Disabled adults in the household by council, Census 2021

Households of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by disabled adults in the household, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Number of disabled adults in household (4 categories)”).

No adults disabled under the Equality Act in household, highest: Birmingham

286,587

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:15 UTC

Disabled adults in the household 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 adults disabled under the Equality Act in household	1 adult disabled under the Equality Act in household	2 or more adults disabled under the Equality Act in household
Birmingham E08000025	286,587	110,068	26,803
Leeds E08000035	240,634	84,273	16,559
North Yorkshire E06000065	193,235	67,560	13,586
Somerset E06000066	171,128	65,140	13,852
Buckinghamshire E06000060	166,219	45,430	8,679
Cornwall E06000052	162,038	71,217	17,280
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	153,440	64,028	14,482
Wiltshire E06000054	151,782	52,491	10,808
County Durham E06000047	147,482	70,703	16,577
Manchester E08000003	146,312	55,884	12,537
Bradford E08000032	142,460	55,177	12,230
Bristol, City of E06000023	132,754	48,461	10,423
Liverpool E08000012	131,687	61,717	14,087
West Northamptonshire E06000062	125,586	39,029	8,025
Cheshire East E06000049	124,725	41,738	8,393
Kirklees E08000034	121,929	46,299	9,761
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	119,598	44,951	9,293
Dorset E06000059	113,902	45,357	10,002
Croydon E09000008	113,567	32,648	6,733
Barnet E09000003	112,012	30,943	5,962
Wandsworth E09000032	109,529	23,932	3,931
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	106,976	39,346	8,834
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	105,321	38,279	8,466
North Northamptonshire E06000061	103,710	36,765	8,443
Lambeth E09000022	102,917	27,356	4,415
Bromley E09000006	101,745	28,707	5,375
Wakefield E08000036	101,177	41,683	10,215
Ealing E09000009	100,785	27,154	5,719
Southwark E09000028	98,889	27,291	4,638
Cardiff W06000015	98,502	40,107	8,724
Northumberland E06000057	97,307	40,691	8,924
Shropshire E06000051	95,305	36,128	8,146
Wigan E08000010	94,584	39,150	9,371
Coventry E08000026	92,983	33,820	7,337
Tower Hamlets E09000030	91,181	24,293	5,068
Dudley E08000027	90,892	37,217	8,960
Wirral E08000015	90,482	43,192	9,577
Lewisham E09000023	90,271	27,043	5,078
Enfield E09000010	88,401	26,725	5,797
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	88,363	26,875	5,517
Brent E09000005	88,299	25,058	5,254
Doncaster E08000017	88,219	36,484	8,777
Leicester E06000016	87,702	31,861	7,825
Stockport E08000007	86,981	33,031	6,636
Sandwell E08000028	86,080	35,143	9,023
Newham E09000025	85,631	23,650	6,226
Cumberland E06000063	84,500	33,811	7,114
Greenwich E09000011	84,103	24,973	4,976
South Gloucestershire E06000025	83,912	28,162	6,027
Brighton and Hove E06000043	83,530	31,410	6,462
Milton Keynes E06000042	82,356	25,492	5,254
Nottingham E06000018	82,034	35,152	7,559
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	81,843	33,807	7,147
Hillingdon E09000017	81,237	22,989	5,002
Bolton E08000001	79,083	32,598	7,109
Sefton E08000014	79,012	35,801	8,260
Salford E08000006	78,901	29,889	6,326
Hackney E09000012	77,820	23,999	4,262
Haringey E09000014	77,516	23,214	4,362
Hounslow E09000018	77,370	21,068	4,524
Redbridge E09000026	77,181	21,345	5,187
Medway E06000035	77,180	27,742	6,536
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	76,339	32,382	6,754
Waltham Forest E09000031	75,819	22,289	4,790
Sunderland E08000024	75,323	37,660	9,194
Plymouth E06000026	73,439	33,348	7,771
East Suffolk E07000244	73,390	30,528	6,829
Havering E09000016	73,247	22,952	5,078
Rotherham E08000018	73,193	32,598	8,134
Walsall E08000030	73,141	30,896	8,189
Westminster E09000033	73,091	18,579	3,145
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	71,242	26,828	5,459
Southampton E06000045	70,680	26,209	5,402
Derby E06000015	70,548	28,372	6,729
