Coronavirus: Fylde and Wyre are among areas of the UK with the highest proportion of over-70s

Some over-70s will be within the estimated 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people who have been asked to stay at home and avoid all face-to-face contact for at least 12 weeks.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published a list showing the proportion of the population aged 70 and over in all parts of the UK.

It shows that there are 17 local authority areas where at least one in five of the population is likely to be 70 or over, with North Norfolk (24.3%), Rother (24.0%) and East Devon (22.6%) topping the list.

The list could be helpful for communities to know where to focus efforts to protect the most vulnerable during the coronavirus outbreak.

Here are the top 50 local authority areas in the UK with the highest estimated proportion of population aged 70 and over:

1 North Norfolk 24.3%

2 Rother 24.0%

3 East Devon 22.6%

4 Tendring 22.0%

5 New Forest 21.7%

6 Arun 21.6%

7 East Lindsey 21.4%

8 Dorset 21.2%

9 South Lakeland 20.6%

= Malvern Hills 20.6%

11 Fylde 20.4%

= Wyre 20.4%

= Conwy 20.4%

14 Isle of Wight 20.3%

= Chichester 20.3%

16 South Hams 20.1%

17 East Suffolk 20.0%

18 West Devon 19.9%

19 Craven 19.5%

= Scarborough 19.5%

= Torbay 19.5%

22 Derbyshire Dales 19.4%

= Powys 19.4%

24 Ryedale 19.2%

= Wealden 19.2%

= Isles of Scilly 19.2%

= Torridge 19.2%

28 Babergh 19.1%

= Teignbridge 19.1%

30 Eden 19.0%

= Broadland 19.0%

= King's Lynn & West Norfolk 19.0%

= Lewes 19.0%

34 Hambleton 18.9%

= Stratford-on-Avon 18.9%

= Eastbourne 18.9%

37 Castle Point 18.7%

= Cotswold 18.7%

39 East Riding of Yorkshire 18.6%

= North Devon 18.6%

= Somerset West & Taunton 18.6%

= Isle of Anglesey 18.6%

= Pembrokeshire 18.6%

44 Rutland 18.2%

= Breckland 18.2%

= South Somerset 18.2%

= Dumfries & Galloway 18.2%

= Na h-Eileanan Siar 18.2%

49 Argyll & Bute 18.1%

50 Monmouthshire 18.0%

= South Ayrshire 18.0%