Erin Yurday
Author
Which English Councils are Best and Worst at Recycling? Top 10 and Bottom 10 Revealed
10 February 2026
7 min read
The guidance on this site is based on our own analysis and is meant to help you identify options and narrow down your choices. We do not advise or tell you which product to buy; undertake your own due diligence before entering into any agreement.
The government is now backing a goal of recycling 65% of waste by 2035, matching aggressive EU targets. With the average recycling rate in England sitting at 43.4% across the country (up from 42.3% 2022), there's quite a way to go on a national level. A few councils stand out for having the best recycling rates, but no council is already hitting this target and only five (out of over 300) achieve at least a 60% recycling rate.
According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, England households produced 20.4 million tonnes of waste in 2022/23, 8.2 million tonnes of which was sent for recycling. Which councils are doing the best and the worse across England to recycling this staggering amount of waste?
Best Recycling Rates in England
South Oxfordshire District Council topped the charts in 2022/23 (the latest available data as of February 2026), with a 61.6% household recycling rate.
The Three Rivers District Council (which was#1 the previous year) came 2nd in 2022/23, with a 61.5% recycling rate for household waste.
The next best councils for household recycling in 2022/23 were Vale of White Horse District Council, St Albans City and District Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council - all achieving household recycling rates meeting or exceeding 60%.
Here are the 12 best local areas in England for household recycling:
Rank | Rank of English Councils with Best Recycling Rates | Total Household Waste (tonnes) | Tonnes sent for recycling, compost, reuse | % of Household Waste Recycled |
1 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 51,832 | 31,943 | 61.6% |
2 | Three Rivers District Council | 31,966 | 19,650 | 61.5% |
3 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 46,815 | 28,487 | 60.9% |
4 | St Albans City and District Council | 49,759 | 29,916 | 60.1% |
5 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 52,198 | 31,333 | 60.0% |
6 | East Devon District Council | 46,448 | 27,628 | 59.5% |
7 | Stockport MBC | 97,714 | 57,970 | 59.3% |
8 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 31,481 | 18,654 | 59.3% |
9 | Dorset Council | 170,081 | 100,551 | 59.1% |
10 | North Somerset Council | 91,213 | 53,698 | 58.9% |
11 | Rochford District Council | 33,518 | 19,691 | 58.7% |
12 | South Gloucestershire Council | 114,717 | 67,228 | 58.6% |
Worst Recycling Rates in England
Tower Hamlet (London) and Liverpool City Council have the worst household recycling rates in the country, both sub-18%.
Overall, the 12 worst local authorities for recycling in England all recycle less than 25% of household waste - in fact, the worst councils recycle at less than half the rate of the best 12 councils.
What's the worst region? London. In fact, 5 of the 12 worst councils in England for household recycling fall within London. Overall, London only recycles 34.4% of household waste.
Rank | Rank of English Councils with Worst Recycling Rates | Total Household Waste (tonnes) | Tonnes sent for recycling, compost, reuse | % of Household Waste Recycled |
293 | Westminster City Council | 81,976 | 20,135 | 24.6% |
294 | Exeter City Council | 35,997 | 8,822 | 24.5% |
295 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 261,102 | 63,402 | 24.3% |
296 | Dartford Borough Council | 39,350 | 9,263 | 23.5% |
297 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 64,891 | 14,990 | 23.1% |
298 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 44,462 | 10,257 | 23.1% |
299 | Lewisham LB | 87,310 | 20,079 | 23.0% |
300 | Birmingham City Council | 390,051 | 89,257 | 22.9% |
301 | Wandsworth LB | 93,987 | 21,082 | 22.4% |
302 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 23,278 | 4,181 | 18.0% |
303 | Liverpool City Council | 183,846 | 32,914 | 17.9% |
304 | Tower Hamlets LB | 93,010 | 16,424 | 17.7% |
FAQs
What are local authority recycling rates?
In England, local authority recycling rates range from 17.7% (Tower Hamlets) up to 61.6% (South Oxfordshire District Council). Click to read about the best and worst local areas and find how your council compares.
What are the recycling rates in Brighton?
Recycling rates in Brighton and Hove are low, where only 28.3% of household waste was recycled in 2022/23, ranking the area274 out of 304 local authorities and councils in England (three spots lower than the previous year).
What are the recycling rates in Bristol?
Recycling rates in Bristol are higher than average, with 45.1% of household waste recycled in 2022/23, ranking the area in the top third of the country for recycling (97 out of 304 local authorities and councils in England, an improvement of 10 places in one year).
What are the recycling rates in London?
Only 33.8% of household waste is recycled in London, making it the worst region in England. Click to learn more about London recycling rates.
Data
Here is the data used in this study to determine the best and worst councils for recycling in England, which we sourced from www.gov.uk. The list is sorted alphabetically so you can find your local area and see how it ranks and compares to the rest of England. Note, we have included collection and council data but excluded disposal data, to avoid double counting.
