Living arrangements by council, Census 2021

Usual residents of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by living arrangements, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Living arrangements (11 categories)”).

Living in an opposite-sex couple: Married or in a civil partnership, highest: Birmingham

324,752

Census Day, 21 March 2021

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

Living arrangements 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	Does not apply	Living in an opposite-sex couple: Married or in a civil partnership	Living in a same-sex couple: Married or in a civil partnership	Living in a couple: Separated, but still married or in a civil partnership	Living in an opposite-sex couple: Cohabiting	Living in a same-sex couple: Cohabiting	Not living in a couple: Single (never married and never registered a civil partnership)	Not living in a couple: Married or in a registered civil partnership	Not living in a couple: Separated (including those who are married and those who are in civil partnerships)	Not living in a couple: Divorced or formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved	Not living in a couple: Widowed or surviving partner from a civil partnership
Birmingham E08000025	281,692	324,752	2,057	972	81,934	4,857	310,273	21,840	20,317	52,408	43,816
North Yorkshire E06000065	110,309	255,560	1,620	341	66,782	2,545	97,737	3,835	8,699	34,762	33,306
Leeds E08000035	174,785	247,565	1,973	606	93,550	5,202	196,500	7,745	12,081	39,198	32,749
Somerset E06000066	104,719	223,562	1,475	367	66,696	2,701	95,713	4,259	8,426	33,696	29,934
Buckinghamshire E06000060	116,189	223,021	1,074	502	51,652	2,075	96,368	5,660	6,866	26,037	23,632
Cornwall E06000052	100,672	216,981	1,766	416	67,762	2,950	100,822	3,833	7,803	36,295	31,005
Wiltshire E06000054	102,240	207,441	1,300	417	53,246	2,086	81,256	3,296	7,062	28,015	23,975
County Durham E06000047	101,293	182,227	1,096	263	58,260	2,293	106,281	2,941	8,950	30,651	27,814
Bradford E08000032	130,243	179,577	908	382	46,633	2,122	117,309	9,693	9,830	27,118	22,596
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	120,854	173,715	1,265	321	62,515	3,201	131,298	5,399	7,823	26,067	24,063
Dorset E06000059	64,408	160,643	1,068	282	39,182	1,588	58,478	2,621	5,185	22,937	23,186
Cheshire East E06000049	73,650	158,356	969	242	45,192	2,166	68,085	2,795	5,322	21,893	20,101
West Northamptonshire E06000062	88,542	154,245	992	331	50,022	2,122	80,149	4,565	6,342	21,518	16,894
Kirklees E08000034	92,405	151,833	898	244	45,043	1,986	87,429	4,748	6,685	22,613	19,332
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	60,204	142,965	763	197	38,566	1,495	52,918	2,032	4,619	18,716	19,740
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	75,558	138,085	1,702	312	44,633	2,546	83,085	3,132	5,602	25,903	19,636
Barnet E09000003	83,306	134,688	776	504	26,403	1,694	94,801	8,622	5,791	18,900	13,859
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	66,791	133,958	947	252	40,942	1,802	67,974	2,225	4,711	19,558	17,988
Shropshire E06000051	58,123	129,825	866	211	36,731	1,483	54,639	2,324	4,282	17,439	17,683
Northumberland E06000057	56,105	128,715	792	153	33,308	1,280	55,812	1,684	5,627	18,515	18,576
North Northamptonshire E06000061	73,259	128,275	805	312	45,972	1,712	65,410	2,950	5,910	19,462	15,458
Bristol, City of E06000023	97,170	124,097	1,447	389	63,802	3,576	135,350	4,565	5,860	21,341	14,868
Wakefield E08000036	69,328	123,298	894	208	47,045	1,941	65,635	2,219	5,526	20,159	17,112
Manchester E08000003	135,683	121,680	1,910	410	53,987	5,216	174,459	10,449	9,204	23,608	15,332
Bromley E09000006	66,542	121,294	1,110	366	32,014	1,788	69,364	3,162	4,478	15,856	14,017
Liverpool E08000012	105,221	119,670	1,054	358	49,964	2,956	150,017	4,432	7,790	24,181	20,445
Croydon E09000008	83,604	118,812	1,099	507	33,706	2,077	103,113	7,216	6,973	20,135	13,477
Ealing E09000009	75,921	117,083	968	471	26,296	2,034	97,381	12,072	5,406	17,177	12,306
