League table

The councils most off the gas grid

The share of homes in each council area running on oil or LPG.

Ceredigion tops this table at 39.9%, out of 316 councils counted.

Share shows how normal off-grid heating is locally. Near the top of this table, running on oil is the default rather than the exception.

Councils with at least 10,000 properties on the register.

Top 15 of 316. The share of homes in each council area running on oil or LPG.

The full table

#	Council	Region	Homes	Off the gas grid
1	Ceredigion	Wales	25,715	39.9%
2	Powys	Wales	45,202	34.0%
3	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	25,507	30.6%
4	Mid Suffolk	East of England	37,430	27.5%
5	Pembrokeshire	Wales	44,321	27.1%
6	Carmarthenshire	Wales	62,348	26.9%
7	North Norfolk	East of England	41,880	26.6%
8	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	56,866	26.1%
9	Torridge	South West	27,232	24.4%
10	West Devon	South West	20,392	24.1%
11	Breckland	East of England	49,449	23.8%
12	Gwynedd	Wales	41,824	23.6%
13	Forest of Dean	South West	28,634	22.9%
14	South Norfolk	East of England	50,323	22.6%
15	East Lindsey	East Midlands	55,275	21.8%
16	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	64,978	21.1%
17	Mid Devon	South West	28,118	20.2%
18	Cotswold	South West	34,060	19.6%
19	Babergh	East of England	31,703	19.4%
20	Maldon	East of England	21,710	19.4%
21	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	28,565	18.9%
22	Shropshire	West Midlands	109,296	18.6%
23	Cornwall	South West	218,982	17.9%
24	South Hams	South West	36,811	17.4%
25	West Suffolk	East of England	63,401	17.3%
26	Monmouthshire	Wales	30,888	15.8%
27	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	31,373	15.5%
28	Uttlesford	East of England	31,049	15.2%
29	South Holland	East Midlands	34,774	14.8%
30	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	51,609	14.4%
31	West Lindsey	East Midlands	35,011	13.9%
32	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	227,084	13.8%
33	Wiltshire	South West	169,159	13.6%
34	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	56,667	13.5%
35	Test Valley	South East	42,572	13.5%
36	North Kesteven	East Midlands	41,367	13.4%
37	Somerset	South West	201,717	13.1%
38	North Devon	South West	37,798	13.0%
39	West Berkshire	South East	52,018	12.9%
40	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	25,577	12.7%
41	Great Yarmouth	East of England	35,974	12.7%
42	Westmorland and Furness	North West	84,598	12.6%
43	Broadland	East of England	43,638	12.2%
44	Denbighshire	Wales	33,826	12.2%
45	Wealden	South East	54,982	12.0%
46	Chichester	South East	45,770	11.9%
47	Wychavon	West Midlands	45,580	11.5%
48	West Oxfordshire	South East	40,026	11.3%
49	Boston	East Midlands	25,544	11.1%
50	Northumberland	North East	118,577	11.1%
51	Fenland	East of England	36,608	11.1%
52	Melton	East Midlands	18,624	10.5%
53	South Kesteven	East Midlands	50,848	10.4%
54	Flintshire	Wales	48,977	10.4%
55	Ashford	South East	43,702	10.3%
56	Braintree	East of England	51,022	10.3%
57	Dorset	South West	135,074	10.2%
58	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	29,072	9.9%
59	Cherwell	South East	54,847	9.9%
60	East Devon	South West	57,705	9.9%
61	East Suffolk	East of England	89,159	9.8%
62	Rutland	East Midlands	13,240	9.7%
63	Horsham	South East	47,715	9.2%
64	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	42,971	8.9%
65	Ribble Valley	North West	21,198	8.7%
66	Rother	South East	35,608	8.6%
67	Teignbridge	South West	48,261	8.6%
68	Winchester	South East	44,407	8.4%
69	Conwy	Wales	43,285	8.3%
70	Sevenoaks	South East	35,076	8.2%
71	Cumberland	North West	96,514	8.0%
72	Tunbridge Wells	South East	40,428	8.0%
