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District & Borough Councils

170 members 6 metrics compared

Lower-tier English district and borough councils (non-metropolitan, non-London).

170 Members

6 Metrics Compared

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Organisation ▲	Building Control: Operat… ▲	Childhood Obesity Rate —… ▲	Life Expectancy At Birth… ▲	Smoking Prevalence In Ad… ▲	Rough Sleeping Estimate ▲	Life Expectancy At Birth… ▲
Adur District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0 1	32.1 -1.6	82.7 +2.0	16.9 +5.9	3.0 -4.7	84.3 +0.1
Amber Valley Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0 2	35.5 +1.8	79.9 -0.8	5.3 -5.7	5.0 -2.7	82.8 -1.4
Arun District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0 3	35.1 +1.4	79.2 -1.5	11.8 +0.8	16.0 +8.3	83.9 -0.3
Ashfield District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	42.6 +8.9 2	78.4 -2.3	17.0 +6.0	13.0 +5.3	81.8 -2.4
Ashford Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.3 +1.7	81.6 +0.9	6.3 -4.7	12.0 +4.3	83.9 -0.3
Babergh District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	30.9 -2.8	82.4 +1.7	11.9 +0.9	7.0 -0.7	85.4 +1.2
Basildon Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.0 +2.3	80.0 -0.7	15.5 +4.5	27.0 +19.3	83.5 -0.7
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.4 +0.7	82.8 +2.1	11.6 +0.6	6.0 -1.7	84.1 -0.1
Bassetlaw District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	41.0 +7.4	79.0 -1.7	11.8 +0.8	6.0 -1.7	82.8 -1.4
Bedford Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.0 +2.3	80.2 -0.5	13.9 +2.9	23.0 +15.3	83.4 -0.8
Blaby District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.3 -2.4	81.3 +0.6	9.3 -1.7	1.0 -6.7	84.3 +0.1
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Bolsover District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.5 +5.8	79.2 -1.5	9.5 -1.5	2.0 -5.7	82.0 -2.2
Boston Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	41.8 +8.1	80.1 -0.6	18.7 +7.7	10.0 +2.3	82.1 -2.1
Bournemouth Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.1 -2.6	78.5 -2.1	14.0 +3.0	—	83.0 -1.2
Braintree District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.4 +0.7	80.5 -0.2	10.8 -0.2	5.0 -2.7	83.9 -0.3
Bridgend County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Broadland District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	27.8 -5.8	81.7 +1.0	7.8 -3.2	1.0 -6.7	84.9 +0.7
Bromsgrove District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.3 -1.4	81.3 +0.6	3.2 -7.8	3.0 -4.7	84.9 +0.7
Broxtowe Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.4 +0.7	80.1 -0.6	4.3 -6.7	0.0 -7.7	83.0 -1.2
Burnley Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.9 +6.2	77.2 -3.5	8.6 -2.4	6.0 -1.7	80.4 -3.8
Caerphilly County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Cannock Chase District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	37.4 +3.7	78.4 -2.3	10.4 -0.6	1.0 -6.7	82.9 -1.3
Castle Point Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.0 +2.3	80.4 -0.3	12.6 +1.6	0.0 -7.7	84.3 +0.1
Charnwood Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.0 -1.7	80.7 0.0	3.8 -7.2	10.0 +2.3	83.9 -0.3
Cheltenham Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.1 -4.6	81.0 +0.3	11.0 0.0	8.0 +0.3	84.2 -0.0
Cherwell District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.6 -1.0	81.5 +0.8	6.2 -4.8	10.0 +2.3	85.5 +1.3
Chesterfield Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.9 +3.2	77.0 -3.7	12.9 +1.9	13.0 +5.3	80.0 -4.2
Chichester District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.2 -1.5	81.3 +0.6	14.7 +3.7	9.0 +1.3	85.1 +0.9
Chorley Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.2 +1.5	79.7 -1.0	7.9 -3.1	2.0 -5.7	83.0 -1.2
