Household type by council, Census 2021

Households of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by household type, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Household type (12 categories)”).

One-person household, highest: Birmingham

133,224

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:49 UTC

Household type 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	One-person household	Married couple household: Dependent children	Married couple household: No dependent children	Civil partnership couple household: Dependent children	Civil partnership couple household: No dependent children	Cohabiting couple household: Dependent children	Cohabiting couple household: No dependent children	Lone parent household: Dependent children	Lone parent household: No dependent children	Multi-person household: All students	Multi-person household: Other
Birmingham E08000025	133,224	77,973	80,390	207	462	16,072	26,176	46,046	25,473	3,768	13,665
Leeds E08000035	111,380	49,555	73,969	147	332	16,415	32,022	28,242	13,828	5,104	10,472
North Yorkshire E06000065	84,891	37,841	89,899	61	395	11,634	22,124	14,848	9,104	29	3,555
County Durham E06000047	79,529	26,194	65,089	54	199	12,070	17,711	19,848	9,600	1,643	2,824
Cornwall E06000052	76,862	31,093	77,159	73	474	12,586	21,423	15,433	9,934	995	4,503
Liverpool E08000012	76,340	22,359	37,630	72	179	9,239	16,765	20,853	13,254	3,534	7,266
Somerset E06000066	76,028	33,391	78,276	79	362	12,479	21,070	14,939	9,114	46	4,339
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	75,759	32,601	54,044	92	284	11,179	21,053	17,887	9,605	3,364	6,084
Manchester E08000003	71,577	31,796	28,452	99	390	8,654	20,462	22,834	11,712	4,780	13,976
Bradford E08000032	64,596	39,337	48,244	80	191	9,762	14,008	20,652	9,184	182	3,631
Wiltshire E06000054	60,574	35,878	67,831	62	303	9,483	17,254	12,349	7,910	35	3,402
Buckinghamshire E06000060	57,889	46,686	63,895	68	220	9,186	16,686	12,959	8,594	176	3,965
Bristol, City of E06000023	57,862	27,085	34,941	129	336	8,955	23,949	14,071	7,851	4,014	12,443
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	56,531	24,244	44,931	48	372	7,300	15,540	10,948	7,089	1,662	5,177
Kirklees E08000034	55,176	29,250	45,685	61	171	9,229	13,804	14,445	7,327	391	2,450
Cheshire East E06000049	53,136	26,759	52,414	54	203	8,432	14,637	10,338	6,307	21	2,556
Dorset E06000059	51,741	21,083	59,131	41	307	6,767	12,845	8,783	6,033	12	2,519
Wirral E08000015	49,688	17,555	36,438	36	155	6,850	9,807	12,995	7,543	15	2,169
Northumberland E06000057	48,149	17,279	47,151	26	175	6,571	10,424	9,981	5,606	12	1,546
Cardiff W06000015	47,463	21,372	30,220	58	182	5,894	13,544	13,194	6,532	3,188	5,683
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	46,887	22,381	44,714	43	180	7,775	13,132	10,222	6,464	589	2,766
West Northamptonshire E06000062	46,474	30,144	46,816	51	151	9,549	15,587	12,520	6,840	559	3,949
Wakefield E08000036	46,419	20,325	41,353	66	152	9,849	14,156	11,944	6,498	32	2,281
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	45,678	19,931	51,524	41	173	7,368	12,141	8,441	5,105	16	1,651
Wigan E08000010	43,950	18,899	38,169	47	104	9,446	12,353	11,309	6,934	47	1,846
Southwark E09000028	43,348	14,214	15,473	81	482	4,098	16,048	13,865	8,631	1,440	13,138
Lambeth E09000022	43,154	14,136	15,576	82	583	3,861	17,352	13,090	8,878	709	17,267
Croydon E09000008	43,091	26,853	31,956	85	254	6,277	10,924	17,403	10,415	109	5,579
Cumberland E06000063	43,019	14,761	37,173	22	130	6,173	9,413	8,314	4,762	142	1,516
Brighton and Hove E06000043	42,101	14,906	21,120	133	715	5,369	14,306	7,911	4,843	2,951	7,049
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	42,031	16,422	24,787	66	154	5,102	10,695	9,867	5,469	3,771	4,431
Nottingham E06000018	41,971	15,850	21,145	65	145	5,911	10,877	12,739	6,123	5,133	4,784
