Cars or vans by council, Census 2021

Households of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by cars or vans, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Car or van availability (6 categories)”).

No cars or vans in household, highest: Birmingham

134,123

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC

Cars or vans by council, Census 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics (Census 2021). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

318 rows

Area	No cars or vans in household	1 car or van in household	2 cars or vans in household	3 cars or vans in household	4 or more cars or vans in household
Birmingham E08000025	134,123	176,325	86,325	19,609	7,074
Leeds E08000035	98,083	142,676	79,730	15,587	5,390
Manchester E08000003	83,770	92,267	31,611	5,492	1,591
Liverpool E08000012	83,142	83,796	33,311	5,668	1,574
Tower Hamlets E09000030	80,018	34,571	5,057	720	174
Southwark E09000028	78,851	43,420	7,177	1,055	315
Lambeth E09000022	78,136	46,524	8,257	1,342	429
Hackney E09000012	68,832	32,322	4,167	627	133
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	67,843	98,577	51,149	10,775	3,606
Wandsworth E09000032	65,756	57,727	11,711	1,690	509
Islington E09000019	64,536	27,722	3,606	510	122
Westminster E09000033	62,789	26,309	4,670	696	351
Newham E09000025	59,697	43,647	9,919	1,796	448
Camden E09000007	59,037	27,983	4,809	688	242
Lewisham E09000023	58,369	50,109	11,201	2,112	601
Bradford E08000032	57,910	88,910	48,227	11,086	3,734
County Durham E06000047	56,658	99,248	59,963	13,985	4,907
Haringey E09000014	55,410	39,894	8,177	1,269	340
Brent E09000005	52,297	46,316	15,294	3,624	1,081
Croydon E09000008	51,422	66,099	26,551	6,544	2,328
Bristol, City of E06000023	50,141	87,781	41,397	9,053	3,268
Ealing E09000009	49,188	58,513	20,211	4,336	1,413
Greenwich E09000011	49,186	48,404	13,007	2,655	800
Nottingham E06000018	47,399	51,357	20,474	4,170	1,345
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	46,679	28,753	4,944	670	200
Brighton and Hove E06000043	45,460	51,874	19,070	3,696	1,302
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	44,961	50,078	22,425	4,061	1,271
Barnet E09000003	44,580	66,990	29,077	6,297	1,973
Waltham Forest E09000031	43,337	43,943	12,198	2,613	810
North Yorkshire E06000065	43,102	115,308	84,961	21,773	9,237
Leicester E06000016	42,083	52,325	24,968	6,055	1,958
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	40,476	49,284	21,034	3,661	1,017
Kirklees E08000034	40,356	73,901	48,622	11,063	4,047
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	39,003	21,860	4,926	794	301
Cardiff W06000015	38,293	63,557	35,256	7,630	2,597
Salford E08000006	38,206	49,424	22,239	4,011	1,236
Sandwell E08000028	38,092	54,728	28,286	6,828	2,312
Sunderland E08000024	37,778	49,971	26,926	5,801	1,701
Cornwall E06000052	37,623	105,520	76,073	21,610	9,708
Enfield E09000010	37,517	53,617	22,358	5,532	1,900
Coventry E08000026	37,047	55,958	31,334	7,271	2,530
Wirral E08000015	35,911	60,728	36,052	7,930	2,631
Somerset E06000066	34,931	102,925	78,403	22,961	10,903
Wakefield E08000036	34,928	63,894	41,956	9,183	3,114
Hounslow E09000018	33,724	45,507	17,934	4,349	1,450
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	33,692	75,280	47,819	12,011	5,040
Doncaster E08000017	32,560	55,681	34,412	8,077	2,750
Sefton E08000014	32,455	52,487	29,715	6,321	2,095
Bromley E09000006	31,084	62,960	30,995	7,624	3,164
Wigan E08000010	30,519	60,609	40,335	8,885	2,757
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	30,166	48,001	25,101	5,433	1,699
Wolverhampton E08000031	29,951	43,012	24,054	5,959	2,164
Bolton E08000001	29,427	50,816	29,967	6,523	2,057
Northumberland E06000057	28,969	63,283	41,349	9,764	3,555
Gateshead E08000037	28,836	37,139	18,463	3,488	1,074
Plymouth E06000026	28,534	49,883	28,065	5,976	2,100