Conwy County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Cotswold District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.3 -0.3	82.8 +2.1	3.8 -7.2	1.0 -6.7	84.7 +0.5
Craven District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.0 -0.7	81.1 +0.5	7.9 -3.1	—	85.6 +1.3
Crawley Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.4 +2.7	79.7 -1.0	13.8 +2.8	32.0 +24.3	83.7 -0.5
Dacorum Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	30.6 -3.0	81.2 +0.5	6.4 -4.6	8.0 +0.3	84.8 +0.6
Darlington Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.7 +2.1	78.6 -2.1	9.3 -1.7	3.0 -4.7	82.1 -2.1
Dartford Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.5 +5.8	78.7 -2.0	19.7 +8.7	11.0 +3.3	83.1 -1.1
Derbyshire Dales District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.7 -4.0	82.0 +1.3	13.7 +2.7	1.0 -6.7	85.3 +1.1
Dover District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	38.1 +4.4	79.5 -1.2	10.5 -0.5	8.0 +0.3	83.8 -0.4
East Cambridgeshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	28.2 -5.5	81.5 +0.8	16.7 +5.7	4.0 -3.7	85.1 +0.9
East Devon District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	28.8 -4.8	83.0 +2.3	8.0 -3.0	9.0 +1.3	85.9 +1.7
East Hampshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.5 -1.2	82.1 +1.4	9.0 -2.0	2.0 -5.7	85.6 +1.4
East Hertfordshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	27.3 -6.4	81.8 +1.1	11.9 +0.9	5.0 -2.7	85.1 +0.9
East Lindsey District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.8 +2.2	78.9 -1.8	15.3 +4.3	12.0 +4.3	82.9 -1.3
East Staffordshire Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	37.2 +3.5	79.9 -0.8	18.6 +7.6	0.0 -7.7	83.3 -0.9
Eastbourne Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.8 -0.8	79.5 -1.2	19.7 +8.7	29.0 +21.3	84.2 -0.0
Eastleigh Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.9 -3.8	81.6 +0.9	8.0 -3.0	2.0 -5.7	85.0 +0.8
Elmbridge and Ewell Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Elmbridge Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	25.4 -8.3	83.1 +2.4	13.0 +2.0	12.0 +4.3	86.8 +2.6 1
Epping Forest District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.1 -2.6	80.8 +0.1	13.9 +2.9	3.0 -4.7	85.2 +1.0
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.2 -7.5	83.8 +3.1 1	5.4 -5.6	0.0 -7.7	85.8 +1.6
Erewash Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.3 +0.6	78.8 -1.9	9.0 -2.0	2.0 -5.7	82.7 -1.5
Fareham Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.2 -4.5	81.8 +1.1	3.8 -7.2	4.0 -3.7	85.1 +0.9
Fenland District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.6 +5.9	79.8 -0.9	18.1 +7.1	7.0 -0.7	82.8 -1.4
Folkestone and Hythe District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.6 +2.0	78.8 -1.9	7.9 -3.1	21.0 +13.3	—
Forest of Dean District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.4 +0.7	81.0 +0.3	13.0 +2.0	6.0 -1.7	83.7 -0.5
Fylde Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.3 -0.3	78.3 -2.4	9.4 -1.6	7.0 -0.7	84.9 +0.7
Gedling Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	37.1 +3.4	80.0 -0.7	6.0 -5.0	2.0 -5.7	84.3 +0.1
Gosport Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.9 +6.2	79.5 -1.2	18.7 +7.7	3.0 -4.7	82.9 -1.3
Gravesham Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	40.0 +6.3	78.7 -2.0	8.9 -2.1	8.0 +0.3	83.5 -0.7
Great Yarmouth Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.6 +5.9	79.2 -1.5	6.9 -4.1	23.0 +15.3	82.1 -2.1
Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Cais…	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Guildford Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	25.0 -8.7	83.4 +2.7 2	15.8 +4.8	9.0 +1.3	86.3 +2.1
Harborough District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.7 -3.9	81.7 +1.0	12.8 +1.8	3.0 -4.7	85.7 +1.5
Harlow District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	41.7 +8.0	78.9 -1.8	12.2 +1.2	16.0 +8.3	84.0 -0.2
