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Where HMO Article 4 rules apply in England

54 councils need planning permission for a small HMO across their whole area and 73 in part of it; 30 more have a direction confirmed for a future date or in progress. Position as of 11 Oct 2026, from each council's own page and the national dataset. Tap a council for the detail and a postcode check.

Whole council (54)Part of the council (73)In progress (30)None (139)
Adur: No HMO Article 4 directionAmber Valley: No HMO Article 4 directionArun: Part of the council area: check the addressAshfield: Direction proposed or in progressAshford: Part of the council area: check the addressBabergh: No HMO Article 4 directionBarking and Dagenham: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Barnet: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Barnsley: Whole council area, since 24 Jun 2021Basildon: Direction proposed or in progressBasingstoke and Deane: Part of the council area: check the addressBassetlaw: Part of the council area: check the addressBath and North East Somerset: Part of the council area: check the addressBedford: Part of the council area: check the addressBexley: Whole council area, since 24 Sep 2017Birmingham: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Blaby: No HMO Article 4 directionBlackburn with Darwen: Part of the council area: check the addressBlackpool: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Bolsover: No HMO Article 4 directionBolton: Whole council area, since 13 Jun 2025Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk: No HMO Article 4 directionBoston: No HMO Article 4 directionBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Part of the council area: check the addressBracknell Forest: No HMO Article 4 directionBradford: No HMO Article 4 directionBraintree: No HMO Article 4 directionBreckland: No HMO Article 4 directionBrent: About 84% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressBrentwood: No HMO Article 4 directionBrighton and Hove: Whole council area, since 3 Jun 2020Bristol: About 24% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressBroadland: No HMO Article 4 directionBromley: Whole council area, since 1 Sep 2022Bromsgrove: No HMO Article 4 directionBroxbourne: No HMO Article 4 directionBroxtowe: Part of the council area: check the addressBuckinghamshire: No HMO Article 4 directionBurnley: About 15% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressBury: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Calderdale: No HMO Article 4 directionCambridge: Direction proposed or in progressCamden: No HMO Article 4 directionCannock Chase: No HMO Article 4 directionCanterbury: About 21% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressCastle Point: No HMO Article 4 directionCentral Bedfordshire: No HMO Article 4 directionCharnwood: Part of the council area: check the addressChelmsford: No HMO Article 4 directionCheltenham: About 2% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressCherwell: No HMO Article 4 directionCheshire East: Part of the council area: check the addressCheshire West and Chester: Part of the council area: check the addressChesterfield: No HMO Article 4 directionChichester: No HMO Article 4 directionChorley: Whole council area, since 24 Sep 2025Colchester: No HMO Article 4 directionCornwall: Part of the council area: check the addressCotswold: No HMO Article 4 directionCouncil of the Isles of Scilly: No HMO Article 4 directionCoventry: About 46% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressCrawley: Small named areas (national dataset): check the addressCroydon: Whole council area, since 28 Jan 2020Cumberland: No HMO Article 4 directionDacorum: No HMO Article 4 directionDarlington: Whole council area, since 8 Aug 2026Dartford: About 43% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressDerby: Part of the council area: check the addressDerbyshire Dales: No HMO Article 4 directionDoncaster: About 3% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressDorset: No HMO Article 4 directionDover: No HMO Article 4 directionDudley: Whole council area, since 15 Sep 2023Durham: Whole council area, since 17 Aug 2026Ealing: Whole council area, since 14 Nov 2025East Cambridgeshire: No HMO Article 4 directionEast Devon: No HMO Article 4 directionEast Hampshire: No HMO Article 4 directionEast Hertfordshire: No HMO Article 4 directionEast Lindsey: No HMO Article 4 directionEast Riding of Yorkshire: Direction proposed or in progressEast Staffordshire: Part of the council area: check the addressEast Suffolk: Part of the council area: check the addressEastbourne: Part of the council area: check the addressEastleigh: No HMO Article 4 directionElmbridge: No HMO Article 4 directionEnfield: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Epping Forest: No HMO Article 4 directionEpsom and Ewell: No HMO Article 4 directionErewash: Direction proposed or in