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Wards with the highest share of social-rented homes

The top 200 of 7,568 wards in England and Wales with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census, ranked by % social rented.

#WardCouncil% social rentedResidentsHouseholds
1Acrefair NorthWrexham County Borough75.4%2,123889
2QueenswayWrexham County Borough70.4%2,5531,036
3PortsokenCity of London69.7%1,100480
4Notting DaleRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea67.1%9,1393,621
5WynnstayWrexham County Borough67.0%2,388978
6GolborneRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea66.6%8,8033,804
7WalkerNewcastle upon Tyne65.5%10,9934,953
8NewtownBirmingham64.9%16,2904,469
9DalgarnoRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea64.5%7,2122,780
10St Pancras & Somers TownLondon Borough of Camden64.0%12,5124,867
11Charles DickensCity of Portsmouth63.8%22,3217,749
12New Addington NorthLondon Borough of Croydon61.2%10,9363,635
13TownhillSwansea58.5%8,8363,774
14Church StreetCity of Westminster58.3%11,6704,546
15NechellsBirmingham58.2%16,1454,913
16Old Kent RoadLondon Borough of Southwark58.0%19,0377,437
17PeckhamLondon Borough of Southwark57.9%14,7875,789
18GamesleyHigh Peak57.5%2,4071,014
19NewingtonLondon Borough of Southwark57.4%13,4425,808
20Oak TreeMansfield57.0%3,1951,415
21GrangetownRedcar and Cleveland56.9%6,3882,673
22ToxtethLiverpool56.9%7,6153,208
23Kirkdale EastLiverpool56.3%3,3791,559
24Orchard ParkCity of Kingston upon Hull55.8%16,0676,461
25StonebridgeLondon Borough of Brent55.8%20,2557,241
26Woolwich DockyardRoyal Borough of Greenwich55.7%11,6884,606
27PenderrySwansea55.7%11,4894,842
28WestbourneCity of Westminster55.2%11,6854,607
29Castle ValeBirmingham55.0%9,9354,211
30Brixton NorthLondon Borough of Lambeth54.3%16,3246,711
31Queen's ParkCity of Westminster54.3%12,7565,097
32Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-tafRhondda Cynon Taf53.6%3,6141,546
33MarfleetCity of Kingston upon Hull53.5%13,7285,685
34BykerNewcastle upon Tyne53.5%15,1067,148
35Clubmoor EastLiverpool52.8%6,0492,329
36FellingGateshead52.8%7,4223,486
37Abbey HultonCity of Stoke-on-Trent52.7%6,5572,810
38Myatt's FieldsLondon Borough of Lambeth52.5%10,9334,627
39Hackney WickLondon Borough of Hackney52.1%12,3064,946
40King's ParkLondon Borough of Hackney52.1%13,0614,931
41BedeSouth Tyneside52.0%5,4502,466
42Camberwell GreenLondon Borough of Southwark52.0%15,5096,833
43Everton NorthLiverpool51.7%6,9473,226
44FaradayLondon Borough of Southwark51.7%12,4654,795
45Regent's ParkLondon Borough of Camden51.3%11,9264,965
46College Park & Old OakLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham50.8%9,9843,876
47Blackburn CentralBlackburn with Darwen50.7%9,2793,733
48CanningLiverpool50.3%9,9603,361
49Everton EastLiverpool50.2%7,1473,285
50ShadwellLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets50.2%13,2784,492
51St Dunstan'sLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets50.1%14,7474,839
52DingleLiverpool49.9%9,7844,674
53HomertonLondon Borough of Hackney49.7%13,8845,531
54GurnosMerthyr Tydfil County Borough49.7%5,3422,160
55Hartcliffe and WithywoodCity of Bristol49.6%19,0567,586
56Brambles & ThorntreeMiddlesbrough49.3%9,3143,785
57Little HultonSalford49.0%14,4915,718
58Brinnington & Stockport CentralStockport49.0%12,4505,933
59High FellGateshead48.9%9,4034,125
60Stepney GreenLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets48.9%12,3434,258
61Pendleton & CharlestownSalford48.8%17,1526,453
62SpekeLiverpool48.4%14,3386,078
63Twerton & WhitewayBath and North East Somerset48.3%6,8912,787