Hart District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.8 -6.9	83.3 +2.6 3	2.3 -8.7	4.0 -3.7	86.5 +2.3 2
Hastings Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.0 +0.3	77.4 -3.3	18.4 +7.4	37.0 +29.3 2	81.8 -2.4
Havant Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.7 +3.0	80.2 -0.5	12.2 +1.2	4.0 -3.7	83.2 -1.0
Hertsmere Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.6 -1.1	82.4 +1.7	9.4 -1.6	2.0 -5.7	85.2 +1.0
High Peak Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.7 -1.9	80.3 -0.4	6.0 -5.0	3.0 -4.7	83.5 -0.7
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.6 -1.1	81.0 +0.3	8.8 -2.2	6.0 -1.7	83.9 -0.3
Horsham District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.7 -7.0	82.0 +1.3	8.6 -2.4	9.0 +1.3	86.0 +1.8
Huntingdonshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.0 -1.7	81.1 +0.4	8.4 -2.6	15.0 +7.3	85.0 +0.8
Hyndburn Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	40.8 +7.1	78.0 -2.7	19.7 +8.7	2.0 -5.7	80.6 -3.6
Ipswich Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	37.0 +3.3	80.2 -0.5	9.9 -1.1	7.0 -0.7	84.2 -0.0
Lewes District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.2 -1.5	81.0 +0.3	8.4 -2.6	15.0 +7.3	85.0 +0.8
Lichfield District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.8 +1.2	80.5 -0.2	15.7 +4.7	4.0 -3.7	84.7 +0.5
Luton Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.5 +5.8	78.4 -2.3	14.3 +3.3	16.0 +8.3	83.3 -0.9
Maidstone Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.8 -0.9	80.2 -0.5	20.6 +9.6	9.0 +1.3	84.6 +0.4
Maldon District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.1 +2.4	81.1 +0.4	4.8 -6.2	3.0 -4.7	84.6 +0.4
Malvern Hills District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.4 -2.3	81.5 +0.8	1.5 -9.5	5.0 -2.7	83.2 -1.0
Mansfield District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	40.3 +6.6	78.3 -2.4	23.3 +12.3 3	25.0 +17.3	81.8 -2.4
Melton Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.9 +0.3	81.5 +0.8	7.2 -3.8	0.0 -7.7	85.9 +1.7
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Mid Devon District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.0 +0.3	80.8 +0.1	12.3 +1.3	5.0 -2.7	85.7 +1.5
Mid Suffolk District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	30.2 -3.5	82.6 +1.9	9.4 -1.6	6.0 -1.7	85.7 +1.5
Mid Sussex District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.3 -7.4	82.1 +1.4	6.1 -4.9	4.0 -3.7	85.7 +1.5
Mole Valley District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	21.6 -12.0	82.4 +1.7	4.5 -6.5	5.0 -2.7	85.7 +1.5
New Forest District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.8 -0.9	81.1 +0.4	11.9 +0.9	2.0 -5.7	86.2 +2.0
Newark and Sherwood District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	38.7 +5.0	80.8 +0.1	7.6 -3.4	6.0 -1.7	83.9 -0.3
Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
North Devon District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.6 -1.1	80.1 -0.6	23.4 +12.4 2	6.0 -1.7	84.5 +0.3
North East Derbyshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.8 +1.1	79.8 -0.9	6.6 -4.4	3.0 -4.7	82.7 -1.5
North Hertfordshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.1 -4.6	80.2 -0.5	5.0 -6.0	1.0 -6.7	84.0 -0.2
North Kesteven District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.3 +2.6	81.3 +0.6	12.1 +1.1	0.0 -7.7	84.3 +0.1
North Norfolk District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.6 -0.1	79.9 -0.8	8.1 -2.9	3.0 -4.7	86.0 +1.8
North Warwickshire Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.3 -0.3	79.0 -1.7	11.7 +0.7	0.0 -7.7	82.3 -1.9
North West Leicestershire District Coun…	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.6 -0.0	80.4 -0.3	4.9 -6.1	1.0 -6.7	83.4 -0.8
Nuneaton And Bedworth Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	38.9 +5.3	79.0 -1.7	14.4 +3.4	14.0 +6.3	82.1 -2.1
