List of English districts by population

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This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2021 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]

The list consists of 164 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 62 unitary authorities, and two sui generis authorities (the City of London and the Isles of Scilly).

2011 RUCLAD Assignments in England[2]
Rank District Population (2021) Type Ceremonial county Region
1 Birmingham 1,157,603 Metropolitan borough, City (1889) West Midlands West Midlands
2 Leeds 822,483 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
3 North Yorkshire 623,501 Unitary authority North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
4 Somerset 576,852 Unitary authority Somerset South West
5 Cornwall 575,413 Unitary authority Cornwall South West
8 Buckinghamshire 560,409 Unitary authority Buckinghamshire South East
7 Sheffield 566,242 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
6 Manchester 568,996 Metropolitan borough, City (1853) Greater Manchester North West
9 Bradford 552,644 Metropolitan borough, City (1897) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
10 County Durham 528,127 Unitary authority Durham North East
11 Wiltshire 515,885 Unitary authority Wiltshire South West
12 Liverpool 496,770 Metropolitan borough, City (1880) Merseyside North West
13 Bristol 479,024 Unitary authority, City (1542) Bristol South West
14 Kirklees 437,593 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
15 West Northamptonshire 429,013 Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
16 Cheshire East 406,527 Unitary authority Cheshire North West
17 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 401,898 Unitary authority Dorset South West
18 Croydon 392,224 London borough Greater London London
19 Barnet 389,101 London borough Greater London London
20 Dorset 383,274 Unitary authority Dorset South West
22 Ealing 369,937 London borough Greater London London
21 Leicester 373,399 Unitary authority, City (1919) Leicestershire East Midlands
23 North Northamptonshire 363,408 Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
24 Cheshire West and Chester 361,694 Unitary authority Cheshire North West
26 Wakefield 357,729 Metropolitan borough, City (1888) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
25 Newham 358,645 London borough Greater London London
27 Coventry 355,600 Metropolitan borough, City (1345) West Midlands West Midlands
28 East Riding of Yorkshire 346,309 Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
29 Sandwell 344,210 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
30 Brent 341,221 London borough Greater London London
32 Bromley 329,578 London borough Greater London London
31 Wigan 334,110 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
35 Enfield 327,224 London borough Greater London London
33 Wandsworth 329,035 London borough Greater London London
36 Shropshire 327,178 Unitary authority Shropshire West Midlands
38 Dudley 324,969 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
39 Northumberland 324,362 Unitary authority Northumberland North East
40 Wirral 322,453 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
34 Nottingham 328,513 Unitary authority, City (1897) Nottinghamshire East Midlands
41 Lambeth 316,812 London borough Greater London London
37 Tower Hamlets 325,789 London borough Greater London London
44 Redbridge 310,911 London borough Greater London London
43 Doncaster 311,027 Metropolitan borough, City (2022) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
42 Southwark 311,913 London borough Greater London London
45 Hillingdon 310,681 London borough Greater London London
49 Lewisham 298,653 London borough Greater London London
46 Newcastle upon Tyne 307,565 Metropolitan borough, City (1882) Tyne and Wear North East
48 Bolton 298,903 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
47 Central Bedfordshire 301,501 Unitary authority Bedfordshire East of England
50 Stockport 297,107 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
51 South Gloucestershire 294,765 Unitary authority Gloucestershire South West
53 Greenwich 291,080 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London London
52 Milton Keynes 292,180 Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022) Buckinghamshire South East
54 Hounslow 290,488 London borough Greater London London
55 Walsall 286,105 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
56 Medway 282,702 Unitary authority Kent South East
57 Sefton 281,027 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
61 Waltham Forest 275,887 London borough Greater London London
59 Brighton & Hove 277,965 Unitary authority, City (2000) East Sussex South East
60 Sunderland 277,354 Metropolitan borough, City (1992) Tyne and Wear North East
62 Cumberland 275,390 Unitary authority Cumbria North West
58 Salford 278,064 Metropolitan borough, City (1926) Greater Manchester North West
63 Kingston upon Hull 268,852 Unitary authority, City (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
64 Rotherham 268,354 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
66 Plymouth 266,862 Unitary authority, City (1928) Devon South West
69 Haringey 261,811 London borough Greater London London
65 Wolverhampton 267,651 Metropolitan borough, City (2000) West Midlands West Midlands
67 Havering 264,703 London borough Greater London London
68 Derby 263,490 Unitary authority, City (1977) Derbyshire East Midlands
71 Harrow 261,185 London borough Greater London London
70 Hackney 261,491 London borough Greater London London
72 Stoke-on-Trent 259,965 Unitary authority, City (1925) Staffordshire West Midlands
73 Southampton 252,689 Unitary authority, City (1964) Hampshire South East
75 East Suffolk 247,080 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
74 Bexley 247,835 London borough Greater London London
76 Barnsley 246,482 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
