Rankings · State Pension

People receiving State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over

People receiving State Pension, in each month with published figures. The State Pension, paid from State Pension age. It includes the new State Pension and the older basic and additional pensions.^1-4

Rank 1 is the highest value. Some areas have no rank. This is because fewer than 1,000 people are in the age group, the source does not publish the figure, or it covers only some benefits.

Same measure, counted another way total · per 1,000 residents

Area type

ConstituenciesLocal authorities

632 constituencies ranked, March 2026

Great Britain: 1,009.0 per 1,000 people aged 66 and over

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State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026, constituencies
		Region
1	Bristol CentralHighest 10	South West	1,167.3
2	Lewisham NorthHighest 10	London	1,124.9
3	Leeds Central and HeadingleyHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,096.5
4	Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkHighest 10	London	1,094.5
5	WalthamstowHighest 10	London	1,087.3
6	Clapham and Brixton HillHighest 10	London	1,085.4
7	Brighton PavilionHighest 10	South East	1,077.8
8	Hackney South and ShoreditchHighest 10	London	1,074.9
9	Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonHighest 10	London	1,074.8
10	Liverpool RiversideHighest 10	North West	1,073.4
11	Islington North	London	1,070.6
12	Manchester Rusholme	North West	1,067.8
13	Birmingham Ladywood	West Midlands	1,066.1
14	Liverpool Walton	North West	1,063.4
15	Sheffield Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,060.7
16	Knowsley	North West	1,056.5
17	Croydon West	London	1,054.3
18	Bradford East	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,052.9
19	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,052.9
20	Nottingham East	East Midlands	1,052.6
21	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	1,052.2
22	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	1,051.4
23	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,051.1
24	Islington South and Finsbury	London	1,050.5
25	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	1,049.2
26	Broxbourne	East of England	1,048.7
27	Leyton and Wanstead	London	1,048.3
28	Tottenham	London	1,047.4
29	Stretford and Urmston	North West	1,047.3
30	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	1,045.8
31	Northampton South	East Midlands	1,045.8
32	Glasgow East	Scotland	1,045.1
33	Manchester Withington	North West	1,044.9
34	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	1,043.8
35	High Peak	East Midlands	1,043.5
36	Harlow	East of England	1,043.3
37	Glasgow South	Scotland	1,042.2
38	Stockport	North West	1,041.3
39	Widnes and Halewood	North West	1,040.6
40	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,040.3
41	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,040.3
42	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,040.2
43	Milton Keynes Central	South East	1,040.1
44	Rochester and Strood	South East	1,039.7
45	Beckenham and Penge	London	1,039.1
46	Hartlepool	North East	1,039.0
47	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,038.8
48	Liverpool Garston	North West	1,038.2
49	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	1,038.2
50	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	1,037.7
51	Caerphilly	Wales	1,037.6
52	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	1,037.4
53	Telford	West Midlands	1,037.4
54	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	1,036.9
55	Blyth and Ashington	North East	1,036.7
56	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	1,036.7
57	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,036.4
58	Holborn and St Pancras	London	1,036.3
59	Redditch	West Midlands	1,035.9
60	Thurrock	East of England	1,035.8
61	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	1,035.7
62	North West Essex	East of England	1,035.6
63	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	1,035.4
64	Chippenham	South West	1,034.8
65	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,034.8
66	Wallasey	North West	1,034.6
67	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	1,034.5
68	St Austell and Newquay	South West	1,034.4
69	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	1,034.3
70	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	1,034.0
71	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	1,033.7
72	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	1,033.7
73	North Durham	North East	1,033.6
74	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,033.6
75	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	1,033.4
76	Aylesbury	South East	1,033.3
77	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	1,033.1
78	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	1,033.0
79	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	1,032.8
80	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,032.7
81	Mid Cheshire	North West	1,032.7
82	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	1,032.2
83	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	1,031.8
84	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	1,031.4
85	Clwyd East	Wales	1,031.1
86	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	1,031.0
87	Easington	North East	1,030.6
88	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	1,030.5
89	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	1,030.5
90	East Thanet	South East	1,030.5
91	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	1,030.5
92	Sunderland Central	North East	1,030.3
93	Croydon East	London	1,030.3
94	Maldon	East of England	1,030.2
95	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	1,030.1
96	Stockton West	North East	1,030.1
97	Rochdale	North West	1,030.0
98	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	1,029.8
99	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,029.6
100	North Shropshire	West Midlands	1,029.5
101	Mansfield	East Midlands	1,029.3
102	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	1,029.2
103	Tamworth	West Midlands	1,029.2
104	Enfield North	London	1,029.2
105	Horsham	South East	1,029.2
106	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	1,029.2
107	South Shields	North East	1,029.0
108	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	1,028.8