Dudley E08000027	62,882	115,679	651	204	35,532	1,631	65,628	2,605	5,044	16,446	17,187
Wigan E08000010	63,099	114,004	653	163	42,622	1,878	65,340	1,889	4,971	18,155	16,556
Leicester E06000016	90,703	113,910	500	278	26,238	1,495	92,481	9,413	4,868	15,106	13,579
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	59,955	113,797	706	271	35,686	1,192	50,181	1,852	4,143	14,486	11,983
Redbridge E09000026	69,988	112,189	458	363	16,898	934	72,770	9,198	4,220	12,189	11,057
South Gloucestershire E06000025	58,439	110,004	638	193	34,224	1,490	53,959	1,889	3,479	13,738	12,372
Hillingdon E09000017	69,508	108,441	411	351	20,852	1,082	68,684	7,293	4,105	13,641	11,540
Wirral E08000015	60,863	107,776	784	216	32,657	1,485	70,906	1,906	5,403	20,442	17,758
Sandwell E08000028	77,787	107,691	388	312	30,011	1,506	80,258	5,955	5,985	16,145	15,795
Stockport E08000007	57,995	106,859	834	219	32,296	1,784	58,791	2,052	3,902	15,321	14,720
Doncaster E08000017	62,080	104,845	640	198	38,628	1,620	58,969	2,225	5,032	18,206	15,663
Cumberland E06000063	48,197	103,828	606	106	30,672	1,083	52,036	1,578	3,978	15,735	15,435
Coventry E08000026	81,162	103,743	518	254	31,403	1,668	85,125	5,183	5,333	16,941	13,988
Harrow E09000015	53,451	103,328	248	310	12,424	653	58,717	8,061	3,211	9,917	10,881
Cardiff W06000015	81,318	103,228	1,077	259	36,858	2,820	97,372	3,427	4,687	17,744	13,517
Brent E09000005	68,660	102,031	642	391	21,111	1,552	98,569	14,288	5,773	15,354	11,445
Enfield E09000010	74,678	101,542	475	563	21,332	1,185	86,668	6,825	6,443	18,053	12,222
Bolton E08000001	65,870	100,139	504	181	28,800	1,243	61,705	3,782	4,614	15,644	13,481
Milton Keynes E06000042	64,275	98,539	617	274	30,677	1,333	58,227	3,555	4,734	15,045	9,784
East Suffolk E07000244	42,781	98,145	692	157	27,574	1,076	40,934	1,628	3,611	14,819	14,641
Sefton E08000014	50,328	96,286	584	172	28,597	1,128	62,591	1,842	4,110	17,097	16,498
Hounslow E09000018	61,224	96,190	758	346	20,112	1,507	70,020	9,817	4,667	13,744	9,796
Newham E09000025	77,480	95,658	807	464	26,409	2,558	104,488	13,673	5,830	14,632	9,037
Walsall E08000030	62,738	94,695	410	234	28,436	1,237	60,608	3,494	4,388	13,462	14,425
Rotherham E08000018	52,079	94,026	550	143	33,434	1,170	51,041	1,884	3,916	13,939	13,626
Medway E06000035	60,731	93,692	646	255	32,788	1,348	56,058	2,456	4,684	15,231	11,884
Havering E09000016	53,816	93,658	318	266	24,302	974	57,548	3,370	3,279	12,164	12,355
Sunderland E08000024	51,867	93,047	485	138	31,264	1,349	59,866	1,599	4,768	14,931	14,858
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	37,394	91,531	526	107	25,472	912	40,269	1,533	2,861	12,722	13,265
Trafford E08000009	50,283	86,494	680	178	22,125	1,146	47,033	1,902	3,041	11,625	10,544
Swindon E06000030	47,432	86,386	508	218	25,814	1,165	43,765	3,095	3,421	12,429	9,177
Bexley E09000004	51,848	85,744	380	304	22,958	964	54,417	3,052	3,803	11,994	11,008
North Somerset E06000024	40,566	85,367	586	173	23,938	1,046	36,453	1,457	3,085	12,906	11,151
Plymouth E06000026	53,215	84,782	694	198	32,626	1,852	56,498	1,739	4,442	16,847	11,804
Derby E06000015	56,552	84,391	456	195	27,523	1,312	58,576	3,450	3,914	13,591	11,404
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	46,475	84,278	559	125	33,913	1,452	46,133	1,418	3,882	14,239	12,098
Solihull E08000029	43,008	83,666	338	188	18,940	778	42,853	1,714	2,784	10,508	11,463
Wolverhampton E08000031	58,638	82,787	416	190	24,786	1,150	61,397	4,065	4,256	13,373	12,671
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	68,860	82,688	735	179	30,139	1,952	82,392	2,901	4,824	14,155	11,300
Wandsworth E09000032	58,437	82,063	1,747	238	42,320	2,926	108,531	5,203	4,169	14,150	7,719
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	55,991	80,215	464	151	31,591	1,603	54,925	2,690	4,517	14,097	12,125
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	45,836	79,201	628	134	28,132	1,334	51,546	1,421	3,333	13,570	12,516