73	Wrexham	Wales	42,422	7.9%
74	South Oxfordshire	South East	49,892	7.7%
75	Stafford	West Midlands	45,762	7.6%
76	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	122,214	7.1%
77	Stroud	South West	40,851	7.0%
78	East Hampshire	South East	41,587	7.0%
79	Huntingdonshire	East of England	62,530	6.9%
80	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	43,602	6.9%
81	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	60,861	6.8%
82	Harborough	East Midlands	33,733	6.8%
83	Buckinghamshire	South East	177,231	5.9%
84	Vale of White Horse	South East	50,265	5.8%
85	Lewes	South East	34,632	5.8%
86	Colchester	East of England	65,479	5.8%
87	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	31,495	5.7%
88	Tewkesbury	South West	34,858	5.5%
89	Cheshire East	North West	140,051	5.5%
90	Chelmsford	East of England	58,352	5.5%
91	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	55,147	5.5%
92	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	41,758	5.4%
93	New Forest	South East	57,319	5.4%
94	East Hertfordshire	East of England	49,220	5.4%
95	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	42,443	5.3%
96	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	140,943	5.0%
97	Mid Sussex	South East	52,407	4.9%
98	Tendring	East of England	56,217	4.9%
99	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	21,232	4.7%
100	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	118,844	4.6%
101	North Hertfordshire	East of England	44,426	4.6%
102	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	37,413	4.6%
103	South Gloucestershire	South West	91,632	4.5%
104	Waverley	South East	42,681	4.4%
105	Tandridge	South East	27,192	4.3%
106	Lichfield	West Midlands	35,007	4.3%
107	West Lancashire	North West	36,742	4.2%
108	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	45,250	4.2%
109	Maidstone	South East	60,154	4.2%
110	Epping Forest	East of England	40,241	4.0%
111	North Somerset	South West	76,550	4.0%
112	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	33,180	3.9%
113	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	64,404	3.8%
114	Isle of Wight	South East	54,486	3.8%
115	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	38,746	3.7%
116	Mole Valley	South East	27,483	3.7%
117	Bedford	East of England	61,539	3.7%
118	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	101,557	3.6%
119	Dover	South East	42,324	3.5%
120	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	41,180	3.5%
121	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	29,372	3.4%
122	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	45,685	3.4%
123	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	37,923	3.3%
124	Lancaster	North West	47,997	3.2%
125	County Durham	North East	187,814	3.1%
126	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	41,862	3.0%
127	Warwick	West Midlands	53,788	2.9%
128	Wyre	North West	40,110	2.8%
129	Swale	South East	49,383	2.6%
130	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	120,292	2.6%
131	Guildford	South East	45,997	2.6%
132	High Peak	East Midlands	29,707	2.5%
133	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	39,145	2.5%
134	Swansea	Wales	79,438	2.5%
135	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	49,450	2.4%
136	Hart	South East	31,270	2.4%
137	Peterborough	East of England	75,046	2.1%
138	Rugby	West Midlands	38,845	2.0%
139	Canterbury	South East	54,229	2.0%
140	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	34,927	2.0%
141	Gravesham	South East	33,215	2.0%
142	Pendle	North West	31,536	2.0%
143	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	66,049	1.8%
144	Amber Valley	East Midlands	43,526	1.8%
145	Rochford	East of England	25,618	1.8%
