Suffrago UK Data Hub
RankingsVerificationMethods

Independent service run by Suffrago – not an official government website. Every figure comes from an official UK publisher under its open licence and is checked against that source each time the data is refreshed.

Second address by council, Census 2021

Usual residents of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by second address, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Second address indicator (3 categories)”).

No second address, highest: Birmingham

1,083,243

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:16 UTC
Second address by council, Census 2021
0500k1.0m1.5mBirmingham1,083,243Leeds748,805North Yorkshire584,453Somerset544,341Cornwall542,392Bradford528,302Buckinghamshire526,247Sheffield511,326Manchester499,818County Durham490,625Wiltshire483,108Liverpool442,326Bristol, City of427,459Kirklees414,678West Northamptonshire405,118Cheshire East379,261Croydon376,507Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole373,603Barnet369,133Dorset361,329Ealing347,907North Northamptonshire345,529Leicester342,339Wakefield340,513Cheshire West and Chester338,104

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

Data table

318 rows

AreaNo second addressSecond address is in the UKSecond address is outside the UK
Birmingham E080000251,083,24350,01111,667
Leeds E08000035748,80553,3889,760
North Yorkshire E06000065584,45325,0655,973
Somerset E06000066544,34122,1535,054
Cornwall E06000052542,39223,8534,060
Bradford E08000032528,30214,4673,642
Buckinghamshire E06000060526,24719,3437,488
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025511,32638,3836,810
Manchester E08000003499,81840,33911,781
County Durham E06000047490,62527,0284,415
Wiltshire E06000054483,10822,4354,790
Liverpool E08000012442,32637,3106,452
Bristol, City of E06000023427,45937,5037,503
Kirklees E08000034414,67815,1003,438
West Northamptonshire E06000062405,11816,1144,496
Cheshire East E06000049379,26115,2204,291
Croydon E09000008376,5079,0535,159
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058373,60321,6054,988
Barnet E09000003369,13310,07310,139
Dorset E06000059361,32914,6503,600
Ealing E09000009347,90710,2938,915
North Northamptonshire E06000061345,52911,3022,694
Leicester E06000016342,33920,9735,259
Wakefield E08000036340,51310,9431,914
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050338,10415,7123,334
Newham E09000025334,9148,1837,939
Sandwell E08000028333,6916,6011,540
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011327,87911,7332,603
Cardiff W06000015324,22232,6705,416
Brent E09000005322,1349,1828,500
Enfield E09000010318,6466,4234,913
Coventry E08000026318,07020,9406,314
Wigan E08000010317,53210,0511,747
Bromley E09000006316,7098,9624,320
Dudley E08000027313,6818,5271,280
Wirral E08000015309,0409,1122,046
Northumberland E06000057307,63010,7492,188
Shropshire E06000051307,41913,4342,753
Redbridge E09000026299,1836,2744,802
Wandsworth E09000032298,92918,37810,199
Doncaster E08000017297,7028,5811,823
Lambeth E09000022294,26515,3218,068
Hillingdon E09000017291,8259,0525,032
Tower Hamlets E09000030286,90412,78410,618
Bolton E08000001285,7598,0322,172
Lewisham E09000023285,0889,9155,550
Stockport E08000007282,7809,5912,402
Central Bedfordshire E06000056282,7518,8352,666
Southwark E09000028282,09016,1409,407
Walsall E08000030276,5956,3021,227
Milton Keynes E06000042275,4468,0803,534
South Gloucestershire E06000025275,33912,5302,555
Nottingham E06000018274,75643,1125,764
Greenwich E09000011274,5619,1125,395
Hounslow E09000018274,0927,2486,841
Sefton E08000014269,8217,2432,169
Medway E06000035268,7348,7392,300
Waltham Forest E09000031267,5566,1594,711
Sunderland E08000024264,7017,8671,604
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021263,29331,8205,012
Cumberland E06000063262,3039,3981,553
Rotherham E08000018257,1257,5201,163
Wolverhampton E08000031255,1276,9401,658
Havering E09000016254,0425,4542,558
Salford E08000006253,99412,9243,004
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010253,88011,4981,639