Redbridge E09000026	28,527	47,181	21,071	5,227	1,707
Wiltshire E06000054	28,198	84,809	73,170	19,892	9,012
Dudley E08000027	28,090	55,799	39,332	10,052	3,796
Southampton E06000045	28,018	45,272	22,324	4,960	1,717
Walsall E08000030	28,002	45,286	28,621	7,475	2,842
West Northamptonshire E06000062	27,457	67,278	56,520	14,889	6,496
Derby E06000015	27,420	44,463	25,841	5,872	2,055
Merton E09000024	27,009	38,843	12,570	2,573	731
North Tyneside E08000022	26,766	42,878	21,637	3,869	1,082
Rotherham E08000018	26,186	45,465	31,785	7,677	2,812
Portsmouth E06000044	26,107	37,458	17,917	3,485	1,190
Tameside E08000008	25,969	43,226	23,781	5,113	1,438
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	25,909	63,368	49,589	11,796	4,494
Oldham E08000004	25,744	39,646	21,541	4,678	1,531
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	25,682	33,190	11,911	2,422	697
Cumberland E06000063	25,491	53,481	34,747	8,457	3,248
Cheshire East E06000049	25,367	71,640	58,151	14,048	5,650
Buckinghamshire E06000060	25,285	82,470	79,464	22,285	10,824
Stockport E08000007	24,889	54,538	36,885	7,766	2,569
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	24,580	44,800	29,576	6,776	2,322
Hillingdon E09000017	24,353	48,056	27,117	7,062	2,640
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	23,997	64,070	47,338	11,852	4,809
North Northamptonshire E06000061	23,793	60,120	47,703	12,385	4,917
Swansea W06000011	23,767	44,670	26,886	7,027	2,612
Rochdale E08000005	23,697	38,272	22,067	4,675	1,512
Dorset E06000059	23,132	69,142	53,854	15,607	7,526
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	22,958	43,205	27,517	7,094	2,563
South Tyneside E08000023	22,372	28,630	13,785	2,719	781
Calderdale E08000033	22,177	38,826	22,646	4,990	1,837
Harrow E09000015	22,165	39,651	21,088	5,179	1,559
Blackpool E06000009	22,019	27,318	12,017	2,539	893
Havering E09000016	21,806	44,708	25,232	6,857	2,674
Medway E06000035	21,449	45,564	32,204	8,604	3,637
Bexley E09000004	21,327	43,224	22,652	5,993	2,104
Norwich E07000148	21,077	29,916	10,818	2,000	648
Knowsley E08000011	20,621	27,218	14,663	2,800	771
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	20,516	41,739	14,790	2,792	868
York E06000014	20,470	39,307	20,190	4,043	1,449
Middlesbrough E06000002	19,964	24,144	12,572	2,730	852
Luton E06000032	19,720	33,927	18,584	4,957	1,752
Milton Keynes E06000042	19,349	49,077	34,030	7,842	2,804
Shropshire E06000051	19,280	55,999	44,709	13,035	6,556
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	19,246	34,739	18,412	4,339	1,610
Reading E06000038	19,206	29,992	14,293	3,066	1,124
Peterborough E06000031	19,149	36,755	22,088	4,923	1,618
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	18,794	29,470	16,725	3,664	1,173
St. Helens E08000013	18,785	34,286	21,931	4,596	1,412
Sutton E09000029	18,782	38,668	18,785	4,385	1,726
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	18,713	34,299	23,675	5,307	1,763
Trafford E08000009	18,555	41,742	28,427	5,676	1,871
Swindon E06000030	18,549	39,961	28,411	6,564	2,377
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	18,195	44,537	29,671	7,869	3,257
Cambridge E07000008	18,032	24,451	7,872	1,570	547
Bury E08000002	17,829	35,125	21,845	4,492	1,404
Oxford E07000178	17,735	25,086	9,559	2,047	812
East Suffolk E07000244	17,565	47,199	32,899	9,017	4,067
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	16,866	31,444	13,381	2,946	989
Preston E07000123	16,536	24,674	14,219	3,072	1,106
Thanet E07000114	16,219	26,812	14,210	3,468	1,491
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	15,814	24,748	13,939	3,133	1,133
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	15,796	32,994	22,271	5,657	2,532
Warrington E06000007	15,776	37,383	28,681	6,552	2,146
Solihull E08000029	15,754	35,180	28,347	7,221	2,981
Caerphilly W06000018	15,502	31,897	21,106	5,674	2,078