Warrington E06000007	41,365	78,232	438	122	23,946	954	40,159	1,375	2,830	11,513	10,040
Greenwich E09000011	63,725	78,228	1,214	347	30,034	2,496	77,771	6,188	5,670	14,951	8,444
Oldham E08000004	56,467	78,207	333	178	22,028	929	53,390	3,915	4,185	11,680	10,776
Waltham Forest E09000031	57,969	78,093	1,216	340	29,506	2,320	75,869	7,331	4,526	13,321	7,933
Swansea W06000011	45,772	78,036	570	137	23,334	1,252	56,295	1,932	3,716	14,784	12,659
Sutton E09000029	45,194	76,447	454	271	18,752	944	44,240	2,460	2,834	9,861	8,182
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	32,196	75,580	462	156	20,500	784	32,108	1,449	2,577	10,938	10,284
New Forest E07000091	29,299	75,533	424	134	18,011	676	27,173	1,241	2,281	10,251	10,762
Wokingham E06000041	39,283	75,135	343	188	16,112	670	28,150	1,480	1,809	7,418	6,914
Nottingham E06000018	81,773	74,766	719	222	32,435	1,842	97,139	4,256	4,638	15,067	10,775
North Tyneside E08000022	38,703	73,791	658	116	24,192	1,236	41,697	1,128	3,654	12,768	11,024
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	41,271	73,525	867	181	18,496	1,051	38,745	2,242	2,512	9,721	6,666
Luton E06000032	54,863	72,208	204	210	16,304	725	53,225	5,541	3,667	10,149	8,167
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	36,511	72,205	463	134	21,706	832	32,670	1,599	2,391	9,270	7,372
Tameside E08000008	47,276	72,069	635	166	28,592	1,240	50,690	1,996	4,013	13,049	11,345
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	57,694	71,898	576	173	38,324	1,894	63,253	2,210	4,659	15,449	10,882
Huntingdonshire E07000011	35,013	71,685	447	138	21,226	734	30,015	1,291	2,553	9,557	8,173
Merton E09000024	43,483	71,243	771	278	20,785	1,273	53,537	4,427	2,861	9,757	6,772
Rochdale E08000005	50,704	71,148	354	172	23,026	920	48,831	2,857	4,054	11,852	9,855
Carmarthenshire W06000010	34,671	70,730	489	126	19,795	999	34,816	1,379	2,544	11,510	10,837
Lewisham E09000023	60,802	70,632	1,469	423	35,207	3,194	94,704	5,245	5,499	15,629	7,749
Brighton and Hove E06000043	49,926	70,444	3,447	204	35,810	4,506	82,077	2,359	3,887	15,510	8,934
Calderdale E08000033	41,253	70,170	752	126	24,208	1,051	41,577	1,854	3,557	12,392	9,691
Chelmsford E07000070	36,112	70,022	322	159	19,768	826	33,410	1,282	2,246	9,377	7,999
Southampton E06000045	54,695	69,945	612	237	29,146	1,725	63,392	2,939	3,715	13,775	8,741
Tower Hamlets E09000030	63,510	69,479	1,709	201	33,184	3,724	109,704	7,331	4,439	10,462	6,567
Salford E08000006	58,665	69,135	878	156	34,737	2,866	73,401	2,813	4,198	13,075	10,000
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	41,380	69,095	413	133	21,627	1,024	38,194	1,567	3,320	10,538	9,305
Peterborough E06000031	50,290	68,861	334	226	24,120	984	44,008	3,141	3,533	12,099	8,078
York E06000014	41,900	68,418	674	108	22,930	1,284	44,808	1,229	2,285	10,127	9,056
Wealden E07000065	28,630	68,233	606	162	16,466	670	24,751	940	2,071	8,918	8,707
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	33,052	68,113	465	132	16,284	620	26,034	1,178	2,095	7,406	6,738
West Suffolk E07000245	36,178	67,850	466	142	20,542	828	30,896	1,540	2,782	10,458	8,266
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	39,419	67,633	576	142	20,432	941	43,429	1,290	2,153	9,214	8,180
Colchester E07000071	41,455	67,484	490	166	21,922	995	37,492	1,373	2,873	10,625	7,842
Bury E08000002	40,690	67,051	475	135	20,502	1,104	39,623	1,919	2,970	10,443	8,938
Maidstone E07000110	35,945	66,290	408	134	20,516	860	31,174	1,674	2,412	8,711	7,658
Charnwood E07000130	39,531	66,256	428	136	19,106	810	37,319	1,292	2,378	8,689	8,026
Gateshead E08000037	36,939	65,731	546	97	22,864	1,288	42,693	1,224	3,362	11,152	10,255
Bedford E06000055	39,373	65,446	398	176	19,575	875	36,914	2,131	2,848	9,715	7,773
West Berkshire E06000037	32,724	65,437	346	125	16,907	590	27,039	1,091	2,024	8,193	6,969
Basildon E07000066	39,693	64,677	271	190	21,579	732	37,411	1,515	3,027	10,157	8,318
Haringey E09000014	50,393	64,292	1,113	399	26,925	2,487	85,106	6,161	5,092	14,907	7,361