64LansdownMonmouthshire48.2%2,3081,007
65Princes ParkLiverpool48.1%8,6013,723
66Hackney CentralLondon Borough of Hackney48.1%12,7195,692
67PoplarLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets48.1%8,0692,860
68Halton LeaHalton48.0%6,6943,047
69CroxtethLiverpool48.0%5,5062,360
70KenningtonLondon Borough of Lambeth48.0%14,6036,499
71Stockwell West & LarkhallLondon Borough of Lambeth48.0%16,3326,862
72Blackbird LeysOxford47.9%6,3872,340
73ColvilleRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea47.9%8,5744,345
74HemlingtonMiddlesbrough47.8%6,5672,946
75LaycockLondon Borough of Islington47.8%12,4425,364
76CaledonianLondon Borough of Islington47.7%11,5805,043
77South BermondseyLondon Borough of Southwark47.7%15,9456,902
78Heath TownCity of Wolverhampton47.6%13,7705,594
79Woodhouse ParkManchester47.5%15,4146,496
80BellinghamLondon Borough of Lewisham47.5%11,6614,642
81Nunhead & Queen's RoadLondon Borough of Southwark47.5%15,5556,644
82Arthur's HillNewcastle upon Tyne47.4%16,1755,239
83SharstonManchester47.3%17,4467,104
84Gospel OakLondon Borough of Camden47.3%11,6165,187
85Bromley NorthLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets47.3%11,7024,523
86HaggerstonLondon Borough of Hackney47.2%14,4096,253
87VictoriaLondon Borough of Hackney47.2%12,1565,194
88Manor CastleSheffield47.2%22,7059,575
89Miles Platting & Newton HeathManchester47.1%19,2758,128
90Brixton WindrushLondon Borough of Lambeth47.0%9,4824,090
91Moss Bay and MoorcloseCumberland46.8%6,9063,223
92Bentilee, Ubberley & TownsendCity of Stoke-on-Trent46.7%13,0215,459
93VauxhallLiverpool46.7%8,5023,815
94PebligGwynedd46.7%2,7601,144
95StockbridgeKnowsley46.6%10,7164,696
96HaverstockLondon Borough of Camden46.6%12,0385,112
97CartrefleWrexham County Borough46.6%2,265929
98BroughtonSalford46.5%16,9586,227
99Thamesmead MooringsRoyal Borough of Greenwich46.5%12,4524,614
100Mile CrossNorwich46.4%11,2024,864
101Woodberry DownLondon Borough of Hackney46.4%12,1134,929
102St. Helen'sRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea46.3%6,1582,771
103Shepherd's Bush GreenLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham46.1%5,5702,624
104Northfield BrookOxford46.0%7,0802,648
105ArdwickManchester46.0%21,0446,738
106RedhouseSunderland45.8%11,2745,062
107White CityLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham45.8%10,3934,201
108Firth ParkSheffield45.7%22,3559,064
109Holborn & Covent GardenLondon Borough of Camden45.7%10,3595,059
110Poplars and HulmeWarrington45.5%12,4165,318
111Woughton & FishermeadCity of Milton Keynes45.5%18,1156,614
112Everton WestLiverpool45.5%4,5382,009
113Halton CastleHalton45.4%6,7623,141
114ThornhillCity of Southampton45.4%14,4066,163
115Bootle WestSefton45.4%12,9066,181
116King's CrossLondon Borough of Camden45.2%11,4624,420
117FalconbrookLondon Borough of Wandsworth45.1%11,9825,040
118Newtown Central and SouthPowys45.1%5,1662,147
119St LukeWinchester45.0%6,2052,254
120Norris GreenLiverpool44.8%17,7006,946
121Biddick & All SaintsSouth Tyneside44.7%8,5953,897
122Stockton Town CentreStockton-on-Tees44.5%6,1022,863
123Belle ValeLiverpool44.5%13,0525,827
124Thames ViewLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham44.5%6,0051,955
125LansburyLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets44.5%21,7077,529
126CanonburyLondon Borough of Islington44.5%12,6665,864
127ParksSwindon44.4%10,4944,106
128BritwellSlough44.4%7,0932,390
129BaguleyManchester44.4%16,0646,744
130BunhillLondon Borough of Islington44.4%11,1645,069
131HillriseLondon Borough of Islington44.4%14,9706,439
132Lawrence HillCity of Bristol44.3%19,6047,651
133CarsicAshfield44.3%3,7931,593