146	Arun	South East	60,869	1.6%
147	Dacorum	East of England	51,782	1.6%
148	Darlington	North East	39,860	1.6%
149	Runnymede	South East	29,265	1.5%
150	Chorley	North West	37,670	1.5%
151	Fylde	North West	31,254	1.5%
152	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	47,546	1.4%
153	Bridgend	Wales	45,329	1.4%
154	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	65,694	1.4%
155	Brentwood	East of England	26,041	1.4%
156	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	104,939	1.3%
157	Bolsover	East Midlands	29,107	1.3%
158	Solihull	West Midlands	67,176	1.3%
159	Caerphilly	Wales	55,087	1.2%
160	Wokingham	South East	53,983	1.2%
161	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	72,110	1.2%
162	Preston	North West	55,073	1.2%
163	South Ribble	North West	36,327	1.1%
164	Rossendale	North West	23,872	1.1%
165	Newport	Wales	54,581	1.1%
166	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	38,616	1.0%
167	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	55,572	1.0%
168	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	19,828	1.0%
169	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	84,853	1.0%
170	Milton Keynes	South East	100,662	0.9%
171	Reigate and Banstead	South East	48,737	0.9%
172	St Albans	East of England	46,210	0.9%
173	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	49,924	0.8%
174	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	76,286	0.8%
175	Blaby	East Midlands	30,777	0.7%
176	Fareham	South East	34,972	0.7%
177	Torfaen	Wales	29,499	0.7%
178	Surrey Heath	South East	27,325	0.7%
179	Charnwood	East Midlands	58,240	0.7%
180	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	88,789	0.7%
181	Three Rivers	East of England	27,911	0.7%
182	Warrington	North West	69,799	0.7%
183	Gedling	East Midlands	39,241	0.6%
184	Swindon	South West	74,947	0.6%
185	Burnley	North West	33,420	0.6%
186	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	68,545	0.6%
187	Hertsmere	East of England	32,456	0.6%
188	Ashfield	East Midlands	42,672	0.6%
189	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	135,994	0.5%
190	Eastleigh	South East	45,327	0.5%
191	Redditch	West Midlands	26,421	0.5%
192	Erewash	East Midlands	37,190	0.5%
193	Knowsley	North West	54,378	0.5%
194	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	21,680	0.5%
195	Woking	South East	34,289	0.5%
196	Medway	South East	89,360	0.5%
197	Sefton	North West	96,167	0.5%
198	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	123,255	0.5%
199	Dartford	South East	38,830	0.5%
200	Bracknell Forest	South East	42,265	0.5%
201	Hyndburn	North West	27,831	0.5%
202	Thanet	South East	56,026	0.4%
203	Spelthorne	South East	33,237	0.4%
204	Halton	North West	41,832	0.4%
205	Rochdale	North West	72,609	0.4%
206	Oldham	North West	72,513	0.4%
207	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	173,522	0.4%
208	Plymouth	South West	94,932	0.4%
209	Stockport	North West	92,526	0.4%
210	St. Helens	North West	61,335	0.4%
211	Exeter	South West	44,787	0.4%
212	Elmbridge	South East	44,924	0.4%
213	Havant	South East	41,414	0.4%
214	Torbay	South West	52,651	0.3%
215	Gateshead	North East	66,843	0.3%
216	Westminster	London	109,945	0.3%
217	Mansfield	East Midlands	38,413	0.3%
218	Broxbourne	East of England	30,512	0.3%
219	Basildon	East of England	56,186	0.3%
220	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	282,405	0.3%
221	Norwich	East of England	54,090	0.3%
222	Wigan	North West	106,594	0.3%
223	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	33,162	0.3%
224	Bury	North West	60,090	0.3%
225	Hartlepool	North East	36,081	0.3%
226	Bolton	North West	92,206	0.3%
227	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	44,746	0.3%