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	38,690	63,913	432	125	23,044	1,002	35,608	1,553	2,873	10,353	7,948
East Devon E07000040	25,868	63,786	400	98	16,386	702	22,654	1,077	2,030	8,751	9,077
Arun E07000224	28,774	63,499	573	140	18,546	894	28,037	1,254	2,427	10,610	10,135
North Lincolnshire E06000013	31,874	63,489	362	91	21,304	768	29,532	1,322	2,460	9,521	8,957
St. Helens E08000013	33,887	63,105	461	125	22,031	974	38,312	1,025	2,984	10,348	9,997
Mid Sussex E07000228	30,869	61,857	516	139	16,106	723	24,694	1,020	1,953	7,837	6,852
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	57,997	61,733	250	309	15,572	722	55,421	5,733	3,867	10,636	6,629
Horsham E07000227	27,886	61,491	465	115	15,620	632	23,289	873	1,815	7,596	6,994
Caerphilly W06000018	33,358	61,401	376	121	20,450	1,002	36,050	951	2,416	10,440	9,385
South Oxfordshire E07000179	29,798	61,183	367	124	16,176	666	24,302	1,054	1,749	7,102	6,562
Cherwell E07000177	32,347	60,739	506	146	19,606	814	28,598	1,570	2,102	8,149	6,439
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	27,171	60,731	405	103	19,290	691	25,059	1,115	2,103	8,587	9,072
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	32,723	60,316	458	136	13,566	697	27,410	1,942	1,938	7,759	6,553
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	35,951	60,173	532	176	15,577	854	37,299	2,368	2,030	7,537	5,566
St Albans E07000240	33,230	60,051	291	130	13,170	512	25,691	1,087	1,749	6,388	5,868
Braintree E07000067	29,923	59,616	346	104	19,078	710	26,845	900	1,999	8,616	7,131
East Lindsey E07000137	23,218	58,975	396	93	16,764	744	21,581	991	2,078	8,093	9,365
South Norfolk E07000149	26,183	58,852	492	103	17,192	608	21,269	791	1,825	7,555	7,078
Southwark E09000028	56,600	58,713	2,126	440	36,928	4,292	113,149	6,390	6,147	15,735	7,117
Lambeth E09000022	53,069	58,661	2,531	319	39,090	4,575	125,052	6,157	5,842	15,502	6,855
East Hertfordshire E07000242	30,503	58,604	312	120	16,802	652	26,882	962	1,826	7,239	6,253
Portsmouth E06000044	43,815	58,568	662	181	24,898	1,354	52,564	1,908	3,319	12,682	8,051
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	36,315	58,479	468	140	21,234	1,072	38,640	1,376	3,121	11,580	8,263
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	33,741	58,341	362	161	14,862	638	26,337	1,335	1,802	7,039	6,228
Thurrock E06000034	40,310	58,146	185	227	19,588	670	37,124	2,296	2,730	8,321	6,403
Flintshire W06000005	28,350	58,052	328	129	17,836	769	28,902	1,053	2,129	9,238	8,177
South Kesteven E07000141	26,492	57,765	310	93	16,780	600	22,901	760	2,129	8,268	7,307
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	23,221	57,346	302	98	14,612	592	21,209	964	1,817	7,407	7,158
Dacorum E07000096	33,429	57,000	320	146	16,400	647	28,787	1,235	2,307	8,319	6,490
Elmbridge E07000207	31,369	56,551	316	131	11,860	518	22,714	1,173	1,681	6,790	5,651
Vale of White Horse E07000180	28,795	56,329	376	92	14,992	544	22,762	1,052	1,692	6,326	5,953
Breckland E07000143	26,027	56,083	370	135	18,013	722	22,127	965	1,991	7,734	7,309
Wychavon E07000238	23,241	55,820	336	108	15,118	598	20,885	781	1,636	6,991	6,978
Broadland E07000144	22,526	55,664	350	84	15,670	572	20,153	689	1,668	7,129	7,216
Tendring E07000076	25,052	55,640	342	132	16,436	668	26,468	1,127	2,458	9,754	10,213
Stafford E07000197	25,444	54,828	336	88	16,194	714	22,403	737	1,879	7,310	6,935
Warwick E07000222	29,036	54,736	356	118	15,756	622	31,110	1,125	1,723	7,484	6,387
Test Valley E07000093	25,193	54,567	315	100	14,212	555	20,108	890	1,708	6,824	6,020
East Hampshire E07000085	23,429	54,217	347	117	12,652	442	19,493	779	1,665	6,548	6,056
Slough E06000039	40,137	54,086	148	174	9,665	418	34,397	4,985	2,469	7,173	4,848
Teignbridge E07000045	23,408	53,825	412	107	15,685	662	21,707	851	1,954	8,707	7,485
Eastleigh E07000086	27,091	53,625	375	82	16,210	632	22,400	776	1,899	7,367	5,986
Guildford E07000209	32,588	53,366	352	118	13,180	578	28,876	1,221	1,599	6,265	5,507