134Bidston and St JamesWirral44.3%15,6967,062
135ColdhurstOldham44.3%16,7415,258
136Harrow RoadCity of Westminster44.3%11,3815,108
137HarlescottShropshire44.2%3,5511,401
138Pimlico SouthCity of Westminster44.2%10,6924,998
139Newton FarmHerefordshire44.0%4,5281,812
140WolverhamCheshire West and Chester44.0%5,8242,493
141CowpenNorthumberland44.0%6,6562,946
142SenacreMaidstone44.0%1,332623
143Pen-y-waunRhondda Cynon Taf44.0%2,9741,250
144Princes EndSandwell43.9%14,1445,612
145CharfordBromsgrove43.8%3,4191,499
146Woolwich CommonRoyal Borough of Greenwich43.8%12,6884,649
147Hoxton WestLondon Borough of Hackney43.8%13,7526,290
148DeptfordLondon Borough of Lewisham43.8%17,0027,098
149Manor HouseHartlepool43.7%8,5423,672
150Chelsea RiversideRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea43.7%7,6333,749
151Dalton & ThryberghRotherham43.6%9,2563,991
152Bethnal Green EastLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets43.6%21,0907,249
153RoehamptonLondon Borough of Wandsworth43.6%18,8466,695
154Blackburn South EastBlackburn with Darwen43.5%10,2853,978
155St. Ann'sCity of Nottingham43.5%20,6857,914
156North CarrCity of Kingston upon Hull43.5%14,8555,786
157Bromley SouthLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets43.5%13,9645,050
158Canning Town NorthLondon Borough of Newham43.5%10,5733,827
159Burmantofts & Richmond HillLeeds43.4%28,52812,377
160Thamesmead EastLondon Borough of Bexley43.4%15,9265,706
161Weston-super-Mare SouthNorth Somerset43.3%9,5244,097
162MildmayLondon Borough of Islington43.3%14,2666,151
163CadnantGwynedd43.3%1,657695
164Longlands & BeechwoodMiddlesbrough43.2%11,2324,680
165PeartreeWelwyn Hatfield43.2%7,9563,463
166Killingbeck & SeacroftLeeds43.2%26,67911,377
167HollowayLondon Borough of Islington43.2%12,7375,365
168Blakelaw & CowgateNewcastle upon Tyne43.1%10,9344,597
169Brackla WestBridgend County Borough43.1%2,7381,106
170Moss SideManchester42.9%21,2777,269
171Brentford EastLondon Borough of Hounslow42.9%8,6923,647
172AspleyCity of Nottingham42.8%18,7956,745
173ShacklewellLondon Borough of Hackney42.8%9,1253,798
174Custom HouseLondon Borough of Newham42.8%17,6586,205
175RotherChesterfield42.7%6,4303,028
176Seven StarsSouth Ribble42.7%4,3231,857
177Beechdale, Leamore & ReedswoodWalsall42.7%13,5425,319
178Eltham PageRoyal Borough of Greenwich42.7%9,7533,420
179Berwick Hills & PallisterMiddlesbrough42.6%9,0653,673
180Colindale NorthLondon Borough of Barnet42.6%12,0604,475
181Warndon & Elbury ParkWorcester42.5%11,5224,961
182Dwyrain BangorGwynedd42.5%4,6751,948
183Staveley CentralChesterfield42.4%6,3712,750
184Charlton Village & RiversideRoyal Borough of Greenwich42.4%10,5164,054
185ChaucerLondon Borough of Southwark42.4%14,7326,120
186WycliffeCity of Leicester42.3%15,7804,446
187BirchfieldBirmingham42.3%12,4713,989
188KilburnLondon Borough of Camden42.3%12,0615,561
189Mile EndLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets42.3%21,6527,802
190ClerkenwellLondon Borough of Islington42.3%10,9544,921
191HermitageWrexham County Borough42.3%2,5051,171
192Penhill & PinehurstSwindon42.2%11,9724,911
193Flint: CastleFlintshire42.2%2,5011,132
194Bushbury South & Low HillCity of Wolverhampton42.1%15,5005,732
195GascoigneLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham42.1%10,8313,862
196ElyCardiff42.1%15,4286,235
197Leigh Park Central & West LeighHavant42.0%12,4245,199
198Grindon & Thorney CloseSunderland42.0%10,4144,811
199London FieldsLondon Borough of Hackney41.9%12,6825,585
200Central & West BankHalton41.7%7,0723,059
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis · Open Government Licence v3.0