List of English districts by population density

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This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population density, based on population estimates for 2022 from the Office for National Statistics. The densities are calculated by dividing the latest Population Estimate[1] by the Standard Area Measurement.[2]

Rank District Density (per km2) Type of district Ceremonial county
1 Tower Hamlets 16,478 London borough Greater London
2 Islington 14,833 London borough Greater London
3 Hackney 13,729 London borough Greater London
5 Lambeth 11,818 London borough Greater London
4 Kensington and Chelsea 12,053 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
6 Hammersmith and Fulham 11,293 London borough Greater London
7 Southwark 10,802 London borough Greater London
9 Newham 9,908 London borough Greater London
8 Camden 10,007 London borough Greater London
11 Wandsworth 9,605 London borough Greater London
10 Westminster 9,841 London borough, City (1540) Greater London
12 Haringey 8,845 London borough Greater London
13 Lewisham 8,497 London borough Greater London
14 Brent 7,893 London borough Greater London
15 Waltham Forest 7,109 London borough Greater London
16 Ealing 6,660 London borough Greater London
17 Greenwich 6,153 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
18 Barking and Dagenham 6,094 London borough Greater London
19 Merton 5,707 London borough Greater London
20 Redbridge 5,512 London borough Greater London
21 Luton 5,236 Unitary authority, Borough Bedfordshire
23 Harrow 5,176 London borough Greater London
24 Portsmouth 5,161 Unitary authority, City (1926) Hampshire
22 Hounslow 5,190 London borough Greater London
25 Leicester 5,091 Unitary authority, City (1919) Leicestershire
26 Southampton 5,066 Unitary authority, City (1964) Hampshire
28 Slough 4,892 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire
30 Sutton 4,791 London borough Greater London
27 Manchester 4,920 Metropolitan borough, City (1853) Greater Manchester
29 Watford 4,808 Borough Hertfordshire
31 Croydon 4,535 London borough Greater London
32 Kingston upon Thames 4,516 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
33 Barnet 4,485 London borough Greater London
34 Liverpool 4,442 Metropolitan borough, City (1880) Merseyside
35 Nottingham 4,403 Unitary authority, City (1897) Nottinghamshire
37 Southend-on-Sea 4,341 Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022) Essex
38 Reading 4,327 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire
36 Bristol 4,368 Unitary authority, City (1542) Bristol
39 Birmingham 4,323 Metropolitan borough, City (1889) West Midlands
42 Enfield 4,048 London borough Greater London
40 Bexley 4,091 London borough Greater London
41 Blackpool 4,060 Unitary authority, Borough Lancashire
43 Sandwell 4,023 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
44 Wolverhampton 3,855 Metropolitan borough, City (2000) West Midlands
45 Hull 3,756 Unitary authority, City (1897) East Riding of Yorkshire
47 Norwich 3,704 City (TI) Norfolk
48 Cambridge 3,612 City (1951) Cambridgeshire
50 Oxford 3,580 City (1542) Oxfordshire
51 Ipswich 3,524 Borough Suffolk
49 Coventry 3,605 Metropolitan borough, City (1102) West Midlands
52 Stevenage 3,456 Borough Hertfordshire
53 Worthing 3,445 Borough West Sussex
54 Richmond upon Thames 3,396 London borough Greater London
55 Derby 3,377 Unitary authority, City (1977) Derbyshire
56 Brighton & Hove 3,356 Unitary authority, City (2000) East Sussex
57 Plymouth 3,342 Unitary authority, City (1928) Devon
58 Dudley 3,317 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
59 Gloucester 3,293 City (1541) Gloucestershire
60 Gosport 3,243 Borough Hampshire
61 Worcester 3,129 City (TI) Worcestershire
62 Harlow 3,092 Essex
63 Hastings 3,041 Borough East Sussex
46 City of London 3,753 City (TI), sui generis City of London
64 Lincoln 2,873 City (TI) Lincolnshire
65 Exeter 2,869 City (TI) Devon
66 Salford 2,861 Metropolitan borough, City (1926) Greater Manchester
67 Stoke-on-Trent 2,782 Unitary authority, City (1925) Staffordshire
68 Walsall 2,752 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
69 Middlesbrough 2,752 Unitary authority, Borough North Yorkshire
70 Newcastle upon Tyne 2,711 Metropolitan borough, City (1882) Tyne and Wear