77 Oldham 243,912 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
78 Trafford 236,301 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
79 Swindon 235,657 Unitary authority, Borough Wiltshire South West
80 Tameside 232,753 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
81 Westmorland and Furness 227,643 Unitary authority Cumbria North West
83 Luton 226,973 Unitary authority, Borough Bedfordshire East of England
82 Rochdale 226,992 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
85 Barking and Dagenham 219,992 London borough Greater London London
86 North Somerset 219,145 Unitary authority Somerset South West
84 Islington 220,373 London borough Greater London London
89 Solihull 217,678 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
88 Peterborough 217,705 Unitary authority, City (1541) Cambridgeshire East of England
90 Merton 214,709 London borough Greater London London
91 Warrington 211,580 Unitary authority, Borough Cheshire North West
87 Camden 218,049 London borough Greater London London
94 Sutton 210,053 London borough Greater London London
93 North Tyneside 210,487 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
95 Portsmouth 208,420 Unitary authority, City (1926) Hampshire South East
96 Calderdale 207,699 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
92 Westminster 211,365 London borough, City (1540) Greater London London
97 York 204,551 Unitary authority, City (TI) North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
98 Stockton-on-Tees 199,966 Unitary authority, Borough Durham and
North Yorkshire		 North East
99 Gateshead 197,722 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
101 Richmond upon Thames 194,894 London borough Greater London London
102 Bury 194,606 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
103 Colchester 194,394 Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City (2022) Essex East of England
100 Bath and North East Somerset 195,618 Unitary authority Somerset South West
105 Basildon 188,848 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Essex East of England
106 Herefordshire 188,719 Unitary authority Herefordshire West Midlands
104 Telford and Wrekin 188,871 Unitary authority, Borough Shropshire West Midlands
108 Bedford 187,466 Unitary authority, Borough Bedfordshire East of England
107 Basingstoke and Deane 187,817 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
111 St Helens 184,728 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
109 Hammersmith and Fulham 185,238 London borough Greater London London
110 Charnwood 184,748 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
112 Huntingdonshire 184,052 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
113 Chelmsford 183,326 Non-metropolitan district, City (2012) Essex East of England
114 West Suffolk 182,228 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
116 Southend-on-Sea 180,915 Unitary authority, Borough, City Essex East of England
115 Wokingham 180,967 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
117 Maidstone 180,428 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
119 New Forest 175,942 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
118 Thurrock 176,877 Unitary authority, Borough Essex East of England
120 Reading 174,820 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire South East
121 North Lincolnshire 170,042 Unitary authority, Borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
122 Kingston upon Thames 168,302 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London London
123 Arun 166,366 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
124 South Cambridgeshire 165,633 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
128 West Berkshire 162,215 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
125 Cherwell 164,155 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
127 Wealden 163,012 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
126 Oxford 163,257 Non-metropolitan district, City (1542) Oxfordshire South East
129 Slough 159,182 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire South East
130 North East Lincolnshire 157,754 Unitary authority, Borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
132 Canterbury 157,550 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Kent South East
131 Braintree 157,681 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
134 Dacorum 156,123 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
133 Knowsley 157,103 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
135 Blackburn with Darwen 155,762 Unitary authority, Borough Lancashire North West
136 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 155,741 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Norfolk East of England
138 Windsor and Maidenhead 154,738 Unitary authority, Royal Borough Berkshire South East
137 Mid Sussex 154,930 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
139 Swale 154,619 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
140 East Devon 154,500 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
141 Reigate and Banstead 153,629 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
143 East Hertfordshire 151,635 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
142 South Oxfordshire 151,820 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
145 Tendring 151,451 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
146 Warwick 151,158 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
149 St Albans 148,358 Non-metropolitan district, City (1877) Hertfordshire East of England
148 South Tyneside 148,667 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
144 Preston 151,582 Non-metropolitan district, City (2002) Lancashire North West
147 Horsham 148,696 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
151 Cambridge 146,995 Non-metropolitan district, City (1951) Cambridgeshire East of England
152 Kensington and Chelsea 146,154 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London London