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	30.3 -3.4	80.3 -0.4	7.2 -3.8	0.0 -7.7	83.9 -0.3
Pendle Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	42.3 +8.6 3	79.5 -1.2	24.1 +13.1 1	6.0 -1.7	82.8 -1.4
Reading Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.8 +2.1	78.9 -1.8	11.2 +0.2	43.0 +35.3 1	83.5 -0.7
Redditch Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	40.4 +6.7	78.9 -1.8	8.0 -3.0	9.0 +1.3	83.6 -0.6
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	27.4 -6.3	82.5 +1.8	10.4 -0.6	6.0 -1.7	85.1 +0.9
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Ribble Valley Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.3 -4.4	81.7 +1.0	2.1 -8.9	3.0 -4.7	86.3 +2.1
Rochdale Borough Council	—	38.9 +5.2	76.7 -4.0	12.4 +1.4	—	54.2 -30.0
Rochford District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.5 -1.2	79.8 -0.9	4.2 -6.8	0.0 -7.7	86.1 +1.9
Rossendale Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.9 +6.2	79.0 -1.7	7.4 -3.6	0.0 -7.7	83.6 -0.6
Rother District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.3 +0.6	81.3 +0.6	11.4 +0.4	12.0 +4.3	84.9 +0.7
Rotherham Borough Council	—	40.5 +6.8	77.8 -2.9	13.7 +2.7	—	55.1 -29.1
Rugby Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.1 +1.4	79.7 -1.0	12.1 +1.1	11.0 +3.3	84.7 +0.5
Runnymede Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	30.4 -3.3	81.3 +0.6	9.6 -1.4	7.0 -0.7	85.3 +1.1
Rushcliffe Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	27.7 -6.0	83.2 +2.5	8.0 -3.0	7.0 -0.7	84.8 +0.6
Rushmoor Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.8 +3.1	81.5 +0.8	9.6 -1.4	5.0 -2.7	84.8 +0.6
Sandwell Borough Council	—	45.6 +12.0 1	76.8 -3.9	19.5 +8.5	—	51.3 -32.9
Sedgemoor District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	37.2 +3.6	79.2 -1.4	18.9 +7.9	—	83.2 -1.1
Sevenoaks District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.6 -7.0	82.6 +1.9	14.8 +3.8	6.0 -1.7	84.7 +0.5
Slough Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	40.6 +6.9	78.5 -2.2	7.4 -3.6	18.0 +10.3	82.9 -1.3
South Cambridgeshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	27.7 -6.0	82.4 +1.7	6.8 -4.2	11.0 +3.3	86.0 +1.8
South Hams District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.2 -7.5	82.9 +2.2	8.9 -2.1	8.0 +0.3	85.4 +1.2
South Holland District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.4 +5.7	79.6 -1.1	19.0 +8.0	10.0 +2.3	83.9 -0.3
South Kesteven District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.6 +3.0	81.8 +1.1	11.8 +0.8	10.0 +2.3	84.9 +0.7
South Norfolk District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.3 -1.4	81.5 +0.8	5.1 -5.9	2.0 -5.7	85.2 +1.0
South Oxfordshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.1 -4.6	82.2 +1.5	9.4 -1.6	3.0 -4.7	86.1 +1.9
South Ribble Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.0 +1.3	79.6 -1.1	11.4 +0.4	2.0 -5.7	84.7 +0.5
Spelthorne Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.2 -1.4	81.0 +0.3	12.0 +1.0	3.0 -4.7	85.2 +1.0
St Albans City and District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Stafford Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.9 +1.2	81.6 +0.9	9.3 -1.7	5.0 -2.7	84.6 +0.4
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.4 +1.7	81.3 +0.6	16.8 +5.8	2.0 -5.7	83.8 -0.4
Stevenage Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	37.7 +4.0	79.1 -1.6	3.2 -7.8	16.0 +8.3	83.3 -0.9
Stockport Borough Council	—	33.7 0.0	79.6 -1.1	8.9 -2.1	—	63.1 -21.1
Stratford-on-Avon District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.1 -2.6	82.0 +1.3	6.3 -4.7	14.0 +6.3	85.5 +1.3
Stroud District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.2 -2.5	81.1 +0.4	12.3 +1.3	4.0 -3.7	85.1 +0.9
Surrey Heath Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.1 -4.6	82.7 +2.0	13.6 +2.6	10.0 +2.3	85.4 +1.2