Dudley E08000027	41,709	19,319	38,263	62	94	7,745	10,368	11,154	6,652	31	1,672
Doncaster E08000017	41,667	16,285	36,092	52	142	8,502	11,166	11,391	5,942	16	2,225
Barnet E09000003	41,658	32,753	33,617	70	225	3,976	9,303	11,974	8,514	401	6,426
Sefton E08000014	41,520	14,675	33,497	35	105	6,030	8,418	9,535	7,146	13	2,097
Shropshire E06000051	41,428	18,502	46,134	41	236	6,595	11,937	7,415	5,198	82	2,011
Wandsworth E09000032	41,132	21,138	19,897	91	432	3,328	18,812	9,253	6,515	686	16,109
Coventry E08000026	40,777	22,218	29,058	58	157	6,487	9,575	12,334	7,039	2,429	4,005
North Northamptonshire E06000061	40,715	23,287	40,819	48	144	9,508	13,566	11,559	6,357	15	2,902
Westminster E09000033	40,443	10,612	13,701	33	289	1,385	8,591	5,716	5,132	1,646	7,267
Sunderland E08000024	40,368	13,767	32,786	38	81	6,856	9,225	11,133	6,163	162	1,598
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	39,446	12,568	23,426	58	109	8,623	11,091	11,280	5,356	787	2,728
Stockport E08000007	39,439	20,304	33,074	38	135	6,316	10,315	9,357	5,611	11	2,048
Salford E08000006	39,141	13,995	20,639	39	129	5,991	12,448	10,795	5,309	974	5,655
Bromley E09000006	38,668	26,606	34,042	52	213	5,785	10,557	10,219	6,676	25	2,983
Tower Hamlets E09000030	38,531	20,030	14,421	52	377	2,736	15,177	9,000	5,360	1,451	13,404
Sandwell E08000028	38,042	23,268	29,211	41	80	7,346	7,972	13,732	7,861	59	2,637
Plymouth E06000026	37,338	14,490	28,019	36	131	6,325	10,548	8,758	4,893	1,157	2,863
Lewisham E09000023	37,147	17,489	17,919	71	298	5,070	13,544	13,977	8,661	456	7,757
Bolton E08000001	36,521	20,039	29,308	56	92	6,506	8,120	10,375	5,872	61	1,838
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	36,179	14,318	25,632	39	83	6,990	9,263	10,162	4,996	558	2,180
Swansea W06000011	36,154	12,917	26,154	29	97	4,699	7,313	8,889	5,130	1,622	1,958
Camden E09000007	35,929	12,116	12,675	56	388	1,930	9,453	6,653	5,061	2,074	6,422
East Suffolk E07000244	35,819	13,237	35,835	26	203	5,309	8,575	6,375	4,008	6	1,356
Ealing E09000009	35,662	29,449	27,184	81	268	3,811	9,723	11,257	8,695	353	7,176
Leicester E06000016	35,173	27,515	26,709	95	134	5,248	8,039	11,285	7,277	2,143	3,770
Hackney E09000012	34,928	13,574	11,218	94	361	3,278	12,616	11,333	7,103	431	11,146
Islington E09000019	34,795	9,563	11,597	72	441	2,574	12,858	8,726	5,773	1,140	8,957
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	34,413	12,272	33,466	26	140	4,721	8,085	5,278	3,652	24	1,450
Rotherham E08000018	34,225	14,986	31,951	39	80	7,419	9,501	9,279	5,071	8	1,366
Greenwich E09000011	34,048	18,633	20,157	67	223	4,895	10,823	12,507	6,837	338	5,524
Southampton E06000045	33,711	14,421	20,439	39	142	4,904	10,117	8,040	4,293	2,013	4,171
North Tyneside E08000022	33,553	12,601	24,442	36	108	4,679	7,828	7,769	4,001	11	1,207
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	33,289	12,583	29,657	38	91	7,279	10,040	9,043	4,562	12	1,458
Derby E06000015	33,054	16,586	24,950	59	99	5,427	8,572	8,593	4,929	683	2,702
Wolverhampton E08000031	32,468	16,569	24,033	29	80	5,861	6,704	10,792	6,397	117	2,091
Tameside E08000008	32,374	12,831	23,208	24	77	6,327	8,272	9,740	5,057	15	1,600
Haringey E09000014	32,293	16,037	15,784	109	311	3,719	10,372	10,602	7,651	162	8,053
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	32,170	12,238	27,506	36	89	6,589	7,889	9,748	5,248	433	1,394
Walsall E08000030	32,129	18,230	28,463	59	89	6,843	7,568	10,943	6,101	25	1,773
Brent E09000005	31,985	24,100	24,137	45	169	2,895	7,501	11,666	8,931	318	6,865
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	31,171	22,012	34,907	28	126	6,922	10,975	7,891	4,918	102	1,701
Enfield E09000010	31,159	23,653	26,219	76	141	4,510	5,981	16,153	9,065	34	3,932
Gateshead E08000037	30,807	10,691	22,262	24	105	4,114	7,787	7,105	4,373	73	1,659
South Gloucestershire E06000025	30,747	20,459	34,443	44	119	6,001	11,192	7,503	4,491	623	2,479