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	15,288	26,089	15,288	3,746	1,227
Newport W06000022	14,920	26,859	18,145	4,499	1,631
Ipswich E07000202	14,764	26,122	14,281	3,217	1,122
Torbay E06000027	14,635	27,302	15,426	3,992	1,637
South Gloucestershire E06000025	14,585	47,411	40,325	10,769	5,011
Colchester E07000071	14,540	33,699	23,202	5,734	2,535
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	14,326	31,773	22,513	5,701	2,197
Basildon E07000066	14,300	32,037	22,118	5,538	2,369
North Somerset E06000024	14,156	38,878	30,335	7,784	3,495
Lancaster E07000121	13,632	25,899	15,486	3,617	1,348
Bedford E06000055	13,631	30,160	22,875	5,783	2,501
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	13,609	46,621	43,924	11,507	5,095
Tendring E07000076	13,583	29,208	17,384	4,915	2,363
North Lincolnshire E06000013	13,503	29,967	21,659	5,720	2,324
Isle of Wight E06000046	13,449	28,768	16,255	4,386	1,917
Exeter E07000041	13,346	23,839	11,833	2,589	948
Halton E06000006	13,309	23,683	14,834	3,143	982
Canterbury E07000106	13,291	27,208	16,907	4,460	1,926
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	13,059	26,396	16,978	4,364	1,578
Carmarthenshire W06000010	12,594	33,731	24,722	7,405	3,307
Arun E07000224	12,254	31,062	21,278	5,546	2,521
Darlington E06000005	12,253	21,342	11,906	2,556	861
Hartlepool E06000001	12,102	16,635	9,259	2,224	710
Eastbourne E07000061	12,098	20,431	9,993	2,284	804
Lincoln E07000138	12,062	18,960	9,068	1,791	626
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	11,963	33,072	26,168	7,710	3,914
Hastings E07000062	11,798	17,381	8,482	1,996	796
West Suffolk E07000245	11,730	32,829	24,971	6,320	2,896
Burnley E07000117	11,667	16,992	8,730	1,893	590
Chesterfield E07000034	11,496	20,227	12,447	2,837	1,051
Charnwood E07000130	11,495	29,910	24,215	5,818	2,347
Thurrock E06000034	11,474	28,100	19,504	5,139	2,159
Bridgend W06000013	11,366	26,108	18,425	4,745	1,716
Great Yarmouth E07000145	11,314	18,749	10,672	2,675	1,134
Ashfield E07000170	11,228	22,927	15,244	3,698	1,411
Chelmsford E07000070	11,215	31,551	23,342	6,352	2,941
Gloucester E07000081	11,192	23,135	15,848	3,796	1,436
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	11,090	29,552	26,274	6,796	2,933
Wrexham W06000006	11,033	23,494	16,886	4,623	1,878
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	10,992	23,027	16,756	4,206	1,605
Worthing E07000229	10,818	21,836	12,697	3,027	1,161
East Lindsey E07000137	10,810	28,696	17,931	4,980	2,337
Slough E06000039	10,634	22,358	14,121	3,812	1,497
Cheltenham E07000078	10,621	23,994	14,221	3,037	1,026
Mansfield E07000174	10,501	19,866	13,409	3,146	1,106
Maidstone E07000110	10,401	28,004	23,251	6,453	3,102
Warwick E07000222	10,396	25,702	19,929	4,671	1,921
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	10,374	22,175	15,400	3,949	1,525
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	10,150	27,738	20,496	6,224	2,856
Dover E07000108	10,146	21,507	13,688	3,652	1,555
Swale E07000113	10,064	24,288	18,454	5,222	2,467
Huntingdonshire E07000011	10,040	30,862	26,363	6,743	2,873
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	9,912	20,668	12,795	3,468	1,494
Erewash E07000036	9,763	21,124	14,863	3,349	1,235
Gedling E07000173	9,760	22,450	14,961	3,255	1,125
Flintshire W06000005	9,750	26,684	21,847	6,078	2,552
Cherwell E07000177	9,699	26,671	21,461	5,637	2,427
Havant E07000090	9,678	21,254	16,299	4,473	1,885
Conwy W06000003	9,676	22,451	14,392	4,021	1,695
Broxtowe E07000172	9,609	21,091	13,598	3,042	1,021
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	9,529	24,389	17,612	4,336	1,584
East Staffordshire E07000193	9,483	20,419	15,635	4,041	1,715
Amber Valley E07000032	9,450	22,531	17,695	4,617	1,983
Crawley E07000226	9,370	19,224	12,653	3,123	1,133
Wyre E07000128	9,345	21,940	14,430	3,590	1,460