Rank (1=best, 304=worst) | Council | Total Household Waste (tonnes) | Tonnes sent for recycling, compost, reuse | % of Household Waste Recycled |
173 | Adur District Council | 18083 | 7123 | 39.4% |
210 | Allerdale Borough Council | 39085 | 13984 | 35.8% |
240 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 46361 | 14891 | 32.1% |
133 | Arun District Council | 58183 | 24602 | 42.3% |
219 | Ashfield District Council | 44720 | 15642 | 35.0% |
53 | Ashford Borough Council | 45900 | 23396 | 51.0% |
234 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 79562 | 26124 | 32.8% |
281 | Barnet LB | 138209 | 37774 | 27.3% |
101 | Barnsley MBC | 99270 | 44260 | 44.6% |
302 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 23278 | 4181 | 18.0% |
127 | Basildon District Council | 75146 | 32352 | 43.1% |
269 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 61118 | 17962 | 29.4% |
283 | Bassetlaw District Council | 44620 | 11827 | 26.5% |
17 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 70468 | 40079 | 56.9% |
211 | Bedford | 71797 | 25660 | 35.7% |
114 | Bexley LB | 83414 | 36527 | 43.8% |
300 | Birmingham City Council | 390051 | 89257 | 22.9% |
157 | Blaby District Council | 34459 | 14004 | 40.6% |
267 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 53009 | 15705 | 29.6% |
96 | Blackpool Borough Council | 62352 | 28389 | 45.5% |
207 | Bolsover District Council | 32626 | 11739 | 36.0% |
62 | Bolton MBC | 88844 | 44002 | 49.5% |
230 | Boston Borough Council | 26855 | 8938 | 33.3% |
81 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 162991 | 77152 | 47.3% |
30 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 46214 | 25191 | 54.5% |
177 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 191500 | 74512 | 38.9% |
111 | Braintree District Council | 60361 | 26588 | 44.0% |
186 | Breckland Council | 51317 | 19496 | 38.0% |
229 | Brent LB | 87192 | 29090 | 33.4% |
192 | Brentwood Borough Council | 27981 | 10457 | 37.4% |
274 | Brighton and Hove Council | 101802 | 28837 | 28.3% |
97 | Bristol City Council | 154362 | 69568 | 45.1% |
58 | Broadland District Council | 48812 | 24545 | 50.3% |
66 | Bromley LB | 120956 | 58858 | 48.7% |
151 | Bromsgrove District Council | 36486 | 15029 | 41.2% |
132 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 32466 | 13878 | 42.7% |
238 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 39599 | 12823 | 32.4% |
61 | Buckinghamshire Council | 222031 | 110047 | 49.6% |
247 | Burnley Borough Council | 29736 | 9369 | 31.5% |
43 | Bury MBC | 61299 | 32216 | 52.6% |
85 | Calderdale MBC | 79087 | 37042 | 46.8% |
84 | Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils | 100428 | 47144 | 46.9% |
276 | Camden LB | 55483 | 15356 | 27.7% |
165 | Cannock Chase Council | 37333 | 14961 | 40.1% |
108 | Canterbury City Council | 49952 | 22216 | 44.5% |
155 | Carlisle City Council | 43144 | 17604 | 40.8% |
87 | Castle Point Borough Council | 32113 | 14948 | 46.5% |
98 | Central Bedfordshire | 126131 | 56833 | 45.1% |
144 | Charnwood Borough Council | 58663 | 24373 | 41.5% |
52 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 65838 | 33765 | 51.3% |
63 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 46035 | 22778 | 49.5% |
40 | Cherwell District Council | 58967 | 31114 | 52.8% |
48 | Cheshire East | 180755 | 93429 | 51.7% |
22 | Cheshire West and Chester | 156074 | 88097 | 56.4% |
147 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 38580 | 15933 | 41.3% |
91 | Chichester District Council | 45650 | 20856 | 45.7% |
89 | Chorley Borough Council | 43254 | 19915 | 46.0% |
266 | City of London | 3501 | 1043 | 29.8% |
34 | Colchester Borough Council | 59076 | 31623 | 53.5% |
203 | Copeland Borough Council | 25724 | 9341 | 36.3% |
224 | Cornwall | 263204 | 89725 | 34.1% |
18 | Cotswold District Council | 37194 | 21136 | 56.8% |
204 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 1493 | 542 | 36.3% |
194 | County Durham | 227232 | 84299 | 37.1% |
258 | Coventry City Council | 119899 | 36567 | 30.5% |
163 | Craven District Council | 20196 | 8094 | 40.1% |
249 | Crawley Borough Council | 33992 | 10659 | 31.4% |
195 | Croydon LB | 130366 | 48346 | 37.1% |
56 | Dacorum Borough Council | 55854 | 28224 | 50.5% |
244 | Darlington Borough Council | 44719 | 14183 | 31.7% |
296 | Dartford Borough Council | 39350 | 9263 | 23.5% |
183 | Derby City Council | 98192 | 37719 | 38.4% |
41 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 24874 | 13097 | 52.7% |
116 | Doncaster MBC | 133332 | 58187 | 43.6% |
9 | Dorset Council | 170081 | 100551 | 59.1% |
122 | Dover District Council | 41002 | 17727 | 43.2% |
213 | Dudley MBC | 118560 | 42083 | 35.5% |
69 | Ealing LB | 82970 | 40180 | 48.4% |
29 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 29963 | 16479 | 55.0% |
6 | East Devon District Council | 46448 | 27628 | 59.5% |
222 | East Hampshire District Council | 39099 | 13396 | 34.3% |
119 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 53633 | 23310 | 43.5% |
167 | East Lindsey District Council | 53200 | 21122 | 39.7% |
14 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 162485 | 94856 | 58.4% |
181 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 45159 | 17423 | 38.6% |
175 | East Suffolk Council | 93262 | 36437 | 39.1% |
188 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 32842 | 12375 | 37.7% |
135 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 44902 | 18939 | 42.2% |
112 | Eden District Council | 20871 | 9192 | 44.0% |
35 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 52415 | 28049 | 53.5% |
223 | Enfield LB | 102583 | 35059 | 34.2% |
49 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 51727 | 26732 | 51.7% |
46 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 27379 | 14176 | 51.8% |
168 | Erewash Borough Council | 42438 | 16834 | 39.7% |
295 | Exeter City Council | 35997 | 8822 | 24.5% |
209 | Fareham Borough Council | 35214 | 12612 | 35.8% |
189 | Fenland District Council | 41612 | 15674 | 37.7% |
102 | Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 40039 | 17850 | 44.6% |
44 | Forest of Dean District Council | 33401 | 17508 | 52.4% |
153 | Fylde Borough Council | 32009 | 13136 | 41.0% |
245 | Gateshead MBC | 85594 | 27138 | 31.7% |