Medway E06000035	30,462	18,409	28,338	49	100	7,114	9,308	9,604	5,703	208	2,167
Calderdale E08000033	30,308	12,267	22,637	47	146	4,843	7,503	7,976	3,505	9	1,233
Milton Keynes E06000042	29,795	22,282	26,850	32	103	5,859	9,517	10,541	5,058	96	2,964
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	29,324	10,637	10,774	43	250	1,547	8,785	6,066	4,767	1,175	7,878
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	29,232	8,381	10,809	26	221	1,017	5,024	3,927	3,576	948	3,723
North Somerset E06000024	29,090	14,508	28,145	36	125	4,389	7,658	5,910	3,206	90	1,493
Trafford E08000009	28,369	19,831	23,321	42	104	4,127	7,218	6,886	4,428	38	1,904
Rochdale E08000005	27,641	14,248	20,929	28	58	5,165	6,540	9,526	4,600	11	1,476
Portsmouth E06000044	27,607	11,558	17,808	34	105	4,516	8,214	7,173	3,876	1,942	3,323
Oldham E08000004	27,396	16,399	21,974	35	62	5,099	6,081	9,564	4,985	15	1,528
Warrington E06000007	27,364	13,974	25,162	25	64	4,776	7,347	6,609	3,759	35	1,423
Swindon E06000030	27,219	17,663	25,052	37	123	4,935	8,184	6,812	3,733	65	2,039
Newham E09000025	27,038	26,643	18,928	73	212	3,793	9,559	12,224	8,174	625	8,239
Waltham Forest E09000031	26,696	19,670	18,470	66	245	4,860	10,313	10,028	6,924	100	5,528
York E06000014	26,640	11,996	22,335	32	135	3,472	8,383	4,870	2,983	2,152	2,461
Hillingdon E09000017	26,635	26,285	26,431	52	160	3,797	6,576	9,136	6,618	388	3,150
Hounslow E09000018	26,209	24,184	22,134	70	208	3,471	6,716	8,946	6,531	281	4,211
Havering E09000016	26,129	18,966	27,409	39	60	5,195	6,823	8,810	5,815	33	1,998
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	26,102	11,130	18,139	32	92	4,177	6,683	6,428	3,844	44	1,673
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	25,980	12,131	22,435	19	67	4,729	6,397	7,173	3,653	48	1,124
Solihull E08000029	25,852	15,624	26,005	25	71	3,813	5,732	6,964	4,275	11	1,111
St. Helens E08000013	25,561	9,862	21,802	32	61	4,643	6,654	6,937	4,279	6	1,174
West Suffolk E07000245	25,490	11,736	22,246	13	93	3,684	6,670	4,674	2,678	11	1,451
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	25,434	10,866	26,817	25	139	3,659	6,632	4,680	3,205	35	1,335
Carmarthenshire W06000010	25,349	10,317	24,977	26	111	4,302	5,771	5,798	3,915	20	1,173
Norwich E07000148	25,098	6,504	10,703	26	120	3,190	7,074	4,861	2,382	1,774	2,729
Bury E08000002	24,880	13,043	20,341	37	83	4,197	6,340	6,527	3,846	22	1,377
Bexley E09000004	24,753	18,178	24,386	27	88	4,951	6,458	8,702	5,524	235	1,999
Blackpool E06000009	24,588	5,641	13,946	18	132	3,732	5,281	6,327	3,373	20	1,731
South Tyneside E08000023	24,550	7,422	16,973	21	62	3,436	4,793	6,696	3,469	17	847
Redbridge E09000026	23,886	29,323	24,444	51	139	3,044	5,090	8,485	5,946	143	3,162
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	23,871	18,478	18,283	43	234	2,736	6,781	4,713	3,158	169	2,238
Peterborough E06000031	23,516	15,010	19,045	50	74	5,071	7,069	8,510	3,672	77	2,439
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	23,077	12,377	21,490	28	115	3,360	7,025	4,393	2,905	2,358	2,122
Colchester E07000071	23,075	13,093	20,630	22	103	4,098	7,004	5,989	3,152	824	1,718
Tendring E07000076	23,073	6,854	20,948	19	76	3,168	5,039	4,355	2,957	0	961
Caerphilly W06000018	22,965	9,442	21,320	23	65	4,772	5,738	6,968	4,063	5	896
Arun E07000224	22,768	8,890	22,883	17	132	3,303	6,059	4,191	2,985	103	1,330
New Forest E07000091	22,737	10,385	27,350	24	100	3,062	5,881	3,935	2,969	4	1,116
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	22,718	7,482	18,849	19	67	4,521	5,652	6,449	2,816	18	1,235
Isle of Wight E06000046	22,484	6,495	19,984	21	106	2,886	5,046	4,197	2,554	16	987
Sutton E09000029	22,197	18,487	19,466	48	101	3,554	5,924	6,541	4,245	15	1,770
Torbay E06000027	21,883	6,796	17,843	14	125	2,947	5,046	4,324	2,710	16	1,289
