Premium Bonds hotspots: The UK counties with the best chances of winning

Millions of people across the UK hold money in Premium Bonds, but are you more likely to win if you live in a certain part of the country?

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Millions of prizes are paid out in the Premium Bonds prize draw each month, including two £1 million payouts for the lucky jackpot winners.

The way the Premium Bonds prize draw works is every £1 you have in Premium Bonds is equal to one bond and one chance of winning.

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Rank

County

Number of Winners

Total Winnings (last 12 months)

Chances of Winning

1

Essex

10,263

£30,262,000

4.04%

2

Kent

9,216

£27,641,000

3.63%

3

Hampshire And Isle Of Wight

9,134

£26,728,000

3.60%

4

Surrey

8,493

£25,832,000

3.35%

5

Outer London

8,132

£26,352,000

3.20%

6

Inner London

6,820

£19,878,000

2.69%

7

Hertfordshire

6,753

£20,680,000

2.66%

8

Devon

6,352

£19,233,000

2.50%

9

West Sussex

6,015

£18,596,000

2.37%

10

Dorset

5,240

£14,766,000

2.06%

11

Wales

4,630

£12,624,000

1.82%

12

Buckinghamshire

4,357

£12,845,000

1.72%

13

Suffolk

4,293

£12,694,000

1.69%

14

Lancashire

4,153

£12,120,000

1.64%

15

Wiltshire

3,952

£11,355,000

1.56%

16

Hereford And Worcester

3,828

£10,387,000

1.51%

17

Cambridgeshire

3,716

£10,720,000

1.46%

18

Derbyshire

3,692

£10,405,000

1.45%

19

Gloucestershire

3,615

£12,645,000

1.42%

20

East Sussex

3,597

£10,779,000

1.42%

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Rank

Year

Number of Winners

1

2023

32,771

2

2021

30,562

3

2020

26,869

4

2022

25,507

5

2024

25,071

6

2019

14,741

7

2018

12,785

8

2017

11,964

9

2016

11,794

10

2015

10,483

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Rank

Month

Number of Winners

1

January

23,408

2

October

23,317

3

March

22,570

4

July

21,667

5

June

21,554

6

August

21,262

7

November

21,253

8

September

20,824

9

February

20,691

10

April

20,586

11

May

19,377

12

December

17,347

Daniel is a digital journalist at Moneyweek and enjoys writing about personal finance, economics, and politics. He previously worked at The Economist in their Audience team.

Daniel studied History at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and specialised in the history of political thought. In his free time, he likes reading, listening to music, and cooking overambitious meals.