109	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	1,028.7
110	Torfaen	Wales	1,028.5
111	Tewkesbury	South West	1,028.4
112	Carlisle	North West	1,028.3
113	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	1,028.3
114	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,028.2
115	Glasgow North East	Scotland	1,028.2
116	North Bedfordshire	East of England	1,028.0
117	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,028.0
118	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	1,027.9
119	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	1,027.8
120	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	1,027.8
121	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	1,027.7
122	Peckham	London	1,027.0
123	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,026.9
124	Orpington	London	1,026.6
125	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	1,026.4
126	West Ham and Beckton	London	1,026.4
127	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,026.2
128	Newport East	Wales	1,026.2
129	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	1,026.1
130	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	1,026.1
131	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	1,025.9
132	Loughborough	East Midlands	1,025.9
133	Bury North	North West	1,025.8
134	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,025.7
135	Edinburgh West	Scotland	1,025.7
136	Worsley and Eccles	North West	1,025.6
137	Bootle	North West	1,025.5
138	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,025.5
139	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	1,025.3
140	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	1,025.2
141	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	1,025.1
142	North Devon	South West	1,024.9
143	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	1,024.9
144	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	1,024.9
145	Mid Buckinghamshire	South East	1,024.7
146	Wigan	North West	1,024.6
147	Cardiff West	Wales	1,024.5
148	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	1,024.5
149	Liverpool West Derby	North West	1,024.2
150	Gloucester	South West	1,024.2
151	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	1,024.2
152	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	1,024.2
153	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	1,023.9
154	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	1,023.9
155	Crawley	South East	1,023.8
156	Hamble Valley	South East	1,023.8
157	Wetherby and Easingwold	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,023.7
158	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	1,023.6
159	North Dorset	South West	1,023.6
160	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	1,023.5
161	North Northumberland	North East	1,023.4
162	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,023.4
163	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	1,023.3
164	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	1,023.2
165	Pontypridd	Wales	1,022.9
166	Salford	North West	1,022.8
167	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	1,022.8
168	Gedling	East Midlands	1,022.8
169	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	1,022.7
170	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	1,022.7
171	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	1,022.6
172	Gainsborough	East Midlands	1,022.5
173	Bristol South	South West	1,022.5
174	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	1,022.5
175	Livingston	Scotland	1,022.5
176	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	1,022.4
177	Great Yarmouth	East of England	1,022.4
178	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,022.4
179	Coventry South	West Midlands	1,022.3
180	Hexham	North East	1,022.2
181	Portsmouth North	South East	1,022.2
182	Sefton Central	North West	1,022.2
183	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	1,022.2
184	Forest of Dean	South West	1,022.1
185	Blaydon and Consett	North East	1,022.1
186	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	1,021.9
187	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	1,021.8
188	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	1,021.8
189	Blackpool South	North West	1,021.7
190	Llanelli	Wales	1,021.6
191	South West Devon	South West	1,021.6
192	Cardiff North	Wales	1,021.6
193	Newbury	South East	1,021.5
194	South Ribble	North West	1,021.5
195	Guildford	South East	1,021.5
196	Broxtowe	East Midlands	1,021.4
197	Thornbury and Yate	South West	1,021.2
198	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	1,021.1
199	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	1,021.0
200	Stevenage	East of England	1,020.9
201	South West Wiltshire	South West	1,020.8
202	South Leicestershire	East Midlands	1,020.7
203	Warrington North	North West	1,020.6
204	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	1,020.5
205	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	1,020.4
206	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,020.4
207	Havant	South East	1,020.3
208	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	1,020.3
209	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	1,020.2
210	Gordon and Buchan	Scotland	1,020.1
211	Plymouth Moor View	South West	1,020.0
212	Swindon South	South West	1,019.9
213	South Norfolk	East of England	1,019.9
214	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,019.9
215	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	1,019.9
216	North West Hampshire	South East	1,019.8
217	Erewash	East Midlands	1,019.8
218	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	1,019.8
219	Chester North and Neston	North West	1,019.7
220	Southampton Test	South East	1,019.6
221	Bath	South West	1,019.6
222	Tynemouth	North East	1,019.5
223	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	1,019.4
224	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	1,019.2
225	Stroud	South West	1,019.1
226	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	1,019.0
227	Portsmouth South	South East	1,018.9
228	Carshalton and Wallington	London	1,018.9
229	Barking	London	1,018.9
230	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	1,018.8
231	Ribble Valley	North West	1,018.7
232	Bracknell	South East	1,018.7
233	Gravesham	South East	1,018.6
234	North Somerset	South West	1,018.6
235	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,018.6