Huntingdonshire E07000011	21,564	12,663	23,202	20	79	3,825	6,850	4,563	2,853	21	1,237
Basildon E07000066	21,474	12,834	19,440	15	52	4,693	6,076	6,642	3,842	44	1,250
Bedford E06000055	21,448	13,632	18,885	26	77	3,708	6,196	5,824	3,487	63	1,604
North Lincolnshire E06000013	21,366	9,279	22,422	23	71	4,532	6,208	5,207	2,885	13	1,169
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	21,205	11,251	20,652	27	67	4,829	6,880	6,459	3,421	255	1,465
Chelmsford E07000070	21,153	13,829	21,168	21	61	3,353	6,572	4,630	3,129	115	1,370
Luton E06000032	21,068	18,521	16,419	26	48	3,281	4,810	7,485	4,440	327	2,515
Charnwood E07000130	20,860	11,728	21,246	22	96	3,669	6,031	4,520	2,895	1,446	1,272
Thanet E07000114	20,839	7,053	16,160	24	125	3,564	5,081	5,139	2,993	5	1,218
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	20,663	6,478	17,527	27	48	3,517	4,403	5,493	2,788	7	687
Knowsley E08000011	20,645	7,205	15,112	8	58	4,101	5,039	8,011	4,746	3	1,145
Merton E09000024	20,464	17,828	17,394	34	203	2,936	7,597	6,027	4,656	145	4,445
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	20,406	14,085	21,916	18	83	3,813	7,105	4,680	2,973	12	1,554
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	20,368	7,275	17,104	23	54	3,255	4,185	5,772	3,448	19	872
East Devon E07000040	20,056	8,800	23,005	17	117	2,821	5,393	3,238	2,319	4	1,020
Newport W06000022	19,997	10,053	16,336	24	66	3,606	5,452	5,954	3,228	19	1,316
Middlesbrough E06000002	19,964	7,592	13,378	29	44	3,336	4,137	6,742	3,111	590	1,339
Harrow E09000015	19,852	23,841	25,857	30	69	1,781	4,031	5,830	5,447	110	2,795
Powys W06000023	19,841	6,945	19,450	6	125	2,965	4,666	3,030	2,304	2	847
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	19,829	8,333	21,994	24	102	3,731	5,914	3,888	2,558	3	1,089
East Lindsey E07000137	19,800	6,427	22,999	12	114	3,045	5,451	3,669	2,314	4	917
Lancaster E07000121	19,526	7,560	16,145	18	110	2,910	5,003	4,107	2,240	1,097	1,265
Flintshire W06000005	19,471	9,260	19,809	20	47	3,664	5,404	5,062	3,211	9	954
Preston E07000123	19,400	9,503	13,218	9	41	3,004	4,551	5,210	2,577	668	1,425
Ipswich E07000202	19,270	8,650	13,329	22	70	3,665	5,362	5,005	2,641	58	1,434
Reading E06000038	19,262	12,426	13,778	33	94	2,724	6,872	5,139	3,068	939	3,347
Canterbury E07000106	19,046	8,592	17,714	24	128	2,697	5,431	4,146	2,580	1,753	1,681
Warwick E07000222	18,999	10,890	16,383	26	79	2,397	5,619	3,414	2,232	1,105	1,473
Maidstone E07000110	18,800	12,665	20,315	27	86	3,915	6,348	4,779	2,868	62	1,344
Wealden E07000065	18,745	10,479	23,644	19	130	2,865	5,330	3,562	2,581	4	905
Bridgend W06000013	18,664	8,166	17,976	17	58	3,510	4,772	5,113	3,224	5	856
Pembrokeshire W06000009	18,507	6,248	16,988	15	81	2,657	3,836	4,097	2,288	10	762
Cheltenham E07000078	18,432	7,722	12,572	17	70	2,108	5,291	2,905	1,827	336	1,622
Teignbridge E07000045	18,406	7,660	19,209	11	116	2,721	5,147	3,427	2,246	3	893
South Kesteven E07000141	18,226	9,042	19,838	20	57	3,186	5,302	4,132	2,166	9	873
West Berkshire E06000037	18,008	12,346	20,360	21	69	2,942	5,477	3,784	2,434	15	1,202
Conwy W06000003	17,909	5,510	15,510	11	70	2,458	3,836	3,774	2,365	5	787
Dacorum E07000096	17,851	12,009	16,414	20	75	3,171	5,099	4,738	2,887	20	1,128
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	17,841	8,304	16,354	20	66	2,831	4,159	4,601	2,505	10	759
Braintree E07000067	17,774	10,461	19,325	16	76	3,759	5,809	4,146	2,738	6	876
Stafford E07000197	17,754	8,604	18,839	16	50	2,946	5,333	3,567	2,132	29	776
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	17,716	14,751	15,141	45	131	2,324	5,568	4,233	2,882	494	2,341
Halton E06000006	17,702	6,836	14,421	20	45	3,355	4,391	5,475	2,889	5	812
Gwynedd W06000002	17,664	5,443	13,816	20	77	3,010	3,916	3,420	2,290	531	918
Wrexham W06000006	17,662	7,317	15,893	24	50	3,579	4,507	5,233	2,684	31	935
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	17,578	11,307	13,494	19	42	3,156	3,672	5,625	2,901	14	959
