart. England only: the other nations measure against different standards.

Source: NHS England, acute provider performance table (OGL v3). Ranking ours.

Routine treatment within 18 weeks

share of people on the waiting list who have been waiting less than eighteen weeks

Ranking 133 acute NHS trusts in England · 01/07/2026 · higher is better

Shortest waits

highest first
  1. 1The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust97.9%
  2. 2The Christie NHS Foundation Trust97.4%
  3. 3The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust93.3%
  4. 4Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust84.7%
  5. 5Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust83.9%
  6. 6Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust83.3%
  7. 7Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust80.5%
  8. 8Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust79.6%
  9. 9Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust78.2%
  10. 10Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust77.2%

Longest waits

lowest first
  1. 1Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust49.8%
  2. 2University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust53.1%
  3. 3East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust55.2%
  4. 4Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust55.9%
  5. 5Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust56.0%
  6. 6Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust57.8%
  7. 7Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust57.9%
  8. 8Medway NHS Foundation Trust58.0%
  9. 9University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust58.3%
  10. 10York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust58.5%

A trust is an organisation, not a building — a large trust runs sites tens of miles apart. England only: the other nations measure against different standards.

Source: NHS England, acute provider performance table (OGL v3). Ranking ours.

Air

Fine particles (PM2.5)

annual mean PM2.5, modelled background

Ranking 254,905 1 km model cells across the UK · 2024 · lower is better

Cleanest air

lowest first
  1. 1E2 6HD10.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Tower Hamlets
  2. 2N1 0PW10.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Islington
  3. 3N1 7ED10.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hackney
  4. 4SE18 6NU10.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Greenwich
  5. 5W1K 2XJ10.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Westminster
  6. 6E1 1HX10.2 µg/m³nearest postcode · Tower Hamlets
  7. 7SE1 8RQ10.2 µg/m³nearest postcode · Southwark
  8. 8EC3N 4DT10.3 µg/m³nearest postcode · Tower Hamlets
  9. 9NW1 2FB10.3 µg/m³nearest postcode · Camden
  10. 10SW1H 9EX10.3 µg/m³nearest postcode · Westminster

Dirtiest air

highest first
  1. 1EC2V 5DZ11.3 µg/m³nearest postcode · City of London
  2. 2WC2B 6NH11.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Camden
  3. 3IG11 0AD11.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Newham
  4. 4W1T 1LY11.0 µg/m³nearest postcode · Westminster
  5. 5EC4A 3BL11.0 µg/m³nearest postcode · City of London
  6. 6EC2M 4YH10.7 µg/m³nearest postcode · City of London
  7. 7EC1V 9JQ10.7 µg/m³nearest postcode · Islington
  8. 8SW1Y 6HB10.6 µg/m³nearest postcode · Westminster
  9. 9WC2N 6NU10.5 µg/m³nearest postcode · Westminster
  10. 10EC1R 0LN10.5 µg/m³nearest postcode · Islington

Each row is a 1 km square named by the postcode nearest its centre, which may be a mile from the square's edge. 25 of the 50 most extreme squares had no postcode within 2 km and cannot be named, so read this as the cleanest and dirtiest squares we can put a name to — the very cleanest are often empty moorland with nobody living in them. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM2.5 and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40.

Source: Defra, Pollution Climate Mapping modelled background concentrations (OGL v3); postcode names via postcodes.io. Ranking ours.

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

annual mean NO₂, modelled background

Ranking 254,905 1 km model cells across the UK · 2024 · lower is better

Cleanest air

lowest first
  1. 1TW6 2GB30.2 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  2. 2SE1 9DG30.5 µg/m³nearest postcode · Southwark
  3. 3UB7 0EQ30.5 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  4. 4WC1H 8AH30.7 µg/m³nearest postcode · Camden
  5. 5SE1 9ZB30.8 µg/m³nearest postcode · Southwark
  6. 6TW6 3FH31.0 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  7. 7TW6 3QY31.4 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  8. 8NW1 2FB31.5 µg/m³nearest postcode · Camden
  9. 9TW6 2RF31.7 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  10. 10TW6 3FD31.7 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon

Dirtiest air

highest first
  1. 1TW6 1AH35.5 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  2. 2EC4A 3BL34.7 µg/m³nearest postcode · City of London
  3. 3TW6 2FG33.4 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  4. 4TW6 1EF33.4 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  5. 5TW6 2DL33.3 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  6. 6WC2N 6NU33.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Westminster
  7. 7WC2B 6NH33.1 µg/m³nearest postcode · Camden
  8. 8TW6 1PZ33.0 µg/m³nearest postcode · Hillingdon
  9. 9EC2V 5DZ32.8 µg/m³nearest postcode · City of London
  10. 10SW1H 9EX32.3 µg/m³nearest postcode · Westminster

Each row is a 1 km square named by the postcode nearest its centre, which may be a mile from the square's edge. 25 of the 50 most extreme squares had no postcode within 2 km and cannot be named, so read this as the cleanest and dirtiest squares we can put a name to — the very cleanest are often empty moorland with nobody living in them. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM2.5 and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40.

Source: Defra, Pollution Climate Mapping modelled background concentrations (OGL v3); postcode names via postcodes.io. Ranking ours.

Crime

Recorded crime, change on the year

change in total recorded offences

Ranking 332 community safety partnerships · year to March 2026 v year to March 2025 · lower is better

Biggest fall

lowest first
  1. 1Maidstone−99.0%3,379 → 33 offences · Kent
  2. 2Tonbridge and Malling−98.6%1,938 → 27 offences · Kent
  3. 3Tunbridge Wells−98.6%1,811 → 26 offences · Kent
  4. 4Medway−98.4%6,750 → 107 offences · Kent
  5. 5Unassigned Derbyshire−96.4%20,309 → 735 offences · Derbyshire
  6. 6Unassigned South Wales−26.2%1,203 → 888 offences · South Wales
  7. 7Unassigned West Midlands−25.2%4,921 → 3,680 offences · West Midlands
  8. 8Dartford and Gravesham−20.7%13,884 → 11,010 offences · Kent
  9. 9Unassigned Lancashire−19.8%3,200 → 2,568 offences · Lancashire
  10. 10Unassigned Humberside−17.6%11,211 → 9,241 offences · Humberside

Biggest rise

highest first
  1. 1Unassigned Avon & Somerset+84.8%2,352 → 4,346 offences · Avon and Somerset
  2. 2Unassigned Bedfordshire+45.7%1,314 → 1,914 offences · Bedfordshire
  3. 3Unassigned Staffordshire+44.7%1,049 → 1,518 offences · Staffordshire
  4. 4North East Derbyshire+41.3%4,143 → 5,853 offences · Derbyshire
  5. 5Derby+34.2%22,778 → 30,570 offences · Derbyshire
  6. 6Amber Valley+33.4%6,685 → 8,916 offences · Derbyshire
  7. 7Derbyshire Dales+32.0%2,447 → 3,230 offences · Derbyshire
  8. 8Chesterfield+32.0%8,090 → 10,682 offences · Derbyshire
  9. 9Erewash+31.1%6,479 → 8,495 offences · Derbyshire
  10. 10High Peak+30.2%4,177 → 5,438 offences · Derbyshire

A change, not a rate: the file has no population, so counts are never ranked. CSPs with fewer than 1,000 offences in the earlier year are left out because a small base swings wildly. Recording practice also changes — a rise can be better recording, not more crime.

Source: Home Office, Police recorded crime open data (CSP tables, OGL v3). Ranking ours.

Weather, last 7 days

Rain

total rainfall over the last 7 days

Ranking 89 of 89 towns and cities · 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07 · lower is better

Driest

lowest first
  1. 1Truro0.1 mmEngland
  2. 2Penzance0.7 mmEngland
  3. 3Newquay0.9 mmEngland
  4. 4Aberdeen1.7 mmScotland
  5. 5Elgin1.9 mmScotland
  6. 6Edinburgh2.5 mmScotland
  7. 7Plymouth3.0 mmEngland
  8. 8Dundee3.5 mmScotland
  9. 9Canterbury3.6 mmEngland
  10. 10Norwich3.7 mmEngland

Wettest

highest first
  1. 1Stornoway51.2 mmScotland
  2. 2Fort William49.6 mmScotland
  3. 3Oban37.1 mmScotland
  4. 4Keswick34.9 mmEngland
  5. 5Dumfries31.0 mmScotland
  6. 6Kirkwall25.9 mmScotland
  7. 7St Helier24.6 mmJersey
  8. 8Kendal23.6 mmEngland
  9. 9Bangor22.4 mmWales
  10. 10Blackpool20.1 mmEngland

Modelled for the town centre, not a rain gauge; a shower a mile away can miss the model's square.

Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model reanalysis for each town's centre. Ranking ours.

Sunshine

hours of sunshine over the last 7 days

Ranking 89 of 89 towns and cities · 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07 · higher is better

Sunniest

highest first
  1. 1St Helier60.1 hJersey
  2. 2Dover55.3 hEngland
  3. 3Plymouth55.0 hEngland
  4. 4Nottingham54.9 hEngland
  5. 5Derby54.9 hEngland
  6. 6Southend-on-Sea54.8 hEngland
  7. 7Canterbury53.8 hEngland
  8. 8Birmingham53.6 hEngland
  9. 9Brighton53.3 hEngland
  10. 10Lincoln51.7 hEngland

Dullest

lowest first
  1. 1Oban19.2 hScotland
  2. 2Stornoway21.6 hScotland
  3. 3Fort William21.9 hScotland
  4. 4Enniskillen23.0 hNorthern Ireland
  5. 5Kendal25.4 hEngland
  6. 6Derry25.6 hNorthern Ireland
  7. 7Blackpool27.0 hEngland
  8. 8Dumfries27.0 hScotland
  9. 9Ayr27.4 hScotland
  10. 10Lancaster28.0 hEngland

Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model reanalysis for each town's centre. Ranking ours.

Daytime warmth

average daily high over the last 7 days

Ranking 89 of 89 towns and cities · 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07 · higher is better

Warmest

highest first
  1. 1St Helier20.9 °CJersey
  2. 2London20.7 °CEngland
  3. 3Canterbury20.6 °CEngland
  4. 4Southend-on-Sea20.4 °CEngland
  5. 5Ipswich20.2 °CEngland
  6. 6Colchester20.2 °CEngland
  7. 7Reading20.1 °CEngland
  8. 8Peterborough20.1 °CEngland
  9. 9Norwich20.1 °CEngland
  10. 10Cambridge20.1 °CEngland

Coldest

lowest first
  1. 1Stornoway13.0 °CScotland
  2. 2Lerwick13.1 °CScotland
  3. 3Kirkwall13.7 °CScotland
  4. 4Oban14.3 °CScotland
  5. 5Thurso14.4 °CScotland
  6. 6Fort William14.5 °CScotland
  7. 7Derry15.1 °CNorthern Ireland
  8. 8Enniskillen15.1 °CNorthern Ireland
  9. 9Inverness15.4 °CScotland
  10. 10Keswick15.4 °CEngland

Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model reanalysis for each town's centre. Ranking ours.

Wind

strongest gust in the last 7 days

Ranking 89 of 89 towns and cities · 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07 · lower is better

Least windy

lowest first
  1. 1Oxford36 km/hEngland
  2. 2Cardiff37 km/hWales
  3. 3Reading37 km/hEngland
  4. 4London38 km/hEngland
  5. 5Northampton38 km/hEngland
  6. 6Norwich38 km/hEngland
  7. 7Bath39 km/hEngland
  8. 8Coventry39 km/hEngland
  9. 9Newport39 km/hWales
  10. 10Southampton39 km/hEngland

Windiest

highest first
  1. 1Lerwick90 km/hScotland
  2. 2Kirkwall73 km/hScotland
  3. 3Douglas70 km/hIsle of Man
  4. 4Newquay68 km/hEngland
  5. 5Truro66 km/hEngland
  6. 6Penzance66 km/hEngland
  7. 7Dundee66 km/hScotland
  8. 8Thurso64 km/hScotland
  9. 9Stornoway64 km/hScotland
  10. 10Elgin64 km/hScotland

The single strongest gust of the week, not the average wind, so one squall decides a town's place — which is how an inland city can outrank an exposed coast.

Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model reanalysis for each town's centre. Ranking ours.

