Decline in pub numbers is sobering – so why aren’t we visiting our local any more?
The Independent|July 05, 2022
The number of pubs in England and Wales has hit its lowest on record, according to new analysis that lays bare the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sector – and more recently, the burden of rising energy costs.
CHRIS STEVENSON
Decline in pub numbers is sobering – so why aren’t we visiting our local any more?

Statistics from the Offie of National Statistics (ONS) published in December 2019 said that in the year to March 2019 there was a net gain of 320 pubs – the first increase in the ONS stats since 2009. However, the latest analysis – undertaken by real estate consultancy Altus Group – says that the number of pubs across England and Wales has fallen to 39,970, a fall of 7,000 since 2012. That is the lowest number since Altus started keeping records in 2005.

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