237 | Gedling Borough Council | 43070 | 14094 | 32.7% |
140 | Gloucester City Council | 44612 | 18654 | 41.8% |
282 | Gosport Borough Council | 23649 | 6445 | 27.3% |
159 | Gravesham Borough Council | 35492 | 14353 | 40.4% |
259 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 37495 | 11397 | 30.4% |
271 | Greenwich LB | 100191 | 29206 | 29.2% |
23 | Guildford Borough Council | 50713 | 28586 | 56.4% |
285 | Hackney LB | 82988 | 21786 | 26.3% |
216 | Halton Borough Council | 54461 | 19254 | 35.4% |
68 | Hambleton District Council | 34463 | 16690 | 48.4% |
287 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 42183 | 10834 | 25.7% |
117 | Harborough District Council | 35850 | 15623 | 43.6% |
278 | Haringey LB | 81436 | 22297 | 27.4% |
174 | Harlow District Council | 28132 | 11063 | 39.3% |
149 | Harrogate Borough Council | 51806 | 21372 | 41.3% |
264 | Harrow LB | 93078 | 27924 | 30.0% |
138 | Hart District Council | 33861 | 14180 | 41.9% |
263 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 36989 | 11116 | 30.1% |
272 | Hastings Borough Council | 29957 | 8562 | 28.6% |
265 | Havant Borough Council | 41430 | 12402 | 29.9% |
201 | Havering LB | 103603 | 37916 | 36.6% |
190 | Herefordshire Council | 68662 | 25838 | 37.6% |
126 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 37124 | 15984 | 43.1% |
70 | High Peak Borough Council | 33732 | 16256 | 48.2% |
193 | Hillingdon LB | 96429 | 35809 | 37.1% |
150 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 42851 | 17668 | 41.2% |
51 | Horsham District Council | 52599 | 27044 | 51.4% |
205 | Hounslow LB | 86203 | 31236 | 36.2% |
37 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 65262 | 34817 | 53.3% |
257 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 23678 | 7248 | 30.6% |
250 | Ipswich Borough Council | 50007 | 15678 | 31.4% |
77 | Isle of Wight Council | 55009 | 26258 | 47.7% |
275 | Islington LB | 53804 | 14912 | 27.7% |
148 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 59321 | 24489 | 41.3% |
86 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 103366 | 48200 | 46.6% |
286 | Kirklees MBC | 155225 | 40356 | 26.0% |
284 | Knowsley MBC | 59064 | 15557 | 26.3% |
252 | Lambeth LB | 68224 | 21228 | 31.1% |
206 | Lancaster City Council | 50757 | 18369 | 36.2% |
220 | Leeds City Council MBC | 299824 | 104692 | 34.9% |
172 | Leicester City Council | 123889 | 48902 | 39.5% |
158 | Lewes District Council | 33313 | 13473 | 40.4% |
299 | Lewisham LB | 87310 | 20079 | 23.0% |
109 | Lichfield District Council | 39457 | 17467 | 44.3% |
246 | Lincoln City Council | 34641 | 10933 | 31.6% |
303 | Liverpool City Council | 183846 | 32914 | 17.9% |
293 | Luton Borough Council | 75040 | 18682 | 24.9% |
65 | Maidstone Borough Council | 58137 | 28707 | 49.4% |
20 | Maldon District Council | 23970 | 13598 | 56.7% |
146 | Malvern Hills District Council | 25327 | 10466 | 41.3% |
178 | Manchester City Council MBC | 161508 | 62621 | 38.8% |
260 | Mansfield District Council | 42967 | 13038 | 30.3% |
199 | Medway Borough Council | 113183 | 41468 | 36.6% |
131 | Melton Borough Council | 20502 | 8788 | 42.9% |
130 | Merton LB | 68644 | 29531 | 43.0% |
26 | Mid Devon District Council | 27432 | 15205 | 55.4% |
176 | Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Council | 69504 | 27088 | 39.0% |
141 | Mid Sussex District Council | 49510 | 20695 | 41.8% |
297 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 64891 | 14990 | 23.1% |
72 | Milton Keynes Council | 115795 | 55746 | 48.1% |
28 | Mole Valley District Council | 32132 | 17713 | 55.1% |
227 | New Forest District Council | 57438 | 19507 | 34.0% |
221 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 44987 | 15454 | 34.4% |
90 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 44562 | 20406 | 45.8% |
289 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 106007 | 27153 | 25.6% |
288 | Newham LB | 119565 | 30642 | 25.6% |
93 | North Devon District Council | 36838 | 16801 | 45.6% |
154 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 36661 | 15041 | 41.0% |
187 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 67895 | 25727 | 37.9% |
27 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 45364 | 25039 | 55.2% |
136 | North Kesteven District Council | 45237 | 19040 | 42.1% |
57 | North Lincolnshire Council | 79917 | 40203 | 50.3% |
124 | North Norfolk District Council | 41884 | 18063 | 43.1% |
137 | North Northamptonshire | 143184 | 60201 | 42.0% |
10 | North Somerset Council | 91213 | 53698 | 58.9% |
242 | North Tyneside Council | 82975 | 26575 | 32.0% |
197 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 26082 | 9642 | 37.0% |
128 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 39211 | 16880 | 43.0% |
226 | Northumberland | 145368 | 49375 | 34.0% |
182 | Norwich City Council | 43303 | 16688 | 38.5% |
291 | Nottingham City Council | 111982 | 28129 | 25.1% |
215 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 46595 | 16494 | 35.4% |
171 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 17047 | 6731 | 39.5% |
92 | Oldham MBC | 71827 | 32759 | 45.6% |
67 | Oxford City Council | 40342 | 19595 | 48.6% |
268 | Pendle Borough Council | 33059 | 9785 | 29.6% |
164 | Peterborough City Council | 82001 | 32863 | 40.1% |
239 | Plymouth City Council | 100165 | 32275 | 32.2% |
277 | Portsmouth City Council | 69820 | 19324 | 27.7% |
256 | Preston City Council | 52208 | 16018 | 30.7% |
64 | Reading Borough Council | 53042 | 26244 | 49.5% |
255 | Redbridge LB | 98675 | 30398 | 30.8% |
261 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 53790 | 16266 | 30.2% |
279 | Redditch Borough Council | 27102 | 7420 | 27.4% |
31 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 52508 | 28456 | 54.2% |
202 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 23832 | 8694 | 36.5% |
160 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 71393 | 28796 | 40.3% |
179 | Richmondshire District Council | 17950 | 6945 | 38.7% |
82 | Rochdale MBC | 70296 | 33092 | 47.1% |
11 | Rochford District Council | 33518 | 19691 | 58.7% |
248 | Rossendale Borough Council | 24165 | 7613 | 31.5% |
107 | Rother District Council | 37077 | 16499 | 44.5% |
104 | Rotherham MBC | 102931 | 45851 | 44.5% |