How life compares

House price vs local earnings

ONS housing affordability ratio (residence-based)

Ranking 316 councils · 2025-04-01 · lower is better

More affordable

lowest first
  1. 1Hyndburn3.9×England
  2. 2Burnley3.9×England
  3. 3Merthyr Tydfil4.0×Wales
  4. 4Blaenau Gwent4.0×Wales
  5. 5Cumberland4.2×England
  6. 6Blackpool4.3×England
  7. 7County Durham4.3×England
  8. 8Middlesbrough4.4×England
  9. 9Kingston upon Hull, City of4.5×England
  10. 10Neath Port Talbot4.5×Wales

Less affordable

highest first
  1. 1Kensington and Chelsea21.9×England
  2. 2Westminster16.4×England
  3. 3Hammersmith and Fulham14.8×England
  4. 4Camden14.5×England
  5. 5Brent13.9×England
  6. 6Mole Valley13.5×England
  7. 7Ealing13.2×England
  8. 8Haringey13.0×England
  9. 9Richmond upon Thames12.6×England
  10. 10Elmbridge12.5×England

Only councils in the newest period the ONS has published for each area; regions and countries are excluded from the ranking.

Source: ONS Explore Local Statistics (OGL v3). Ranking ours.

Households in fuel poverty

share of households that cannot affordably heat their home

Ranking 296 councils · 2024-01-01/P1Y · lower is better

Less fuel poverty

lowest first
  1. 1Wokingham5.6%England
  2. 2Bracknell Forest5.8%England
  3. 3Surrey Heath5.8%England
  4. 4Hart6.0%England
  5. 5Eastleigh6.0%England
  6. 6Fareham6.2%England
  7. 7City of London6.3%England
  8. 8Milton Keynes6.4%England
  9. 9Reigate and Banstead6.7%England
  10. 10Elmbridge6.8%England

More fuel poverty

highest first
  1. 1Isles of Scilly17.3%England
  2. 2Stoke-on-Trent14.8%England
  3. 3Blackpool13.9%England
  4. 4Birmingham13.8%England
  5. 5Sandwell13.5%England
  6. 6Wolverhampton13.5%England
  7. 7Kingston upon Hull, City of13.5%England
  8. 8Leicester13.3%England
  9. 9Coventry13.3%England
  10. 10Burnley13.3%England

Only councils in the newest period the ONS has published for each area; regions and countries are excluded from the ranking.

Source: ONS Explore Local Statistics (OGL v3). Ranking ours.

Life satisfaction (0–10)

average self-rated life satisfaction

Ranking 363 councils · 2022-04-01/P1Y · higher is better

Higher life satisfaction

highest first
  1. 1Na h-Eileanan Siar8.24Scotland
  2. 2Copeland8.23England
  3. 3Woking8.21England
  4. 4Mid Sussex8.14England
  5. 5South Staffordshire8.11England
  6. 6Folkestone and Hythe8.08England
  7. 7Eden8.06England
  8. 8Mole Valley8.05England
  9. 9Mid Ulster8.04Northern Ireland
  10. 10East Cambridgeshire8.04England

Lower life satisfaction

lowest first
  1. 1Cambridge6.46England
  2. 2Eastbourne6.68England
  3. 3Lincoln6.7England
  4. 4Rushmoor6.71England
  5. 5Nuneaton and Bedworth6.75England
  6. 6Three Rivers6.84England
  7. 7Hyndburn6.89England
  8. 8Hastings6.93England
  9. 9Barnet6.95England
  10. 10Croydon6.97England

Only councils in the newest period the ONS has published for each area; regions and countries are excluded from the ranking.

Source: ONS Explore Local Statistics (OGL v3). Ranking ours.

Benefits

Universal Credit

claimants per 1,000 residents

Ranking 350 councils, UK-wide

Lowest

lowest first
  1. 1Isles of Scilly23.6England
  2. 2Hart27.9England
  3. 3Wokingham28.1England
  4. 4Rutland29.3England
  5. 5Waverley30.0England
  6. 6City of London30.4England
  7. 7Mole Valley31.1England
  8. 8Rushcliffe31.2England
  9. 9Elmbridge31.4England
  10. 10Ribble Valley31.6England

Highest

highest first
  1. 1Glasgow City184.6Scotland
  2. 2West Dunbartonshire176.6Scotland
  3. 3North Ayrshire166.4Scotland
  4. 4Inverclyde161.7Scotland
  5. 5Dundee City161.5Scotland
  6. 6East Ayrshire153.9Scotland
  7. 7North Lanarkshire148.3Scotland
  8. 8Clackmannanshire147.2Scotland
  9. 9Fife132.4Scotland
  10. 10West Lothian129.9Scotland

A claim rate is not a verdict on a place: it follows the age profile, the local economy and how many people are entitled. Neither end of this table is painted.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts (OGL) over ONS Census 2021 population via Nomis. Ranking ours.

