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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#	Area	kWh	UK percentile
1	Elmbridge E07000207	16,216	100
2	Harrow E09000015	15,185	100
3	Barnet E09000003	15,120	99
4	Tandridge E07000215	15,103	99
5	Mole Valley E07000210	15,087	99
6	Waverley E07000216	14,946	98
7	Three Rivers E07000102	14,795	98
8	Surrey Heath E07000214	14,687	98
9	St Albans E07000240	14,409	97
10	Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	14,337	97
11	Epsom and Ewell E07000208	14,270	97
12	Hertsmere E07000098	14,220	97
13	Brentwood E07000068	14,129	96
14	Sevenoaks E07000111	14,118	96
15	Reigate and Banstead E07000211	14,063	96
16	Buckinghamshire E06000060	14,050	95
17	Woking E07000217	13,878	95
18	Guildford E07000209	13,860	95
19	Redbridge E09000026	13,743	94
20	Epping Forest E07000072	13,739	94
21	Hart E07000089	13,717	94
22	Bromley E09000006	13,649	93
23	Brent E09000005	13,514	93
24	Richmond upon Thames E09000027	13,453	93
25	Runnymede E07000212	13,303	92
26	Wokingham E06000041	13,172	92
27	Tunbridge Wells E07000116	13,111	92
28	Hillingdon E09000017	13,102	91
29	Rutland E06000017	13,086	91
30	Bradford E08000032	13,086	91
31	Derbyshire Dales E07000035	13,057	91
32	Bromsgrove E07000234	12,992	90
33	Enfield E09000010	12,991	90
34	Trafford E08000009	12,979	90
35	Kingston upon Thames E09000021	12,916	89
36	Solihull E08000029	12,874	89
37	Uttlesford E07000077	12,869	89
38	Croydon E09000008	12,848	88
39	Oadby and Wigston E07000135	12,823	88
40	Rushcliffe E07000176	12,728	88
41	Birmingham E08000025	12,711	87
42	Dacorum E07000096	12,696	87
43	Sutton E09000029	12,623	87
44	Luton E06000032	12,608	86
45	Leicester E06000016	12,575	86
46	East Hertfordshire E07000242	12,568	86
47	Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	12,534	85
48	Ealing E09000009	12,499	85
49	Watford E07000103	12,485	85
50	Harborough E07000131	12,477	84
51	Hounslow E09000018	12,476	84
52	Stockport E08000007	12,471	84
53	Oxford E07000178	12,445	84
54	South Oxfordshire E07000179	12,440	83
55	Kirklees E08000034	12,418	83
56	Rossendale E07000125	12,373	83
57	East Hampshire E07000085	12,362	82
58	Castle Point E07000069	12,345	82
59	Merton E09000024	12,324	82
60	High Peak E07000037	12,312	81
61	Calderdale E08000033	12,307	81
62	Rochford E07000075	12,280	81
63	Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	12,278	80
64	Spelthorne E07000213	12,270	80
65	Cotswold E07000079	12,268	80
66	Ribble Valley E07000124	12,250	79
67	North Hertfordshire E07000099	12,200	79
68	South Staffordshire E07000196	12,196	79
69	Lichfield E07000194	12,193	78
70	Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	12,184	78
71	Havering E09000016	12,152	78
72	West Berkshire E06000037	12,140	78
73	Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	12,116	77
74	Cheshire East E06000049	12,095	77
75	Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	12,070	77
76	Pendle E07000122	12,064	76
77	Southend-on-Sea E06000033	12,050	76
78	Gedling E07000173	12,035	76
79	Wolverhampton E08000031	12,017	75
80	Bexley E09000004	11,986	75
81	Mid Sussex E07000228	11,939	75
82	Bury E08000002	11,905	74
83	Broxbourne E07000095	11,874	74
84	Wealden E07000065	11,860	74
85	Fylde E07000119	11,860	73
86	North Yorkshire E06000065	11,858	73
87	City of London E09000001	11,845	73
88	Slough E06000039	11,844	72
89	Sheffield E08000039	11,826	72
90	Leeds E08000035	11,805	72
91	Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	11,801	72
92	West Oxfordshire E07000181	11,798	71
93	Rother E07000064	11,796	71
94	Blaby E07000129	11,791	71
95	Haringey E09000014	11,774	70
96	Walsall E08000030	11,759	70
97	Northumberland E06000057	11,748	70
98	Chelmsford E07000070	11,728	69
99	York E06000014	11,727	69
100	North East Derbyshire E07000038	11,696	69
101	Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	11,696	68
102	Warwick E07000222	11,694	68
103	County Durham E06000047	11,683	68
104	Winchester E07000094	11,655	67
105	South Cambridgeshire E07000012	11,653	67
106	Mansfield E07000174	11,648	67