298 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 44462 | 10257 | 23.1% |
88 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 54965 | 25566 | 46.5% |
123 | Rugby Borough Council | 38049 | 16441 | 43.2% |
74 | Runnymede Borough Council | 28593 | 13690 | 47.9% |
95 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 44572 | 20302 | 45.5% |
142 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 30724 | 12816 | 41.7% |
55 | Rutland County Council | 19310 | 9827 | 50.9% |
125 | Ryedale District Council | 22170 | 9557 | 43.1% |
78 | Salford City Council MBC | 79119 | 37680 | 47.6% |
270 | Sandwell MBC | 120222 | 35151 | 29.2% |
196 | Scarborough Borough Council | 40710 | 15061 | 37.0% |
233 | Sefton MBC | 108005 | 35669 | 33.0% |
134 | Selby District Council | 38334 | 16170 | 42.2% |
212 | Sevenoaks District Council | 46236 | 16427 | 35.5% |
243 | Sheffield City Council | 182190 | 58214 | 32.0% |
45 | Shropshire | 157159 | 81884 | 52.1% |
292 | Slough Borough Council | 49481 | 12402 | 25.1% |
145 | Solihull MBC | 88044 | 36522 | 41.5% |
24 | Somerset Waste Partnership | 249989 | 140865 | 56.3% |
118 | South Derbyshire District Council | 40930 | 17831 | 43.6% |
12 | South Gloucestershire Council | 114717 | 67228 | 58.6% |
100 | South Hams District Council | 30379 | 13606 | 44.8% |
254 | South Holland District Council | 35059 | 10867 | 31.0% |
184 | South Kesteven District Council | 52387 | 20099 | 38.4% |
115 | South Lakeland District Council | 43864 | 19171 | 43.7% |
156 | South Norfolk Council | 51822 | 21100 | 40.7% |
1 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 51832 | 31943 | 61.6% |
94 | South Ribble Borough Council | 40787 | 18593 | 45.6% |
113 | South Staffordshire Council | 40787 | 17890 | 43.9% |
253 | South Tyneside MBC | 62336 | 19333 | 31.0% |
280 | Southampton City Council | 86792 | 23756 | 27.4% |
152 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 71791 | 29510 | 41.1% |
241 | Southwark LB | 106291 | 34062 | 32.0% |
129 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 33924 | 14603 | 43.0% |
4 | St Albans City and District Council | 49759 | 29916 | 60.1% |
225 | St Helens MBC | 62910 | 21380 | 34.0% |
103 | Stafford Borough Council | 51269 | 22844 | 44.6% |
38 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 36793 | 19589 | 53.2% |
198 | Stevenage Borough Council | 29945 | 11068 | 37.0% |
7 | Stockport MBC | 97714 | 57970 | 59.3% |
290 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 83059 | 20890 | 25.2% |
228 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 99990 | 33694 | 33.7% |
5 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 52198 | 31333 | 60.0% |
21 | Stroud District Council | 37863 | 21427 | 56.6% |
262 | Sunderland City Council | 110931 | 33453 | 30.2% |
8 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 31481 | 18654 | 59.3% |
120 | Sutton LB | 66519 | 28771 | 43.3% |
162 | Swale Borough Council | 53165 | 21334 | 40.1% |
231 | Swindon Borough Council | 87068 | 28978 | 33.3% |
54 | Tameside MBC | 70437 | 35859 | 50.9% |
217 | Tamworth Borough Council | 27674 | 9783 | 35.4% |
15 | Tandridge District Council | 31692 | 18330 | 57.8% |
33 | Teignbridge District Council | 48547 | 26115 | 53.8% |
71 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 83801 | 40369 | 48.2% |
180 | Tendring District Council | 50647 | 19551 | 38.6% |
191 | Test Valley Borough Council | 43995 | 16445 | 37.4% |
47 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 35724 | 18488 | 51.8% |
214 | Thanet District Council | 49114 | 17391 | 35.4% |
2 | Three Rivers District Council | 31966 | 19650 | 61.5% |
273 | Thurrock Council | 68198 | 19414 | 28.5% |
76 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 49335 | 23576 | 47.8% |
185 | Torbay Council | 54878 | 20990 | 38.2% |
42 | Torridge District Council | 23261 | 12233 | 52.6% |
304 | Tower Hamlets LB | 93010 | 16424 | 17.7% |
13 | Trafford MBC | 75725 | 44244 | 58.4% |
75 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 40529 | 19386 | 47.8% |
73 | Uttlesford District Council | 32348 | 15547 | 48.1% |
3 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 46815 | 28487 | 60.9% |
80 | Wakefield City MDC | 150552 | 71529 | 47.5% |
236 | Walsall MBC | 108669 | 35606 | 32.8% |
235 | Waltham Forest LB | 89747 | 29445 | 32.8% |
301 | Wandsworth LB | 93987 | 21082 | 22.4% |
110 | Warrington Borough Council | 88675 | 39197 | 44.2% |
36 | Warwick District Council | 52736 | 28137 | 53.4% |
59 | Watford Borough Council | 31438 | 15786 | 50.2% |
16 | Waverley Borough Council | 45039 | 26031 | 57.8% |
99 | Wealden District Council | 55678 | 25055 | 45.0% |
79 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 38041 | 18108 | 47.6% |
60 | West Berkshire District Council | 69284 | 34523 | 49.8% |
32 | West Devon Borough Council | 17938 | 9664 | 53.9% |
106 | West Lancashire Borough Council | 46443 | 20669 | 44.5% |
169 | West Lindsey District Council | 37066 | 14660 | 39.6% |
105 | West Northamptonshire | 174689 | 77757 | 44.5% |
19 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 41805 | 23726 | 56.8% |
208 | West Suffolk Council | 65372 | 23496 | 35.9% |
294 | Westminster City Council | 81976 | 20135 | 24.6% |
50 | Wigan MBC | 133324 | 68718 | 51.5% |
166 | Wiltshire | 207801 | 83048 | 40.0% |
170 | Winchester City Council | 41938 | 16560 | 39.5% |
83 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 58932 | 27732 | 47.1% |
251 | Wirral MBC | 117256 | 36611 | 31.2% |
25 | Woking Borough Council | 35910 | 20033 | 55.8% |
39 | Wokingham Council | 65719 | 34743 | 52.9% |
200 | Wolverhampton MBC | 98123 | 35933 | 36.6% |
218 | Worcester City Council | 31450 | 11010 | 35.0% |
139 | Worthing Borough Council | 38023 | 15910 | 41.8% |
121 | Wychavon District Council | 48270 | 20873 | 43.2% |
161 | Wyre Borough Council | 42576 | 17161 | 40.3% |
232 | Wyre Forest District Council | 34953 | 11557 | 33.1% |
143 | York City Council | 79017 | 32861 | 41.6% |
Erin Yurday
Author
10 February 2026
7 min read
The guidance on this site is based on our own analysis and is meant to help you identify options and narrow down your choices. We do not advise or tell you which product to buy; undertake your own due diligence before entering into any agreement.