71 Hillingdon 2,685 London borough Greater London
72 Crawley 2,657 Borough West Sussex
73 Rushmoor 2,588 Borough Hampshire
74 Tamworth 2,581 Borough Staffordshire
75 Cheltenham 2,563 Borough Gloucestershire
76 North Tyneside 2,558 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
77 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,480 Unitary authority Dorset
78 Oadby and Wigston 2,480 Borough Leicestershire
79 Epsom and Ewell 2,382 Borough Surrey
80 Stockport 2,357 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
81 Havering 2,356 London borough Greater London
82 Eastbourne 2,315 Borough East Sussex
83 South Tyneside 2,308 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
84 Spelthorne 2,307 Borough Surrey
85 Tameside 2,256 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
86 Havant 2,240 Borough Hampshire
87 Trafford 2,228 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
88 Torbay 2,218 Unitary authority, Borough Devon
89 Bromley 2,195 London borough Greater London
90 Bolton 2,138 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
92 Castle Point 2,009 Borough Essex
91 Sunderland 2,018 Metropolitan borough, City (1992) Tyne and Wear
93 Wirral 2,004 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
94 Bury 1,957 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
95 Broxbourne 1,926 Borough Hertfordshire
96 Knowsley 1,816 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
97 Sefton 1,795 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
98 Wigan 1,776 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
99 Eastleigh 1,743 Borough Hampshire
100 Basildon 1,717 Essex
102 Oldham 1,714 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
101 Nuneaton and Bedworth 1,716 Borough Warwickshire
103 Woking 1,638 Borough Surrey
105 Halton 1,631 Unitary authority, Borough Cheshire
104 Dartford 1,634 Borough Kent
106 Redditch 1,606 Borough Worcestershire
107 Chesterfield 1,577 Borough Derbyshire
108 Fareham 1,543 Borough Hampshire
110 Adur 1,538 West Sussex
109 Sheffield 1,539 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) South Yorkshire
111 Bradford 1,508 Metropolitan borough, City (1897) West Yorkshire
112 Leeds 1,491 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) West Yorkshire
113 Elmbridge 1,473 Borough Surrey
114 Medway 1,459 Unitary authority, Borough Kent
115 Mansfield 1,449 Nottinghamshire
116 Rochdale 1,435 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
117 Broxtowe 1,400 Borough Nottinghamshire
118 Gateshead 1,389 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
119 Thanet 1,358 Kent
120 St Helens 1,355 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
121 Cannock Chase 1,282 Staffordshire
122 Solihull 1,221 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
123 Reigate and Banstead 1,190 Borough Surrey
124 Warrington 1,171 Unitary authority, Borough Cheshire
125 Ashfield 1,161 Nottinghamshire
126 Bracknell Forest 1,160 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire
128 Blackburn with Darwen 1,137 Unitary authority, Borough Lancashire
129 Runnymede 1,134 Borough Surrey
127 Hyndburn 1,140 Borough Lancashire
130 Gravesham 1,081 Borough Kent
131 Thurrock 1,080 Unitary authority, Borough Essex
133 Hertsmere 1,069 Borough Hertfordshire
132 Kirklees 1,071 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
135 Three Rivers 1,060 Hertfordshire
136 Wakefield 1,056 Metropolitan borough, City (1888) West Yorkshire
134 Preston 1,065 City (2002) Lancashire
137 Erewash 1,031 Borough Derbyshire
138 Swindon 1,024 Unitary authority, Borough Wiltshire
139 Wokingham 1,011 Unitary authority Berkshire
140 Hartlepool 1,002 Unitary authority, Borough Durham
141 South Ribble 991 Borough Lancashire
142 Gedling 981 Borough Nottinghamshire
143 Stockton-on-Tees 976 Unitary authority, Borough Durham and North Yorkshire
144 Surrey Heath 959 Borough Surrey
145 Milton Keynes 947 Unitary authority, Borough Buckinghamshire
146 Rotherham 937 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
147 Welwyn Hatfield 928 Hertfordshire
148 St Albans 920 City (1877) Hertfordshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Barrow-in-Furness Borough Cumbria
149 Burnley 863 Borough Lancashire
150 North East Lincolnshire 819 Unitary authority, Borough Lincolnshire
154 York 752 Unitary authority, City (TI) North Yorkshire
