List of English districts by population

This is a list of the 314 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for mid-2019 est. from the Office for National Statistics.[1]

The list consists of 188 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 66 unitary authorities, and three sui generis authorities (the City of London, the Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly). North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire, Somerset, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness and North Yorkshire are new unitary authorities that have not been updated yet.

2011 RUCLAD Assignments in England[2]
Rank District Population Type Ceremonial county Region
1Birmingham1,142,494Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West MidlandsWest Midlands
2Leeds809,036Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
7Sheffield554,401Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
5Cornwall572,010Unitary authorityCornwallSouth West
8Manchester549,853Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater ManchesterNorth West
6Buckinghamshire555,257Unitary authorityBuckinghamshireSouth East
9Bradford546,976Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
10County Durham521,346Unitary authorityDurhamNorth East
11Wiltshire513,411Unitary authorityWiltshireSouth West
12Liverpool484,488Metropolitan borough, City (1880)MerseysideNorth West
13Bristol471,117Unitary authority, City (1542)BristolSouth West
14Kirklees433,355Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
13Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole400,109Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
14Cheshire East400,528Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
15Croydon390,506London boroughGreater LondonLondon
16Barnet388,639London boroughGreater LondonLondon
17Dorset381,292Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
22Leicester366,018Unitary authority, City (1919)LeicestershireEast Midlands
27Coventry343,320Metropolitan borough, City (1345)West MidlandsWest Midlands
26Newham350,626London boroughGreater LondonLondon
25Wakefield353,802Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
24Cheshire West and Chester357,699Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
21Ealing366,127London boroughGreater LondonLondon
28East Riding of Yorkshire343,143Unitary authorityEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
33Enfield329,601London boroughGreater LondonLondon
39Nottingham319,566Unitary authority, City (1897)NottinghamshireEast Midlands
31Bromley329,830London boroughGreater LondonLondon
30Brent338,918London boroughGreater LondonLondon
34Wandsworth328,367London boroughGreater LondonLondon
32Wigan329,759Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
29Sandwell341,729Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
40Lambeth317,498London boroughGreater LondonLondon
41Tower Hamlets312,273London boroughGreater LondonLondon
38Wirral320,600Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
35Shropshire324,716Unitary authorityShropshireWest Midlands
37Northumberland321,558Unitary authorityNorthumberlandNorth East
36Dudley323,581Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
44Southwark306,374London boroughGreater LondonLondon
43Doncaster308,705Metropolitan borough, City (2022)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
45Hillingdon304,792London boroughGreater LondonLondon
46Lewisham299,810London boroughGreater LondonLondon
42Redbridge309,836London boroughGreater LondonLondon
47Newcastle upon Tyne298,264Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and WearNorth East
50Stockport295,243Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
59Brighton & Hove276,334Unitary authority, City (2000)East SussexSouth East
49Central Bedfordshire295,541Unitary authorityBedfordshireEast of England
52Greenwich289,254London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
48Bolton296,041Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
55Walsall284,306Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
51South Gloucestershire290,736Unitary authorityGloucestershireSouth West
71Hackney259,956London boroughGreater LondonLondon
56Medway279,827Unitary authorityKentSouth East
60Sunderland274,211Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and WearNorth East
58Waltham Forest278,050London boroughGreater LondonLondon
57Sefton279,692Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
54Hounslow287,940London boroughGreater LondonLondon
91Camden210,390London boroughGreater LondonLondon
53Milton Keynes288,201Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022)BuckinghamshireSouth East
66Haringey264,130London boroughGreater LondonLondon
64Rotherham266,183Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
67Wolverhampton264,036Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West MidlandsWest Midlands
65Plymouth264,727Unitary authority, City (1928)DevonSouth West
96Westminster205,087London borough, City (1540)Greater LondonLondon
63Kingston upon Hull266,463Unitary authority, City (1299)East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
68Havering262,022London boroughGreater LondonLondon
62Salford270,764Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater ManchesterNorth West
69Derby261,136Unitary authority, City (1977)DerbyshireEast Midlands
72Stoke-on-Trent258,037Unitary authority, City (1925)StaffordshireWest Midlands
73Southampton247,256Unitary authority, City (1964)HampshireSouth East
70Harrow260,987London boroughGreater LondonLondon
74East Suffolk246,801Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
75Bexley246,543London boroughGreater LondonLondon
76Barnsley244,893Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
86Islington216,767London boroughGreater LondonLondon
78Trafford235,546Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
77Oldham242,072Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
80Tameside231,199Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
83Rochdale224,087Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
79Swindon233,713Unitary authority, BoroughWiltshireSouth West
87Solihull216,666Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
85North Somerset217,399Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
94Portsmouth206,828Unitary authority, City (1926)HampshireSouth East
82Luton224,826Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
84Barking and Dagenham218,534London boroughGreater LondonLondon
95Calderdale206,818Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
97York201,672Unitary authority, City (TI)North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
90Warrington211,227Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
93North Tyneside209,151Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
89Merton215,324London boroughGreater LondonLondon
92Sutton209,517London boroughGreater LondonLondon
88Peterborough216,349Unitary authority, City (1541)CambridgeshireEast of England
99Gateshead196,154Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
100Richmond upon Thames195,232London boroughGreater LondonLondon
98Stockton-on-Tees197,030Unitary authority, BoroughDurham and
North Yorkshire
North East
102Colchester192,424Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City (2022)EssexEast of England
103Bath and North East Somerset192,423Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
105Herefordshire187,557Unitary authorityHerefordshireWest Midlands
101Bury193,823Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
104Basildon187,659Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
111Charnwood182,817Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
110Hammersmith and Fulham183,295London boroughGreater LondonLondon