Which English Councils are Best and Worst at Recycling? Top 10 and Bottom 10 Revealed
Erin Yurday
Author
10 February 2026
7 min read
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The government is now backing a goal of recycling 65% of waste by 2035, matching aggressive EU targets. With the average recycling rate in England sitting at 43.4% across the country (up from 42.3% 2022), there's quite a way to go on a national level. A few councils stand out for having the best recycling rates, but no council is already hitting this target and only five (out of over 300) achieve at least a 60% recycling rate.
According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, England households produced 20.4 million tonnes of waste in 2022/23, 8.2 million tonnes of which was sent for recycling. Which councils are doing the best and the worse across England to recycling this staggering amount of waste?
Best Recycling Rates in England
South Oxfordshire District Council topped the charts in 2022/23 (the latest available data as of February 2026), with a 61.6% household recycling rate.
The Three Rivers District Council (which was#1 the previous year) came 2nd in 2022/23, with a 61.5% recycling rate for household waste.
The next best councils for household recycling in 2022/23 were Vale of White Horse District Council, St Albans City and District Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council - all achieving household recycling rates meeting or exceeding 60%.
Here are the 12 best local areas in England for household recycling:
Rank | Rank of English Councils with Best Recycling Rates | Total Household Waste (tonnes) | Tonnes sent for recycling, compost, reuse | % of Household Waste Recycled |
1 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 51,832 | 31,943 | 61.6% |
2 | Three Rivers District Council | 31,966 | 19,650 | 61.5% |
3 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 46,815 | 28,487 | 60.9% |
4 | St Albans City and District Council | 49,759 | 29,916 | 60.1% |
5 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 52,198 | 31,333 | 60.0% |
6 | East Devon District Council | 46,448 | 27,628 | 59.5% |
7 | Stockport MBC | 97,714 | 57,970 | 59.3% |
8 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 31,481 | 18,654 | 59.3% |
9 | Dorset Council | 170,081 | 100,551 | 59.1% |
10 | North Somerset Council | 91,213 | 53,698 | 58.9% |
11 | Rochford District Council | 33,518 | 19,691 | 58.7% |
12 | South Gloucestershire Council | 114,717 | 67,228 | 58.6% |
Worst Recycling Rates in England
Tower Hamlet (London) and Liverpool City Council have the worst household recycling rates in the country, both sub-18%.
Overall, the 12 worst local authorities for recycling in England all recycle less than 25% of household waste - in fact, the worst councils recycle at less than half the rate of the best 12 councils.
What's the worst region? London. In fact, 5 of the 12 worst councils in England for household recycling fall within London. Overall, London only recycles 34.4% of household waste.
Rank | Rank of English Councils with Worst Recycling Rates | Total Household Waste (tonnes) | Tonnes sent for recycling, compost, reuse | % of Household Waste Recycled |
293 | Westminster City Council | 81,976 | 20,135 | 24.6% |
294 | Exeter City Council | 35,997 | 8,822 | 24.5% |
295 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 261,102 | 63,402 | 24.3% |
296 | Dartford Borough Council | 39,350 | 9,263 | 23.5% |
297 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 64,891 | 14,990 | 23.1% |
298 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 44,462 | 10,257 | 23.1% |
299 | Lewisham LB | 87,310 | 20,079 | 23.0% |
300 | Birmingham City Council | 390,051 | 89,257 | 22.9% |
301 | Wandsworth LB | 93,987 | 21,082 | 22.4% |
302 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 23,278 | 4,181 | 18.0% |
303 | Liverpool City Council | 183,846 | 32,914 | 17.9% |
304 | Tower Hamlets LB | 93,010 | 16,424 | 17.7% |
FAQs
What are local authority recycling rates?
In England, local authority recycling rates range from 17.7% (Tower Hamlets) up to 61.6% (South Oxfordshire District Council). Click to read about the best and worst local areas and find how your council compares.
What are the recycling rates in Brighton?
Recycling rates in Brighton and Hove are low, where only 28.3% of household waste was recycled in 2022/23, ranking the area274 out of 304 local authorities and councils in England (three spots lower than the previous year).
What are the recycling rates in Bristol?
Recycling rates in Bristol are higher than average, with 45.1% of household waste recycled in 2022/23, ranking the area in the top third of the country for recycling (97 out of 304 local authorities and councils in England, an improvement of 10 places in one year).
What are the recycling rates in London?
Only 33.8% of household waste is recycled in London, making it the worst region in England. Click to learn more about London recycling rates.
Data
Here is the data used in this study to determine the best and worst councils for recycling in England, which we sourced from www.gov.uk. The list is sorted alphabetically so you can find your local area and see how it ranks and compares to the rest of England. Note, we have included collection and council data but excluded disposal data, to avoid double counting.
