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<p>There is no definitive source for the number of households that are not connected
to the gas supply network; BEIS estimates these figures by subtracting the number
of domestic gas meters from the estimated number of households.</p><p> </p><p>The
table below shows the latest estimates of households not connected to the gas network
by country of the UK. These estimates are also published down to GB local authority
level within BEIS’ ‘Sub-national estimates of households not connected to the gas
network’ dataset, most recently published in 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nation</p></td><td><p>Number
of households<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Estimated number of households not connected
to the gas network<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>23,229,000</p></td><td><p>3,024,000</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,452,000</p></td><td><p>495,000</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,342,000</p></td><td><p>225,000</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>730,000<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>497,000<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>27,753,000</p></td><td><p>4,241,000</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
(1) Sub-national estimates of households not connected to the gas network, BEIS, updated
2018, except for NI see footnote 3; (2) Live tables on household projections, United
Kingdom, 1961-2039, MHCLG 2016 estimate; (3) Transparency Reports 2017, NI Utility
Regulator</p>
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