Number of migrants housed in hotels in 122 UK council areas - full list

New data released today reveals the number of migrants currently accommodated in hotels across 122 UK council areas. The figures show that 32,059 migrants were living in taxpayer-funded hotels as of June this year - an 8% increase compared with the previous year.

The dataset includes all councils, from those with no migrants housed to those with the highest numbers, providing a full national overview. Some councils are hosting hundreds of migrants in temporary hotel accommodation, while others report zero, highlighting the uneven distribution of demand for hotel housing. This transparency gives residents and policymakers a clear picture of how local authorities are managing migrant accommodation and could influence future planning and policy decisions.

Migrants are currenty accommodated in 122 of the 438 local authority areas in the UK. Hillingdon in west London reported the highest number of hotel residents in June, with 2,238 migrants staying in local hotels.

Hounslow followed with 1,536, while Manchester had the largest number outside the capital, with 1,158 migrants accommodated.

Most other councils had no migrants in hotels, illustrating the concentrated nature of the demand.

Although the total number of hotels in use has not been officially disclosed, local officials estimate fewer than 210 are currently housing migrants, a drop from more than 400 during summer 2023.

Councils have said this reduction reflects both attempts to move people into longer-term housing and ongoing pressures on hotel capacity, reports The Sun.

The release comes amid heightened legal and political tensions over temporary migrant accommodation.

On Tuesday, the High Court granted Epping Forest district council in Essex a temporary injunction preventing asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel from next month.

Epping Forest District Council in Essex went from housing 28 asylum seekers in hotels in its area in March this year, to 199 by the end of June, according to the new figures.

The hotel has been the focus of protests after one resident was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, prompting public concern and calls for stricter oversight.

Protests have also occurred elsewhere, including at the Britannia Hotel in Docklands, where irate residents demonstrated against migrant housing after another arrest linked to assault allegations.

Demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel last month drew up to 2,000 people, highlighting the intensity of local opposition.

The court ruling requires the hotel's owners to remove migrants from the premises by September 12.

Other councils have indicated they may pursue similar legal challenges, raising the prospect of further disruption to accommodation plans.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp described the ruling as a "moment of relief" for local residents, while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage praised the decision as a victory for concerned families.

Meanwhile, Labour is facing pressure from some of its own councils, including Wirral and Tamworth, which are understood to be exploring legal options against migrant hotel placements.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has called for coordinated action among 33 councils, with additional authorities from Liberal Democrat and Reform Party areas considering similar moves.

The migrant accommodation pressures coincide with a surge in asylum claims.

Home Office figures for the year ending June 2025 show 111,000 applications, a 14% increase on the previous year and the highest number on record since 2002.

The proportion of applicants granted asylum at the initial decision stage has fallen to 48%, down from 77% in 2022.

The government has also sought 5,000 residential units to house 20,000 migrants, a measure intended to reduce reliance on hotels.

Financially, government spending on asylum fell to £4.76 billion in the year ending March 2025, down from £5.38 billion the previous year.

Housing migrants in hotels continues to account for the bulk of accommodation costs, with the National Audit Office estimating around £1.3 billion of the £1.7 billion spent on asylum housing and support contracts allocated to hotels.

This list is organised alphabetically and shows, for each local authority, the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels as of June 30, 2025, followed in brackets by the March 2025 figure and the net change from March to June:

Aberdeen 364 (+64)

Aberdeenshire 312 (+62)

Antrim & Newtownabbey 78 (−2)

Ards & North Down 41 (−12)

Ashford 135 (−34)

Barnet 645 (−278)

Birmingham 1,226 (+208)

Blackpool 389 (+171)

Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 615 (+85)

Bradford 226 (+23)

Brent 755 (−120)

Brighton & Hove 55 (−10)

Bromley 48 (+1)

Broxbourne 288 (+38)

Calderdale 96 (+6)

Camden 195 (+11)

Cardiff 76 (−15)

Causeway Coast & Glens 124 (+26)

Central Bedfordshire 160 (+19)

Charnwood 156 (+46)

Chelmsford 325 (−47)

Cheltenham 108 (+108)

Cherwell 103 (+10)

Cheshire East 218 (+41)

Chesterfield 75 (+15)

Chichester 161 (+4)

Coventry 64 (−265)

Crawley 268 (−120)

Croydon 577 (−174)

Dacorum 229 (+4)

Derby 329 (+16)

Derry City & Strabane 3 (−54)

Doncaster 142 (+27)

Dudley 51 (+16)

Dumfries & Galloway 103 (+34)

Ealing 256 (−54)

East Devon 194 (+7)

East Lindsey 68 (+45)

Edinburgh 162 (+9)

Epping Forest 199 (+171)

Erewash 161 (+50)

Falkirk 92 (+13)

Gloucester 77 (−26)

Gravesham 65 (−9)

Hackney 459 (−63)

Hammersmith & Fulham 352 (+46)

Hillingdon 2,238 (−443)

Horsham 112 (+1)

Hounslow 1,536 (−300)

Inverclyde 104 (0)

Islington 566 (+109)

Kensington & Chelsea 232 (−26)

Kingston upon Hull 242 (−63)

Kingston upon Thames 47 (−2)

Lambeth 366 (−49)

Leeds 437 (−17)

Leicester 361 (+48)

Lewisham 121 (−3)

Liverpool 395 (+5)

Manchester 1,158 (+284)

Merton 194 (−23)

Mid Sussex 477 (−38)

Milton Keynes 55 (+10)

Newcastle upon Tyne 291 (−8)

Newham 852 (−75)

North Hertfordshire 156 (+10)

North Somerset 65 (+22)

North Yorkshire 188 (+106)

Norwich 207 (+46)

Nottingham 207 (+53)

Oldham 144 (+64)

Oxford 168 (−30)

Perth & Kinross 192 (+21)

Peterborough 202 (+66)

Portsmouth 73 (−23)

Reading 207 (−50)

Redbridge 211 (−21)

Reigate & Banstead 209 (+22)

Renfrewshire 66 (+5)

Rochford 122 (+3)

Rugby 303 (+32)

Rushmoor 168 (+24)

Sandwell 297 (+20)

Sheffield 273 (+31)

Slough 179 (−19)

Solihull 253 (+42)

Somerset 184 (+3)

South Lanarkshire 90 (+4)

South Norfolk 68 (+32)

South Ribble 153 (+45)

South Staffordshire 89 (+23)

Southampton 92 (−11)

Southwark 431 (−76)

Spelthorne 67 (−14)

St Albans 73 (+22)

St Helens 48 (+3)

Stevenage 322 (−19)

Stockport 557 (+87)

Stockton-on-Tees 18 (−1)

Stoke-on-Trent 224 (+79)

Stratford-on-Avon 111 (+28)

Surrey Heath 107 (+11)

Swindon 87 (+24)

Tamworth 232 (+67)

Telford & Wrekin 245 (+65)

Thanet 83 (+22)

Trafford 345 (+63)

Uttlesford 62 (−10)

Wakefield 211 (−55)

Warrington 240 (+47)

Warwick 365 (+197)

Welwyn Hatfield 238 (+48)

West Lothian 88 (+9)

West Northamptonshire 398 (+197)

West Oxfordshire 124 (−34)

Windsor & Maidenhead 244 (−93)

Wirral 39 (−21)

Wokingham 250 (+45)

Wolverhampton 279 (+52)

Worcester 117 (+24)

Wychavon 57 (+19)

York 314 (−70)