Swale Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	38.3 +4.6	79.9 -0.8	13.8 +2.8	15.0 +7.3	82.8 -1.4
Swindon Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.4 +1.8	79.8 -0.9	10.8 -0.2	12.0 +4.3	83.7 -0.5
Tameside Borough Council	—	38.2 +4.5	77.5 -3.2	15.8 +4.8	—	56.0 -28.2
Tamworth Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.5 -0.1	79.4 -1.3	21.8 +10.8	3.0 -4.7	82.9 -1.3
Tandridge District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	28.7 -5.0	81.9 +1.2	10.2 -0.8	6.0 -1.7	85.6 +1.4
Taunton Deane District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.1 -4.6	79.7 -1.0	15.5 +4.5	—	83.7 -0.5
Teignbridge District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.6 -0.0	81.3 +0.6	22.1 +11.1	4.0 -3.7	84.4 +0.2
Tendering District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Tendring District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	39.4 +5.7	78.7 -2.0	18.8 +7.8	12.0 +4.3	82.7 -1.5
Test Valley Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.3 -2.3	81.7 +1.0	5.1 -5.9	5.0 -2.7	84.9 +0.7
Tewkesbury Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.7 -1.0	81.1 +0.4	1.2 -9.8	3.0 -4.7	84.7 +0.5
Thanet District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	38.7 +5.0	79.3 -1.4	14.8 +3.8	37.0 +29.3 3	82.5 -1.7
Three Rivers District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.0 -1.7	81.2 +0.5	9.0 -2.0	3.0 -4.7	85.3 +1.1
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	30.8 -2.9	81.8 +1.1	7.9 -3.1	6.0 -1.7	85.4 +1.2
Torfaen County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Torridge District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	33.9 +0.2	82.5 +1.8	13.5 +2.5	12.0 +4.3	86.0 +1.8
Trafford Borough Council	—	30.5 -3.2	80.7 0.0	8.8 -2.2	—	65.2 -19.0
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	27.5 -6.2	80.8 +0.1	6.9 -4.1	1.0 -6.7	85.0 +0.8
Uttlesford District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.4 -7.3	82.9 +2.2	13.8 +2.8	0.0 -7.7	86.0 +1.8
Vale of White Horse District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	28.9 -4.8	82.7 +2.0	8.0 -3.0	4.0 -3.7	84.9 +0.7
Warwick District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	30.1 -3.6	80.8 +0.1	13.6 +2.6	11.0 +3.3	84.2 -0.0
Watford Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	34.9 +1.2	79.6 -1.1	2.3 -8.7	12.0 +4.3	83.6 -0.6
Waverley Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	26.2 -7.5	82.5 +1.8	10.5 -0.5	6.0 -1.7	86.4 +2.2 3
Wealden District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.9 -3.8	81.3 +0.6	8.9 -2.1	10.0 +2.3	85.1 +0.9
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.9 -1.8	80.4 -0.3	17.3 +6.3	9.0 +1.3	83.7 -0.5
West Devon Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	31.8 -1.9	82.0 +1.3	10.2 -0.8	3.0 -4.7	85.7 +1.5
West Lancashire Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.8 +3.2	81.1 +0.4	10.4 -0.6	9.0 +1.3	83.2 -1.0
West Lindsey District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.9 +2.2	79.3 -1.4	16.9 +5.9	2.0 -5.7	84.0 -0.2
West Oxfordshire District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	29.9 -3.8	83.0 +2.3	10.5 -0.5	3.0 -4.7	85.4 +1.2
Woking Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	27.9 -5.7	81.0 +0.3	3.4 -7.6	6.0 -1.7	86.0 +1.8
Worthing Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.4 +1.7	79.8 -0.9	17.6 +6.6	7.0 -0.7	84.2 -0.0
Wrexham County Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	—	—	—	—	—
Wychavon District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	36.6 +2.9	81.3 +0.6	9.1 -1.9	9.0 +1.3	85.5 +1.3
Wyre Borough Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	32.0 -1.7	78.5 -2.2	9.0 -2.0	5.0 -2.7	83.8 -0.4
Wyre Forest District Council	Assumed yes (most councils operate building control) 0.0	35.0 +1.3	79.8 -0.9	9.9 -1.1	8.0 +0.3	81.9 -2.3

