Energy · DESNZ · Latest published: 2024

Mean domestic gas use per meter by local authority, ranked

Every area with a published figure, in order of gas use per meter, kwh a year, highest first. Equal figures share a rank and are printed as ties; the order within a tie is alphabetical and means nothing.

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#AreakWhUK percentile
1Elmbridge E0700020716,216100
2Harrow E0900001515,185100
3Barnet E0900000315,12099
4Tandridge E0700021515,10399
5Mole Valley E0700021015,08799
6Waverley E0700021614,94698
7Three Rivers E0700010214,79598
8Surrey Heath E0700021414,68798
9St Albans E0700024014,40997
10Windsor and Maidenhead E0600004014,33797
11Epsom and Ewell E0700020814,27097
12Hertsmere E0700009814,22097
13Brentwood E0700006814,12996
14Sevenoaks E0700011114,11896
15Reigate and Banstead E0700021114,06396
16Buckinghamshire E0600006014,05095
17Woking E0700021713,87895
18Guildford E0700020913,86095
19Redbridge E0900002613,74394
20Epping Forest E0700007213,73994
21Hart E0700008913,71794
22Bromley E0900000613,64993
23Brent E0900000513,51493
24Richmond upon Thames E0900002713,45393
25Runnymede E0700021213,30392
26Wokingham E0600004113,17292
27Tunbridge Wells E0700011613,11192
28Hillingdon E0900001713,10291
29Rutland E0600001713,08691
30Bradford E0800003213,08691
31Derbyshire Dales E0700003513,05791
32Bromsgrove E0700023412,99290
33Enfield E0900001012,99190
34Trafford E0800000912,97990
35Kingston upon Thames E0900002112,91689
36Solihull E0800002912,87489
37Uttlesford E0700007712,86989
38Croydon E0900000812,84888
39Oadby and Wigston E0700013512,82388
40Rushcliffe E0700017612,72888
41Birmingham E0800002512,71187
42Dacorum E0700009612,69687
43Sutton E0900002912,62387
44Luton E0600003212,60886
45Leicester E0600001612,57586
46East Hertfordshire E0700024212,56886
47Welwyn Hatfield E0700024112,53485
48Ealing E0900000912,49985
49Watford E0700010312,48585
50Harborough E0700013112,47784
51Hounslow E0900001812,47684
52Stockport E0800000712,47184
53Oxford E0700017812,44584
54South Oxfordshire E0700017912,44083
55Kirklees E0800003412,41883
56Rossendale E0700012512,37383
57East Hampshire E0700008512,36282
58Castle Point E0700006912,34582
59Merton E0900002412,32482
60High Peak E0700003712,31281
61Calderdale E0800003312,30781
62Rochford E0700007512,28081
63Newcastle upon Tyne E0800002112,27880
64Spelthorne E0700021312,27080
65Cotswold E0700007912,26880
66Ribble Valley E0700012412,25079
67North Hertfordshire E0700009912,20079
68South Staffordshire E0700019612,19679
69Lichfield E0700019412,19378
70Blackburn with Darwen E0600000812,18478
71Havering E0900001612,15278
72West Berkshire E0600003712,14078
73Staffordshire Moorlands E0700019812,11677
74Cheshire East E0600004912,09577
75Kensington and Chelsea E0900002012,07077
76Pendle E0700012212,06476
77Southend-on-Sea E0600003312,05076
78Gedling E0700017312,03576
79Wolverhampton E0800003112,01775
80Bexley E0900000411,98675
81Mid Sussex E0700022811,93975
82Bury E0800000211,90574
83Broxbourne E0700009511,87474
84Wealden E0700006511,86074
85Fylde E0700011911,86073
86North Yorkshire E0600006511,85873
87City of London E0900000111,84573
88Slough E0600003911,84472
89Sheffield E0800003911,82672
90Leeds E0800003511,80572
91West Oxfordshire E0700018111,79871
92Rother E0700006411,79671
93Blaby E0700012911,79171
94Haringey E0900001411,77470
95Walsall E0800003011,75970
96Northumberland E0600005711,74870
97Chelmsford E0700007011,72869
98York E0600001411,72769
99North East Derbyshire E0700003811,69669
100Tonbridge and Malling E0700011511,69668
101Warwick E0700022211,69468
102County Durham E0600004711,68368
103Winchester E0700009411,65567
104South Cambridgeshire E0700001211,65367