Rank (1=best, 304=worst) | Council | Total Household Waste (tonnes) | Tonnes sent for recycling, compost, reuse | % of Household Waste Recycled |
173 | Adur District Council | 18083 | 7123 | 39.4% |
210 | Allerdale Borough Council | 39085 | 13984 | 35.8% |
240 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 46361 | 14891 | 32.1% |
133 | Arun District Council | 58183 | 24602 | 42.3% |
219 | Ashfield District Council | 44720 | 15642 | 35.0% |
53 | Ashford Borough Council | 45900 | 23396 | 51.0% |
234 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 79562 | 26124 | 32.8% |
281 | Barnet LB | 138209 | 37774 | 27.3% |
101 | Barnsley MBC | 99270 | 44260 | 44.6% |
302 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 23278 | 4181 | 18.0% |
127 | Basildon District Council | 75146 | 32352 | 43.1% |
269 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 61118 | 17962 | 29.4% |
283 | Bassetlaw District Council | 44620 | 11827 | 26.5% |
17 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 70468 | 40079 | 56.9% |
211 | Bedford | 71797 | 25660 | 35.7% |
114 | Bexley LB | 83414 | 36527 | 43.8% |
300 | Birmingham City Council | 390051 | 89257 | 22.9% |
157 | Blaby District Council | 34459 | 14004 | 40.6% |
267 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 53009 | 15705 | 29.6% |
96 | Blackpool Borough Council | 62352 | 28389 | 45.5% |
207 | Bolsover District Council | 32626 | 11739 | 36.0% |
62 | Bolton MBC | 88844 | 44002 | 49.5% |
230 | Boston Borough Council | 26855 | 8938 | 33.3% |
81 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 162991 | 77152 | 47.3% |
30 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 46214 | 25191 | 54.5% |
177 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 191500 | 74512 | 38.9% |
111 | Braintree District Council | 60361 | 26588 | 44.0% |
186 | Breckland Council | 51317 | 19496 | 38.0% |
229 | Brent LB | 87192 | 29090 | 33.4% |
192 | Brentwood Borough Council | 27981 | 10457 | 37.4% |
274 | Brighton and Hove Council | 101802 | 28837 | 28.3% |
97 | Bristol City Council | 154362 | 69568 | 45.1% |
58 | Broadland District Council | 48812 | 24545 | 50.3% |
66 | Bromley LB | 120956 | 58858 | 48.7% |
151 | Bromsgrove District Council | 36486 | 15029 | 41.2% |
132 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 32466 | 13878 | 42.7% |
238 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 39599 | 12823 | 32.4% |
61 | Buckinghamshire Council | 222031 | 110047 | 49.6% |
247 | Burnley Borough Council | 29736 | 9369 | 31.5% |
43 | Bury MBC | 61299 | 32216 | 52.6% |
85 | Calderdale MBC | 79087 | 37042 | 46.8% |
84 | Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils | 100428 | 47144 | 46.9% |
276 | Camden LB | 55483 | 15356 | 27.7% |
165 | Cannock Chase Council | 37333 | 14961 | 40.1% |
108 | Canterbury City Council | 49952 | 22216 | 44.5% |
155 | Carlisle City Council | 43144 | 17604 | 40.8% |
87 | Castle Point Borough Council | 32113 | 14948 | 46.5% |
98 | Central Bedfordshire | 126131 | 56833 | 45.1% |
144 | Charnwood Borough Council | 58663 | 24373 | 41.5% |
52 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 65838 | 33765 | 51.3% |
63 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 46035 | 22778 | 49.5% |
40 | Cherwell District Council | 58967 | 31114 | 52.8% |
48 | Cheshire East | 180755 | 93429 | 51.7% |
22 | Cheshire West and Chester | 156074 | 88097 | 56.4% |
147 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 38580 | 15933 | 41.3% |
91 | Chichester District Council | 45650 | 20856 | 45.7% |
89 | Chorley Borough Council | 43254 | 19915 | 46.0% |
266 | City of London | 3501 | 1043 | 29.8% |
34 | Colchester Borough Council | 59076 | 31623 | 53.5% |
203 | Copeland Borough Council | 25724 | 9341 | 36.3% |
224 | Cornwall | 263204 | 89725 | 34.1% |
18 | Cotswold District Council | 37194 | 21136 | 56.8% |
204 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 1493 | 542 | 36.3% |
194 | County Durham | 227232 | 84299 | 37.1% |
258 | Coventry City Council | 119899 | 36567 | 30.5% |
163 | Craven District Council | 20196 | 8094 | 40.1% |
249 | Crawley Borough Council | 33992 | 10659 | 31.4% |
195 | Croydon LB | 130366 | 48346 | 37.1% |
56 | Dacorum Borough Council | 55854 | 28224 | 50.5% |
244 | Darlington Borough Council | 44719 | 14183 | 31.7% |
296 | Dartford Borough Council | 39350 | 9263 | 23.5% |
183 | Derby City Council | 98192 | 37719 | 38.4% |
41 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 24874 | 13097 | 52.7% |
116 | Doncaster MBC | 133332 | 58187 | 43.6% |
9 | Dorset Council | 170081 | 100551 | 59.1% |
122 | Dover District Council | 41002 | 17727 | 43.2% |
213 | Dudley MBC | 118560 | 42083 | 35.5% |
69 | Ealing LB | 82970 | 40180 | 48.4% |
29 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 29963 | 16479 | 55.0% |
6 | East Devon District Council | 46448 | 27628 | 59.5% |
222 | East Hampshire District Council | 39099 | 13396 | 34.3% |
119 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 53633 | 23310 | 43.5% |
167 | East Lindsey District Council | 53200 | 21122 | 39.7% |
14 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 162485 | 94856 | 58.4% |
181 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 45159 | 17423 | 38.6% |
175 | East Suffolk Council | 93262 | 36437 | 39.1% |
188 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 32842 | 12375 | 37.7% |
135 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 44902 | 18939 | 42.2% |
112 | Eden District Council | 20871 | 9192 | 44.0% |
35 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 52415 | 28049 | 53.5% |
223 | Enfield LB | 102583 | 35059 | 34.2% |
49 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 51727 | 26732 | 51.7% |
46 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 27379 | 14176 | 51.8% |
168 | Erewash Borough Council | 42438 | 16834 | 39.7% |
295 | Exeter City Council | 35997 | 8822 | 24.5% |
209 | Fareham Borough Council | 35214 | 12612 | 35.8% |
189 | Fenland District Council | 41612 | 15674 | 37.7% |
102 | Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 40039 | 17850 | 44.6% |
44 | Forest of Dean District Council | 33401 | 17508 | 52.4% |
153 | Fylde Borough Council | 32009 | 13136 | 41.0% |
245 | Gateshead MBC | 85594 | 27138 | 31.7% |
