The average annual energy bill for households has increased from £1,277 to £4,279 since Jan 2022 (for an average dual fuel household based on typical consumption).
However, government support means average consumer costs will remain at £2,500 a year until Apr 2023.
74% of households in England and Wales said mains gas central heating was their only central heating source 🔥
9% of households said they had electric-only heating – mostly in urban areas - and Greater Manchester had 4 of the 10 neighbourhoods most reliant on this.
While only 3% of all households heat their homes only with oil in England and Wales, the percentage was much higher in some neighbourhoods 🛢️
The East of England had 7 out of the 10 areas where oil-only central heating was most common.
1% of households didn’t have any central heating – equivalent to 367,130 homes.
The South West had the three neighbourhoods where having no central heating was most common.
89% of neighbourhoods had more households with no central heating than those centrally heated by renewable energy only 🌊🏭⚡🔋
5 of the top 10 areas for renewable-only heating were in Cornwall.
You can use our interactive tool to search how homes are heated in your neighbourhood.
▪️ 191,000 (9%) first had COVID-19 less than 12 weeks previously
▪️ 1.9 million (87%) at least 12 weeks previously
▪️ 1.2 million (57%) at least one year previously
▪️ 645,000 (30%) at least two years previously
Long COVID symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities of 1.6 million people – 76% of those with self-reported long COVID.
389,000 (18%) said their ability to undertake their day-to-day activities had been “limited a lot”.
429 deaths registered in England and Wales in Week 51 mentioned #COVID19, accounting for 3.0% of all deaths.
Of these, 71.8% (308 deaths) had #COVID19 recorded as the underlying cause of death.
193,299 deaths involving #COVID19 were registered in England and Wales from the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 23 December 2022. Of these:
▪️ 181,755 were recorded in England
▪️ 11,218 were recorded in Wales
Rydyn ni wedi rhyddhau data newydd #Cyfrifiad2021 am bobl yng Nghymru a Lloegr sy'n defnyddio ail gyfeiriad.
Nododd 5.3% o'r boblogaeth eu bod wedi aros mewn ail gyfeiriad am fwy na 30 diwrnod y flwyddyn – cynnydd bach o gymharu â Chyfrifiad 2011 (5.2%) ow.ly/ttPY50MiV5V
Roedd canran ychydig yn is o breswylwyr arferol yng Nghymru yn defnyddio ail gyfeiriad (5.2%) o gymharu â Lloegr (5.4%).
Yng Nghymru, roedd canran fwy o breswylwyr arferol a oedd yn byw yng Nghaerdydd (10.5%) a Cheredigion (10.2%) yn defnyddio ail gyfeiriadau.
Roedd gan Gymru (4.5%) gyfran uwch na Lloegr (4.1%) o breswylwyr arferol a oedd yn defnyddio ail gyfeiriad yn y Deyrnas Unedig.
Yng Nghymru, Ceredigion (9.1%) oedd yr awdurdod lleol oedd â'r gyfran uchaf o bobl a oedd yn defnyddio ail gyfeiriad o fewn y Deyrnas Unedig.
We’ve released new #Census2021 data on housing in England and Wales 🏠
▪️ 77.9% of households lived in a house or bungalow
▪️ 21.7% lived in a flat, maisonette or apartment
▪️ 0.4% lived in a caravan, or other mobile or temporary structure
The proportion of households living in a flat, maisonette or apartment increased the most since the 2011 census - from 21.0% in 2011 to 21.7% in 2021 🏙
In March 2021:
🏠 62.5% of households owned the accommodation they lived in
🏠 37.3% rented their accommodation
🏠 0.1% of households lived rent free