105Mansfield E0700017411,64867
106Gateshead E0800003711,64666
107Oldham E0800000411,63866
108Bracknell Forest E0600003611,63466
109Reading E0600003811,61766
110Horsham E0700022711,61265
111Broxtowe E0700017211,60965
112Newcastle-under-Lyme E0700019511,60365
113Bolton E0800000111,59664
114East Riding of Yorkshire E0600001111,59564
115Cambridge E0700000811,59364
116North West Leicestershire E0700013411,58563
117West Lancashire E0700012711,56863
118Rugby E0700022011,55163
119Vale of White Horse E0700018011,55062
120Charnwood E0700013011,53562
121Darlington E0600000511,53061
122Sunderland E0800002411,50861
123North Warwickshire E0700021811,50161
124Bedford E0600005511,47460
125Sandwell E0800002811,44760
126North Tyneside E0800002211,44660
127Stafford E0700019711,44059
128Amber Valley E0700003211,42559
129Newark and Sherwood E0700017511,41359
130Melton E0700013311,40459
131Bath and North East Somerset E0600002211,40458
132West Northamptonshire E0600006211,34358
133Dudley E0800002711,32358
134Waltham Forest E0900003111,29657
135Stockton-on-Tees E0600000411,28757
136Central Bedfordshire E0600005611,27657
137Cumberland E0600006311,27056
138Hinckley and Bosworth E0700013211,25956
139Chichester E0700022511,25456
140Stratford-on-Avon E0700022111,24855
141Camden E0900000711,23755
142Stroud E0700008211,23555
143Gravesham E0700010911,23154
144New Forest E0700009111,19254
145Sefton E0800001411,19054
146Rochdale E0800000511,18853
147Hyndburn E0700012011,18253
148Westmorland and Furness E0600006411,16253
149Wandsworth E0900003211,16053
150Ashfield E0700017011,15152
151North Lincolnshire E0600001311,14752
152Cannock Chase E0700019211,14252
153East Staffordshire E0700019311,14151
154Maldon E0700007411,13551
155Preston E0700012311,12951
156Canterbury E0700010611,12650
157Coventry E0800002611,11750
158West Lindsey E0700014211,11150
159Wirral E0800001511,10449
160Chorley E0700011811,10049
161Derby E0600001511,09049
162Burnley E0700011711,08448
163Rushmoor E0700009211,08448
164Middlesbrough E0600000211,07848
165Milton Keynes E0600004211,05247
166Nottingham E0600001811,04647
167Cherwell E0700017711,04247
168North Northamptonshire E0600006111,02947
169Maidstone E0700011011,00746
170Greenwich E0900001110,98546
171Basildon E0700006610,97245
172Erewash E0700003610,96145
173East Cambridgeshire E0700000910,95244
174Rotherham E0800001810,94444
175Bassetlaw E0700017110,93844
176Bolsover E0700003310,93643
177Wyre E0700012810,93543
178Huntingdonshire E0700001110,93443
179Cheshire West and Chester E0600005010,92742
180Braintree E0700006710,92442
181Doncaster E0800001710,90042
182South Kesteven E0700014110,89141
183Hartlepool E0600000110,88141
184Colchester E0700007110,86741
185Stoke-on-Trent E0600002110,86141
186Warrington E0600000710,85140
187Basingstoke and Deane E0700008410,83840
188Cheltenham E0700007810,83140
189South Holland E0700014010,79939
190Fenland E0700001010,79939
191Malvern Hills E0700023510,78839
192Babergh E0700020010,76938
193Lewes E0700006310,76438
194Wakefield E0800003610,75938
195South Derbyshire E0700003910,75837
196Lewisham E0900002310,75837
197Redcar and Cleveland E0600000310,75837
198South Tyneside E0800002310,74936
199Barnsley E0800003810,74236
200Lancaster E0700012110,73935
201Salford E0800000610,72535
202Thurrock E0600003410,72235
203Boston E0700013610,71634
204Newham E0900002510,71034
205Dartford E0700010710,70934
206Broadland E0700014410,70534
207Manchester E0800000310,69833
208South Ribble E0700012610,69433
209Arun E0700022410,67632
210Chesterfield E0700003410,65832
211East Lindsey E0700013710,65432
212Wychavon E0700023810,65331
213Tameside E0800000810,65231
214North Kesteven E0700013910,64631
215Barking and Dagenham E0900000210,63830