Personal Independence Payment

claimants per 1,000 residents

Ranking 318 councils, UK-wide

Lowest

lowest first
  1. 1Isles of Scilly10.2England
  2. 2City of London14.7England
  3. 3Wokingham14.9England
  4. 4Hart15.0England
  5. 5Elmbridge15.1England
  6. 6Waverley15.5England
  7. 7South Oxfordshire16.0England
  8. 8Windsor and Maidenhead16.1England
  9. 9Richmond upon Thames16.4England
  10. 10Surrey Heath16.8England

Highest

highest first
  1. 1Cumberland77.0England
  2. 2Blaenau Gwent69.7Wales
  3. 3Knowsley69.0England
  4. 4Merthyr Tydfil66.3Wales
  5. 5Hartlepool64.1England
  6. 6Neath Port Talbot63.4Wales
  7. 7Blackpool63.0England
  8. 8Liverpool62.0England
  9. 9Caerphilly61.4Wales
  10. 10Sunderland58.7England

A claim rate is not a verdict on a place: it follows the age profile, the local economy and how many people are entitled. Neither end of this table is painted.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts (OGL) over ONS Census 2021 population via Nomis. Ranking ours.

More

Children killed or seriously hurt on the roads, change since the baseline

change in child KSIs (DfT adjusted estimate)

Ranking 22 councils · 2025 v the 2022–24 average · lower is better

Biggest fall

lowest first
  1. 1Blackpool−59.3%20 a year (2022–24 average) → 8 in 2025
  2. 2Bristol, City Of−53.3%19 a year (2022–24 average) → 9 in 2025
  3. 3Sandwell−23.6%18 a year (2022–24 average) → 14 in 2025
  4. 4Kingston Upon Hull, City Of−23.5%17 a year (2022–24 average) → 13 in 2025
  5. 5Bolton−20.4%16 a year (2022–24 average) → 13 in 2025
  6. 6Calderdale−19.2%17 a year (2022–24 average) → 14 in 2025
  7. 7Doncaster−14.3%33 a year (2022–24 average) → 28 in 2025
  8. 8Derby−13.4%17 a year (2022–24 average) → 15 in 2025
  9. 9County Durham−12.1%19 a year (2022–24 average) → 17 in 2025
  10. 10Bradford−9.8%51 a year (2022–24 average) → 46 in 2025

Biggest rise

highest first
  1. 1Wakefield+27.9%23 a year (2022–24 average) → 29 in 2025
  2. 2Manchester+24.3%23 a year (2022–24 average) → 29 in 2025
  3. 3Nottingham+10.2%16 a year (2022–24 average) → 18 in 2025
  4. 4Liverpool+8.0%40 a year (2022–24 average) → 43 in 2025
  5. 5Birmingham+5.9%57 a year (2022–24 average) → 60 in 2025
  6. 6Wirral+4.6%17 a year (2022–24 average) → 18 in 2025
  7. 7Leeds+4.3%61 a year (2022–24 average) → 64 in 2025
  8. 8City Of Edinburgh+4.3%15 a year (2022–24 average) → 16 in 2025
  9. 9Dorset+0.4%15 a year (2022–24 average) → 15 in 2025
  10. 10Glasgow City−1.3%25 a year (2022–24 average) → 25 in 2025

A change, not a rate: counts of children under 16 killed or seriously injured in police-reported collisions, using DfT's adjusted severity estimate because forces changed how they record injuries. Not adjusted for population or traffic. Councils averaging fewer than 15 a year in the baseline are left out because a small base swings wildly. The national target is −70 % by 2035; year one (2025) was +3 % nationally.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Open Data (STATS19, OGL v3) — our count of the open file, not DfT's published table. Ranking ours.

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