107	Gateshead E08000037	11,646	66
108	Oldham E08000004	11,638	66
109	Bracknell Forest E06000036	11,634	66
110	Reading E06000038	11,617	66
111	Horsham E07000227	11,612	65
112	Broxtowe E07000172	11,609	65
113	Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	11,603	65
114	Bolton E08000001	11,596	64
115	East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	11,595	64
116	Cambridge E07000008	11,593	64
117	North West Leicestershire E07000134	11,585	63
118	West Lancashire E07000127	11,568	63
119	Rugby E07000220	11,551	63
120	Vale of White Horse E07000180	11,550	62
121	Blaenau Gwent W06000019	11,547	62
122	Charnwood E07000130	11,535	62
123	Darlington E06000005	11,530	61
124	Sunderland E08000024	11,508	61
125	North Warwickshire E07000218	11,501	61
126	Bedford E06000055	11,474	60
127	Sandwell E08000028	11,447	60
128	North Tyneside E08000022	11,446	60
129	Stafford E07000197	11,440	59
130	Amber Valley E07000032	11,425	59
131	Newark and Sherwood E07000175	11,413	59
132	Melton E07000133	11,404	59
133	Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	11,404	58
134	West Northamptonshire E06000062	11,343	58
135	Dudley E08000027	11,323	58
136	Waltham Forest E09000031	11,296	57
137	Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	11,287	57
138	Central Bedfordshire E06000056	11,276	57
139	Cumberland E06000063	11,270	56
140	Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	11,259	56
141	Chichester E07000225	11,254	56
142	Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	11,248	55
143	Camden E09000007	11,237	55
144	Stroud E07000082	11,235	55
145	Gravesham E07000109	11,231	54
146	New Forest E07000091	11,192	54
147	Sefton E08000014	11,190	54
148	Rochdale E08000005	11,188	53
149	Hyndburn E07000120	11,182	53
150	Westmorland and Furness E06000064	11,162	53
151	Wandsworth E09000032	11,160	53
152	Ashfield E07000170	11,151	52
153	North Lincolnshire E06000013	11,147	52
154	Cannock Chase E07000192	11,142	52
155	East Staffordshire E07000193	11,141	51
156	Maldon E07000074	11,135	51
157	Preston E07000123	11,129	51
158	Canterbury E07000106	11,126	50
159	Coventry E08000026	11,117	50
160	West Lindsey E07000142	11,111	50
161	Wirral E08000015	11,104	49
162	Chorley E07000118	11,100	49
163	Derby E06000015	11,090	49
164	Burnley E07000117	11,084	48
165	Rushmoor E07000092	11,084	48
166	Middlesbrough E06000002	11,078	48
167	Milton Keynes E06000042	11,052	47
168	Nottingham E06000018	11,046	47
169	Cherwell E07000177	11,042	47
170	North Northamptonshire E06000061	11,029	47
171	Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	11,027	46
172	Maidstone E07000110	11,007	46
173	Greenwich E09000011	10,985	46
174	Caerphilly W06000018	10,984	45
175	Basildon E07000066	10,972	45
176	Erewash E07000036	10,961	45
177	East Cambridgeshire E07000009	10,952	44
178	Rotherham E08000018	10,944	44
179	Bassetlaw E07000171	10,938	44
180	Bolsover E07000033	10,936	43
181	Wyre E07000128	10,935	43
182	Huntingdonshire E07000011	10,934	43
183	Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	10,927	42
184	Braintree E07000067	10,924	42
185	Doncaster E08000017	10,900	42
186	South Kesteven E07000141	10,891	41
187	Hartlepool E06000001	10,881	41
188	Colchester E07000071	10,867	41
189	Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	10,861	41
190	Warrington E06000007	10,851	40
191	Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	10,838	40
192	Cheltenham E07000078	10,831	40
193	South Holland E07000140	10,799	39
194	Fenland E07000010	10,799	39
195	Malvern Hills E07000235	10,788	39
196	Babergh E07000200	10,769	38
197	Lewes E07000063	10,764	38
198	Wakefield E08000036	10,759	38
199	South Derbyshire E07000039	10,758	37
200	Lewisham E09000023	10,758	37
201	Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	10,758	37
202	Monmouthshire W06000021	10,757	36
203	South Tyneside E08000023	10,749	36
204	Barnsley E08000038	10,742	36
205	Lancaster E07000121	10,739	35
206	Salford E08000006	10,725	35
207	Thurrock E06000034	10,722	35
208	Boston E07000136	10,716	34
209	Newham E09000025	10,710	34
210	Dartford E07000107	10,709	34
