Bristol and North Somerset have been moved from Tier 3 to Tier 2 because cases have fallen so much.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement on Thursday (December 17) after revealed the rate there has fallen from 432 per 100,000 to 121 since the top level restrictions were put in place on December 2.
Herefordshire, which is also on the border of Wales, was moved from Tier 2 to 1 because rates have also come down to 45 in 100,000 and are falling.
Wales' seven-day infection rate is 384 cases for every 100,000 people - twice the rate in England of 196.3 and nearly four times Scotland's infection rate.
But it was not all good news for England as large swathes of the south will be placed under Tier 3 restrictions from Saturday due to rising coronavirus levels.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock set out the findings of the first full review of England's tier allocations, with very little good news for areas already under tough restrictions.
Instead he was forced to place more areas under the toughest measures, closing pubs, restaurants and cinemas.
Mr Hancock said areas moving into Tier 3 are: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Peterborough, the whole of Hertfordshire, Surrey with the exception of Waverley, Hastings and Rother on the Kent border of East Sussex, and Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant in Hampshire.
Mr Hancock said the UK has "come so far" and "mustn't blow it now".
Making a statement in the Commons, he told MPs: "As we enter the coldest months we must be vigilant and keep this virus under control."
The cautious approach comes amid mounting concern about the prospect of a surge in cases following the easing of restrictions over the Christmas period.