progressExeter: About 7% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressFareham: No HMO Article 4 directionFenland: About 11% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressFolkestone and Hythe: No HMO Article 4 directionForest of Dean: No HMO Article 4 directionFylde: No HMO Article 4 directionGateshead: No HMO Article 4 directionGedling: No HMO Article 4 directionGloucester: Direction proposed or in progressGosport: No HMO Article 4 directionGravesham: Direction proposed or in progressGreat Yarmouth: About 63% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressGreenwich: Whole council area, since 27 Sep 2018Guildford: No HMO Article 4 directionHackney: No HMO Article 4 directionHalton: About 15% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressHammersmith and Fulham: Direction proposed or in progressHarborough: No HMO Article 4 directionHaringey: Part of the council area: check the addressHarlow: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Harrow: Whole council area, since 12 Jun 2026Hart: No HMO Article 4 directionHartlepool: Direction proposed or in progressHastings: Whole council area, since 2 Jul 2012Havant: No HMO Article 4 directionHavering: Part of the council area: check the addressHerefordshire: No HMO Article 4 directionHertsmere: Direction proposed or in progressHigh Peak: No HMO Article 4 directionHillingdon: About 5% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressHinckley and Bosworth: Part of the council area: check the addressHorsham: No HMO Article 4 directionHounslow: About 50% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressHull: Part of the council area: check the addressHuntingdonshire: No HMO Article 4 directionHyndburn: Whole council area, since 15 Mar 2026Ipswich: About 8% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressIsle of Wight: No HMO Article 4 directionIslington: No HMO Article 4 directionKensington and Chelsea: No HMO Article 4 directionKingston upon Thames: Small named areas (national dataset): check the addressKirklees: No HMO Article 4 directionKnowsley: Direction proposed or in progressLambeth: Part of the council area: check the addressLancaster: Part of the council area: check the addressLeeds: About 11% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressLeicester: About 9% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressLewes: No HMO Article 4 directionLewisham: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Lichfield: No HMO Article 4 directionLincoln: Whole council area, since 1 Mar 2016Liverpool: About 22% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressLondon Corporation: No HMO Article 4 directionLuton: No HMO Article 4 directionMaidstone: No HMO Article 4 directionMaldon: No HMO Article 4 directionMalvern Hills: No HMO Article 4 directionManchester: Whole council area, since 8 Oct 2011Mansfield: No HMO Article 4 directionMedway: Part of the council area: check the addressMelton: No HMO Article 4 directionMerton: Whole council area, since 24 Mar 2026Mid Devon: No HMO Article 4 directionMid Suffolk: No HMO Article 4 directionMid Sussex: No HMO Article 4 directionMiddlesbrough: Whole council area, since 8 Feb 2025Milton Keynes: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Mole Valley: No HMO Article 4 directionNew Forest: No HMO Article 4 directionNewark and Sherwood: Direction proposed or in progressNewcastle: About 4% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressNewcastle-under-Lyme: Small named areas (national dataset): check the addressNewham: Whole council area, since 31 Jul 2013North Devon: No HMO Article 4 directionNorth East Derbyshire: No HMO Article 4 directionNorth East Lincolnshire: Direction proposed or in progressNorth Hertfordshire: No HMO Article 4 directionNorth Kesteven: No HMO Article 4 directionNorth Lincolnshire: Confirmed, starts 26 Nov 2026North Norfolk: No HMO Article 4 directionNorth Northamptonshire: Part of the council area: check the addressNorth Somerset: Small named areas (national dataset): check the addressNorth Tyneside: Direction proposed or in progressNorth Warwickshire: Whole council area (from the national dataset)North West Leicestershire: Part of the council area: check the addressNorth Yorkshire: No HMO Article 4 directionNorthumberland: No HMO Article 4 directionNorwich: No HMO Article 4 directionNottingham: Whole council areaNuneaton and Bedworth: Direction proposed or in progressOadby and Wigston: No HMO Article 4 directionOldham: Whole council area, since 1 Jan 2026Oxford: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Pendle: No HMO Article 4 directionPeterborough: About 1% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressPlymouth: About 22% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressPortsmouth: Whole council area, since 1 Nov 2011Preston: Part of the council area: check the addressReading: Part of the council area: check the addressRedbridge: Whole council area, since 6 Dec 2019Redcar and Cleveland: Part of the council area: check the addressRedditch: No HMO Article 4 directionReigate and Banstead: Direction proposed or in progressRibble Valley: Whole council area, since 28 Aug 2026Richmond upon Thames: No HMO Article 4 directionRochdale: No HMO Article 4 directionRochford: No HMO Article 4 directionRossendale: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Rother: Small named areas (national dataset): check the addressRotherham: No HMO Article 4 directionRugby: Part of the council area: check the addressRunnymede: No HMO Article 4 directionRushcliffe: No HMO Article 4 directionRushmoor: No HMO Article 4 directionRutland: No HMO Article 4 directionSalford: About 58% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressSandwell: Direction proposed or in progressSefton: About 7% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressSevenoaks: No HMO Article 4 directionSheffield: Part of the council area: check the addressShropshire: No HMO Article 4 directionSlough: No HMO Article 4 directionSolihull: Direction proposed or in progressSomerset: Part of the council area: check the addressSouth Cambridgeshire: Direction proposed or in progressSouth Derbyshire: No HMO Article 4 directionSouth Gloucestershire: Small named areas (national dataset): check the addressSouth Hams: No HMO Article 4 directionSouth Holland: No HMO Article 4 directionSouth Kesteven: Direction proposed or in progressSouth Norfolk: No HMO Article 4 directionSouth Oxfordshire: No HMO Article 4 directionSouth Ribble: Whole council area, since 6 Mar 2026South Staffordshire: No HMO Article 4 directionSouth Tyneside: Whole council area, since 19 Nov 2025Southampton: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Southend-on-Sea: Direction proposed or in progressSouthwark: Small named areas (national dataset): check the addressSpelthorne: Whole council area, since 13 Mar 2026St Albans City and: No HMO Article 4 directionSt Helens: Direction proposed or in progressStafford: No HMO Article 4 directionStaffordshire Moorlands: No HMO Article 4 directionStevenage: About 92% of the council area (national dataset): check the addressStockport: Direction proposed or in progressStockton-on-Tees: Direction proposed or in progressStoke-on-Trent: Direction proposed or in progressStratford-on-Avon: No HMO Article 4 directionStroud: No HMO Article 4 directionSunderland: Part of the council area: check the addressSurrey Heath: No HMO Article 4 directionSutton: Whole council area, since 22 Feb 2025Swale: Whole council area, since 21 Jul 2026Swindon: No HMO Article 4 directionTameside: Whole council area, since 2 Oct 2025Tamworth: No HMO Article 4 directionTandridge: Part of the council area: check the addressTeignbridge: No HMO Article 4 directionTelford & Wrekin: Direction proposed or in progressTendring: Whole council area, since 31 May 2013Test Valley: No HMO Article 4 directionTewkesbury: No HMO Article 4 directionThanet: Whole council areaThree Rivers: Direction proposed or in progressThurrock: No HMO Article 4 directionTonbridge and Malling: Direction proposed or in progressTorbay: No HMO Article 4 directionTorridge: No HMO Article 4 directionTower Hamlets: Whole council area, since 1 Jan 2021Trafford: Whole council area, since 21 Dec 2017Tunbridge Wells: No HMO Article 4 directionUttlesford: No HMO Article 4 directionVale of White Horse: No HMO Article 4 directionWakefield: Part of the council area: check the addressWalsall: Whole council area, since 1 Oct 2025Waltham Forest: Whole council area (from the national dataset)Wandsworth: No HMO Article 4 directionWarrington: Whole council area, since 25 Sep 2026Warwick: Part of the council area: check the addressWatford: No HMO Article 4 directionWaverley: No HMO Article 4 directionWealden: No HMO Article 4 directionWelwyn Hatfield: Part of the council area: check the addressWest Berkshire: No HMO Article 4 directionWest Devon: No HMO Article 4 directionWest Lancashire: Part of the council area: check the addressWest Lindsey: No HMO Article 4 directionWest Northamptonshire: Part of the council area: check the addressWest Oxfordshire: No HMO Article 4 directionWest Suffolk: No HMO Article 4 directionWestminster: No HMO Article 4 directionWestmorland and Furness: No HMO Article 4 directionWigan: Whole council area, since 31 Aug 2025Wiltshire: No HMO Article 4 directionWinchester: Part of the council area: check the addressWindsor and Maidenhead: No HMO Article 4 directionWirral: No HMO Article 4 directionWoking: No HMO Article 4 directionWokingham: No HMO Article 4 directionWolverhampton: Whole council area, since 14 Sep 2017Worcester: Whole council areaWorthing: No HMO Article 4 directionWychavon: No HMO Article 4 directionWyre: Part of the council area: check the addressWyre Forest: Direction proposed or in progressYork: About 12% of the council area (national dataset): check the address