Waverley E07000216	27,741	53,326	256	86	11,344	454	20,339	899	1,580	6,176	6,028
Reading E06000038	37,736	53,224	410	165	18,973	1,008	43,764	3,300	2,290	7,712	5,643
Isle of Wight E06000046	23,763	53,047	438	91	15,840	594	24,822	1,077	2,283	9,846	8,657
Powys W06000023	22,004	52,985	348	64	15,164	592	23,195	1,043	1,906	7,755	8,116
Newport W06000022	33,532	52,906	418	146	17,620	989	34,037	1,786	2,310	8,672	7,176
Canterbury E07000106	33,502	52,627	554	102	16,129	792	34,507	1,275	2,104	8,303	7,536
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	30,946	52,598	300	96	20,164	678	30,469	1,020	2,649	9,944	8,101
Swale E07000113	32,674	52,364	400	119	19,466	775	27,656	1,121	2,366	7,814	6,922
Bridgend W06000013	28,595	52,213	332	95	16,068	831	27,774	862	2,029	8,910	7,779
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	27,602	51,851	280	129	14,584	476	21,985	805	1,778	6,686	6,026
Winchester E07000094	27,770	51,211	290	73	11,826	542	21,778	950	1,485	5,860	5,659
North Hertfordshire E07000099	26,495	50,999	322	94	15,049	622	24,097	827	1,833	6,781	6,092
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	36,625	50,767	249	81	13,610	508	34,071	2,312	2,500	7,697	6,321
Ashford E07000105	26,876	50,491	351	119	14,890	656	23,850	1,359	1,702	6,630	5,822
Epping Forest E07000072	26,017	50,458	304	148	13,947	582	27,357	1,325	1,739	6,784	6,320
North Kesteven E07000139	22,071	50,184	326	68	13,400	498	16,935	589	1,672	6,205	6,126
Hackney E09000012	52,004	49,743	1,389	330	29,430	3,030	95,506	4,513	5,171	12,346	5,684
Fareham E07000087	20,598	49,518	372	102	11,800	482	17,414	643	1,315	6,106	6,162
Chichester E07000225	23,058	49,504	408	76	12,356	542	20,925	943	1,732	7,313	7,210
Camden E09000007	39,603	49,303	1,416	208	21,034	2,148	72,187	4,005	3,394	11,082	5,757
Torbay E06000027	24,313	49,173	620	107	15,772	838	26,671	1,131	2,245	10,379	8,079
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	26,104	49,114	496	92	13,546	779	24,453	824	1,838	7,845	6,850
Stroud E07000082	21,990	48,947	361	119	13,858	534	20,257	671	1,623	6,811	5,932
Rushcliffe E07000176	23,899	48,912	332	76	12,370	544	19,903	627	1,393	5,415	5,605
Sevenoaks E07000111	24,872	48,856	272	129	11,780	440	19,877	904	1,534	5,970	5,884
South Tyneside E08000023	27,659	48,708	313	100	16,020	694	32,846	846	2,882	9,521	8,188
Amber Valley E07000032	22,138	48,635	348	85	16,333	642	21,928	647	1,840	7,097	6,513
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	28,243	48,614	378	84	14,432	746	29,386	779	2,169	9,466	7,992
Westminster E09000033	30,841	48,354	1,245	269	18,454	1,910	75,760	6,404	3,599	11,524	5,877
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	26,332	48,082	274	94	15,801	610	25,969	1,120	2,147	7,124	6,644
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	25,413	47,990	236	79	15,483	640	27,505	690	2,230	8,348	7,921
Lancaster E07000121	31,254	47,440	412	76	15,526	728	29,651	1,032	2,126	7,804	6,883
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	23,298	47,065	308	81	15,256	643	20,466	789	1,794	6,850	6,404
Havant E07000090	22,437	46,949	288	88	14,394	512	22,254	782	1,879	7,568	7,058
Pembrokeshire W06000009	22,361	46,653	290	81	12,846	570	22,607	928	1,801	7,692	7,531
South Staffordshire E07000196	20,909	46,464	214	67	11,328	400	17,544	625	1,311	5,117	6,494
Bracknell Forest E06000036	26,633	46,436	289	89	14,232	600	22,535	1,068	1,638	6,606	4,481
Thanet E07000114	26,730	46,417	489	116	17,090	780	28,001	975	2,616	9,738	7,633
Wrexham W06000006	27,746	46,415	264	63	15,771	748	26,622	972	1,837	7,929	6,748
West Oxfordshire E07000181	22,707	46,274	315	72	12,492	476	18,474	741	1,476	5,948	5,261
Preston E07000123	35,132	45,844	220	72	14,777	728	34,089	1,762	2,105	7,249	5,857
East Staffordshire E07000193	25,419	45,577	258	105	14,482	604	22,607	1,104	1,790	6,232	5,841
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	20,462	45,326	274	64	14,366	480	18,813	623	1,615	6,104	5,513
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	24,423	44,798	268	92	11,810	454	19,797	856	1,553	6,238	5,022
