Which is the healthiest place to live in the South East?

Wokingham ranks healthiest in the South East on the Gera Healthy-Place Index (79.4/100), ahead of 18 other upper-tier local authorities in the region, on a composite of DEFRA air quality, ONS life expectancy and CQC GP access.

How many South East areas are ranked?

19 upper-tier local authorities in the South East have full data on all three pillars and are ranked. Nationally, 145 English areas are included; areas missing any pillar are excluded transparently, never estimated.

Healthiest Places to Live in the South East

19 upper-tier local authorities in the South East, ranked by the Gera Healthy-Place Index — air quality, life expectancy and GP access from real government data.

What are the healthiest places to live in the South East?

In the South East, Wokingham is the healthiest place to live on the Gera Healthy-Place Index, scoring 79.4/100 across 19 upper-tier local authorities. It combines clean air (max 9/23 μg/m³ PM2.5/NO2, DEFRA 2024), life expectancy of 84.1 years (ONS) and 100.0% of GP practices rated Good or Outstanding (CQC).

Source:Gera Healthy-Place Index — composite of DEFRA + ONS + CQC open data·as of Air 2024 calendar year; life expectancy 2017-19; GP ratings 2026-06-01updated annually (last: 19 June 2026)

Healthiest places in the South East — Gera Healthy-Place Index (DEFRA + ONS + CQC, OGL v3.0)
Region rank	Local authority	GHPI	Max PM2.5 / NO2	Life expectancy	GP Good/Outstanding
1	Wokingham	79.4 / 100	9 / 23 μg/m³	84.1 years	100.0%
2	Bracknell Forest	79 / 100	9 / 21 μg/m³	83.6 years	100.0%
3	West Berkshire	77.2 / 100	9 / 23 μg/m³	83.5 years	100.0%
4	Buckinghamshire	77.1 / 100	9 / 23 μg/m³	83.5 years	100.0%
5	Windsor and Maidenhead	74.9 / 100	9 / 25 μg/m³	83.3 years	100.0%
6	Surrey	70.8 / 100	10 / 29 μg/m³	83.7 years	98.1%
7	West Sussex	69.1 / 100	10 / 26 μg/m³	82.5 years	98.7%
8	East Sussex	68.5 / 100	8 / 20 μg/m³	82.1 years	92.0%
9	Isle of Wight	67.9 / 100	7 / 18 μg/m³	81.6 years	90.9%
10	Hampshire	67.1 / 100	10 / 30 μg/m³	83.0 years	98.0%
11	Kent	67.1 / 100	10 / 26 μg/m³	81.7 years	100.0%
12	Milton Keynes	66.4 / 100	9 / 18 μg/m³	81.4 years	91.7%
13	Brighton and Hove	65.2 / 100	8 / 21 μg/m³	81.1 years	93.5%
14	Reading	65 / 100	9 / 27 μg/m³	81.2 years	100.0%
15	Slough	64.7 / 100	9 / 26 μg/m³	80.9 years	100.0%
16	Oxfordshire	60.4 / 100	10 / 40 μg/m³	83.3 years	98.5%
17	Southampton	58.2 / 100	9 / 32 μg/m³	80.5 years	100.0%
18	Portsmouth	56.9 / 100	9 / 32 μg/m³	80.2 years	100.0%
19	Medway	52.3 / 100	10 / 24 μg/m³	80.8 years	84.4%

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Healthiest places in the South East: FAQs

Which is the healthiest place to live in the South East?: Wokingham ranks healthiest in the South East on the Gera Healthy-Place Index (79.4/100), ahead of 18 other upper-tier local authorities in the region, on a composite of DEFRA air quality, ONS life expectancy and CQC GP access.
How many South East areas are ranked?: 19 upper-tier local authorities in the South East have full data on all three pillars and are ranked. Nationally, 145 English areas are included; areas missing any pillar are excluded transparently, never estimated.

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Contains public sector information published by Gera Systems and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (source data). Source: Gera Healthy-Place Index — composite of DEFRA + ONS + CQC open data (Air 2024 calendar year; life expectancy 2017-19; GP ratings 2026-06-01, published 19 June 2026).