Which Covid lockdown tier are you in? The full list of areas of England in tiers one, two and three

Boris Johnson has confirmed a new three-tier system of local lockdown measures for England in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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The alert levels - "medium", "high" and "very high" - will be enforced depending on local infection rates, and the government has now released a full list of areas and which tier they fall under.

What are the rules for the different tiers - and which is your area in?

Tier 1 - Medium

Boris Johnson has announced a new three-tier lockdown system (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)Boris Johnson has announced a new three-tier lockdown system (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Boris Johnson has announced a new three-tier lockdown system (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The medium alert level will cover most of England and will consist of the current national measures, including the rule of six and the 10pm curfew.

Areas in Tier 1:

Everywhere in England apart from the places listed below.

Tier 2 - High

The high alert level reflects interventions in many areas subject to local restrictions, preventing mixing between different households indoors. Two households can meet in a private garden - rule of six and social distancing rules apply

Areas in Tier 2:

South Yorkshire

- Barnsley

- Rotherham

- Doncaster

- Sheffield

Derbyshire

High Peak - the wards of Tintwistle, Padfield, Dinting, St John's, Old Glossop, Whitfield, Simmondley, Gamesley, Howard Town, Hadfield South and Hadfield North

Cheshire

- Cheshire West and Chester

- Cheshire East

- Greater Manchester

Manchester

- Bolton

- Bury

- Stockport

- Tameside

- Trafford

- Wigan

- Salford

- Rochdale

- Oldham

Warrington

- Warrington

Lancashire

- Lancashire

- Blackpool

- Preston

- Blackburn with Darwen

- Burnley

West Yorkshire

- Leeds

- Bradford

- Kirklees

- Calderdale

- Wakefield

North East

- Newcastle

- South Tyneside

- North Tyneside

- Gateshead

- Sunderland

- Durham

- Northumberland

Tees Valley

- Middlesbrough

- Redcar and Cleveland

- Stockton-on-Tees

- Darlington

- Hartlepool

West Midlands

- Birmingham

- Sandwell

- Solihull

- Wolverhampton

- Walsall

Leicester

- Leicester

- Oadby and Wigston

Nottingham

- Nottinghamshire

- Nottingham City

Tier 3 - Very high

The very high alert level will mean, at a minimum, the closure of pubs and bars and a ban on social mixing indoors and in private gardens.

Rules in full:

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- No mixing of households indoors and outdoors, including in private gardens

- Pubs and bars to close

- Restaurants, and pubs that can operate as restaurants, allowed to stay open

- Local politicians will decide if gyms, betting shops, casinos, hairdressers and beauty salons should close

- Non-essential shops, schools and universities to remain open

- Avoid non-essential travel

- Travel outside area advised against

Areas in Tier 3:

Liverpool City Region

- Liverpool

- Knowsley

- Wirral

- St Helens

- Sefton

- Halton

When will the restrictions come into force?

The details of the restrictions are set to be debated by MPs on Tuesday, with the rules coming into play on Wednesday (14 October).