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Childhood vaccination coverage

Last updated on Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 12:00pm

Data quality notice

Coverage may be underestimated in highly urbanised areas.

Coverage of the Hib/MenC booster at 24 months and 5 years is no longer reported due to changes to the routine childhood schedule as of 1 July 2025.

This page presents annual childhood vaccination coverage statistics for local authorities (LA) in England, Regions in England and countries of the UK. Data presented here supplements the annual report for the cover of vaccinations evaluated rapidly (COVER) programme.

The data reflects vaccination coverage by 12 months of age, 24 months of age and 5 years of age, not the age at the time of vaccination.

System changes in 14 local authorities in London earlier this year and changes to the way multiple dose courses are calculated mean that the coverage in London for some vaccines, particularly the pre-school 4-in-1 booster and MMR2 is likely to be underestimated. Reported falls in coverage in these vaccines in the current year should not be used in isolation for local vaccination performance management or to direct public health action.

More information on methodology and data sources can be found in our metrics documentation.

Local authority coverage map

Use the map below to explore childhood vaccination coverage for upper tier local authorities across England for a selected reporting year.

Disclosure controls are applied by combining pairs of local authorities where eligible populations are small.

  • Numbers for the Isles of Scilly are combined with and reported as Cornwall.
  • Numbers for the City of London are combined with and reported as Hackney.
  • Numbers for Rutland are combined with and reported as Leicestershire.

Local authority boundary change over time. Note that:

  • In 2021, Northamptonshire was split into North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. Each of the new local authorities are displayed as normal for years 2021-2022 onwards. However, it is not possible to display data for either North or West Northamptonshire for prior years.
  • In 2021, Cumbria was split into Cumberland, and Westmorland and Furness. However, these areas submit aggregated vaccination data together as ‘Cumbria’. On a map, combined data is presented for both local authorities.

Caveats affecting FY21/22 childhood vaccination coverage data relating to Peterborough are not currently reproduced on this page. Further information is available in the Quality and methodology information: COVER programme report.

Data at the local authority level is available from 2013-2014 onwards.

Childhood vaccination coverage by local authority in England

About

Vaccination uptake is reported for the following age groups and vaccines:

12 months

  • 6-in-1 (DTaP-IPV-Hib-(HepB))
  • PCV (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine)
  • Rota (Rotavirus vaccine)
  • MenB (Meningococcal group B)

24 months

  • 6-in-1 booster (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
  • 4-in-1 booster (DTaP-IPV booster)
  • MMR1 (Measles, mumps and rubella first dose)
  • MMR2 (Measles, mumps and rubella second dose)
  • Hib/MenC (Hib/Meningitis C booster)

5 years

  • 6-in-1 booster (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
  • 4-in-1 booster (DTaP-IPV booster)
  • MMR1 (Measles, mumps and rubella first dose)
  • MMR2 (Measles, mumps and rubella second dose)
  • Hib/MenC (Hib/Meningitis C booster)

Coverage of the Hib/MenC booster at 24 months and 5 years is no longer reported due to changes to the routine childhood schedule as of 1 July 2025.

Coverage statistics

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Time series

Annual immunisation coverage is calculated and reported by financial year (1 April to 31 March). In time series data, coverage statistics for a given year are tied to the end of respective financial year. For example, annual coverage for the 2022-2023 reporting year is represented by the date 31 March 2023.

In Q2 2020-2021 the vaccine schedule changed for the pneumococcal vaccine. Coverage for this reporting year cannot be calculated. This may also affect comparability with previous years.

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