236	Wokingham	South East	1,018.6
237	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	1,018.5
238	St Ives	South West	1,018.5
239	Central Devon	South West	1,018.5
240	Camborne and Redruth	South West	1,018.4
241	Glasgow South West	Scotland	1,018.4
242	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,018.1
243	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Scotland	1,017.9
244	Glasgow West	Scotland	1,017.8
245	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	1,017.7
246	Hitchin	East of England	1,017.7
247	Harpenden and Berkhamsted	East of England	1,017.7
248	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	1,017.6
249	North Cotswolds	South West	1,017.5
250	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	1,017.4
251	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,017.4
252	Coventry East	West Midlands	1,017.4
253	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,017.4
254	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	1,017.3
255	Penrith and Solway	North West	1,017.3
256	Gosport	South East	1,017.1
257	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	1,017.0
258	Newton Abbot	South West	1,017.0
259	Barrow and Furness	North West	1,017.0
260	Bolsover	East Midlands	1,016.9
261	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	1,016.9
262	Worcester	West Midlands	1,016.8
263	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	1,016.7
264	Manchester Central	North West	1,016.6
265	Bridgwater	South West	1,016.6
266	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,016.6
267	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	1,016.5
268	Frome and East Somerset	South West	1,016.4
269	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	1,016.3
270	Kenilworth and Southam	West Midlands	1,016.3
271	Swansea West	Wales	1,016.3
272	Warrington South	North West	1,016.2
273	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	1,016.2
274	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	1,016.0
275	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	1,016.0
276	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	1,015.9
277	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,015.9
278	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,015.8
279	Chorley	North West	1,015.7
280	Falkirk	Scotland	1,015.7
281	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	1,015.7
282	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	1,015.6
283	Monmouthshire	Wales	1,015.5
284	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	1,015.5
285	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	1,015.5
286	Amber Valley	East Midlands	1,015.4
287	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	1,015.3
288	Melksham and Devizes	South West	1,015.2
289	Truro and Falmouth	South West	1,015.1
290	Tooting	London	1,015.0
291	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	1,014.9
292	Norwich South	East of England	1,014.9
293	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,014.8
294	Twickenham	London	1,014.7
295	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,014.6
296	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	1,014.2
297	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,014.1
298	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	1,014.0
299	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	1,013.9
300	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	1,013.9
301	Colchester	East of England	1,013.8
302	Birkenhead	North West	1,013.8
303	Erith and Thamesmead	London	1,013.8
304	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	1,013.7
305	Dorking and Horley	South East	1,013.7
306	St Helens North	North West	1,013.7
307	South Cotswolds	South West	1,013.6
308	Weston-super-Mare	South West	1,013.5
309	Sussex Weald	South East	1,013.5
310	North Cornwall	South West	1,013.3
311	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	London	1,013.3
312	South West Norfolk	East of England	1,013.2
313	Clwyd North	Wales	1,013.0
314	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	1,012.9
315	Dartford	South East	1,012.9
316	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	1,012.8
317	Ipswich	East of England	1,012.8
318	Lewisham East	London	1,012.7
319	Isle of Wight East	South East	1,012.5
320	Witham	East of England	1,012.5
321	St Albans	East of England	1,012.5
322	Kettering	East Midlands	1,012.5
323	Northampton North	East Midlands	1,012.4
324	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	1,012.4
325	Chichester	South East	1,012.3
326	Bury South	North West	1,012.2
327	City of Durham	North East	1,012.1
328	Queen's Park and Maida Vale	London	1,012.0
329	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	1,012.0
330	West Suffolk	East of England	1,011.9
331	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	1,011.9
332	East Wiltshire	South West	1,011.8
333	Stourbridge	West Midlands	1,011.7
334	Daventry	East Midlands	1,011.7
335	Huntingdon	East of England	1,011.4
336	Cheadle	North West	1,011.3
337	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	1,011.3
338	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	1,011.0
339	Didcot and Wantage	South East	1,010.9
340	Waveney Valley	East of England	1,010.9
341	Chelmsford	East of England	1,010.8
342	Bolton West	North West	1,010.7
343	Clacton	East of England	1,010.6
344	South Dorset	South West	1,010.6
345	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	1,010.6
346	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	1,010.6
347	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	1,010.5
348	Congleton	North West	1,010.5
349	Rutherglen	Scotland	1,010.5
350	Norwich North	East of England	1,010.4
351	Ashfield	East Midlands	1,010.4
352	Castle Point	East of England	1,010.4
353	Salisbury	South West	1,010.4
354	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,010.3
355	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,010.2
356	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	1,010.2
357	Preston	North West	1,010.2
358	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	1,010.2
359	East Surrey	South East	1,010.2
360	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	1,010.2
361	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	1,010.1
362	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	1,010.0
363	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	1,010.0