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	70,396	32,191	7,813
Wolverhampton E08000031	70,269	28,228	6,644
Islington E09000019	69,885	22,763	3,848
Bexley E09000004	69,232	21,340	4,728
Swindon E06000030	68,581	22,686	4,595
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	68,538	31,507	8,008
Trafford E08000009	68,404	23,106	4,759
Camden E09000007	68,162	21,217	3,380
Harrow E09000015	67,116	18,145	4,381
Swansea W06000011	65,796	31,727	7,439
Tameside E08000008	65,261	28,055	6,211
North Tyneside E08000022	64,752	26,222	5,258
North Somerset E06000024	64,697	24,815	5,136
Warrington E06000007	63,494	22,299	4,745
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	63,334	15,574	2,336
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	63,152	15,147	2,406
Merton E09000024	62,997	15,517	3,215
Solihull E08000029	62,640	22,082	4,761
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	62,063	32,645	8,631
Calderdale E08000033	61,724	24,261	4,491
Oldham E08000004	61,414	25,661	6,065
Sutton E09000029	61,204	17,513	3,631
York E06000014	60,612	20,691	4,157
Rochdale E08000005	59,698	24,827	5,698
Peterborough E06000031	59,518	20,405	4,610
Portsmouth E06000044	59,399	22,223	4,533
West Suffolk E07000245	57,228	17,882	3,636
Gateshead E08000037	57,214	26,064	5,721
Luton E06000032	57,029	17,862	4,049
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	56,759	21,568	4,497
Colchester E07000071	56,421	19,281	4,008
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	56,309	16,966	3,371
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	56,229	19,300	3,721
Chelmsford E07000070	56,090	16,225	3,085
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	55,960	22,622	5,175
Huntingdonshire E07000011	55,180	17,955	3,745
Bury E08000002	54,667	21,351	4,677
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	54,347	19,843	4,154
Bedford E06000055	54,173	17,344	3,433
New Forest E07000091	53,781	19,543	4,242
Basildon E07000066	53,767	18,350	4,245
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	53,581	16,364	3,957
Wokingham E06000041	53,317	13,268	2,578
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	52,516	12,546	1,822
Charnwood E07000130	52,193	17,677	3,914
Maidstone E07000110	51,229	16,406	3,573
St. Helens E08000013	51,085	23,977	5,948
Reading E06000038	50,560	14,246	2,876
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	50,301	20,837	5,372
Carmarthenshire W06000010	50,259	24,835	6,665
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	49,926	13,162	2,539
West Berkshire E06000037	49,404	14,456	2,799
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	49,115	14,947	2,935
Arun E07000224	49,104	19,293	4,264
North Lincolnshire E06000013	48,957	19,507	4,709
Cherwell E07000177	48,679	14,513	2,702
Thurrock E06000034	48,152	14,736	3,489
Wealden E07000065	48,006	16,763	3,497
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	47,143	11,739	2,052
Mid Sussex E07000228	47,041	13,773	2,535
East Hertfordshire E07000242	46,914	12,775	2,332
Dacorum E07000096	46,412	14,227	2,772
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	46,208	19,371	4,247
Warwick E07000222	46,180	13,730	2,709
South Oxfordshire E07000179	46,144	12,918	2,435
Braintree E07000067	46,045	15,676	3,265
Horsham E07000227	45,991	13,914	2,465
Caerphilly W06000018	45,678	23,884	6,695
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	45,371	12,178	2,300
St Albans E07000240	45,155	11,726	2,109
East Devon E07000040	45,149	17,768	3,871
Flintshire W06000005	44,966	17,850	4,095
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	44,724	18,057	4,685
South Kesteven E07000141	43,998	15,458	3,394
Elmbridge E07000207	43,679	10,226	1,685
South Tyneside E08000023	43,258	20,644	4,385
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	43,241	13,565	2,658
Newport W06000022	43,063	18,518	4,471
South Norfolk E07000149	42,790	15,204	3,387
Norwich E07000148	42,553	18,298	3,608
Vale of White Horse E07000180	42,533	12,562	2,403
Canterbury E07000106	42,488	17,220	4,084