Harrow E09000015249,8695,7055,629
Haringey E09000014249,0478,7826,410
Derby E06000015248,28511,1321,947
Brighton and Hove E06000043248,17922,3506,574
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021247,5439,5991,227
Plymouth E06000026245,14617,4262,123
Hackney E09000012244,2668,7806,103
Bexley E09000004238,0846,0252,363
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025235,7667,5691,237
East Suffolk E07000244235,4848,6861,888
Oldham E08000004235,3355,3451,408
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016227,5659,125963
Southampton E06000045224,94318,7925,187
Trafford E08000009224,6617,7732,618
Swindon E06000030224,4316,8082,171
Tameside E08000008223,4336,3381,299
Swansea W06000011220,53915,8312,120
Luton E06000032217,7234,6962,843
Rochdale E08000005216,9405,3581,475
Westmorland and Furness E06000064215,6638,9292,000
Barking and Dagenham E09000002212,2263,7362,907
Peterborough E06000031207,9725,7191,982
Solihull E08000029207,9386,3931,906
North Somerset E06000024207,4207,4271,880
Merton E09000024203,9626,2225,002
Sutton E09000029202,2374,7782,625
Warrington E06000007201,7497,3631,862
North Tyneside E08000022201,1306,4991,338
Calderdale E08000033198,3376,8431,452
Islington E09000019195,46312,4648,662
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004189,0836,2101,302
Gateshead E08000037188,9166,0381,197
Portsmouth E06000044188,48816,5552,960
Bury E08000002186,5095,7801,562
Camden E09000007182,19814,46313,477
Basildon E07000066181,8424,3531,376
Carmarthenshire W06000010181,0096,128760
Richmond upon Thames E09000027180,5388,7795,961
Colchester E07000071179,72710,0572,931
Herefordshire, County of E06000019179,0496,3151,670
York E06000014178,37021,2733,178
Bedford E06000055177,4795,7721,974
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084177,2596,0281,867
Telford and Wrekin E06000020177,1717,2901,080
St. Helens E08000013177,1365,199912
Southend-on-Sea E06000033174,1574,9331,593
Westminster E09000033174,01112,53117,694
Chelmsford E07000070173,5806,0781,865
Huntingdonshire E07000011173,4145,9371,481
West Suffolk E07000245172,5115,7821,657
Thurrock E06000034170,4434,0161,541
Caerphilly W06000018169,8475,603502
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022169,74119,5824,086
Maidstone E07000110168,7885,1951,799
New Forest E07000091168,2645,6231,898
Wokingham E06000041168,2596,6742,569
Charnwood E07000130165,16916,2812,521
North Lincolnshire E06000013163,3945,1621,124
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013162,56711,6568,934
Reading E06000038159,01811,1694,037
Arun E07000224158,2864,9081,695
Kingston upon Thames E09000021157,0377,1133,913
South Cambridgeshire E07000012154,1855,9851,949
Newport W06000022154,1044,550938
Cherwell E07000177153,7845,4951,737
Slough E06000039153,4562,7822,262
Wealden E07000065152,9365,2871,928
West Berkshire E06000037152,5716,9591,918
North East Lincolnshire E06000012151,4054,655906
Knowsley E08000011150,8063,117596
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008150,0353,765938
Braintree E07000067149,7634,4551,051
Flintshire W06000005149,4244,809728
Dacorum E07000096148,5294,8761,676
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146148,4424,8671,016
Swale E07000113146,4564,1941,027
Mid Sussex E07000228145,4035,1661,997
East Devon E07000040144,5365,0971,195
Reigate and Banstead E07000211143,9854,8432,018
Tendring E07000076143,7113,634946
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040143,2537,0933,150
East Hertfordshire E07000242143,0995,1041,955
South Tyneside E08000023142,7864,169822
South Oxfordshire E07000179141,0055,9622,118
St Albans E07000240140,9255,1232,119
Bridgend W06000013140,4294,494566
Horsham E07000227139,3955,2862,097
Canterbury E07000106138,36715,7853,277
Preston E07000123138,0287,8111,998
Middlesbrough E06000002137,9814,8611,082
East Lindsey E07000137137,3444,249703
South Kesteven E07000141137,2525,1121,040
Breckland E07000143136,4564,145875
Blackpool E06000009136,2393,974823
South Norfolk E07000149135,5195,3501,079
Neath Port Talbot W06000012135,4466,297546
Thanet E07000114135,2244,1681,195