364	Midlothian	Scotland	1,009.9
365	Southampton Itchen	South East	1,009.9
366	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	1,009.9
367	Bishop Auckland	North East	1,009.9
368	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	1,009.9
369	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	1,009.9
370	Wirral West	North West	1,009.8
371	Lothian East	Scotland	1,009.7
372	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	1,009.7
373	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,009.7
374	Witney	South East	1,009.7
375	New Forest East	South East	1,009.6
376	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	1,009.5
377	Redcar	North East	1,009.3
378	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,009.3
379	Hove and Portslade	South East	1,009.2
380	North East Fife	Scotland	1,009.2
381	Eastleigh	South East	1,009.2
382	North Norfolk	East of England	1,009.1
383	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	1,009.1
384	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	1,009.1
385	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,009.1
386	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	1,009.1
387	Sheffield Hallam	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,009.0
388	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	1,009.0
389	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	1,009.0
390	Newark	East Midlands	1,009.0
391	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	1,009.0
392	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	1,009.0
393	Tonbridge	South East	1,008.8
394	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	1,008.8
395	Cheltenham	South West	1,008.5
396	Hastings and Rye	South East	1,008.5
397	Wrexham	Wales	1,008.5
398	Stockton North	North East	1,008.4
399	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,008.3
400	Bexhill and Battle	South East	1,008.3
401	Milton Keynes North	South East	1,008.2
402	Darlington	North East	1,008.1
403	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	1,008.0
404	Nuneaton	West Midlands	1,007.9
405	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	1,007.9
406	West Lancashire	North West	1,007.8
407	Maidstone and Malling	South East	1,007.7
408	Glasgow North	Scotland	1,007.3
409	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,007.2
410	Godalming and Ash	South East	1,007.1
411	Ynys Môn	Wales	1,007.1
412	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	1,007.0
413	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	1,006.9
414	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	1,006.9
415	Edinburgh South	Scotland	1,006.9
416	Arundel and South Downs	South East	1,006.8
417	South Devon	South West	1,006.8
418	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	1,006.7
419	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	1,006.7
420	Swindon North	South West	1,006.7
421	Stafford	West Midlands	1,006.7
422	Poplar and Limehouse	London	1,006.6
423	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	1,006.6
424	Mid Leicestershire	East Midlands	1,006.5
425	Bournemouth West	South West	1,006.4
426	Wycombe	South East	1,006.3
427	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	1,006.3
428	Chesterfield	East Midlands	1,006.3
429	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	1,006.1
430	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	1,006.0
431	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,006.0
432	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	1,006.0
433	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	1,005.9
434	Streatham and Croydon North	London	1,005.9
435	Taunton and Wellington	South West	1,005.8
436	Weald of Kent	South East	1,005.6
437	Bristol North East	South West	1,005.6
438	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	1,005.6
439	Yeovil	South West	1,005.6
440	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	1,005.4
441	Farnham and Bordon	South East	1,005.3
442	Nottingham South	East Midlands	1,005.1
443	Canterbury	South East	1,005.1
444	South East Cornwall	South West	1,005.0
445	Bristol East	South West	1,004.9
446	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	1,004.9
447	The Wrekin	West Midlands	1,004.9
448	Bournemouth East	South West	1,004.8
449	Cardiff East	Wales	1,004.8
450	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	1,004.7
451	Lewes	South East	1,004.7
452	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North	West Midlands	1,004.6
453	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	1,004.5
454	Exeter	South West	1,004.4
455	Hertsmere	East of England	1,004.2
456	Lichfield	West Midlands	1,004.2
457	Winchester	South East	1,004.0
458	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	1,004.0
459	Basingstoke	South East	1,003.9
460	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	1,003.9
461	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	1,003.8
462	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,003.8
463	Caerfyrddin	Wales	1,003.8
464	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,003.6
465	Banbury	South East	1,003.6
466	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,003.5
467	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	1,003.5
468	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	1,003.1
469	Makerfield	North West	1,003.1
470	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	1,003.0
471	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	1,002.9
472	Bicester and Woodstock	South East	1,002.8
473	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	1,002.7
474	North East Hampshire	South East	1,002.7
475	Henley and Thame	South East	1,002.5
476	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	1,002.5
477	Leigh and Atherton	North West	1,002.4
478	Dover and Deal	South East	1,002.3
479	New Forest West	South East	1,002.2
480	Birmingham Erdington	West Midlands	1,002.0
481	Poole	South West	1,001.9
482	Lowestoft	East of England	1,001.8
483	Epsom and Ewell	South East	1,001.8
484	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	1,001.7
485	South Shropshire	West Midlands	1,001.6
486	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	1,001.6
487	York Outer	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,001.6
488	Gower	Wales	1,001.3
489	Fylde	North West	1,001.3
490	Spelthorne	South East	1,000.8