Benchmark ranges

Distribution across the peer group

Each bar shows how values are distributed across the peer group. Full range (min–max). Middle 50% of bodies. Average.

Building Control: Operates Own Service

Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.0 Max: 1.0

164 bodies · 2025

Childhood Obesity Rate — Y6 (%)

Min: 21.6 Avg: 33.7 Max: 45.6

157 bodies · 2022/23

Life Expectancy At Birth (Male)

Min: 77.0 Avg: 80.7 Max: 83.8

144 bodies · 2025

Smoking Prevalence In Adults (%)

Min: 1.2 Avg: 11.0 Max: 24.1

157 bodies · 2022/23

Rough Sleeping Estimate

Min: 0.0 Avg: 7.7 Max: 43.0

147 bodies · Autumn 2025

Life Expectancy At Birth (Female)

Min: 80.0 Avg: 84.2 Max: 86.8

144 bodies · 2025

Children in relative poverty (%)

Min: 5.9 Avg: 13.1 Max: 26.2

151 bodies · 2022/23

Employment rate (% of 16-64)

Min: 65.5 Avg: 78.4 Max: 89.3

151 bodies · Oct 2024-Sep 2025

Physical inactivity rate — adults (%)

Min: 55.9 Avg: 69.2 Max: 80.2

149 bodies · 2022/23

PSAA audit opinion status

Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.2 Max: 4.0

149 bodies · 2024-2025

GVA per head (£k)

Min: 5.5 Avg: 16.6 Max: 37.8

148 bodies · 2019

Adults walking or cycling 3+ times per week (%)

Min: 33.5 Avg: 46.7 Max: 59.6

147 bodies · 2023

Adults walking or cycling at least once per week (%)

Min: 55.6 Avg: 72.1 Max: 82.2

147 bodies · 2023

Business births

Min: 195.0 Avg: 505.8 Max: 1470.0

147 bodies · 2024

Business deaths

Min: 2020.0 Avg: 5082.4 Max: 9330.0

147 bodies · 2024

CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes)

Min: 2.3 Avg: 5.7 Max: 32.4

147 bodies · 2023

EV chargepoints per 100,000 population

Min: 38.4 Avg: 139.7 Max: 649.4

147 bodies · Jan 2026

EV public chargepoints (count)

Min: 31.0 Avg: 167.8 Max: 696.0

147 bodies · Jan 2026

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

Min: 1.2 Avg: 3.7 Max: 7.9

147 bodies · 2022/23

Planning: % major apps decided in time (24mo)

Min: 67.6 Avg: 91.2 Max: 100.0

147 bodies · 2023-2025

Planning: % non-major apps decided in time (24mo)

Min: 74.2 Avg: 91.1 Max: 99.3

147 bodies · 2023-2025

Rapid EV chargepoints 50kW+ (count)

Min: 5.0 Avg: 50.7 Max: 140.0

147 bodies · Jan 2026

Rapid EV chargepoints 50kW+ per 100,000

Min: 4.7 Avg: 41.6 Max: 127.8

147 bodies · Jan 2026

IMD average score

Min: 5.9 Avg: 17.1 Max: 38.7

146 bodies · 2025

IMD rank of average score

Min: 3.0 Avg: 181.2 Max: 296.0

146 bodies · 2025

Under 75 mortality rate (per 100,000)

Min: 75.7 Avg: 79.9 Max: 83.5

146 bodies · 2019 - 23

Suicide rate (per 100,000)

Min: 7.0 Avg: 17.1 Max: 31.3

145 bodies · 2022 - 24

LGSCO complaints received

Min: 0.0 Avg: 15.7 Max: 74.0

141 bodies · 2024/25

Earmarked reserves (£000)

Min: 1680.0 Avg: 22977.7 Max: 87139.0

140 bodies · 2024/25

Homelessness assessments (total)

Min: 25.0 Avg: 149.2 Max: 549.0

140 bodies · Jul-Sep 2025

Homelessness duties owed (total)

Min: 25.0 Avg: 133.3 Max: 523.0

140 bodies · Jul-Sep 2025

Net revenue expenditure (£000)

Min: -21575.4 Avg: 21739.5 Max: 200679.4

140 bodies · 2024/25

Prevention duty owed (households)

Min: 11.0 Avg: 65.2 Max: 406.0

140 bodies · Jul-Sep 2025

Relief duty owed (households)

Min: 10.0 Avg: 68.1 Max: 249.0

140 bodies · Jul-Sep 2025

Unallocated reserves (£000)