Guildford E07000209	42,056	11,445	2,259
Tendring E07000076	41,825	20,503	5,123
Stafford E07000197	41,702	15,036	3,309
North Hertfordshire E07000099	41,166	13,135	2,432
Isle of Wight E06000046	41,071	19,354	4,350
Ipswich E07000202	41,049	15,329	3,128
Eastleigh E07000086	41,002	13,116	2,805
Knowsley E08000011	40,589	20,309	5,175
Breckland E07000143	40,555	15,844	3,960
Preston E07000123	40,540	15,840	3,227
Swale E07000113	40,491	15,909	4,097
Wychavon E07000238	40,407	13,943	3,005
Epping Forest E07000072	40,383	11,844	2,330
Oxford E07000178	40,178	12,417	2,643
Teignbridge E07000045	39,834	16,392	3,612
Test Valley E07000093	39,769	12,487	2,452
Broadland E07000144	39,728	14,792	3,241
Powys W06000023	39,724	16,647	3,811
Slough E06000039	39,716	10,321	2,386
East Lindsey E07000137	39,430	19,523	5,801
Thanet E07000114	39,384	18,422	4,394
Waverley E07000216	39,375	11,034	2,039
Lancaster E07000121	39,330	16,920	3,731
Torbay E06000027	39,237	19,148	4,609
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	39,132	18,300	4,206
Blackpool E06000009	39,027	20,943	4,819
Middlesbrough E06000002	38,954	17,519	3,789
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	38,948	12,116	2,509
Bridgend W06000013	38,824	18,613	4,924
Cheltenham E07000078	38,719	12,066	2,114
Chichester E07000225	38,574	13,007	2,537
East Hampshire E07000085	38,551	11,734	2,433
Gloucester E07000081	38,492	14,005	2,910
Cambridge E07000008	38,339	11,737	2,398
Wrexham W06000006	38,326	15,850	3,738
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	38,229	16,711	3,827
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	38,134	15,734	3,582
Bracknell Forest E06000036	38,097	10,191	1,960
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	37,911	15,007	3,665
Winchester E07000094	37,739	11,701	2,275
Amber Valley E07000032	37,721	15,074	3,482
Ashford E07000105	37,454	13,032	3,097
Stroud E07000082	37,021	12,805	2,552
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	36,541	20,324	5,510
East Staffordshire E07000193	36,192	12,333	2,769
Rushcliffe E07000176	36,069	11,470	2,344
Sevenoaks E07000111	35,987	10,824	2,202
Exeter E07000041	35,958	13,702	2,894
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	35,723	14,248	3,360
Pembrokeshire W06000009	35,572	16,069	3,847
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	35,564	10,741	1,918
Havant E07000090	35,527	14,630	3,432
West Oxfordshire E07000181	35,365	10,594	2,022
Halton E06000006	35,222	16,553	4,176
Gedling E07000173	35,199	13,347	3,005
North Kesteven E07000139	35,072	12,815	3,102
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	34,601	12,164	2,681
Chorley E07000118	34,593	12,692	2,847
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	34,581	15,101	3,741
Ashfield E07000170	34,524	15,927	4,057
Gwynedd W06000002	34,521	13,649	2,935
Fareham E07000087	34,411	11,776	2,452
Dartford E07000107	34,157	9,511	2,028
Worthing E07000229	34,147	12,797	2,594
Bassetlaw E07000171	34,128	13,926	3,405
Erewash E07000036	33,889	13,315	3,132
Rugby E07000220	33,856	10,850	2,307
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	33,472	10,580	2,157
South Ribble E07000126	33,407	12,487	2,692
Conwy W06000003	33,348	15,341	3,546
Darlington E06000005	33,261	13,084	2,573
Dover E07000108	32,991	14,165	3,392
Broxtowe E07000172	32,885	12,561	2,915
Crawley E07000226	32,545	10,737	2,220
West Lancashire E07000127	32,452	12,954	3,127
Wyre E07000128	32,288	14,874	3,605
South Derbyshire E07000039	31,923	10,757	2,560
Hertsmere E07000098	31,735	9,188	1,759
Lichfield E07000194	31,655	11,393	2,581
South Staffordshire E07000196	31,564	11,763	2,793
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	31,423	13,582	3,333
North West Leicestershire E07000134	31,360	11,079	2,534
Mid Suffolk E07000203	31,342	10,683	2,318
Woking E07000217	31,330	8,497	1,610
North Norfolk E07000147	31,256	13,914	3,203
Worcester E07000237	31,223	11,313	2,186
Spelthorne E07000213	31,205	8,888	1,712
Blaby E07000129	30,440	9,933	2,202