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	17,574	14,019	20,025	34	109	2,758	5,404	3,616	2,234	13	1,210
Horsham E07000227	17,535	10,918	19,847	17	114	2,611	5,236	3,041	2,119	8	924
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	17,503	17,685	12,469	47	57	3,975	3,560	11,011	5,205	62	2,328
Mid Sussex E07000228	17,421	12,522	18,427	33	96	2,845	5,278	3,361	2,317	2	1,048
Cherwell E07000177	17,339	11,927	18,392	22	88	3,359	6,507	4,069	2,598	38	1,555
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	17,306	9,231	19,406	11	78	2,323	5,040	3,077	2,079	12	903
Amber Valley E07000032	17,166	7,262	17,095	23	62	2,969	5,326	3,611	2,106	2	655
Chesterfield E07000034	17,066	5,412	12,723	9	47	2,659	4,237	3,387	1,877	7	634
Exeter E07000041	17,021	7,122	11,985	16	78	2,272	5,176	3,073	1,997	1,833	1,981
South Norfolk E07000149	16,990	9,399	20,055	18	117	3,019	5,610	3,346	2,045	17	764
East Hertfordshire E07000242	16,952	12,059	17,238	23	65	2,909	5,561	3,732	2,267	19	1,196
North Hertfordshire E07000099	16,903	10,174	15,301	21	67	2,623	4,985	3,526	2,185	53	895
Chichester E07000225	16,841	7,360	17,364	19	106	2,097	4,104	2,834	2,080	279	1,036
Worthing E07000229	16,764	6,995	12,555	10	94	2,408	4,326	3,172	2,037	43	1,134
Gloucester E07000081	16,754	8,345	13,955	17	53	3,022	4,932	4,329	2,425	260	1,318
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	16,715	12,955	16,916	19	115	2,177	4,681	3,397	2,518	14	1,423
Darlington E06000005	16,714	6,055	12,739	13	34	2,549	3,932	4,119	1,972	12	779
Cambridge E07000008	16,660	8,459	10,227	32	127	1,822	5,731	2,903	1,799	1,041	3,672
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	16,588	6,706	15,685	14	44	3,036	4,531	3,517	2,129	492	681
Breckland E07000143	16,550	7,875	20,136	15	106	3,361	5,640	3,559	2,176	2	939
Wyre E07000128	16,346	5,811	16,267	7	76	2,408	3,730	3,306	2,133	32	651
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	16,345	8,095	15,829	18	51	3,428	4,567	4,806	2,538	14	896
North Norfolk E07000147	16,319	4,486	17,005	11	114	2,051	3,865	2,239	1,669	3	610
Wokingham E06000041	16,265	17,188	20,248	16	77	2,684	5,424	3,667	2,356	32	1,208
Broadland E07000144	16,238	8,416	19,436	15	72	2,754	5,131	3,002	2,024	1	670
Eastbourne E07000061	16,205	5,402	11,300	14	126	2,160	3,789	3,344	1,990	129	1,152
Thurrock E06000034	16,180	12,984	15,864	48	42	4,619	5,079	6,715	3,400	81	1,364
South Oxfordshire E07000179	16,105	11,772	18,806	19	99	2,689	5,412	3,155	2,250	25	1,165
Oxford E07000178	16,096	9,201	10,941	53	100	1,945	5,156	3,791	2,419	1,808	3,728
Ashfield E07000170	16,048	6,770	15,303	7	54	3,704	5,062	4,393	2,375	1	791
Havant E07000090	15,957	6,783	16,689	16	57	2,740	4,429	3,734	2,394	8	785
Swale E07000113	15,957	9,014	17,133	30	70	4,112	5,609	4,802	2,822	1	947
Wychavon E07000238	15,847	8,475	19,409	22	70	2,679	4,891	3,222	2,049	1	691
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	15,797	12,933	16,166	30	81	2,704	4,774	3,789	2,364	8	1,203
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	15,746	7,165	16,375	15	78	3,014	4,738	3,373	2,077	37	715
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	15,728	5,844	14,073	15	84	2,390	4,021	3,221	2,088	14	862
Dover E07000108	15,658	6,121	15,007	23	114	2,739	4,238	3,645	2,186	3	814
Erewash E07000036	15,551	6,381	14,094	14	43	2,995	4,976	3,424	2,141	4	711
St Albans E07000240	15,527	14,692	15,284	25	74	2,147	4,494	3,455	2,239	16	1,037
Gedling E07000173	15,514	7,123	14,580	20	65	2,919	4,625	3,654	2,285	31	735
Bassetlaw E07000171	15,492	6,592	15,751	11	49	2,938	4,489	3,609	1,895	1	631
Vale of White Horse E07000180	15,437	10,820	17,364	15	66	2,524	5,015	3,159	1,915	27	1,156
Stroud E07000082	15,257	8,179	16,329	17	76	2,457	4,512	2,775	1,930	19	823
Eastleigh E07000086	15,107	10,195	16,612	15	79	2,963	5,197	3,648	2,162	7	939