237 | Gedling Borough Council | 43070 | 14094 | 32.7% |
140 | Gloucester City Council | 44612 | 18654 | 41.8% |
282 | Gosport Borough Council | 23649 | 6445 | 27.3% |
159 | Gravesham Borough Council | 35492 | 14353 | 40.4% |
259 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 37495 | 11397 | 30.4% |
271 | Greenwich LB | 100191 | 29206 | 29.2% |
23 | Guildford Borough Council | 50713 | 28586 | 56.4% |
285 | Hackney LB | 82988 | 21786 | 26.3% |
216 | Halton Borough Council | 54461 | 19254 | 35.4% |
68 | Hambleton District Council | 34463 | 16690 | 48.4% |
287 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 42183 | 10834 | 25.7% |
117 | Harborough District Council | 35850 | 15623 | 43.6% |
278 | Haringey LB | 81436 | 22297 | 27.4% |
174 | Harlow District Council | 28132 | 11063 | 39.3% |
149 | Harrogate Borough Council | 51806 | 21372 | 41.3% |
264 | Harrow LB | 93078 | 27924 | 30.0% |
138 | Hart District Council | 33861 | 14180 | 41.9% |
263 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 36989 | 11116 | 30.1% |
272 | Hastings Borough Council | 29957 | 8562 | 28.6% |
265 | Havant Borough Council | 41430 | 12402 | 29.9% |
201 | Havering LB | 103603 | 37916 | 36.6% |
190 | Herefordshire Council | 68662 | 25838 | 37.6% |
126 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 37124 | 15984 | 43.1% |
70 | High Peak Borough Council | 33732 | 16256 | 48.2% |
193 | Hillingdon LB | 96429 | 35809 | 37.1% |
150 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 42851 | 17668 | 41.2% |
51 | Horsham District Council | 52599 | 27044 | 51.4% |
205 | Hounslow LB | 86203 | 31236 | 36.2% |
37 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 65262 | 34817 | 53.3% |
257 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 23678 | 7248 | 30.6% |
250 | Ipswich Borough Council | 50007 | 15678 | 31.4% |
77 | Isle of Wight Council | 55009 | 26258 | 47.7% |
275 | Islington LB | 53804 | 14912 | 27.7% |
148 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 59321 | 24489 | 41.3% |
86 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 103366 | 48200 | 46.6% |
286 | Kirklees MBC | 155225 | 40356 | 26.0% |
284 | Knowsley MBC | 59064 | 15557 | 26.3% |
252 | Lambeth LB | 68224 | 21228 | 31.1% |
206 | Lancaster City Council | 50757 | 18369 | 36.2% |
220 | Leeds City Council MBC | 299824 | 104692 | 34.9% |
172 | Leicester City Council | 123889 | 48902 | 39.5% |
158 | Lewes District Council | 33313 | 13473 | 40.4% |
299 | Lewisham LB | 87310 | 20079 | 23.0% |
109 | Lichfield District Council | 39457 | 17467 | 44.3% |
246 | Lincoln City Council | 34641 | 10933 | 31.6% |
303 | Liverpool City Council | 183846 | 32914 | 17.9% |
293 | Luton Borough Council | 75040 | 18682 | 24.9% |
65 | Maidstone Borough Council | 58137 | 28707 | 49.4% |
20 | Maldon District Council | 23970 | 13598 | 56.7% |
146 | Malvern Hills District Council | 25327 | 10466 | 41.3% |
178 | Manchester City Council MBC | 161508 | 62621 | 38.8% |
260 | Mansfield District Council | 42967 | 13038 | 30.3% |
199 | Medway Borough Council | 113183 | 41468 | 36.6% |
131 | Melton Borough Council | 20502 | 8788 | 42.9% |
130 | Merton LB | 68644 | 29531 | 43.0% |
26 | Mid Devon District Council | 27432 | 15205 | 55.4% |
176 | Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Council | 69504 | 27088 | 39.0% |
141 | Mid Sussex District Council | 49510 | 20695 | 41.8% |
297 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 64891 | 14990 | 23.1% |
72 | Milton Keynes Council | 115795 | 55746 | 48.1% |
28 | Mole Valley District Council | 32132 | 17713 | 55.1% |
227 | New Forest District Council | 57438 | 19507 | 34.0% |
221 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 44987 | 15454 | 34.4% |
90 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 44562 | 20406 | 45.8% |
289 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 106007 | 27153 | 25.6% |
288 | Newham LB | 119565 | 30642 | 25.6% |
93 | North Devon District Council | 36838 | 16801 | 45.6% |
154 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 36661 | 15041 | 41.0% |
187 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 67895 | 25727 | 37.9% |
27 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 45364 | 25039 | 55.2% |
136 | North Kesteven District Council | 45237 | 19040 | 42.1% |
57 | North Lincolnshire Council | 79917 | 40203 | 50.3% |
124 | North Norfolk District Council | 41884 | 18063 | 43.1% |
137 | North Northamptonshire | 143184 | 60201 | 42.0% |
10 | North Somerset Council | 91213 | 53698 | 58.9% |
242 | North Tyneside Council | 82975 | 26575 | 32.0% |
197 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 26082 | 9642 | 37.0% |
128 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 39211 | 16880 | 43.0% |
226 | Northumberland | 145368 | 49375 | 34.0% |
182 | Norwich City Council | 43303 | 16688 | 38.5% |
291 | Nottingham City Council | 111982 | 28129 | 25.1% |
215 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 46595 | 16494 | 35.4% |
171 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 17047 | 6731 | 39.5% |
92 | Oldham MBC | 71827 | 32759 | 45.6% |
67 | Oxford City Council | 40342 | 19595 | 48.6% |
268 | Pendle Borough Council | 33059 | 9785 | 29.6% |
164 | Peterborough City Council | 82001 | 32863 | 40.1% |
239 | Plymouth City Council | 100165 | 32275 | 32.2% |
277 | Portsmouth City Council | 69820 | 19324 | 27.7% |
256 | Preston City Council | 52208 | 16018 | 30.7% |
64 | Reading Borough Council | 53042 | 26244 | 49.5% |
255 | Redbridge LB | 98675 | 30398 | 30.8% |
261 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 53790 | 16266 | 30.2% |
279 | Redditch Borough Council | 27102 | 7420 | 27.4% |
31 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 52508 | 28456 | 54.2% |
202 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 23832 | 8694 | 36.5% |
160 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 71393 | 28796 | 40.3% |
179 | Richmondshire District Council | 17950 | 6945 | 38.7% |
82 | Rochdale MBC | 70296 | 33092 | 47.1% |
11 | Rochford District Council | 33518 | 19691 | 58.7% |
248 | Rossendale Borough Council | 24165 | 7613 | 31.5% |
107 | Rother District Council | 37077 | 16499 | 44.5% |
104 | Rotherham MBC | 102931 | 45851 | 44.5% |