Warwick E07000222134,86710,2213,363
Isle of Wight E06000046134,6144,6661,179
Torbay E06000027134,2253,9711,128
Ipswich E07000202134,1034,4571,082
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003132,1003,739692
Eastleigh E07000086131,2734,0931,077
Stafford E07000197130,9284,984955
Vale of White Horse E07000180130,9066,0641,943
Elmbridge E07000207130,7584,8273,170
Wrexham W06000006130,0644,458595
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219129,6223,819756
Epping Forest E07000072129,5523,6801,748
Teignbridge E07000045129,5444,393866
Oxford E07000178128,86525,2707,906
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221128,1425,0701,513
North Hertfordshire E07000099127,6154,3591,236
Ashford E07000105127,6133,8461,288
Powys W06000023127,5714,784814
Lancaster E07000121127,15513,0862,693
Wychavon E07000238127,1354,2361,123
Guildford E07000209127,09612,9513,603
Broadland E07000144126,9164,023782
Norwich E07000148126,58715,0222,312
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115126,5404,3331,330
Gloucester E07000081126,2905,303823
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014125,8314,9231,185
Test Valley E07000093124,7034,4611,328
Halton E06000006124,3253,558595
Ashfield E07000170122,3393,545416
Amber Valley E07000032121,4434,163600
Havant E07000090120,0803,278850
East Hampshire E07000085119,8554,4731,416
East Staffordshire E07000193119,4183,5891,012
Waverley E07000216119,0226,8642,343
Pembrokeshire W06000009118,3734,242745
Bracknell Forest E06000036118,1144,9181,575
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020117,94410,60314,828
Newark and Sherwood E07000175117,6434,433880
Cambridge E07000008117,15320,5807,940
Stroud E07000082115,5224,5321,050
Winchester E07000094115,13210,2392,074
Sevenoaks E07000111115,0983,6551,761
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195114,7667,660873
Chichester E07000225114,7407,3571,971
Crawley E07000226114,3022,8401,352
Bassetlaw E07000171113,4243,720660
Dartford E07000107113,0222,743990
Gedling E07000173113,0033,536724
Chorley E07000118112,7264,124882
North Kesteven E07000139112,6624,725687
Rushcliffe E07000176111,6586,1931,226
Dover E07000108111,2513,9441,215
Conwy W06000003110,2563,872613
Cheltenham E07000078109,9247,2591,654
Exeter E07000041109,89117,6423,174
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241109,7487,7312,357
Fareham E07000087109,6673,849997
Rugby E07000220109,2304,0061,127
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132109,0993,795746
Tunbridge Wells E07000116109,0824,5381,691
Erewash E07000036108,9503,351602
Gwynedd W06000002108,5587,7911,046
West Lancashire E07000127107,9838,3541,092
West Oxfordshire E07000181107,5855,3601,292
Worthing E07000229107,0603,2681,010
Wyre E07000128106,7924,155999
Mansfield E07000174106,7233,215544
South Ribble E07000126106,5963,745694
South Staffordshire E07000196106,3823,468620
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112105,0603,4441,254
Broxtowe E07000172104,3605,5001,080
Darlington E06000005103,8093,320669
Gravesham E07000109103,3782,620902
Hertsmere E07000098102,9903,1191,718
South Derbyshire E07000039102,7163,864628
Lichfield E07000194101,9713,590875
North West Leicestershire E0700013499,8564,172677
Chesterfield E0700003499,6723,414483
Blaby E0700012999,2383,057630
Woking E0700021799,2022,9321,809
Fenland E0700001099,1072,775581
Spelthorne E0700021399,0972,6751,184
Mid Suffolk E0700020398,5113,470718
North Norfolk E0700014798,4923,746742
Watford E0700010398,3532,3091,584
North East Derbyshire E0700003898,3063,172523
Wyre Forest E0700023997,7903,276541
Worcester E0700023797,3905,541941
Cannock Chase E0700019297,3032,830386
Eastbourne E0700006196,7643,6651,257
Great Yarmouth E0700014596,5332,571644
Broxbourne E0700009596,0732,112822
Lewes E0700006395,6733,1001,132
Rushmoor E0700009295,4503,2551,051
Bromsgrove E0700023494,7463,577860
North Devon E0700004394,7373,101773
Hart E0700008994,2874,0721,049
Harborough E0700013193,0663,621938
Pendle E0700012292,5792,366812
Staffordshire Moorlands E0700019892,3712,902574
Denbighshire W0600000492,2523,052514