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	23,322	44,774	236	70	14,832	674	23,860	746	1,723	6,496	6,566
Chorley E07000118	24,057	44,703	266	60	13,792	560	20,438	597	1,613	6,419	5,226
Bassetlaw E07000171	22,653	44,647	274	73	14,627	572	19,674	759	1,764	6,589	6,174
Gloucester E07000081	27,269	44,644	280	91	15,571	786	28,084	1,030	1,888	7,455	5,318
Knowsley E08000011	31,042	44,488	294	136	17,926	720	40,960	916	2,718	7,787	7,532
Lichfield E07000194	19,227	44,154	224	56	11,974	508	17,378	603	1,350	5,294	5,668
Mid Suffolk E07000203	17,582	44,113	286	77	12,234	446	15,692	597	1,362	5,133	5,177
Ashfield E07000170	24,568	44,040	307	75	17,228	744	23,467	690	1,918	6,957	6,306
Wyre E07000128	19,140	44,032	396	60	12,146	506	19,077	661	1,537	6,937	7,454
Ipswich E07000202	29,428	43,944	338	110	17,762	809	29,902	1,206	2,246	8,282	5,615
Gedling E07000173	21,413	43,312	394	84	14,768	636	22,027	694	1,642	6,338	5,959
Rugby E07000220	23,595	43,011	230	77	13,192	552	20,362	1,059	1,558	5,810	4,917
West Lancashire E07000127	23,695	42,992	198	87	12,240	407	23,516	725	1,453	6,066	6,051
North Norfolk E07000147	15,782	42,964	436	49	11,726	487	15,631	767	1,496	6,424	7,218
South Ribble E07000126	20,304	42,881	264	57	12,950	582	19,798	540	1,471	6,271	5,917
Hart E07000089	20,768	42,714	248	66	9,518	336	14,966	652	1,124	4,669	4,347
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	31,087	42,621	950	175	19,560	1,526	66,742	3,411	2,927	9,606	4,552
Halton E06000006	25,396	42,417	271	84	15,226	624	28,206	675	2,139	7,215	6,225
Middlesbrough E06000002	32,478	42,245	240	89	14,490	764	35,523	1,641	2,519	7,363	6,572
Dover E07000108	21,913	42,219	502	93	13,874	610	21,028	844	1,883	7,138	6,307
Conwy W06000003	20,146	42,044	316	44	12,282	632	21,788	945	1,699	7,570	7,274
Islington E09000019	38,216	41,882	1,704	198	28,673	2,752	80,906	2,963	3,519	10,665	5,111
Broxtowe E07000172	20,411	41,776	230	76	13,224	544	21,316	723	1,462	5,573	5,605
South Derbyshire E07000039	21,376	41,430	283	78	14,022	540	17,446	619	1,561	5,237	4,617
Harborough E07000131	18,495	41,395	266	53	10,484	412	15,489	652	1,229	4,611	4,540
Hertsmere E07000098	22,590	41,174	177	118	8,204	344	22,361	1,205	1,314	5,633	4,707
North East Derbyshire E07000038	17,435	41,001	230	65	12,276	422	16,923	514	1,469	5,809	5,857
Bromsgrove E07000234	19,867	40,841	204	63	9,958	457	16,094	533	1,281	4,823	5,062
Erewash E07000036	20,130	40,818	273	78	15,582	650	20,977	563	1,641	6,469	5,724
Oxford E07000178	45,765	40,747	454	123	13,782	980	44,323	3,008	1,671	6,623	4,562
Woking E07000217	21,667	40,675	262	95	10,026	408	19,074	1,348	1,346	4,955	4,089
Cheltenham E07000078	23,244	40,556	292	60	14,450	648	25,050	835	1,506	6,826	5,369
Blaby E07000129	19,674	40,457	281	83	12,478	480	17,544	690	1,334	4,874	5,034
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	27,402	40,383	222	115	11,560	428	26,205	1,463	1,612	5,717	4,729
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	15,859	40,345	185	69	11,022	378	15,674	589	1,197	4,733	5,795
Dartford E07000107	26,769	40,336	209	126	13,674	504	22,639	1,206	1,720	5,435	4,134
North West Leicestershire E07000134	18,985	40,258	274	51	13,877	562	18,424	561	1,466	5,430	4,820
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	20,083	39,921	364	90	12,703	570	20,271	891	1,692	7,044	6,129
Crawley E07000226	25,474	39,641	237	127	12,958	643	25,244	1,630	1,766	6,380	4,392
Cotswold E07000079	15,519	39,368	310	50	9,332	388	14,171	631	1,184	4,991	4,888
West Lindsey E07000142	17,146	38,995	244	59	11,034	382	14,650	538	1,488	5,375	5,242
North Devon E07000043	17,869	38,947	240	61	11,250	422	16,364	632	1,462	5,803	5,557
Worthing E07000229	20,651	38,875	558	81	13,166	752	21,447	758	1,819	7,571	5,665
Babergh E07000200	15,921	38,866	262	78	10,478	409	14,552	538	1,272	5,022	4,943
Monmouthshire W06000021	16,064	38,850	256	52	9,345	340	15,319	637	1,243	5,476	5,375