115Southend-on-Sea180,601Unitary authority, Borough, CityEssexEast of England
109St Helens183,391Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
118New Forest176,262Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
106Telford and Wrekin185,842Unitary authority, BoroughShropshireWest Midlands
114West Suffolk180,820Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
113Chelmsford181,763Non-metropolitan district, City (2012)EssexEast of England
112Huntingdonshire181,804Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
122Kingston upon Thames167,845London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
108Basingstoke and Deane185,656Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
119Thurrock175,902Unitary authority, BoroughEssexEast of England
107Bedford185,761Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
121North Lincolnshire169,940Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
117Maidstone176,712Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
116Wokingham178,169Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
South SomersetNon-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
131Canterbury156,554Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)KentSouth East
120Reading173,170Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
127Wealden160,749Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
HarrogateNon-metropolitan district, BoroughNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
123Arun165,225Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
130North East Lincolnshire157,197Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
124South Cambridgeshire163,002Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
125West Berkshire161,865Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
151Kensington and Chelsea143,940London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
Somerset West and TauntonNon-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
133Dacorum155,217Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
132Braintree155,710Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
128Oxford160,021Non-metropolitan district, City (1542)OxfordshireSouth East
137Windsor and Maidenhead153,921Unitary authority, Royal BoroughBerkshireSouth East
136King's Lynn and West Norfolk154,910Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
138Mid Sussex152,949Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
147South Tyneside147,915Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
134Knowsley154,974Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
126Cherwell161,837Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
139Swale152,223Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
142East Hertfordshire150,687Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
135Blackburn with Darwen154,922Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
129Slough158,289Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
152Guildford143,929Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
141Reigate and Banstead151,423Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
146St Albans148,641Non-metropolitan district, City (1877)HertfordshireEast of England
144Tendring148,934Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
140East Devon152,120Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
159Lancaster142,162Non-metropolitan district, City (1937)LancashireNorth West
149Horsham147,487Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
145Warwick148,729Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
148Preston147,617Non-metropolitan district, City (2002)LancashireNorth West
153South Kesteven143,787Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
143South Oxfordshire150,024Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
162Thanet140,678Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
161Isle of Wight140,889sui generis[3]Isle of WightSouth East
156East Lindsey142,951Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
154Middlesbrough143,734Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
157South Norfolk142,527Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
155Norwich143,118Non-metropolitan district, City (1195)NorfolkEast of England
158Breckland142,164Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
160Blackpool140,954Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
167Stafford137,231Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
169Redcar and Cleveland136,616Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
163Ipswich139,614Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSuffolkEast of England
166Elmbridge139,369Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
165Torbay139,446Unitary authority, BoroughDevonSouth West
164Vale of White Horse139,487Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
171Teignbridge135,216Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
168Eastleigh136,974Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
174North Hertfordshire133,571Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
178Tonbridge and Malling132,386Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
172Epping Forest134,909Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
181Exeter129,307Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)DevonSouth West
179Broadland132,247Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
170Stratford-on-Avon135,964Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
175Ashford133,178Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
173Nuneaton and Bedworth134,291Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
193Newcastle-under-Lyme123,025Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
176Wychavon133,100Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
183Halton128,577Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
177Gloucester132,538Non-metropolitan district, City (1541)GloucestershireSouth West
185Amber Valley126,489Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
186Ashfield126,372Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
182Waverley128,878Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
191Havant124,470Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
180Test Valley131,190Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
184Winchester127,916Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)HampshireSouth East
150Cambridge144,714Non-metropolitan district, City (1951)CambridgeshireEast of England
SedgemoorNon-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
196Welwyn Hatfield119,538Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
188Bracknell Forest125,174Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
192Newark and Sherwood123,383Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
187East Hampshire126,199Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
189Chichester124,531Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
195Sevenoaks120,841Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
194Stroud121,529Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
190East Staffordshire124,477Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
197Rushcliffe119,438Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
207Tunbridge Wells115,681Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
202Chorley117,937Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
206Dover116,595Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
203Gedling117,298Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
201Bassetlaw118,351Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
200North Kesteven118,553Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
198Cheltenham118,866Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