491	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	1,000.7
492	Mid Sussex	South East	1,000.7
493	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	1,000.6
494	West Dorset	South West	1,000.6
495	Mitcham and Morden	London	1,000.5
496	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	1,000.5
497	Brent East	London	1,000.4
498	Tunbridge Wells	South East	1,000.4
499	Esher and Walton	South East	1,000.1
500	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	1,000.0
501	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	999.7
502	Maidenhead	South East	999.7
503	Bedford	East of England	999.7
504	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	999.6
505	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	999.6
506	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	999.6
507	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	999.6
508	East Hampshire	South East	999.6
509	Southport	North West	999.5
510	Bethnal Green and Stepney	London	999.2
511	Hyndburn	North West	999.2
512	Hazel Grove	North West	998.7
513	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	998.6
514	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	998.3
515	Woking	South East	998.2
516	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	998.1
517	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	998.0
518	Christchurch	South West	997.8
519	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	997.5
520	Dagenham and Rainham	London	997.3
521	Bolton North East	North West	997.1
522	Bridgend	Wales	997.0
523	Reigate	South East	997.0
524	Romford	London	996.5
525	Epping Forest	East of England	996.3
526	Sevenoaks	South East	996.3
527	Lincoln	East Midlands	996.3
528	Isle of Wight West	South East	996.3
529	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	996.2
530	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	996.2
531	Southgate and Wood Green	London	996.2
532	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	996.2
533	Halesowen	West Midlands	996.0
534	Bristol North West	South West	995.9
535	Coventry North West	West Midlands	995.8
536	Chesham and Amersham	South East	995.8
537	Macclesfield	North West	995.5
538	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	995.5
539	North West Norfolk	East of England	995.2
540	Rugby	West Midlands	995.1
541	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	995.1
542	Mid Norfolk	East of England	995.0
543	Blackley and Middleton South	North West	994.9
544	Blackburn	North West	994.9
545	Dudley	West Midlands	994.6
546	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	993.9
547	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	993.6
548	Watford	East of England	993.5
549	Birmingham Perry Barr	West Midlands	993.1
550	South Suffolk	East of England	992.8
551	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	992.7
552	Earley and Woodley	South East	992.7
553	Birmingham Yardley	West Midlands	992.3
554	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	992.1
555	Aberdeen North	Scotland	992.1
556	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	991.8
557	Burnley	North West	991.5
558	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	991.4
559	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	991.2
560	Derby South	East Midlands	991.1
561	Kingston and Surbiton	London	991.0
562	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	990.7
563	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	990.4
564	Braintree	East of England	990.4
565	Torbay	South West	988.9
566	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	988.7
567	Aberdeen South	Scotland	988.1
568	Eastbourne	South East	988.0
569	Dundee Central	Scotland	987.6
570	Tatton	North West	987.5
571	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scotland	987.2
572	Oxford West and Abingdon	South East	987.0
573	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	986.8
574	Ashford	South East	986.5
575	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	986.5
576	Bradford West	Yorkshire and The Humber	986.5
577	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	985.8
578	Derby North	East Midlands	985.8
579	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	985.0
580	Battersea	London	984.8
581	Windsor	South East	984.5
582	Worthing West	South East	983.2
583	Beaconsfield	South East	982.8
584	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	981.8
585	Brentford and Isleworth	London	981.7
586	Leicester West	East Midlands	981.0
587	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	980.8
588	Harrow West	London	980.8
589	Peterborough	East of England	980.4
590	Stratford and Bow	London	980.0
591	Richmond Park	London	979.7
592	Gorton and Denton	North West	979.4
593	Wimbledon	London	979.0
594	Chipping Barnet	London	978.5
595	Smethwick	West Midlands	978.4
596	Surrey Heath	South East	978.0
597	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	977.5
598	West Bromwich	West Midlands	977.1
599	Slough	South East	977.0
600	Reading Central	South East	976.7
601	East Ham	London	976.3
602	Ealing Central and Acton	London	976.1
603	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	975.9
604	Luton North	East of England	974.8
605	Hayes and Harlington	London	974.8
606	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	972.7
607	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	972.6
608	Hendon	London	972.2
609	Oxford East	South East	972.0
610	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	970.3
611	Putney	London	970.0
612	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	969.4
613	Ilford South	London	968.1
614	Leicester South	East Midlands	967.9
615	Ealing Southall	London	967.8
616	Hampstead and Highgate	London	967.2
617	Harrow East	London	965.9
618	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	965.6
619	Ilford North	London	965.6
620	Croydon South	London	965.1
621	Brent West	London	964.4
622	Ealing North	London	963.9
623	Sutton and CheamLowest 10	London	963.1
624	Tipton and WednesburyLowest 10	West Midlands	961.4
625	CambridgeLowest 10	East of England	959.7
626	Finchley and Golders GreenLowest 10	London	936.9
627	Feltham and HestonLowest 10	London	933.7
628	AldershotLowest 10	South East	929.8
629	Leicester EastLowest 10	East Midlands	915.0
630	Kensington and BayswaterLowest 10	London	911.1
631	Chelsea and FulhamLowest 10	London	907.8
632	Cities of London and WestminsterLowest 10	London	880.2