Elmbridge E07000207	14,972	13,864	14,389	26	77	2,019	3,955	3,253	2,050	11	975
Guildford E07000209	14,840	10,993	15,658	16	86	1,980	4,662	2,769	1,972	1,119	1,665
Epping Forest E07000072	14,827	9,820	15,259	12	73	2,751	4,232	3,748	2,912	85	839
East Staffordshire E07000193	14,760	8,200	14,489	19	57	2,860	4,477	3,526	1,971	2	932
Chorley E07000118	14,660	7,743	14,625	15	37	2,744	4,273	3,481	1,980	6	568
Waverley E07000216	14,642	10,870	15,750	18	75	1,795	3,894	2,528	1,869	210	797
Broxtowe E07000172	14,581	6,746	14,096	13	58	2,209	4,530	2,914	1,837	380	997
South Ribble E07000126	14,496	6,899	14,545	12	42	2,686	3,925	3,323	2,064	5	589
Great Yarmouth E07000145	14,488	4,485	12,358	22	66	2,668	3,836	3,819	2,026	5	774
Mansfield E07000174	14,471	6,097	13,316	19	34	3,103	4,374	3,701	2,049	17	850
Test Valley E07000093	14,464	9,694	17,509	20	75	2,521	4,597	3,056	1,895	6	868
Hastings E07000062	14,441	4,451	9,108	25	118	2,340	3,587	3,459	1,887	4	1,031
Wyre Forest E07000239	14,377	5,412	13,598	15	43	2,391	3,943	2,982	1,979	6	572
Winchester E07000094	14,333	9,625	15,951	12	67	1,912	4,057	2,563	1,574	650	971
North East Derbyshire E07000038	14,305	5,857	14,639	15	47	2,380	3,812	2,734	1,771	1	426
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	14,198	9,356	13,006	14	65	2,079	3,878	2,971	1,796	1	860
Worcester E07000237	14,157	6,407	10,925	15	37	2,259	4,567	3,086	1,761	397	1,110
Lincoln E07000138	14,137	4,572	8,714	23	36	2,417	4,567	3,517	1,746	1,242	1,537
Denbighshire W06000004	14,107	4,706	12,144	12	55	2,208	3,038	3,495	2,014	15	592
West Lancashire E07000127	13,989	6,580	14,913	17	33	2,569	3,546	3,403	2,242	472	768
North Kesteven E07000139	13,989	7,835	17,283	25	51	2,473	4,312	2,898	1,530	1	589
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	13,972	7,280	15,370	11	52	2,706	4,541	2,991	1,850	25	648
East Hampshire E07000085	13,910	9,416	17,680	14	79	2,122	4,166	2,690	1,904	5	732
Ashford E07000105	13,861	9,217	15,892	23	59	3,028	4,442	4,001	2,154	11	894
Rushcliffe E07000176	13,822	9,383	15,063	17	74	2,052	4,221	2,589	1,529	324	809
Rother E07000064	13,713	4,490	14,238	9	128	1,632	3,145	2,424	1,696	4	623
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	13,698	10,326	15,607	13	49	2,879	4,386	3,620	2,269	1	724
Hartlepool E06000001	13,616	4,434	10,795	6	27	2,508	3,016	4,115	1,850	40	523
Lewes E07000063	13,539	5,999	13,092	25	149	2,031	3,426	2,849	1,835	16	727
Bracknell Forest E06000036	13,465	9,861	13,236	11	63	2,556	4,611	3,333	2,055	10	1,047
North Devon E07000043	13,257	5,615	13,794	9	56	2,119	3,501	2,536	1,645	5	660
West Oxfordshire E07000181	13,206	8,127	15,008	15	73	2,194	4,066	2,666	1,722	20	884
Burnley E07000117	13,126	5,371	9,429	13	24	2,340	3,071	3,851	1,851	4	791
Fareham E07000087	13,009	8,046	16,759	16	70	1,987	3,890	2,405	1,816	4	638
Sevenoaks E07000111	12,990	9,639	14,751	21	65	2,256	3,605	3,013	2,068	1	604
High Peak E07000037	12,944	5,336	11,878	18	61	2,183	3,538	2,627	1,680	14	495
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	12,928	8,676	11,437	25	52	2,164	3,549	3,400	2,114	791	1,073
Fylde E07000119	12,863	4,450	11,880	14	60	1,517	2,820	2,110	1,379	4	509
Fenland E07000010	12,787	5,252	13,264	14	54	2,785	4,229	3,180	1,774	9	735
Rugby E07000220	12,774	8,511	12,925	16	52	2,390	4,259	3,271	1,795	10	1,010
West Lindsey E07000142	12,680	5,464	14,032	8	58	2,091	3,466	2,661	1,401	5	481
Lichfield E07000194	12,662	7,008	15,039	9	32	2,311	3,746	2,547	1,787	2	487
Cannock Chase E07000192	12,573	5,657	12,604	11	33	2,990	4,136	3,031	1,889	1	534
South Staffordshire E07000196	12,558	6,595	16,561	15	36	2,258	3,410	2,434	1,831	2	416
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	12,536	5,520	14,622	6	43	2,150	3,387	2,135	1,574	4	379
North West Leicestershire E07000134	12,497	6,663	13,489	27	39	2,661	4,393	2,794	1,684	214	513