153 Guildford 145,673 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
158 South Kesteven 144,249 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
150 Middlesbrough 148,285 Unitary authority, Borough North Yorkshire North East
155 Norwich 144,525 Non-metropolitan district, City (1195) Norfolk East of England
157 East Lindsey 144,415 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
154 South Norfolk 144,593 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
159 Breckland 143,479 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
156 Lancaster 144,446 Non-metropolitan district, City (1937) Lancashire North West
161 Blackpool 141,574 Unitary authority, Borough Lancashire North West
162 Isle of Wight 140,794 Unitary authority[3] Isle of Wight South East
163 Thanet 140,689 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
166 Ipswich 139,247 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Suffolk East of England
160 Vale of White Horse 142,116 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
165 Torbay 139,479 Unitary authority, Borough Devon South West
164 Elmbridge 140,024 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
168 Stafford 138,670 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
167 Eastleigh 138,935 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
170 Redcar and Cleveland 137,175 Unitary authority, Borough North Yorkshire North East
169 Stratford-on-Avon 138,583 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
171 Teignbridge 135,952 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
174 Epping Forest 134,989 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
173 Nuneaton and Bedworth 135,481 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Warwickshire West Midlands
177 North Hertfordshire 134,159 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
172 Ashford 135,610 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
176 Wychavon 134,536 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
180 Gloucester 133,522 Non-metropolitan district, City (1541) Gloucestershire South West
179 Tonbridge and Malling 133,661 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
178 Broadland 133,872 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
181 Test Valley 132,871 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
175 Exeter 134,939 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Devon South West
183 Waverley 130,063 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
184 Halton 128,964 Unitary authority, Borough Cheshire North West
182 Winchester 130,268 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Hampshire South East
187 Amber Valley 126,944 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
186 Ashfield 127,179 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
185 East Hampshire 127,319 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
188 Bracknell Forest 126,881 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire South East
189 Chichester 126,103 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
190 East Staffordshire 125,760 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Staffordshire West Midlands
193 Havant 124,854 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
192 Newark and Sherwood 125,089 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
191 Newcastle-under-Lyme 125,297 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Staffordshire West Midlands
194 Stroud 123,205 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
196 Sevenoaks 121,106 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
197 Welwyn Hatfield 120,213 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
195 Rushcliffe 121,582 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
201 Cheltenham 119,434 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Gloucestershire South West
200 Crawley 119,509 Non-metropolitan district, Borough West Sussex South East
199 North Kesteven 119,709 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
198 Bassetlaw 120,012 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
204 Chorley 118,624 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
205 Gedling 117,730 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
202 West Lancashire 119,367 Non-metropolitan district Lancashire North West
203 Dartford 118,820 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
206 Dover 117,473 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
209 Tunbridge Wells 116,028 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
207 West Oxfordshire 116,928 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
211 Fareham 114,547 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
208 Rugby 116,436 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Warwickshire West Midlands
212 Hinckley and Bosworth 114,298 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
213 Erewash 113,080 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
210 Wyre 114,809 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
216 Worthing 112,044 Non-metropolitan district, Borough West Sussex South East
214 South Ribble 112,166 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
215 Broxtowe 112,113 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
217 South Staffordshire 111,527 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
219 Mansfield 111,117 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
220 Folkestone and Hythe 110,237 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
221 Darlington 109,469 Unitary authority, Borough Durham North East
223 Hertsmere 108,106 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
218 South Derbyshire 111,133 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
222 Lichfield 108,352 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
225 Gravesham 106,970 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
224 North West Leicestershire 107,672 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