349 local authorities ranked, March 2026

Great Britain: 1,009.0 per 1,000 people aged 66 and over

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State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026, local authorities
		Nation
1	HackneyHighest 10	England	1,063.5
2	IslingtonHighest 10	England	1,057.9
3	KnowsleyHighest 10	England	1,053.8
4	BroxbourneHighest 10	England	1,049.7
5	LambethHighest 10	England	1,047.8
6	Waltham ForestHighest 10	England	1,044.7
7	LewishamHighest 10	England	1,043.4
8	LiverpoolHighest 10	England	1,043.0
9	High PeakHighest 10	England	1,040.0
10	SouthwarkHighest 10	England	1,036.8
11	Hartlepool	England	1,036.6
12	Redditch	England	1,035.3
13	Caerphilly	Wales	1,035.2
14	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	1,035.2
15	Flintshire	Wales	1,034.7
16	Torridge	England	1,034.5
17	Haringey	England	1,034.4
18	Tamworth	England	1,033.9
19	Calderdale	England	1,033.7
20	Halton	England	1,033.7
21	Harlow	England	1,033.0
22	Basildon	England	1,033.0
23	Rochford	England	1,032.5
24	Tewkesbury	England	1,032.4
25	Uttlesford	England	1,032.3
26	Brighton and Hove	England	1,031.4
27	Ceredigion	Wales	1,031.3
28	North West Leicestershire	England	1,030.9
29	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	1,029.7
30	Maldon	England	1,029.4
31	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	1,029.1
32	Medway	England	1,028.7
33	Barnsley	England	1,028.3
34	South Tyneside	England	1,027.9
35	Northumberland	England	1,027.4
36	Central Bedfordshire	England	1,027.4
37	Torfaen	Wales	1,026.7
38	West Lothian	Scotland	1,026.5
39	Lancaster	England	1,026.3
40	Glasgow City	Scotland	1,026.3
41	Swale	England	1,026.2
42	Sunderland	England	1,026.1
43	Bristol, City of	England	1,024.9
44	Derbyshire Dales	England	1,024.6
45	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	1,024.4
46	North Tyneside	England	1,024.3
47	Melton	England	1,023.6
48	Doncaster	England	1,023.5
49	Telford and Wrekin	England	1,023.4
50	South Ribble	England	1,022.7
51	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	1,022.6
52	East Hertfordshire	England	1,022.5
53	North Yorkshire	England	1,022.3
54	North Devon	England	1,022.3
55	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	1,021.9
56	Mid Devon	England	1,021.9
57	Mansfield	England	1,021.8
58	Cumberland	England	1,021.8
59	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	1,021.7
60	East Staffordshire	England	1,021.6
61	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	1,021.3
62	Huntingdonshire	England	1,021.2
63	Cardiff	Wales	1,021.2
64	Rochdale	England	1,021.1
65	West Northamptonshire	England	1,021.1
66	Crawley	England	1,020.8
67	East Ayrshire	Scotland	1,020.7
68	Tonbridge and Malling	England	1,020.6
69	Thurrock	England	1,020.4
70	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	1,020.4
71	County Durham	England	1,020.2
72	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	1,020.1
73	East Lindsey	England	1,020.0
74	Great Yarmouth	England	1,019.9
75	Stroud	England	1,019.7
76	Newport	Wales	1,019.7
77	Newark and Sherwood	England	1,019.7
78	Guildford	England	1,019.7
79	Gedling	England	1,019.6
80	Gosport	England	1,019.6
81	Stockton-on-Tees	England	1,019.6
82	West Lindsey	England	1,019.3
83	South Derbyshire	England	1,019.2
84	Chelmsford	England	1,019.2
85	Gloucester	England	1,019.0
86	Salford	England	1,019.0
87	Forest of Dean	England	1,018.8
88	South Kesteven	England	1,018.7
89	South Gloucestershire	England	1,018.6
90	Wakefield	England	1,018.6
91	Thanet	England	1,018.4
92	Stevenage	England	1,018.4
93	Erewash	England	1,018.4
94	North East Derbyshire	England	1,018.4
95	Broxtowe	England	1,018.2
96	Stoke-on-Trent	England	1,018.1
97	Gravesham	England	1,018.1
98	Nottingham	England	1,017.7
99	York	England	1,017.6
100	Kingston upon Hull, City of	England	1,017.5
101	North East Lincolnshire	England	1,017.4
102	Bracknell Forest	England	1,017.1
103	Norwich	England	1,017.0
104	Dacorum	England	1,017.0
105	West Berkshire	England	1,016.9
106	Rotherham	England	1,016.8
107	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	1,016.6
108	Mid Suffolk	England	1,016.6
109	North Warwickshire	England	1,016.6
110	Leeds	England	1,016.6
111	Charnwood	England	1,016.5
112	Amber Valley	England	1,016.3
113	Ribble Valley	England	1,016.2