Mansfield E07000174	21,096	38,793	208	69	14,818	618	20,385	766	1,693	6,455	5,582
Blackpool E06000009	27,613	38,791	780	95	17,262	1,242	33,024	1,047	2,783	10,753	7,646
Tewkesbury E07000083	18,141	38,691	218	64	11,056	466	14,730	495	1,155	5,181	4,687
Gwynedd W06000002	23,091	38,611	252	51	13,592	662	25,701	1,009	1,439	6,466	6,519
Spelthorne E07000213	20,365	38,508	276	100	10,246	468	20,275	1,195	1,440	5,408	4,675
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	22,566	38,266	798	148	11,408	1,053	48,993	4,137	2,394	9,148	4,463
Exeter E07000041	29,119	38,144	344	76	14,558	846	33,085	884	1,622	7,088	4,943
Uttlesford E07000077	18,623	38,063	194	85	9,643	323	14,306	609	1,174	4,391	3,926
Wyre Forest E07000239	17,912	38,047	203	69	12,520	486	18,121	613	1,589	6,276	5,772
South Hams E07000044	14,561	38,033	318	39	9,440	342	13,736	620	1,198	5,497	4,843
Lewes E07000063	18,164	37,896	748	90	10,647	688	17,456	711	1,516	6,188	5,802
Surrey Heath E07000214	18,096	37,689	208	79	8,358	354	15,339	928	1,085	4,349	3,970
Three Rivers E07000102	19,410	37,656	154	94	7,634	332	17,950	910	1,072	4,418	4,141
Cambridge E07000008	39,979	37,584	464	50	14,702	904	38,895	2,177	1,432	5,852	3,635
Gravesham E07000109	22,831	37,583	195	130	10,926	416	21,692	1,268	1,695	5,212	4,951
Rother E07000064	15,249	37,531	438	69	9,584	418	15,348	781	1,324	5,984	6,384
Darlington E06000005	20,654	37,503	252	73	12,614	566	21,311	707	1,983	6,779	5,355
South Holland E07000140	16,896	37,355	186	85	12,536	408	14,983	852	1,288	5,105	5,428
Fenland E07000010	19,017	37,095	212	112	13,988	562	17,601	707	1,570	5,860	5,738
Mole Valley E07000210	16,194	36,879	195	92	8,040	314	14,771	613	1,153	4,587	4,548
Rushmoor E07000092	20,335	36,631	238	97	10,504	514	19,369	1,572	1,514	5,268	3,714
Cannock Chase E07000192	18,525	36,482	196	64	14,047	592	18,180	511	1,470	5,444	5,005
Chesterfield E07000034	18,485	36,173	244	59	13,414	628	20,022	593	1,600	6,813	5,538
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	17,017	35,870	256	54	10,136	357	13,771	616	1,214	4,465	4,008
Watford E07000103	21,995	35,782	166	94	9,408	442	22,868	1,872	1,479	4,743	3,397
Castle Point E07000069	15,609	35,645	127	76	9,826	308	16,278	504	1,132	4,490	5,595
Rochford E07000075	15,244	35,599	160	91	9,192	242	14,604	439	989	4,300	4,802
Forest of Dean E07000080	15,854	35,251	240	54	9,958	338	14,250	482	1,112	4,746	4,721
Worcester E07000237	20,042	34,720	241	64	13,338	646	22,255	751	1,427	5,930	4,455
Broxbourne E07000095	19,799	34,683	124	133	9,854	301	21,778	903	1,460	5,311	4,657
Tandridge E07000215	18,410	34,526	208	92	8,778	304	15,261	661	1,179	4,426	4,029
High Peak E07000037	15,910	34,383	276	48	11,296	455	16,644	477	1,388	5,479	4,573
Norwich E07000148	29,559	34,215	520	89	19,640	1,196	40,695	1,144	2,408	9,339	5,115
Great Yarmouth E07000145	17,979	33,758	214	56	12,890	498	19,824	765	1,518	6,762	5,482
Denbighshire W06000004	18,448	33,744	216	48	10,296	506	18,743	633	1,503	6,208	5,472
Malvern Hills E07000235	13,825	33,648	224	50	8,318	348	12,683	542	1,042	4,302	4,506
Mid Devon E07000042	15,247	33,512	262	65	9,583	336	13,365	531	1,254	4,437	4,260
Pendle E07000122	21,072	33,271	170	53	9,661	356	18,368	1,812	1,591	5,042	4,360
Eastbourne E07000061	18,994	33,236	542	82	11,568	700	20,802	890	1,790	7,422	5,660
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	17,106	32,669	154	81	6,782	326	15,151	811	868	3,535	3,455
Fylde E07000119	13,700	32,587	292	57	8,512	384	13,736	535	1,175	5,363	5,035
Torfaen W06000020	17,714	32,166	220	70	10,837	618	18,207	465	1,286	5,696	4,997
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	11,547	31,432	219	34	7,626	302	10,949	445	970	3,843	4,172
Redditch E07000236	17,108	31,272	196	66	10,816	434	16,544	666	1,335	4,863	3,736
Runnymede E07000212	19,171	30,802	200	64	8,904	412	18,483	909	1,084	4,417	3,632
Hartlepool E06000001	18,505	30,406	172	48	10,736	440	19,902	547	1,615	5,186	4,781
Stevenage E07000243	18,916	29,979	178	93	10,311	371	18,823	776	1,452	4,969	3,629