228	Castle Point	East of England	25,280	0.3%
229	Bromley	London	101,534	0.3%
230	Wirral	North West	108,267	0.3%
231	Broxtowe	East Midlands	36,114	0.3%
232	Brighton and Hove	South East	106,683	0.3%
233	Gloucester	South West	44,495	0.3%
234	Eastbourne	South East	38,360	0.3%
235	Cheltenham	South West	43,487	0.3%
236	Camden	London	89,904	0.3%
237	Thurrock	East of England	52,055	0.3%
238	Chesterfield	East Midlands	37,240	0.2%
239	Worcester	West Midlands	35,890	0.2%
240	Tameside	North West	76,068	0.2%
241	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	187,684	0.2%
242	Sunderland	North East	100,826	0.2%
243	Worthing	South East	40,241	0.2%
244	Hastings	South East	36,252	0.2%
245	Southwark	London	115,151	0.2%
246	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	144,497	0.2%
247	Islington	London	90,381	0.2%
248	Adur	South East	20,980	0.2%
249	Cardiff	Wales	127,937	0.2%
250	Harlow	East of England	32,799	0.2%
251	Kensington and Chelsea	London	76,220	0.2%
252	Havering	London	76,892	0.2%
253	Tamworth	West Midlands	23,948	0.2%
254	Crawley	South East	33,269	0.2%
255	Hillingdon	London	87,695	0.2%
256	Trafford	North West	74,620	0.2%
257	Croydon	London	126,697	0.2%
258	Walsall	West Midlands	86,076	0.2%
259	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	17,184	0.2%
260	Bristol, City of	South West	160,654	0.2%
261	Waltham Forest	London	88,297	0.2%
262	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	85,706	0.2%
263	Enfield	London	97,170	0.2%
264	Coventry	West Midlands	111,761	0.2%
265	Luton	East of England	63,273	0.2%
266	Cambridge	East of England	46,076	0.2%
267	Richmond upon Thames	London	62,810	0.2%
268	Gosport	South East	27,672	0.2%
269	Blackpool	North West	56,978	0.1%
270	Hounslow	London	83,024	0.1%
271	Middlesbrough	North East	52,750	0.1%
272	South Tyneside	North East	53,815	0.1%
273	Reading	South East	59,649	0.1%
274	Lambeth	London	128,279	0.1%
275	Tower Hamlets	London	130,141	0.1%
276	Ipswich	East of England	48,727	0.1%
277	Lincoln	East Midlands	34,607	0.1%
278	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	102,565	0.1%
279	Kingston upon Thames	London	54,226	0.1%
280	Oxford	South East	50,028	0.1%
281	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	82,734	0.1%
282	Leicester	East Midlands	110,296	0.1%
283	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	61,737	0.1%
284	Ealing	London	117,219	0.1%
285	Wandsworth	London	133,243	0.1%
286	Epsom and Ewell	South East	22,985	0.1%
287	Portsmouth	South East	73,251	0.1%
288	Haringey	London	97,881	0.1%
289	Salford	North West	115,246	0.1%
290	Harrow	London	70,723	0.1%
291	Rushmoor	South East	33,502	0.1%
292	Birmingham	West Midlands	362,988	0.1%
293	Southampton	South East	86,258	0.1%
294	Greenwich	London	100,512	0.1%
295	Barnet	London	130,949	0.1%
296	Sandwell	West Midlands	100,995	0.1%
297	Dudley	West Midlands	98,944	0.1%
298	Bexley	London	72,510	0.1%
299	Redbridge	London	78,901	0.1%
300	Lewisham	London	111,256	0.1%
301	Manchester	North West	212,014	0.1%
302	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	80,869	0.1%
303	Slough	South East	44,124	0.1%
304	Sutton	London	63,707	0.1%
305	Brent	London	103,209	0.1%
306	Derby	East Midlands	85,608	0.1%
307	Nottingham	East Midlands	119,651	0.1%
308	Barking and Dagenham	London	65,773	0.1%
309	North Tyneside	North East	73,397	0.1%
310	Merton	London	68,197	0.1%
311	Hackney	London	96,199	0.1%
312	Liverpool	North West	185,973	0.1%
313	Stevenage	East of England	29,695	0.1%
314	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	99,099	0.1%
315	Newham	London	113,014	0.1%
316	Watford	East of England	33,246	0.1%

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