209Fareham114,993Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
MendipNon-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
212Erewash113,047Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
204West Lancashire117,125Non-metropolitan districtLancashireNorth West
216Broxtowe110,813Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
211Hinckley and Bosworth113,660Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
219Folkestone and Hythe110,056Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
205Dartford116,777Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
217South Staffordshire110,793Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
199Crawley118,580Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
213Wyre112,457Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
215South Ribble111,204Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
208West Oxfordshire115,161Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
214Worthing111,657Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
218Mansfield110,602Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
210Rugby114,829Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
ScarboroughNon-metropolitan district, BoroughNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
CarlisleNon-metropolitan district, City (TI)CumbriaNorth West
222South Derbyshire108,063Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
224Gravesham106,838Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
220Darlington108,222Unitary authority, BoroughDurhamNorth East
South LakelandNon-metropolitan districtCumbriaNorth West
221Hertsmere108,105Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
227Chesterfield103,672Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
231North Norfolk103,257Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
223Lichfield106,909Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
229Mid Suffolk103,417Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
238Eastbourne101,593Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
225North West Leicestershire105,011Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
241Lewes100,194Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
233Fenland102,742Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
230Blaby103,271Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
236North East Derbyshire102,315Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
237Wyre Forest101,786Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
228Worcester103,617Non-metropolitan district, City (1189)WorcestershireWest Midlands
226Woking103,889Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
239Cannock Chase100,590Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
244Bromsgrove99,475Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
232Spelthorne102,995Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
242Great Yarmouth100,146Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
235Lincoln102,330Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)LincolnshireEast Midlands
248Staffordshire Moorlands95,993Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
AllerdaleNon-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
246Broxbourne99,138Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
245North Devon99,435Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
240Hart100,293Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
234Watford102,451Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
255Rother93,429Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
250West Lindsey95,570Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
251South Holland95,485Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
252Tewkesbury95,429Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
243Rushmoor100,068Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
247Harborough98,287Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
258Hartlepool92,571Unitary authority, BoroughDurhamNorth East
254Three Rivers93,952Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
261High Peak91,104Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
262Hastings90,959Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
249Pendle95,789Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
257Babergh92,723Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
HambletonNon-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
259Uttlesford91,948Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
SelbyNon-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
264Castle Point89,708Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
260Cotswold91,125Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
267East Cambridgeshire88,145Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
269Runnymede87,739Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
263Surrey Heath90,645Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
253Burnley94,721Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
268Tandridge88,143Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
265Stevenage89,320Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
273Rochford86,186Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
270Mole Valley87,608Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
256Harlow93,374Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
266South Hams89,213Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
271Forest of Dean87,140Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
272Redditch86,996Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWorcestershireWest Midlands
276Gosport82,178Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
274Mid Devon83,186Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
275Hyndburn82,261Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
277Fylde81,845Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
278Epsom and Ewell80,998Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
279Bolsover80,476Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
280Malvern Hills79,973Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
282Brentwood77,103Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
281Tamworth78,838Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
283Derbyshire Dales71,681Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
284Rossendale71,010Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
285Boston70,798Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLincolnshireEast Midlands
286Torridge68,475Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
CopelandNon-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
Barrow-in-FurnessNon-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
288North Warwickshire65,340Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
287Maldon66,627Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
289Adur64,626Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
290Ribble Valley61,907Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
CravenNon-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
291Oadby and Wigston57,753Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
292West Devon57,488Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDevonSouth West
RyedaleNon-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
RichmondshireNon-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
EdenNon-metropolitan districtCumbriaNorth West
293Melton51,773Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
294Rutland41,381Unitary authorityRutlandEast Midlands
295City of London8,618sui generis, City (TI)City of LondonLondon
296Isles of Scilly2,271sui generisCornwallSouth West

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