Fuel Poverty in the South EastLocal Authorities Ranked
All 64 local authorities in the South East, ranked by households in fuel poverty. Data: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2024), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local Authority | Households in fuel poverty | Fuel-poor households |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings | 11.1% | 4,797 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 10.9% | 10,057 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove | 10.9% | 14,143 |
| 4 | Oxford | 10.6% | 6,309 |
| 5 | Thanet | 10.4% | 6,919 |
| 6 | Dover | 10.2% | 5,504 |
| 7 | Reading | 10.0% | 7,221 |
| 8 | Southampton | 9.8% | 10,779 |
| 9 | Folkestone and Hythe | 9.8% | 5,059 |
| 10 | Slough | 9.8% | 5,493 |
| 11 | Isle of Wight | 9.7% | 6,727 |
| 12 | Rother | 9.7% | 4,347 |
| 13 | Chichester | 9.5% | 5,478 |
| 14 | Eastbourne | 9.4% | 4,575 |
| 15 | Gravesham | 9.3% | 4,176 |
| 16 | Tunbridge Wells | 9.3% | 4,803 |
| 17 | Canterbury | 9.2% | 6,255 |
| 18 | West Oxfordshire | 8.9% | 4,584 |
| 19 | Medway | 8.9% | 10,575 |
| 20 | Worthing | 8.8% | 4,650 |
| 21 | Swale | 8.7% | 5,643 |
| 22 | Lewes | 8.4% | 3,932 |
| 23 | Wealden | 8.3% | 6,072 |
| 24 | South Oxfordshire | 8.3% | 5,461 |
| 25 | Guildford | 8.3% | 4,954 |
| 26 | Winchester | 8.2% | 4,547 |
| 27 | Cherwell | 8.1% | 5,730 |
| 28 | Ashford | 8.1% | 4,625 |
| 29 | Sevenoaks | 8.1% | 4,226 |
| 30 | Adur | 8.1% | 2,389 |
| 31 | Gosport | 8.0% | 3,092 |
| 32 | Maidstone | 8.0% | 6,091 |
| 33 | West Berkshire | 7.9% | 5,647 |
| 34 | Waverley | 7.9% | 4,406 |
| 35 | Arun | 7.8% | 6,083 |
| 36 | New Forest | 7.8% | 6,478 |
| 37 | Vale of White Horse | 7.8% | 4,771 |
| 38 | Mole Valley | 7.7% | 3,041 |
| 39 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 7.6% | 4,951 |
| 40 | Epsom and Ewell | 7.6% | 2,540 |
| 41 | Buckinghamshire | 7.5% | 17,779 |
| 42 | Spelthorne | 7.5% | 3,365 |
| 43 | Test Valley | 7.5% | 4,405 |
| 44 | Tandridge | 7.5% | 2,861 |
| 45 | Horsham | 7.5% | 4,976 |
| 46 | East Hampshire | 7.4% | 4,179 |
| 47 | Runnymede | 7.3% | 2,740 |
| 48 | Havant | 7.3% | 4,190 |
| 49 | Dartford | 7.3% | 3,565 |
| 50 | Tonbridge and Malling | 7.3% | 4,168 |
| 51 | Crawley | 7.2% | 3,496 |
| 52 | Basingstoke and Deane | 7.1% | 5,863 |
| 53 | Rushmoor | 7.1% | 3,012 |
| 54 | Mid Sussex | 7.1% | 4,773 |
| 55 | Woking | 6.9% | 3,041 |
| 56 | Elmbridge | 6.8% | 4,063 |
| 57 | Reigate and Banstead | 6.7% | 4,277 |
| 58 | Milton Keynes | 6.4% | 7,767 |
| 59 | Fareham | 6.2% | 3,204 |
| 60 | Eastleigh | 6.0% | 3,682 |
| 61 | Hart | 6.0% | 2,555 |
| 62 | Surrey Heath | 5.8% | 2,238 |
| 63 | Bracknell Forest | 5.8% | 3,109 |
| 64 | Wokingham | 5.6% | 4,116 |