Dacorum E07000096	9,195	25,860	20,483	5,482	2,392
South Kesteven E07000141	9,176	25,864	20,562	5,124	2,124
Worcester E07000237	9,152	18,907	12,542	3,050	1,071
East Devon E07000040	9,065	28,160	21,248	5,675	2,640
New Forest E07000091	9,039	30,145	26,423	8,092	3,867
Gwynedd W06000002	9,027	21,391	14,345	4,298	2,041
Braintree E07000067	8,932	25,026	21,572	6,303	3,153
Stafford E07000197	8,920	24,490	19,766	4,907	1,964
Watford E07000103	8,884	17,628	10,015	2,239	862
Pendle E07000122	8,858	16,502	9,577	2,297	837
Bassetlaw E07000171	8,833	20,939	15,744	4,207	1,735
Hyndburn E07000120	8,818	15,012	8,434	1,900	627
North Hertfordshire E07000099	8,781	24,339	17,366	4,361	1,885
West Lancashire E07000127	8,728	19,291	14,953	3,937	1,624
Teignbridge E07000045	8,626	24,603	18,787	5,349	2,472
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	8,620	21,812	16,541	4,496	1,862
Pembrokeshire W06000009	8,432	23,490	16,317	4,999	2,250
Harlow E07000073	8,219	15,791	10,430	2,557	860
Lewes E07000063	8,210	19,286	11,808	3,099	1,285
Gravesham E07000109	8,204	17,094	11,616	3,343	1,468
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	8,126	19,210	13,626	3,641	1,606
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	8,056	24,582	19,603	5,177	2,431
West Berkshire E06000037	8,043	25,521	23,419	6,578	3,097
Breckland E07000143	8,021	24,381	19,542	5,699	2,716
Denbighshire W06000004	7,969	17,662	11,910	3,339	1,507
Torfaen W06000020	7,899	16,687	11,436	3,084	1,135
Powys W06000023	7,886	24,592	18,687	5,958	3,059
Mid Sussex E07000228	7,838	26,644	20,853	5,581	2,433
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	7,737	24,350	20,650	5,622	2,573
Guildford E07000209	7,711	21,650	18,744	5,137	2,516
Ashford E07000105	7,706	21,372	17,129	4,928	2,448
Dartford E07000107	7,700	20,577	13,036	3,108	1,275
East Hertfordshire E07000242	7,695	25,159	20,908	5,568	2,691
Epping Forest E07000072	7,641	23,036	16,618	4,875	2,385
Chichester E07000225	7,618	22,122	16,768	5,055	2,555
St Albans E07000240	7,571	26,007	19,103	4,562	1,747
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	7,483	20,576	14,517	3,808	1,839
Gosport E07000088	7,418	15,909	9,569	2,228	798
North East Derbyshire E07000038	7,415	18,511	14,458	3,937	1,666
Stevenage E07000243	7,387	15,176	10,532	2,499	916
Wyre Forest E07000239	7,366	18,392	14,028	3,839	1,695
Cannock Chase E07000192	7,354	17,181	13,784	3,755	1,383
Chorley E07000118	7,342	20,479	16,810	3,979	1,524
North Devon E07000043	7,331	17,936	12,743	3,559	1,629
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	7,329	27,335	23,849	5,932	2,551
Wealden E07000065	7,222	25,578	23,994	7,478	3,994
North Norfolk E07000147	7,061	21,133	14,100	4,131	1,947
Vale of White Horse E07000180	7,040	22,898	20,223	5,161	2,177
Fenland E07000010	7,029	18,308	13,194	3,720	1,832
Horsham E07000227	7,010	23,954	22,055	6,237	3,114
Winchester E07000094	6,996	19,839	17,715	4,801	2,364
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	6,969	12,872	7,663	2,105	731
South Ribble E07000126	6,965	20,751	15,861	3,703	1,306
High Peak E07000037	6,881	17,634	12,057	2,976	1,224
Rugby E07000220	6,859	19,087	15,491	3,876	1,700
Wychavon E07000238	6,784	21,162	20,279	6,082	3,049
Eastleigh E07000086	6,748	22,621	20,516	5,086	1,953
Rother E07000064	6,742	17,830	12,183	3,547	1,800
Rushcliffe E07000176	6,710	20,078	17,683	3,922	1,490
South Oxfordshire E07000179	6,644	23,693	22,172	6,129	2,858
Hertsmere E07000098	6,619	18,044	13,248	3,348	1,423
Broxbourne E07000095	6,596	16,635	11,648	3,425	1,546
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	6,593	21,333	18,366	4,888	2,394
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	6,587	22,272	21,384	6,141	3,080
Bolsover E07000033	6,528	14,327	10,605	2,726	1,076
Test Valley E07000093	6,520	20,437	19,967	5,373	2,412