Hart E07000089	30,385	8,114	1,465
Mansfield E07000174	30,378	13,974	3,678
Chesterfield E07000034	30,340	14,431	3,287
Wyre Forest E07000239	30,230	12,286	2,804
Watford E07000103	30,219	7,839	1,570
Eastbourne E07000061	29,834	12,999	2,777
Cotswold E07000079	29,806	9,108	1,683
North East Derbyshire E07000038	29,780	13,004	3,203
Bromsgrove E07000234	29,648	9,549	2,067
Harborough E07000131	29,517	9,112	1,784
Tewkesbury E07000083	29,407	9,644	1,880
Gravesham E07000109	29,263	10,114	2,347
Lewes E07000063	29,126	11,961	2,601
Broxbourne E07000095	29,096	8,962	1,794
Fenland E07000010	29,084	12,001	2,998
North Devon E07000043	29,012	11,669	2,516
Rushmoor E07000092	28,790	8,823	1,691
Cannock Chase E07000192	28,474	11,951	3,032
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	28,329	11,251	2,774
Great Yarmouth E07000145	28,315	12,971	3,258
West Lindsey E07000142	28,262	11,384	2,699
Babergh E07000200	28,212	9,813	2,175
High Peak E07000037	28,066	10,593	2,113
Lincoln E07000138	27,998	11,844	2,665
South Holland E07000140	27,808	10,224	2,671
Uttlesford E07000077	27,793	7,728	1,437
Rother E07000064	27,547	11,855	2,700
Mole Valley E07000210	27,488	8,162	1,489
Monmouthshire W06000021	27,461	11,058	2,405
Surrey Heath E07000214	27,368	7,221	1,419
Three Rivers E07000102	27,367	7,956	1,535
South Hams E07000044	26,872	10,217	2,247
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	26,692	8,643	1,868
Harlow E07000073	26,581	9,411	1,864
Denbighshire W06000004	26,500	12,713	3,177
Tandridge E07000215	26,386	7,749	1,488
Runnymede E07000212	25,907	7,437	1,494
Hastings E07000062	25,767	12,025	2,661
Burnley E07000117	25,684	11,575	2,611
Pendle E07000122	25,678	10,130	2,258
Castle Point E07000069	25,643	9,451	2,295
Stevenage E07000243	25,552	9,047	1,910
Hartlepool E06000001	25,474	12,491	2,965
Fylde E07000119	25,298	10,143	2,165
Rochford E07000075	25,224	8,489	1,844
Redditch E07000236	25,126	9,222	2,030
Forest of Dean E07000080	24,837	10,000	2,380
Brentwood E07000068	24,376	6,648	1,318
Torfaen W06000020	24,357	12,596	3,288
Mid Devon E07000042	24,339	9,276	2,018
Malvern Hills E07000235	23,766	9,147	1,979
Gosport E07000088	23,738	9,954	2,230
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	23,726	6,398	1,197
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	22,373	8,178	1,732
Hyndburn E07000120	22,366	10,092	2,332
Tamworth E07000199	22,271	8,522	2,102
Bolsover E07000033	21,930	10,426	2,906
Rossendale E07000125	20,326	8,485	1,752
Boston E07000136	20,271	7,332	1,801
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	20,043	8,780	1,999
Torridge E07000046	19,988	8,385	2,084
Ribble Valley E07000124	19,743	5,869	1,135
Ceredigion W06000008	19,512	9,090	2,291
Maldon E07000074	19,463	6,912	1,525
North Warwickshire E07000218	18,820	7,089	1,671
Adur E07000223	18,400	7,521	1,757
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	17,778	10,025	2,535
West Devon E07000047	16,374	6,845	1,601
Melton E07000133	15,994	5,492	1,113
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	15,595	5,705	1,317
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	15,519	8,161	2,103
Rutland E06000017	12,125	3,837	732
City of London E09000001	4,135	716	63
Isles of Scilly E06000053	715	192	35
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
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

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No adults disabled under the Equality Act in household · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

715 to 29k
29k to 38k
38k to 49k
49k to 76k
76k to 287k

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Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:15 UTC Run at 31 October 2026, 11:15 UTC; 954 of 954 figures matched the live source.

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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, “Number of disabled adults in household (4 categories)”: The number of adults in a household who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).