228 Woking 104,179 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
230 Chesterfield 104,110 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
229 Worcester 104,120 Non-metropolitan district, City (1189) Worcestershire West Midlands
226 Mid Suffolk 105,723 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
227 Blaby 104,182 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
233 North Norfolk 103,227 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
232 Spelthorne 103,551 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
234 Fenland 103,035 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
235 Watford 103,031 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
236 Lincoln 102,545 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Lincolnshire East Midlands
231 North East Derbyshire 103,783 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
237 Wyre Forest 102,328 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
238 Eastbourne 102,247 Non-metropolitan district, Borough East Sussex South East
239 Cannock Chase 101,140 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
241 Hart 100,910 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
242 Lewes 100,677 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
246 Great Yarmouth 99,862 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Norfolk East of England
240 Rushmoor 101,060 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
245 Bromsgrove 100,076 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
243 North Devon 100,505 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
247 Broxbourne 99,103 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
244 Harborough 100,481 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
252 Staffordshire Moorlands 95,899 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
251 Pendle 96,110 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
250 West Lindsey 96,817 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
249 South Holland 96,983 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
248 Tewkesbury 97,000 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Gloucestershire South West
253 Burnley 95,553 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
257 Three Rivers 94,123 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
256 Rother 94,162 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
254 Harlow 94,409 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
255 Babergh 94,277 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
258 Hartlepool 93,861 Unitary authority, Borough Durham North East
259 Uttlesford 92,578 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
260 Cotswold 91,311 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
262 High Peak 91,109 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
263 Hastings 90,622 Non-metropolitan district, Borough East Sussex South East
261 Surrey Heath 91,237 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
266 Castle Point 89,731 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Essex East of England
265 Stevenage 89,737 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
264 South Hams 89,812 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
267 East Cambridgeshire 89,394 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
268 Tandridge 88,707 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
269 Runnymede 88,524 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
271 Mole Valley 87,769 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
270 Forest of Dean 87,937 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
273 Redditch 87,132 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Worcestershire West Midlands
272 Rochford 87,216 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
274 Mid Devon 83,786 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
275 Hyndburn 83,213 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
277 Gosport 82,285 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
276 Fylde 83,008 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
279 Epsom and Ewell 81,184 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
278 Bolsover 81,553 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
280 Malvern Hills 81,024 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
281 Tamworth 79,639 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Staffordshire West Midlands
282 Brentwood 77,332 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Essex East of England
283 Derbyshire Dales 71,752 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
284 Rossendale 71,169 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
285 Boston 70,806 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lincolnshire East Midlands
286 Torridge 68,635 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
287 Maldon 67,554 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
288 North Warwickshire 65,946 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Warwickshire West Midlands
289 Adur 64,688 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
290 Ribble Valley 63,107 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
291 Oadby and Wigston 58,341 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
292 West Devon 58,190 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Devon South West
293 Melton 52,433 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
294 Rutland 41,151 Unitary authority Rutland East Midlands
295 City of London 10,847 sui generis, City (TI) City of London London
296 Isles of Scilly 2,281 sui generis Cornwall South West

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "2011 Rural-Urban Classification of Local Authority Districts and Similar Geographic Units in England: A User Guide" (PDF).
  3. ^ "The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994". legislation.gov.uk.
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