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	6,455	10,778	6,350	1,648	552
South Norfolk E07000149	6,440	24,599	21,552	5,948	2,843
Rushmoor E07000092	6,421	15,875	12,516	3,227	1,264
Redditch E07000236	6,408	14,342	11,445	3,009	1,171
Broadland E07000144	6,342	23,971	19,792	5,331	2,324
Fylde E07000119	6,313	16,657	11,094	2,552	990
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	6,292	19,683	17,020	4,568	1,883
Wokingham E06000041	6,242	25,935	27,309	6,824	2,854
Stroud E07000082	6,218	19,666	18,390	5,538	2,566
Elmbridge E07000207	6,192	24,688	17,976	4,772	1,962
Spelthorne E07000213	6,156	17,558	13,082	3,495	1,512
Woking E07000217	6,101	17,306	13,047	3,518	1,465
Tamworth E07000199	6,004	13,169	10,260	2,572	892
West Lindsey E07000142	5,982	17,448	13,645	3,645	1,625
Fareham E07000087	5,893	18,538	17,433	4,752	2,023
Waverley E07000216	5,875	19,972	18,739	5,214	2,648
North Kesteven E07000139	5,824	21,045	17,674	4,563	1,883
Bracknell Forest E06000036	5,772	19,256	18,865	4,554	1,801
Lichfield E07000194	5,767	17,521	15,992	4,386	1,964
Boston E07000136	5,733	12,557	7,933	2,179	1,002
North West Leicestershire E07000134	5,670	17,109	15,937	4,292	1,965
South Staffordshire E07000196	5,619	17,272	16,186	4,757	2,290
Sevenoaks E07000111	5,606	19,700	16,334	4,912	2,464
Rossendale E07000125	5,605	12,736	9,303	2,150	766
Castle Point E07000069	5,593	14,637	11,731	3,720	1,708
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	5,538	16,805	14,013	4,073	1,926
West Oxfordshire E07000181	5,516	19,098	16,656	4,615	2,095
Monmouthshire W06000021	5,297	15,666	13,870	4,225	1,866
South Holland E07000140	5,247	16,507	13,166	3,910	1,873
Adur E07000223	5,111	12,276	7,719	1,858	715
East Hampshire E07000085	5,106	18,843	19,740	6,019	3,010
South Derbyshire E07000039	5,029	17,746	16,552	4,109	1,804
Blaby E07000129	4,867	16,747	15,421	3,981	1,559
Ceredigion W06000008	4,861	12,949	9,017	2,639	1,428
Runnymede E07000212	4,837	13,960	11,452	3,104	1,485
Tewkesbury E07000083	4,711	16,391	14,531	3,671	1,627
Bromsgrove E07000234	4,692	14,919	15,399	4,241	2,011
Babergh E07000200	4,683	15,517	13,729	4,180	2,091
Mid Devon E07000042	4,653	14,074	11,583	3,507	1,816
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	4,617	12,724	9,399	2,762	1,319
South Hams E07000044	4,607	15,753	13,311	3,920	1,744
Rochford E07000075	4,607	13,761	11,737	3,704	1,748
Three Rivers E07000102	4,601	14,673	12,428	3,513	1,643
Forest of Dean E07000080	4,533	13,981	12,448	4,140	2,115
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	4,474	14,531	13,000	3,500	1,698
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	4,466	14,170	9,370	2,349	966
Cotswold E07000079	4,462	15,783	14,370	4,080	1,902
Brentwood E07000068	4,443	13,950	9,945	2,713	1,291
Mid Suffolk E07000203	4,333	16,221	15,994	5,103	2,692
Mole Valley E07000210	4,286	14,540	12,379	3,871	2,063
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	4,206	12,652	10,809	3,114	1,505
Torridge E07000046	4,182	12,784	9,311	2,773	1,406
Malvern Hills E07000235	4,133	13,233	11,804	3,744	1,978
Harborough E07000131	4,035	14,719	15,384	4,230	2,045
Tandridge E07000215	4,016	14,045	11,774	3,770	2,018
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	3,798	9,345	6,993	1,792	689
City of London E09000001	3,793	954	123	31	12
North Warwickshire E07000218	3,716	10,555	9,295	2,721	1,293
Surrey Heath E07000214	3,562	12,347	13,784	4,275	2,040
Uttlesford E07000077	3,232	13,025	14,035	4,311	2,355
Maldon E07000074	3,148	9,784	9,814	3,280	1,872
Hart E07000089	3,136	13,984	16,092	4,517	2,235
Ribble Valley E07000124	3,056	10,611	9,396	2,526	1,158
West Devon E07000047	3,007	10,047	8,118	2,423	1,223
Melton E07000133	2,963	8,881	7,595	2,140	1,020
Rutland E06000017	1,723	6,644	6,050	1,562	715
Isles of Scilly E06000053	393	360	144	28	16
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019

