What lockdown tier am I? Full list of Covid rules and restrictions for areas in England
Millions more people will be thrown in Tier 4 lockdown from TONIGHT. The Health Secretary announced today 20 million more people would be plunged into the the toughest lockdown restrictions as the the mutant Covid strain has ripped through the country. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates This means a total of 44 […]
Millions more people will be thrown in Tier 4 lockdown from TONIGHT.
The Health Secretary announced today 20 million more people would be plunged into the the toughest lockdown restrictions as the the mutant Covid strain has ripped through the country.
Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates
NEW YEAR, NEW TIER: Areas across England moving to tougher Tiers
To move into Tier 4:
- Leicester City
- Leicestershire (Oadby and Wigston, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Blaby, Charnwood, North West Leicestershire, Melton)
- Lincolnshire (City of Lincoln, Boston, South Kesteven, West Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Holland, East Lindsey)
- Northamptonshire (Corby, Daventry, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Northampton, South Northamptonshire, Wellingborough)
- Derby and Derbyshire (Derby, Amber Valley, South Derbyshire, Bolsover, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Erewash, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak)
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (Gedling, Ashfield, Mansfield, Rushcliffe, Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe)
- Birmingham and Black Country (Dudley, Birmingham, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton)
- Coventry
- Solihull
- Warwickshire (Rugby, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwick, North Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon)
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (East Staffordshire, Stafford, South Staffordshire, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Staffordshire Moorlands, Newcastle under Lyme, Tamworth, Stoke-on-Trent)
- Lancashire (Burnley, Pendle, Blackburn with Darwen, Ribble Valley, Blackpool, Preston, Hyndburn, Chorley, Fylde, Lancaster, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre)
- Cheshire and Warrington (Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Warrington)
- Cumbria (Eden, Carlisle, South Lakeland, Barrow-in-Furness, Copeland, Allerdale)
- Greater Manchester (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan)
- Tees Valley (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees )
- North East (County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland)
- Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Forest of Dean, Cotswolds, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cheltenham)
- Somerset Council (Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton, South Somerset)
- Swindon
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Isle of Wight
- New Forest
The following local authority areas will move to Tier 3:
- Rutland
- Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin
- Worcestershire (Bromsgrove, Malvern Hills, Redditch, Worcester, Wychavon, Wyre Forest)
- Herefordshire
- Liverpool City Region (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, Wirral, St Helens)
- York & North Yorkshire (Scarborough, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Selby, Craven, Ryedale, Harrogate, City of York)
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Devon, Plymouth, Torbay (East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon, Plymouth, Torbay)
- Cornwall
- Dorset
- Wiltshire
This means a total of 44 million people will be in Tier 4, or more than half of the population of England.
All of the North-East of England – including Cumbria, Cheshire, Warrington, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Blackpool, and Blackburn with Darwen – will be thrown into Tier 4 from midnight.
Most of the West Midlands and all of the East Midlands, except Rutland will be put into Tier 4.
Areas in the South-East that were not already under Tier 4 restrictions, will also be given the tougher rules.
Cornwall, Bath, North East Somerset, Liverpool and North Yorkshire will all be put under Tier 3.
London and most of the South East of England are already under the Tier 4 rules.
New coronavirus infections have rocketed out of control – with more than 53,000 cases yesterday – an all time high.
And local NHS services in areas such as Essex are at breaking point.
Mr Hancock said the draconian measures – which will close non-essential shops, all hospitality, and gyms and leisure centres – were “absolutely necessary”.
But the announcement came hours after the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was approved by regulators – a glimmer of hope for the tens of millions under Tier 4 and 3 rules.
The draconian moves come in response to a new Covid strain, which was identified in the South East back in September, which is now spreading throughout Britain and becoming the dominant strain.
The Health Secretary said this morning most new cases of coronavirus are from the new strain.
TIER 4 – LOCKDOWN
Non-essential shops and gyms will be forced to close in Tier 4 areas
Those in Tier 4 will be able to meet only one other person outdoors – but must not stay overnight from home.
The “stay at home” message is expected to be law – but police are not expected to fine people or stop cars travelling.
International travel abroad is not advised – but won’t be banned.
People should not enter or leave Tier 4.
People can only meet one person from another household in an outside space.
Support bubbles will be still allowed while communal worship can continue.
Weddings will be banned except for extreme cases – like those who are terminally ill.
Tier 4 areas
- Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
- Cambridgeshire
- Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
- Hertfordshire
- Norfolk
- Peterborough
- Suffolk
- All 32 London boroughs plus City of London
- Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, West Berkshire and Wokingham)
- Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire (all local authorities except New Forest, which is in Tier 3), Southampton and Portsmouth
- Kent and Medway
- Oxfordshire
- Surrey
TIER 3 – VERY HIGH RISK
Tier 3 includes areas of “very high” risk, where coronavirus transmission rates are of the greatest concern.
In these areas households are not allowed to mix either indoors or outdoors in private gardens.
Pubs and bars have closed in the very high alert level areas – except for takeaway.
People have also been advised against travel in and out of the areas.
Christmas bubbles can be formed but only on Christmas Day.
But they will get access to new rapid-result tests for everyone which gives tests in under an hour, a strategy which has seen Liverpool’s cases drop drastically.
They hope that means they can easily escape the tougher rules and move down a tier.
Tier 3 areas
- Derby and Derbyshire (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Leicester City and Leicestershire (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Lincolnshire (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Northamptonshire (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- North East Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of County Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland) (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- North of Tyne Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland) (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Tees Valley Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees) (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Greater Manchester (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen, and Blackpool (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Warrington and Cheshire (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Isle of Wight (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- New Forest (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Bristol
- Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester City, Stroud and Tewkesbury) (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- North Somerset
- Somerset (Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton, and South Somerset) (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- South Gloucestershire
- Swindon (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Coventry (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Solihull (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Warwickshire (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- The Humber: East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull/Hull, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire
- South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotheram, Sheffield)
- West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield)
TIER 2 – HIGH RISK
Areas in Tier Two – where there is a high risk of coronavirus – are banned from mixing with other households indoors, including in pubs.
When outside, the rule of six applies.
Current social distancing measures, and the “rule of six” outdoors in public and private spaces will continue in this tier.
Pubs must serve a meal with drinks and last orders will be at 10pm with a closing time of 11pm.
Tier 2 areas
- Rutland (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Cumbria (will be moving to Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Liverpool City Region (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Bath and North East Somerset (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Cornwall (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Devon, Plymouth and Torbay (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (areas covered by Dorset Council will be in Tier 3 and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole will be in Tier 4 from Thursday 31 December)
- Wiltshire (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Herefordshire (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- Worcestershire (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
- City of York and North Yorkshire (will be moving to Tier 3 from Thursday 31 December)
TIER 1 – MEDIUM RISK
Areas in Tier 1 — where there is medium risk of the virus — will be subject to current social distancing measures, the “rule of six” and pubs can stay open until 11pm.
Six people are allowed to meet indoors.
Schools, universities and places of worship remain open.
Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of attendees.
Tier 1 areas
- Isles of Scilly
