MID Sussex is one of the most popular places to work from home from, it has been revealed.

The proportion of people working from home more than doubled in 2020 in the face of lockdown restrictions, according to new figures.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that more than a quarter of people, 25.9 per cent, worked at home at some point in the week they were surveyed.

That is an increase from the 12.4 per cent of workers in the same period in 2019.

People in London and the South East were far more likely to work from home at some point during the year, according to the figures.

In Mid Sussex, 61.7 per cent of people chose to work from home - making the area one of the most popular in the country.

People in London and the South East were also far more likely to work from home at some point during the year.

The ONS said that 25.9 per cent of people surveyed had worked from home in the week prior to being questioned, with more than 36 per cent saying they homeworked at some point in 2020.

Elsewhere, in Richmond-upon-Thames topped the list, 70.7 per cent of people working from home, while only 13.7 per cent of workers in Middlesbrough reported that they had worked from home in the same period.

People working in information and communication roles were among the most likely to work from home, with 69.2 per cent of these employees saying they had worked at home.

Here we list the 20 areas which saw the most people working from home last year.

  1. Richmond-upon-Thames – 70.7%
  2. Waverley – 68.1%
  3. Lewisham – 66.4%
  4. Orkney Islands – 66.2%
  5. Kensington & Chelsea – 65.5%
  6. Guildford – 65.1%
  7. Lambeth – 64.4%
  8. Brentwood – 64%
  9. Woking – 63.8%
  10. Basingstoke – 62.9%
  11. Craven – 62.3%
  12. Hackney – 61.7%
  13. Mid Sussex – 61.7%
  14. St Albans – 61%
  15. Wealden – 61%
  16. Bracknell Forest – 60.9%
  17. Derbyshire Dales – 60.5%
  18. Wokingham – 60.3%
  19. Elmbridge – 60.3%
  20. Ribble Valley – 59.5%