114	North Ayrshire	Scotland	1,016.0
115	Falkirk	Scotland	1,015.5
116	Portsmouth	England	1,015.5
117	Bromley	England	1,015.4
118	Redcar and Cleveland	England	1,015.4
119	South Hams	England	1,015.3
120	Blackpool	England	1,015.2
121	Horsham	England	1,015.1
122	Stratford-on-Avon	England	1,015.0
123	Cheshire West and Chester	England	1,014.8
124	Milton Keynes	England	1,014.8
125	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	1,014.7
126	Plymouth	England	1,014.7
127	Trafford	England	1,014.6
128	Bath and North East Somerset	England	1,014.6
129	Ashfield	England	1,014.5
130	Teignbridge	England	1,014.5
131	Oldham	England	1,014.4
132	Blaby	England	1,014.4
133	East Lothian	Scotland	1,014.2
134	Wirral	England	1,014.2
135	Warrington	England	1,014.0
136	Bolsover	England	1,014.0
137	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	1,013.9
138	Cornwall	England	1,013.9
139	East Cambridgeshire	England	1,013.7
140	Bury	England	1,013.7
141	Worcester	England	1,013.6
142	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	1,013.1
143	Southend-on-Sea	England	1,013.0
144	North Kesteven	England	1,012.9
145	Three Rivers	England	1,012.8
146	Monmouthshire	Wales	1,012.2
147	Swansea	Wales	1,012.2
148	North Somerset	England	1,012.1
149	Stockport	England	1,012.0
150	Dartford	England	1,011.8
151	Gateshead	England	1,011.8
152	Wiltshire	England	1,011.6
153	Manchester	England	1,011.5
154	South Norfolk	England	1,011.4
155	Tameside	England	1,011.1
156	South Ayrshire	Scotland	1,011.1
157	Havant	England	1,011.1
158	Cotswold	England	1,011.0
159	Herefordshire, County of	England	1,011.0
160	Stirling	Scotland	1,010.9
161	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	1,010.9
162	Fife	Scotland	1,010.8
163	Cannock Chase	England	1,010.6
164	North Northamptonshire	England	1,010.2
165	Bradford	England	1,010.2
166	Welwyn Hatfield	England	1,010.0
167	West Lancashire	England	1,010.0
168	Midlothian	Scotland	1,009.9
169	Sefton	England	1,009.7
170	St. Helens	England	1,009.7
171	Somerset	England	1,009.7
172	Westmorland and Furness	England	1,009.7
173	Swindon	England	1,009.6
174	Coventry	England	1,009.6
175	Boston	England	1,009.2
176	Dorset	England	1,009.1
177	Croydon	England	1,009.1
178	Chorley	England	1,009.0
179	Test Valley	England	1,009.0
180	Denbighshire	Wales	1,009.0
181	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	1,009.0
182	Wychavon	England	1,008.9
183	Hart	England	1,008.9
184	Carmarthenshire	Wales	1,008.8
185	Wealden	England	1,008.8
186	Bassetlaw	England	1,008.7
187	North Lincolnshire	England	1,008.6
188	South Staffordshire	England	1,008.5
189	Kirklees	England	1,008.5
190	Wigan	England	1,008.4
191	Preston	England	1,008.3
192	Cherwell	England	1,008.3
193	Middlesbrough	England	1,008.0
194	St Albans	England	1,007.8
195	Malvern Hills	England	1,007.6
196	Bridgend	Wales	1,007.6
197	Adur	England	1,007.6
198	Solihull	England	1,007.6
199	Brentwood	England	1,007.5
200	Winchester	England	1,007.5
201	Conwy	Wales	1,007.4
202	South Cambridgeshire	England	1,007.4
203	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	1,007.1
204	Exeter	England	1,007.1
205	Pendle	England	1,007.0
206	Wokingham	England	1,006.8
207	Blackburn with Darwen	England	1,006.6
208	Epping Forest	England	1,006.6
209	Castle Point	England	1,006.6
210	Darlington	England	1,006.5
211	Tendring	England	1,006.4
212	Chesterfield	England	1,006.4
213	Eastleigh	England	1,006.3
214	Vale of White Horse	England	1,006.3
215	Sheffield	England	1,006.3
216	Stafford	England	1,006.3
217	Ipswich	England	1,006.1
218	Scottish Borders	Scotland	1,006.0
219	South Holland	England	1,006.0
220	Rossendale	England	1,005.8
221	Warwick	England	1,005.8
222	Powys	Wales	1,005.6
223	Colchester	England	1,005.5
224	Cheshire East	England	1,005.4
225	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	1,005.4
226	Mid Sussex	England	1,005.3
227	Rutland	England	1,005.3
228	Southampton	England	1,005.3
229	Tandridge	England	1,004.9
230	North Norfolk	England	1,004.6
231	Buckinghamshire	England	1,004.5
232	Angus	Scotland	1,004.2
233	Lichfield	England	1,004.0
234	Epsom and Ewell	England	1,003.9
235	Shropshire	England	1,003.8
236	Dudley	England	1,003.7
237	Fareham	England	1,003.6
238	Fylde	England	1,003.6
239	Broadland	England	1,003.6