Shading shows each council's overall position. Most councils are hand-checked against the council's own page; the rest are shaded from the areas they publish to the national dataset (94% or more of the council area counts as the whole council). Where only part of a council is covered, the exact address matters: check a postcode. Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

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Every council with HMO Article 4

Whole council (54)

Barking and DagenhamBarnetBarnsleyBexleyBirminghamBlackpoolBoltonBrighton and HoveBromleyBuryChorleyCroydonDarlingtonDudleyDurhamEalingEnfieldGreenwichHarlowHarrowHastingsHyndburnLewishamLincolnManchesterMertonMiddlesbroughMilton KeynesNewhamNorth WarwickshireNottinghamOldhamOxfordPortsmouthRedbridgeRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleSouth TynesideSouthamptonSpelthorneSuttonSwaleTamesideTendringThanetTower HamletsTraffordWalsallWaltham ForestWarringtonWiganWolverhamptonWorcester

Part of the council (73)

ArunAshfordBasingstoke and DeaneBassetlawBath and North East SomersetBedfordBlackburn with DarwenBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBrentBristolBroxtoweBurnleyCanterburyCharnwoodCheltenhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterCornwallCoventryCrawleyDartfordDerbyDoncasterEast StaffordshireEast SuffolkEastbourneExeterFenlandGreat YarmouthHaltonHaringeyHaveringHillingdonHinckley and BosworthHounslowHullIpswichKingston upon ThamesLambethLancasterLeedsLeicesterLiverpoolMedwayNewcastleNewcastle-under-LymeNorth NorthamptonshireNorth SomersetNorth West LeicestershirePeterboroughPlymouthPrestonReadingRedcar and ClevelandRotherRugbySalfordSeftonSheffieldSomersetSouth GloucestershireSouthwarkStevenageSunderlandTandridgeWakefieldWarwickWelwyn HatfieldWest LancashireWest NorthamptonshireWinchesterWyreYork

In progress (30)

AshfieldBasildonCambridgeEast Riding of YorkshireErewashGloucesterGraveshamHammersmith and FulhamHartlepoolHertsmereKnowsleyNewark and SherwoodNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireNorth TynesideNuneaton and BedworthReigate and BansteadSandwellSolihullSouth CambridgeshireSouth KestevenSouthend-on-SeaSt HelensStockportStockton-on-TeesStoke-on-TrentTelford & WrekinThree RiversTonbridge and MallingWyre Forest

Why "missing"? 79 councils with an HMO Article 4 direction hadn't published it to the national Article 4 dataset when we re-checked on 11 October 2026, so tools built on that data show nothing there. Read the full story.