Torfaen W06000020	12,316	4,884	11,210	18	42	2,459	3,147	3,670	1,964	0	531
Monmouthshire W06000021	12,287	5,667	13,699	12	78	1,735	2,937	2,413	1,601	2	493
Cotswold E07000079	12,261	6,051	13,671	7	67	1,464	3,258	1,900	1,257	101	558
South Derbyshire E07000039	12,249	7,275	13,466	19	34	2,643	4,504	3,039	1,582	3	428
Mid Suffolk E07000203	11,983	6,426	15,608	11	68	2,055	4,052	2,147	1,501	2	491
Slough E06000039	11,948	15,326	10,559	23	40	2,090	2,651	5,137	3,043	49	1,557
Dartford E07000107	11,827	9,495	10,583	15	42	2,901	3,975	3,847	2,138	9	864
Pendle E07000122	11,824	6,581	9,675	13	24	1,988	2,880	2,921	1,546	4	609
Spelthorne E07000213	11,665	7,973	11,158	10	69	1,917	3,220	2,855	1,976	13	949
South Hams E07000044	11,621	5,339	13,611	20	87	1,627	3,030	1,967	1,397	6	630
Tewkesbury E07000083	11,551	6,755	12,580	8	46	2,017	3,577	2,440	1,485	7	464
Hertsmere E07000098	11,527	9,187	11,311	14	39	1,481	2,610	3,287	2,185	136	907
Crawley E07000226	11,517	8,942	10,657	17	47	2,572	3,883	3,932	2,344	20	1,571
Gosport E07000088	11,443	4,644	10,078	7	37	1,867	2,846	2,764	1,570	8	658
Hyndburn E07000120	11,434	4,601	8,455	10	28	2,130	2,729	3,266	1,529	10	600
Babergh E07000200	11,382	5,542	13,908	9	71	1,954	3,314	2,092	1,459	2	467
Bromsgrove E07000234	11,293	7,190	13,175	10	42	1,878	3,153	2,587	1,554	6	378
Gravesham E07000109	11,212	7,506	11,015	25	40	2,478	2,929	3,655	2,105	7	752
Watford E07000103	11,146	8,997	8,593	18	47	1,584	3,125	2,945	1,924	44	1,205
Woking E07000217	11,124	9,284	10,877	17	45	1,520	3,513	2,414	1,638	15	990
Blaby E07000129	11,095	7,174	12,981	12	61	2,567	3,726	2,708	1,708	4	538
Mole Valley E07000210	11,053	6,800	11,623	9	43	1,277	2,708	1,703	1,356	9	559
South Holland E07000140	11,051	5,319	13,310	14	50	2,427	3,761	2,517	1,481	1	771
Broxbourne E07000095	10,971	6,977	10,304	17	38	2,099	2,785	3,668	2,300	5	686
Harlow E07000073	10,918	6,225	8,276	18	31	2,472	3,063	3,927	2,051	26	850
Forest of Dean E07000080	10,579	4,931	12,640	9	52	1,878	3,086	2,020	1,500	13	510
Stevenage E07000243	10,568	6,185	8,790	13	32	2,121	3,043	2,973	1,879	52	857
Bolsover E07000033	10,539	4,335	10,156	11	39	2,387	3,519	2,341	1,480	2	453
Harborough E07000131	10,514	7,334	13,236	12	63	1,826	3,438	2,183	1,346	0	461
Rushmoor E07000092	10,502	7,619	10,329	9	41	1,950	3,358	2,702	1,869	18	906
Malvern Hills E07000235	10,303	4,680	12,109	9	60	1,490	2,719	1,760	1,299	5	457
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	10,291	6,702	11,237	13	50	1,697	3,362	2,081	1,225	14	530
Mid Devon E07000042	10,238	5,311	11,409	11	59	1,759	2,981	2,066	1,295	7	498
Castle Point E07000069	10,221	5,352	12,421	10	38	1,970	2,885	2,314	1,777	2	401
Ceredigion W06000008	10,202	3,232	9,411	15	61	1,426	2,526	1,644	1,267	423	686
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	10,189	3,329	9,425	8	43	1,685	2,040	2,234	1,478	12	381
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	10,175	3,006	7,879	9	23	1,939	2,259	2,893	1,755	3	399
Redditch E07000236	10,102	5,540	10,051	21	51	2,180	3,267	2,910	1,642	1	615
Runnymede E07000212	9,939	6,486	8,844	9	39	1,450	3,020	2,051	1,483	711	808
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	9,890	4,218	11,458	7	77	1,356	2,499	1,417	1,039	1	320
Hart E07000089	9,836	8,710	12,616	16	56	1,633	3,107	2,084	1,411	2	494
Rossendale E07000125	9,708	4,269	7,968	6	31	1,975	2,581	2,393	1,246	2	381
Tandridge E07000215	9,702	6,768	10,475	11	43	1,693	2,647	2,316	1,403	4	561
Three Rivers E07000102	9,697	8,392	10,287	12	38	1,528	2,272	2,302	1,771	5	555
Brentwood E07000068	9,402	5,909	8,950	9	22	1,419	2,667	2,060	1,410	2	493
Rochford E07000075	9,360	5,927	11,862	7	45	1,812	2,687	2,025	1,503	3	329
Torridge E07000046	9,330	3,542	10,470	7	54	1,411	2,494	1,631	1,055	5	459
Uttlesford E07000077	9,228	7,489	11,499	16	51	1,854	2,924	2,077	1,354	1	465