South Holland E0700014092,1692,398555
West Lindsey E0700014291,3863,132635
Burnley E0700011791,3302,647669
Tewkesbury E0700008390,9423,230712
Harlow E0700007390,4542,199675
Three Rivers E0700010289,6552,7251,391
Torfaen W0600002089,4002,554322
Lincoln E0700013889,30913,4601,044
Hartlepool E0600000189,1272,741470
Rother E0700006489,0942,9191,097
Monmouthshire W0600002188,9643,225768
Babergh E0700020088,3313,256754
Hastings E0700006287,4552,707833
Castle Point E0700006987,1381,942507
Uttlesford E0700007786,8103,3201,211
High Peak E0700003786,7933,419719
Stevenage E0700024386,3082,444743
Surrey Heath E0700021486,1933,0591,201
Cotswold E0700007984,8014,6471,384
Redditch E0700023684,2522,338445
East Cambridgeshire E0700000983,9942,967801
South Hams E0700004483,9113,5641,152
Mole Valley E0700021083,2212,9371,228
Tandridge E0700021583,2173,4441,213
Forest of Dean E0700008082,8683,576560
Rochford E0700007582,8172,283561
Mid Devon E0700004279,6392,672541
Hyndburn E0700012079,3732,451410
Runnymede E0700021278,7297,0642,286
Gosport E0700008878,5022,754696
Bolsover E0700003377,5622,359352
Fylde E0700011977,4282,8901,056
Epsom and Ewell E0700020876,8982,7891,250
Tamworth E0700019976,2152,064368
Malvern Hills E0700023575,5513,077858
Brentwood E0700006873,9442,167936
Boston E0700013668,3011,668535
Derbyshire Dales E0700003568,1622,592786
Rossendale E0700012568,1092,288474
Isle of Anglesey W0600000166,1652,412301
Torridge E0700004665,5352,137442
Blaenau Gwent W0600001965,0901,703114
Ceredigion W0600000864,1816,477815
Maldon E0700007463,6251,927656
North Warwickshire E0700021862,7291,942364
Adur E0700022362,2141,820510
Ribble Valley E0700012458,2752,481805
Merthyr Tydfil W0600002457,0541,605180
West Devon E0700004754,5412,007548
Oadby and Wigston E0700013554,5252,737485
Melton E0700013349,4041,924424
Rutland E0600001737,3713,105573
City of London E090000016,942875766
Isles of Scilly E060000531,88112646
Barnsley E08000038given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019

Download CSVDownload JSON with full provenance

Map

No second address · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

  • 1,881 to 96k
  • 96k to 122k
  • 122k to 157k
  • 157k to 254k
  • 254k to 1.1m

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.

Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
31 October 2026, 11:12 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:16 UTC Run at 31 October 2026, 11:16 UTC; 954 of 954 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics (Census 2021); Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-31T11:12:14Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures954 of 954 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers954 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure954 of 954 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassThe ONS's answer for England and for Wales agreesin 6 of 6 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=alternative_address_indicator within twice the square root of the councils summed (0 exactly; the largest gap 0.64 of its limit), the Census's cell-by-cell perturbation
PassSource page answershttps://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.
  • The ONS's description of the topic, “Second address indicator (3 categories)”: An address (in or out of the UK) a person stays at for more than 30 days per year that is not their place of usual residence. Second addresses typically include: * armed forces bases * addresses used by people working away from home * a student’s home address * the address of another parent or guardian * a partner’s address * a holiday home If a person with a second address was staying there on census night, they were classed as a visitor to the second address but counted as a usual resident at their home address.
  • The ONS's quality statement: The true number of people recording a second address as “armed forces base address” is likely to be higher than the estimate because of instructions given to armed forces personnel. Be aware of this when using these data.