211	Broadland E07000144	10,705	34
212	Manchester E08000003	10,698	33
213	South Ribble E07000126	10,694	33
214	Swansea W06000011	10,686	33
215	Arun E07000224	10,676	32
216	Chesterfield E07000034	10,658	32
217	East Lindsey E07000137	10,654	32
218	Wychavon E07000238	10,653	31
219	Tameside E08000008	10,652	31
220	North Kesteven E07000139	10,646	31
221	Barking and Dagenham E09000002	10,638	30
222	Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	10,615	30
223	Westminster E09000033	10,608	30
224	North Norfolk E07000147	10,606	29
225	Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	10,601	29
226	Ashford E07000105	10,599	29
227	Blackpool E06000009	10,576	28
228	Tendring E07000076	10,566	28
229	Wyre Forest E07000239	10,546	28
230	King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	10,544	28
231	Wiltshire E06000054	10,541	27
232	Bridgend W06000013	10,540	27
233	Crawley E07000226	10,537	27
234	Peterborough E06000031	10,536	26
235	Cardiff W06000015	10,534	26
236	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	10,512	26
237	Fareham E07000087	10,508	25
238	Stevenage E07000243	10,480	25
239	Swindon E06000030	10,469	25
240	North East Lincolnshire E06000012	10,454	24
241	Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	10,451	24
242	Shropshire E06000051	10,439	24
243	Medway E06000035	10,423	23
244	Carmarthenshire W06000010	10,405	23
245	Tamworth E07000199	10,385	23
246	East Suffolk E07000244	10,381	22
247	Brighton and Hove E06000043	10,370	22
248	Redditch E07000236	10,364	22
249	Dorset E06000059	10,362	22
250	Test Valley E07000093	10,359	21
251	Forest of Dean E07000080	10,352	21
252	Powys W06000023	10,343	21
253	Neath Port Talbot W06000012	10,336	20
254	Worthing E07000229	10,305	20
255	West Suffolk E07000245	10,277	20
256	Liverpool E08000012	10,271	19
257	Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	10,264	19
258	Ceredigion W06000008	10,247	19
259	Lambeth E09000022	10,220	18
260	Telford and Wrekin E06000020	10,205	18
261	Flintshire W06000005	10,192	18
262	Eastleigh E07000086	10,185	17
263	Newport W06000022	10,173	17
264	North Somerset E06000024	10,172	17
265	Torfaen W06000020	10,168	16
266	Ipswich E07000202	10,167	16
267	Denbighshire W06000004	10,167	16
268	Havant E07000090	10,163	16
269	Swale E07000113	10,149	15
270	South Norfolk E07000149	10,143	15
271	St. Helens E08000013	10,141	15
272	Conwy W06000003	10,130	14
273	Wrexham W06000006	10,122	14
274	Tewkesbury E07000083	10,072	14
275	Wigan E08000010	10,069	13
276	Harlow E07000073	10,063	13
277	Lincoln E07000138	10,061	13
278	Herefordshire, County of E06000019	10,043	12
279	West Devon E07000047	10,038	12
280	Worcester E07000237	10,037	12
281	Hastings E07000062	10,019	11
282	Dover E07000108	10,013	11
283	Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	10,006	11
284	Thanet E07000114	9,994	10
285	Bristol, City of E06000023	9,985	10
286	East Devon E07000040	9,929	10
287	Gloucester E07000081	9,921	9
288	Breckland E07000143	9,919	9
289	South Gloucestershire E06000025	9,875	9
290	Gwynedd W06000002	9,871	9
291	Eastbourne E07000061	9,849	8
292	Southampton E06000045	9,836	8
293	Halton E06000006	9,816	8
294	Adur E07000223	9,764	7
295	Pembrokeshire W06000009	9,714	7
296	Hackney E09000012	9,610	7
297	Knowsley E08000011	9,610	6
298	South Hams E07000044	9,581	6
299	Norwich E07000148	9,580	6
300	Isle of Wight E06000046	9,576	5
301	Somerset E06000066	9,576	5
302	Torbay E06000027	9,545	5
303	Mid Suffolk E07000203	9,450	4
304	Portsmouth E06000044	9,443	4
305	Isle of Anglesey W06000001	9,440	4
306	Great Yarmouth E07000145	9,397	3
307	North Devon E07000043	9,374	3
308	Islington E09000019	9,299	3
309	Southwark E09000028	9,288	3
310	Teignbridge E07000045	9,277	2
311	Mid Devon E07000042	9,040	2
312	Exeter E07000041	9,025	2
313	Gosport E07000088	8,909	1
314	Torridge E07000046	8,796	1
315	Cornwall E06000052	8,591	1
316	Tower Hamlets E09000030	8,447	0
317	Plymouth E06000026	8,013	0

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 317 UK 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