Surrey Heath E07000214	9,067	7,619	11,127	4	35	1,435	2,721	1,973	1,388	2	636
Tamworth E07000199	8,787	4,676	9,568	8	33	2,209	2,919	2,683	1,504	1	509
Adur E07000223	8,414	4,036	7,602	9	61	1,561	2,353	1,744	1,327	10	560
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	8,258	2,869	6,700	10	29	1,629	1,703	2,765	1,390	5	425
Boston E07000136	8,089	3,784	8,328	23	34	1,986	2,814	2,530	1,155	6	657
Ribble Valley E07000124	7,807	4,140	8,982	6	20	1,218	2,067	1,316	885	4	303
North Warwickshire E07000218	7,642	3,673	8,662	10	29	1,672	2,461	1,891	1,222	3	316
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	7,625	7,415	8,818	9	33	1,305	2,109	1,822	1,420	117	649
Maldon E07000074	7,418	4,245	9,693	5	24	1,296	2,384	1,477	1,098	1	260
West Devon E07000047	7,300	3,271	8,920	8	46	992	1,896	1,216	843	1	324
Melton E07000133	6,363	3,178	7,521	6	25	1,138	1,902	1,332	822	1	311
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	6,347	4,082	6,929	8	12	1,016	1,352	1,492	1,076	10	297
Rutland E06000017	4,786	2,679	5,940	5	23	584	1,255	765	481	5	172
City of London E09000001	2,506	264	762	2	46	57	667	102	91	70	342
Isles of Scilly E06000053	307	120	318	0	0	28	95	32	25	3	15
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	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	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	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	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019

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One-person household · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

307 to 12k
12k to 16k
16k to 21k
21k to 34k
34k to 133k

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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30 October 2026, 11:43 UTC

Raw files fetched

https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/census-observations?area-type=ltla23&dimensions=hh_families_type_12aSHA-256 5c1f64efee28fb173d0d47864f9398456d2c047aa21c51308b3aab5fa2d2eca7 · 1,182,832 bytes
https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/dimensions?limit=500SHA-256 1d975dc4aefd42401ab90f911470590ac63e6faea9e8fd6f81b555127037b6d3 · 27,052 bytes

Verification

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:49 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:49 UTC; 3498 of 3498 figures matched the live source.

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Pass	Provenance recorded	Office for National Statistics (Census 2021); Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:43:03Z; 2 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	3498 of 3498 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	3498 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	3498 of 3498 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 22 of 22 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=hh_families_type_12a within twice the square root of the councils summed (4 exactly; the largest gap 0.35 of its limit), the Census's cell-by-cell perturbation
Pass	Source page answers	https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create – HTTP 200

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, “Household type (12 categories)”: Classifies households in an alternative way to the "household composition" classification used in most standard census results. The type of family present classifies a household. However, households with more than one family are categorised using this priority order: * married couple family * civil partnership couple family * cohabiting couple family * lone parent family Within a family type, a family with dependent children takes priority. The alternative definitions used in tables that use this classification are: * married couple household * same-sex civil partnership couple household * cohabiting couple household * lone parent household