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No cars or vans in household · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

393 to 6,408
6,408 to 8,932
8,932 to 14k
14k to 27k
27k to 134k

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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1 November 2026, 12:16 UTC

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https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/census-observations?area-type=ltla23&dimensions=number_of_cars_6aSHA-256 027a637072127e7fb87915598ce225c2bcb964a88c7dc138bdf85e6b0bd72a36 · 574,520 bytes
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Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC; 1590 of 1590 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Office for National Statistics (Census 2021); Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T12:16:09Z; 2 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	1590 of 1590 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	1590 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	1590 of 1590 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	The ONS's answer for England and for Wales agrees	in 10 of 10 cells (a category in a nation) the councils sum to the nation's count at https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/census-observations?area-type=ctry&dimensions=number_of_cars_6a within twice the square root of the councils summed (2 exactly; the largest gap 0.21 of its limit), the Census's cell-by-cell perturbation
Not run	Source page answers	https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create refuses automated requests (rate limiting, HTTP 429); open it in a browser to compare

Notes

Census Day was the 21st of March 2021. The ONS perturbs every count slightly to protect privacy, each cell on its own, so a council's categories can add up to a total a few people different from one topic to another, and its councils add up to England's and Wales's counts only within a few dozen.
By council as the ONS's Census API gives them, its lower-tier local authorities of 2023, with Barnsley's and Sheffield's figures under the codes they had until the 1st of April 2025, as the API gives them. Scotland's and Northern Ireland's censuses are separate, so their councils are not here.
Every council's categories together count all its households.
The ONS's description of the topic, “Car or van availability (6 categories)”: The number of cars or vans owned or available for use by household members. Vehicles included: * pick-ups, camper vans and motor homes * vehicles that are temporarily not working * vehicles that have failed their MOT * vehicles owned or used by a lodger * company cars or vans if they're available for private use Vehicles not included: * motorbikes, trikes, quad bikes or mobility scooters * vehicles that have a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) * vehicles owned or used only by a visitor * vehicles that are kept at another address or not easily accessed The number of cars or vans in an area relates only to households. Cars or vans used by communal establishment residents are not counted. Households with 10 to 20 cars or vans are counted as having only 10. Households with more than 20 cars or vans were treated as invalid and a value imputed.