Min: 0.0 Avg: 5438.7 Max: 49975.0

140 bodies · 2024/25

Homelessness assessments (per 1,000 households)

Min: 0.4 Avg: 2.6 Max: 7.3

139 bodies · 2025/Q3

Households owed relief duty

Min: 10.0 Avg: 67.9 Max: 249.0

139 bodies · 2025/Q3

Reserves as % of net revenue

Min: 8.0 Avg: 225.1 Max: 5792.3

139 bodies · 2024/25

LA total investments outstanding (£000)

Min: 5200.0 Avg: 56638.2 Max: 601616.0

138 bodies · 2025/26 Q3

Households in temporary accommodation (per 1,000)

Min: 0.1 Avg: 2.3 Max: 25.0

136 bodies · 2025/Q3

Households in temporary accommodation (total)

Min: 4.0 Avg: 123.5 Max: 1408.0

136 bodies · 2025/Q3

Council tax Band D (£)

Min: 191.4 Avg: 280.0 Max: 432.3

132 bodies · 2025/26

LGSCO upheld rate (%)

Min: 0.0 Avg: 66.0 Max: 100.0

114 bodies · 2024/25

LA total borrowing outstanding (£000)

Min: 203.0 Avg: 142788.2 Max: 2163564.0

110 bodies · 2025/26 Q3

Social housing stock (LARP units)

Min: 1.0 Avg: 3457.0 Max: 10863.0

100 bodies · 2024/25

Average weekly rent (LARP)

Min: 84.4 Avg: 114.8 Max: 255.0

88 bodies · 2024/25

LGSCO recommendation compliance rate (%)

Min: 100.0 Avg: 100.0 Max: 100.0

85 bodies · 2024/25

ICO FOI complaints decided

Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.8 Max: 9.0

55 bodies · 2025/2026

Spending transparency: datasets on data.gov.uk

Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.5 Max: 14.0

45 bodies · 2025

RSH consumer standard grade

Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0

36 bodies · 2024/25

Average contract value

Min: 0.0 Avg: 4027575.8 Max: 70102900.0

33 bodies · FY 2023/24

Contracts awarded (count)

Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.5 Max: 8.0

33 bodies · FY 2023/24

Total contract value awarded

Min: 0.0 Avg: 4689047.3 Max: 70102900.0

33 bodies · FY 2023/24

Male life expectancy at birth (years)

Min: 77.1 Avg: 79.8 Max: 83.0

22 bodies · 2022/23

Fly-tipping incidents (total)

Min: 397.0 Avg: 2330.8 Max: 11599.0

18 bodies · 2024/25

GCSE Attainment 8 average score

Min: 42.0 Avg: 46.1 Max: 55.8

16 bodies · 2024/25

GCSE EBacc average points score

Min: 3.6 Avg: 4.1 Max: 5.1

16 bodies · 2024/25

GCSE grade 4+ in English and maths

Min: 58.6 Avg: 65.2 Max: 79.4

16 bodies · 2024/25

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths

Min: 36.1 Avg: 45.3 Max: 64.7

16 bodies · 2024/25

360Giving grants received (count)

Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.3 Max: 3.0

12 bodies · FY 1998/99

360Giving grants received (total £)

Min: 14700.0 Avg: 291427.1 Max: 1844700.0

12 bodies · FY 1998/99

Healthy life expectancy at birth (female)

Min: 55.8 Avg: 60.6 Max: 63.0

6 bodies · 2022 - 24

Healthy life expectancy at birth (male)

Min: 56.9 Avg: 60.2 Max: 62.5

6 bodies · 2022 - 24

Schools good or outstanding (Ofsted)

Min: 74.5 Avg: 85.4 Max: 94.4

12 bodies · Feb 2026

ICO FOI complaint upheld rate

Min: 33.3 Avg: 72.4 Max: 100.0

10 bodies · 2025/2026

Mean gender pay gap (%)

Min: -7.0 Avg: 2.1 Max: 11.8

10 bodies · 2023-to-2024

Median gender pay gap (%)

Min: -22.0 Avg: -0.3 Max: 14.2

10 bodies · 2023-to-2024

Women in upper pay quartile (%)