240	West Devon	England	1,003.3
241	East Suffolk	England	1,003.3
242	North Hertfordshire	England	1,003.3
243	Harborough	England	1,003.3
244	Moray	Scotland	1,002.9
245	Hyndburn	England	1,002.9
246	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	1,002.9
247	Dundee City	Scotland	1,002.7
248	Enfield	England	1,002.6
249	Highland	Scotland	1,002.6
250	Hastings	England	1,002.5
251	Bexley	England	1,002.3
252	Chichester	England	1,002.3
253	Wyre Forest	England	1,002.1
254	Reigate and Banstead	England	1,002.0
255	Runnymede	England	1,002.0
256	New Forest	England	1,001.9
257	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	1,001.8
258	Pembrokeshire	Wales	1,001.6
259	Wrexham	Wales	1,001.6
260	Gwynedd	Wales	1,001.6
261	Fenland	England	1,001.4
262	Rother	England	1,001.3
263	Bedford	England	1,001.2
264	Dover	England	1,001.2
265	Isle of Wight	England	1,001.2
266	Walsall	England	1,001.1
267	West Suffolk	England	1,001.1
268	Havering	England	1,000.9
269	Wyre	England	1,000.8
270	Rugby	England	1,000.6
271	South Oxfordshire	England	1,000.4
272	Hertsmere	England	1,000.4
273	Spelthorne	England	1,000.1
274	Bromsgrove	England	999.8
275	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	999.1
276	Canterbury	England	999.0
277	Folkestone and Hythe	England	998.8
278	East Hampshire	England	998.8
279	Maidstone	England	998.8
280	Cheltenham	England	998.5
281	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	998.4
282	Mole Valley	England	998.3
283	Basingstoke and Deane	England	998.3
284	Lewes	England	997.6
285	Tunbridge Wells	England	997.4
286	Peterborough	England	996.7
287	Rushcliffe	England	996.6
288	Sevenoaks	England	996.4
289	Richmond upon Thames	England	996.4
290	Luton	England	996.3
291	Newham	England	996.2
292	City of London	England	995.4
293	Orkney Islands	Scotland	995.3
294	Breckland	England	995.1
295	Bolton	England	995.0
296	Derby	England	994.2
297	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	994.0
298	Woking	England	993.7
299	Birmingham	England	993.3
300	East Devon	England	993.1
301	Braintree	England	993.0
302	Waverley	England	993.0
303	Ashford	England	992.6
304	Tower Hamlets	England	992.4
305	Arun	England	992.2
306	Camden	England	992.1
307	Brent	England	991.7
308	Elmbridge	England	991.4
309	Babergh	England	991.2
310	Worthing	England	990.5
311	Burnley	England	990.5
312	Barking and Dagenham	England	990.3
313	Aberdeen City	Scotland	990.2
314	Oadby and Wigston	England	990.0
315	Lincoln	England	989.9
316	Merton	England	989.4
317	Torbay	England	989.2
318	Watford	England	989.1
319	Greenwich	England	988.8
320	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	988.7
321	West Oxfordshire	England	988.7
322	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	987.9
323	Sutton	England	987.7
324	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	987.2
325	Shetland Islands	Scotland	985.3
326	Wolverhampton	England	985.0
327	Slough	England	983.3
328	Eastbourne	England	983.2
329	Hillingdon	England	981.0
330	Wandsworth	England	980.3
331	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	979.9
332	Redbridge	England	978.8
333	Renfrewshire	Scotland	976.6
334	Surrey Heath	England	973.5
335	Sandwell	England	972.2
336	Inverclyde	Scotland	970.5
337	Kingston upon Thames	England	968.9
338	Harrow	England	966.4
339	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	965.6
340	ReadingLowest 10	England	963.7
341	EalingLowest 10	England	961.7
342	BarnetLowest 10	England	958.8
343	OxfordLowest 10	England	958.4
344	HounslowLowest 10	England	957.8
345	CambridgeLowest 10	England	956.2
346	LeicesterLowest 10	England	952.2
347	RushmoorLowest 10	England	914.0
348	WestminsterLowest 10	England	899.3
349	Kensington and ChelseaLowest 10	England	865.3
-	Isles of Scilly	England	891.6Not ranked: fewer than 1,000 people in the group

Limits and sources

Rates per 1,000 people use the mid-2024 population estimates, the latest for every area.

State Pension age is 66. It rises to 67 between 2026 and 2028. Counts from benefit records can be higher than population estimates.

1Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
2Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
3Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
4National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.