216Nuneaton and Bedworth E0700021910,61530
217Westminster E0900003310,60830
218North Norfolk E0700014710,60629
219Hammersmith and Fulham E0900001310,60129
220Ashford E0700010510,59929
221Blackpool E0600000910,57628
222Tendring E0700007610,56628
223Wyre Forest E0700023910,54628
224King's Lynn and West Norfolk E0700014610,54428
225Wiltshire E0600005410,54127
226Crawley E0700022610,53727
227Peterborough E0600003110,53626
228Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E0600005810,51226
229Fareham E0700008710,50825
230Stevenage E0700024310,48025
231Swindon E0600003010,46925
232North East Lincolnshire E0600001210,45424
233Shropshire E0600005110,43924
234Medway E0600003510,42323
235Tamworth E0700019910,38523
236East Suffolk E0700024410,38122
237Brighton and Hove E0600004310,37022
238Redditch E0700023610,36422
239Dorset E0600005910,36222
240Test Valley E0700009310,35921
241Forest of Dean E0700008010,35221
242Worthing E0700022910,30520
243West Suffolk E0700024510,27720
244Liverpool E0800001210,27119
245Folkestone and Hythe E0700011210,26419
246Lambeth E0900002210,22018
247Telford and Wrekin E0600002010,20518
248Eastleigh E0700008610,18517
249North Somerset E0600002410,17217
250Ipswich E0700020210,16716
251Havant E0700009010,16316
252Swale E0700011310,14915
253South Norfolk E0700014910,14315
254St. Helens E0800001310,14115
255Tewkesbury E0700008310,07214
256Wigan E0800001010,06913
257Harlow E0700007310,06313
258Lincoln E0700013810,06113
259Herefordshire, County of E0600001910,04312
260West Devon E0700004710,03812
261Worcester E0700023710,03712
262Hastings E0700006210,01911
263Dover E0700010810,01311
264Kingston upon Hull, City of E0600001010,00611
265Thanet E070001149,99410
266Bristol, City of E060000239,98510
267East Devon E070000409,92910
268Gloucester E070000819,9219
269Breckland E070001439,9199
270South Gloucestershire E060000259,8759
271Eastbourne E070000619,8498
272Southampton E060000459,8368
273Halton E060000069,8168
274Adur E070002239,7647
275Hackney E090000129,6107
276Knowsley E080000119,6106
277South Hams E070000449,5816
278Norwich E070001489,5806
279Isle of Wight E060000469,5765
280Somerset E060000669,5765
281Torbay E060000279,5455
282Mid Suffolk E070002039,4504
283Portsmouth E060000449,4434
284Great Yarmouth E070001459,3973
285North Devon E070000439,3743
286Islington E090000199,2993
287Southwark E090000289,2883
288Teignbridge E070000459,2772
289Mid Devon E070000429,0402
290Exeter E070000419,0252
291Gosport E070000888,9091
292Torridge E070000468,7961
293Cornwall E060000528,5911
294Tower Hamlets E090000308,4470
295Plymouth E060000268,0130

How this ranking is made

Gas use per meter, kWh a year: the published figure for the area, unchanged.. Mean annual gas consumption per domestic meter by local authority, from DESNZ's sub-national gas consumption statistics. Higher where homes are larger, older or colder; areas off the gas grid have few meters and their mean covers only the homes that have one.

Source: DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics · Sub-national gas consumption statistics, 2005 to 2024 (May 2026 update), released 2026-05-05. Boundaries: 2025-05 BGC v2 LAD_MAY_2025_UK_BGC_V2. Percentiles are calculated across the whole UK, so they do not change when the table is filtered to one nation. A ranking compares areas of very different sizes and populations; the figure is the publisher’s own, and its rank is Civometry’s ordering of those published figures.

Elmbridge has the highest gas use per meter, kwh a year of 295 England local authorities with a published figure, at 16,216 (Latest published: 2024). Source: DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics.
Civometry · Mean domestic gas use per meter