Min: 41.8 Avg: 56.8 Max: 71.2

10 bodies · 2023-to-2024

imd_average_score

Min: 6.1 Avg: 9.0 Max: 16.5

9 bodies · 2019

imd_decile

Min: 5.0 Avg: 8.1 Max: 10.0

9 bodies · 2019

imd_rank

Min: 122.0 Avg: 264.1 Max: 317.0

9 bodies · 2019

Adult social care: carer quality of life score

Min: 57.6 Avg: 64.0 Max: 70.6

6 bodies · 2025/26

Adult social care: delayed transfers of care 65+ (per 100,000)

Min: 147.1 Avg: 520.4 Max: 802.6

6 bodies · 2025/26

Adult social care: % of people feeling safe

Min: 61.6 Avg: 70.7 Max: 78.7

6 bodies · 2025/26

Adult social care: % on direct payments (18-64)

Min: 9.4 Avg: 14.5 Max: 22.8

6 bodies · 2025/26

Adult social care: quality of life score

Min: 17.4 Avg: 18.9 Max: 19.7

6 bodies · 2025/26

A-level AAB+ in 2 facilitating subjects (%)

Min: 8.6 Avg: 17.2 Max: 34.2

6 bodies · 2024/25

A-level average point score per entry

Min: 29.6 Avg: 33.7 Max: 38.5

6 bodies · 2024/25

A roads needing maintenance (%)

Min: 2.0 Avg: 5.2 Max: 8.0

6 bodies · FYE 2025

ASC vacancy rate (%)

Min: 5.1 Avg: 7.7 Max: 11.2

6 bodies · 2024-25

ASC workforce (FTE filled posts)

Min: 2400.0 Avg: 3416.7 Max: 4300.0

6 bodies · 2024-25

ASC workforce (total filled posts)

Min: 3100.0 Avg: 4400.0 Max: 5600.0

6 bodies · 2024-25

B & C roads needing maintenance (%)

Min: 3.0 Avg: 5.7 Max: 9.0

6 bodies · FYE 2025

Female life expectancy at birth (years)

Min: 58.0 Avg: 61.0 Max: 64.9

6 bodies · 2022/23

Killed or seriously injured casualties

Min: 45.0 Avg: 56.9 Max: 72.0

6 bodies · 2024

KS2 expected standard (reading, writing & maths)

Min: 57.0 Avg: 62.7 Max: 70.0

6 bodies · 2024/25

KS2 higher standard (reading, writing & maths)

Min: 3.0 Avg: 7.7 Max: 13.0

6 bodies · 2024/25

Median weekly earnings (£)

Min: 585.9 Avg: 652.5 Max: 689.9

6 bodies · 2025

NEET + not known rate (16-17, %)

Min: 3.1 Avg: 4.2 Max: 6.2

6 bodies · 2023

NEET rate (16-17, %)

Min: 1.8 Avg: 2.4 Max: 2.8

6 bodies · 2023

Ofsted ILACS: experiences and progress of children

Min: 2.0 Avg: 3.0 Max: 4.0

6 bodies · 2024/25

Ofsted ILACS: impact of leaders on social work practice

Min: 2.0 Avg: 3.2 Max: 4.0

6 bodies · 2024/25

Ofsted ILACS: overall effectiveness

Min: 2.0 Avg: 3.0 Max: 4.0

6 bodies · 2024/25

Participation in education/training (16-17, %)

Min: 89.5 Avg: 92.9 Max: 95.3

6 bodies · 2023

SEND tribunal: appealable decisions (count)

Min: 1192.0 Avg: 2295.5 Max: 3023.0

6 bodies · 2024

SEND tribunal appeal rate (% of appealable decisions)

Min: 0.7 Avg: 2.0 Max: 3.5

6 bodies · 2024

SEND tribunal: appeals registered (count)

Min: 8.0 Avg: 48.2 Max: 92.0

6 bodies · 2024

Annual expenditure

Min: 5290.0 Avg: 2562180.5 Max: 10204866.0

4 bodies · latest

Annual income

Min: 5195.0 Avg: 3105305.3 Max: 12374168.0

4 bodies · latest

Economic inactivity rate (%)

Min: 4.9 Avg: 5.2 Max: 5.7

4 bodies · Oct 2024-Sep 2025

SEND area inspection outcome

Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.0 Max: 3.0

3 bodies · 2024/25