Burnley E07000117	20,340	29,912	142	45	10,740	423	20,295	1,126	1,716	5,489	4,418
Brentwood E07000068	14,786	29,719	130	77	8,146	306	14,652	619	1,068	3,875	3,668
Gosport E07000088	15,846	29,334	254	57	9,316	402	14,813	509	1,447	5,721	4,252
Harlow E07000073	20,582	29,066	176	110	11,082	424	20,049	1,042	1,398	5,547	3,852
Bolsover E07000033	14,639	28,945	211	44	11,566	504	13,975	476	1,213	4,534	4,168
Tamworth E07000199	15,179	28,509	130	55	10,236	380	14,634	433	1,162	4,323	3,602
Torridge E07000046	11,294	28,150	212	56	7,832	324	10,685	422	1,029	4,116	3,994
Maldon E07000074	11,269	27,970	132	54	7,478	232	10,829	378	842	3,507	3,517
Hastings E07000062	17,621	26,978	508	105	11,634	616	20,154	748	1,745	6,852	4,033
Lincoln E07000138	23,977	26,512	224	66	13,564	740	26,683	796	1,474	6,030	3,744
Hyndburn E07000120	17,354	26,372	148	40	9,604	343	17,329	846	1,593	4,724	3,882
Ribble Valley E07000124	10,894	26,327	102	25	6,558	197	9,812	350	793	3,163	3,339
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	12,416	25,588	118	38	7,335	326	13,133	569	895	4,260	4,200
Ceredigion W06000008	13,712	25,356	222	40	7,804	388	14,655	574	814	3,920	3,990
North Warwickshire E07000218	11,787	24,729	166	33	8,232	327	11,820	357	949	3,342	3,296
West Devon E07000047	10,057	24,510	146	54	5,842	244	8,593	422	767	3,265	3,196
Rossendale E07000125	14,331	24,474	218	46	8,990	320	13,537	459	1,198	4,041	3,257
Boston E07000136	13,692	24,345	132	49	9,639	392	12,676	804	1,022	4,090	3,661
Adur E07000223	12,154	23,132	350	64	7,774	378	11,651	426	954	4,037	3,626
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	12,370	22,471	80	39	4,678	196	10,646	595	769	2,709	3,193
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	12,100	21,735	128	30	8,164	376	14,696	418	1,101	4,264	3,892
Melton E07000133	9,169	21,412	104	35	6,026	228	8,308	305	721	2,765	2,678
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	11,604	19,156	96	42	6,516	290	13,308	391	902	3,380	3,154
Rutland E06000017	9,776	17,234	109	10	3,604	162	5,301	215	555	2,000	2,084
City of London E09000001	761	1,983	174	5	1,256	214	3,155	223	139	435	237
Isles of Scilly E06000053	350	889	0	2	260	0	282	29	28	93	122
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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Living in an opposite-sex couple: Married or in a civil partnership · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

889 to 38k
38k to 46k
46k to 60k
60k to 84k
84k to 325k

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/UR/census-observations?area-type=ltla23&dimensions=living_arrangements_11aSHA-256 33c75b9a5f8c69e7be40b61ca735955105c52f403de3d289fc7dc1a57076a6c3 · 1,207,848 bytes
https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/UR/dimensions?limit=500SHA-256 456ad46108ca3f46230c3ddad0b5fc65750b9dd557b85a949e0a67d4ca524d12 · 26,631 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.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Office for National Statistics (Census 2021); Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:43:18Z; 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/UR/census-observations?area-type=ctry&dimensions=living_arrangements_11a within twice the square root of the councils summed (8 exactly; the largest gap 0.38 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 usual residents, “Does not apply” those the question was not asked of.
The ONS's description of the topic, “Living arrangements (11 categories)”: The “living arrangements” classification combines responses to the question on marital and civil partnership status with information about whether or not a person is living in a couple. This topic is only applicable to people in households. Living arrangements differs from marital and civil partnership status because cohabiting takes priority over other categories. For example, if a person is divorced and cohabiting, then in results for living arrangements they are classified as cohabiting.