298 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 44462 | 10257 | 23.1% |
88 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 54965 | 25566 | 46.5% |
123 | Rugby Borough Council | 38049 | 16441 | 43.2% |
74 | Runnymede Borough Council | 28593 | 13690 | 47.9% |
95 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 44572 | 20302 | 45.5% |
142 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 30724 | 12816 | 41.7% |
55 | Rutland County Council | 19310 | 9827 | 50.9% |
125 | Ryedale District Council | 22170 | 9557 | 43.1% |
78 | Salford City Council MBC | 79119 | 37680 | 47.6% |
270 | Sandwell MBC | 120222 | 35151 | 29.2% |
196 | Scarborough Borough Council | 40710 | 15061 | 37.0% |
233 | Sefton MBC | 108005 | 35669 | 33.0% |
134 | Selby District Council | 38334 | 16170 | 42.2% |
212 | Sevenoaks District Council | 46236 | 16427 | 35.5% |
243 | Sheffield City Council | 182190 | 58214 | 32.0% |
45 | Shropshire | 157159 | 81884 | 52.1% |
292 | Slough Borough Council | 49481 | 12402 | 25.1% |
145 | Solihull MBC | 88044 | 36522 | 41.5% |
24 | Somerset Waste Partnership | 249989 | 140865 | 56.3% |
118 | South Derbyshire District Council | 40930 | 17831 | 43.6% |
12 | South Gloucestershire Council | 114717 | 67228 | 58.6% |
100 | South Hams District Council | 30379 | 13606 | 44.8% |
254 | South Holland District Council | 35059 | 10867 | 31.0% |
184 | South Kesteven District Council | 52387 | 20099 | 38.4% |
115 | South Lakeland District Council | 43864 | 19171 | 43.7% |
156 | South Norfolk Council | 51822 | 21100 | 40.7% |
1 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 51832 | 31943 | 61.6% |
94 | South Ribble Borough Council | 40787 | 18593 | 45.6% |
113 | South Staffordshire Council | 40787 | 17890 | 43.9% |
253 | South Tyneside MBC | 62336 | 19333 | 31.0% |
280 | Southampton City Council | 86792 | 23756 | 27.4% |
152 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 71791 | 29510 | 41.1% |
241 | Southwark LB | 106291 | 34062 | 32.0% |
129 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 33924 | 14603 | 43.0% |
4 | St Albans City and District Council | 49759 | 29916 | 60.1% |
225 | St Helens MBC | 62910 | 21380 | 34.0% |
103 | Stafford Borough Council | 51269 | 22844 | 44.6% |
38 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 36793 | 19589 | 53.2% |
198 | Stevenage Borough Council | 29945 | 11068 | 37.0% |
7 | Stockport MBC | 97714 | 57970 | 59.3% |
290 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 83059 | 20890 | 25.2% |
228 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 99990 | 33694 | 33.7% |
5 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 52198 | 31333 | 60.0% |
21 | Stroud District Council | 37863 | 21427 | 56.6% |
262 | Sunderland City Council | 110931 | 33453 | 30.2% |
8 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 31481 | 18654 | 59.3% |
120 | Sutton LB | 66519 | 28771 | 43.3% |
162 | Swale Borough Council | 53165 | 21334 | 40.1% |
231 | Swindon Borough Council | 87068 | 28978 | 33.3% |
54 | Tameside MBC | 70437 | 35859 | 50.9% |
217 | Tamworth Borough Council | 27674 | 9783 | 35.4% |
15 | Tandridge District Council | 31692 | 18330 | 57.8% |
33 | Teignbridge District Council | 48547 | 26115 | 53.8% |
71 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 83801 | 40369 | 48.2% |
180 | Tendring District Council | 50647 | 19551 | 38.6% |
191 | Test Valley Borough Council | 43995 | 16445 | 37.4% |
47 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 35724 | 18488 | 51.8% |
214 | Thanet District Council | 49114 | 17391 | 35.4% |
2 | Three Rivers District Council | 31966 | 19650 | 61.5% |
273 | Thurrock Council | 68198 | 19414 | 28.5% |
76 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 49335 | 23576 | 47.8% |
185 | Torbay Council | 54878 | 20990 | 38.2% |
42 | Torridge District Council | 23261 | 12233 | 52.6% |
304 | Tower Hamlets LB | 93010 | 16424 | 17.7% |
13 | Trafford MBC | 75725 | 44244 | 58.4% |
75 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 40529 | 19386 | 47.8% |
73 | Uttlesford District Council | 32348 | 15547 | 48.1% |
3 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 46815 | 28487 | 60.9% |
80 | Wakefield City MDC | 150552 | 71529 | 47.5% |
236 | Walsall MBC | 108669 | 35606 | 32.8% |
235 | Waltham Forest LB | 89747 | 29445 | 32.8% |
301 | Wandsworth LB | 93987 | 21082 | 22.4% |
110 | Warrington Borough Council | 88675 | 39197 | 44.2% |
36 | Warwick District Council | 52736 | 28137 | 53.4% |
59 | Watford Borough Council | 31438 | 15786 | 50.2% |
16 | Waverley Borough Council | 45039 | 26031 | 57.8% |
99 | Wealden District Council | 55678 | 25055 | 45.0% |
79 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 38041 | 18108 | 47.6% |
60 | West Berkshire District Council | 69284 | 34523 | 49.8% |
32 | West Devon Borough Council | 17938 | 9664 | 53.9% |
106 | West Lancashire Borough Council | 46443 | 20669 | 44.5% |
169 | West Lindsey District Council | 37066 | 14660 | 39.6% |
105 | West Northamptonshire | 174689 | 77757 | 44.5% |
19 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 41805 | 23726 | 56.8% |
208 | West Suffolk Council | 65372 | 23496 | 35.9% |
294 | Westminster City Council | 81976 | 20135 | 24.6% |
50 | Wigan MBC | 133324 | 68718 | 51.5% |
166 | Wiltshire | 207801 | 83048 | 40.0% |
170 | Winchester City Council | 41938 | 16560 | 39.5% |
83 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 58932 | 27732 | 47.1% |
251 | Wirral MBC | 117256 | 36611 | 31.2% |
25 | Woking Borough Council | 35910 | 20033 | 55.8% |
39 | Wokingham Council | 65719 | 34743 | 52.9% |
200 | Wolverhampton MBC | 98123 | 35933 | 36.6% |
218 | Worcester City Council | 31450 | 11010 | 35.0% |
139 | Worthing Borough Council | 38023 | 15910 | 41.8% |
121 | Wychavon District Council | 48270 | 20873 | 43.2% |
161 | Wyre Borough Council | 42576 | 17161 | 40.3% |
232 | Wyre Forest District Council | 34953 | 11557 | 33.1% |
143 | York City Council | 79017 | 32861 | 41.6% |
Erin Yurday
Author
10 February 2026
7 min read
The guidance on this site is based on our own analysis and is meant to help you identify options and narrow down your choices. We do not advise or tell you which product to buy; undertake your own due diligence before entering into any agreement.