The 10 British towns and cities most affected by rising energy costs

NewsUKHome NewsThe 10 British towns and cities most affected by rising energy costsThe price of energy has risen since as a result of the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of HormuzDan Haygarth Tuesday 05 May 2026 22:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970809","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/energy-costs-fuel-bills-rise-cities-b2970809.html","title":"The 10 British towns and cities most affected by rising energy costs"}}CloseMartin Lewis reveals cheapest way to pay off energy billsGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP","regTitle":"Morning Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"morning_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"d9194ae4-912a-47fb-8f79-f495b1e014c1","type":"morning_headlines","pathPrefix":["/news/uk","/news/uk/home-news"],"title":"Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/morningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews","regSourceSection":"Home News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}New analysis has identified the towns and cities in Great Britain where households are most vulnerable to rising energy costs.War in Iran and the closure...