151 Blaby 799 Leicestershire
152 Windsor and Maidenhead 787 Unitary authority, Royal Borough Berkshire
155 Barnsley 749 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
156 Dacorum 735 Borough Hertfordshire
153 Arun 753 West Sussex
157 Charnwood 662 Borough Leicestershire
160 Newcastle-under-Lyme 594 Borough Staffordshire
158 Telford and Wrekin 651 Unitary authority, Borough Shropshire
159 Peterborough 634 Unitary authority, City (1541) Cambridgeshire
162 Colchester 592 Borough Essex
166 Calderdale 571 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
164 Chorley 585 Borough Lancashire
163 North Somerset 586 Unitary authority Somerset
165 Great Yarmouth 573 Borough Norfolk
161 South Gloucestershire 593 Unitary authority Gloucestershire
169 Redcar and Cleveland 560 Unitary authority, Borough North Yorkshire
168 Bath and North East Somerset 566 Unitary authority Somerset
172 Doncaster 548 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
174 Guildford 538 Borough Surrey
170 Tonbridge and Malling 557 Borough Kent
167 Pendle 567 Borough Lancashire
171 Darlington 554 Unitary authority, Borough Durham
179 Canterbury 510 City (TI) Kent
173 Chelmsford 541 City (2012) Essex
176 Wyre Forest 524 Worcestershire
178 Rossendale 516 Borough Lancashire
177 Rochford 522 Essex
175 Warwick 534 Warwickshire
181 Brentwood 505 Borough Essex
180 Bolsover 509 Derbyshire
182 Fylde 501 Borough Lancashire
183 Amber Valley 478 Borough Derbyshire
184 Hart 469 Hampshire
186 Bromsgrove 461 Worcestershire
185 Mid Sussex 464 West Sussex
187 Maidstone 459 Borough Kent
188 Tendring 450 Essex
189 Central Bedfordshire 421 Unitary authority Bedfordshire
202 Buckinghamshire 358 Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
190 Swale 414 Borough Kent
191 Wyre 407 Borough Lancashire
192 Epping Forest 398 Essex
196 Hinckley and Bosworth 384 Borough Leicestershire
200 Isle of Wight 371 Unitary authority, County Isle of Wight
193 Cheshire West and Chester 393 Unitary authority Cheshire
199 Dover 373 Kent
198 North East Derbyshire 377 Derbyshire
195 North West Leicestershire 385 Leicestershire
197 Waverley 377 Borough Surrey
194 Bedford 393 Unitary authority, Borough Bedfordshire
205 Tunbridge Wells 350 Borough Kent
203 North Hertfordshire 357 Hertfordshire
204 Tandridge 357 Surrey
207 Lewes 345 East Sussex
209 Mole Valley 340 Surrey
208 West Lancashire 344 Lancashire
206 Cheshire East 349 Unitary authority Cheshire
212 Sevenoaks 328 Kent
217 Folkestone and Hythe 309 Kent
213 Lichfield 327 Staffordshire
215 East Hertfordshire 319 Hertfordshire
211 South Derbyshire 329 Derbyshire
214 East Staffordshire 325 Borough Staffordshire
210 Rugby 332 Borough Warwickshire
218 Rushcliffe 297 Borough Nottinghamshire
219 Basingstoke and Deane 296 Borough Hampshire
222 South Staffordshire 274 Staffordshire
220 Horsham 280 West Sussex
223 Stroud 268 Gloucestershire
221 Cherwell 279 Oxfordshire
225 Lancaster 255 City (1937) Lancashire
224 Braintree 258 Essex
230 New Forest 234 Hampshire
229 County Durham 237 Unitary authority County Durham
226 East Hampshire 247 Hampshire
228 Broadland 242 Norfolk
227 Vale of White Horse 246 Oxfordshire
234 North Warwickshire 232 Borough Warwickshire
233 Stafford 232 Staffordshire
235 West Berkshire 230 Unitary authority Berkshire
232 Tewkesbury 234 Borough Gloucestershire
231 Ashford 234 Borough Kent
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Sedgemoor Somerset
236 South Oxfordshire 224 Oxfordshire
241 North Lincolnshire 201 Unitary authority, Borough Lincolnshire
237 Test Valley 212 Borough Hampshire
240 Teignbridge 202 Devon
243 East Suffolk 196 Suffolk
238 Huntingdonshire 203 Cambridgeshire
244 Wealden 196 East Sussex
239 Wychavon 203 Worcestershire
245 Boston 195 Borough Lincolnshire
242 Winchester 197 City (TI) Hampshire
251 Rother 185 East Sussex
246 Newark and Sherwood 192 Nottinghamshire
248 Fenland 189 Cambridgeshire
250 Bassetlaw 188 Nottinghamshire
249 Maldon 189 Essex
247 East Devon 190 Devon
String Module Error: String subset index out of range South Somerset Somerset
252 South Cambridgeshire 184 Cambridgeshire
253 West Suffolk 176 Borough Suffolk
255 High Peak 169 Borough Derbyshire
257 Staffordshire Moorlands 167 Staffordshire
258 Forest of Dean 167 Gloucestershire
260 Cornwall 162 Unitary authority Cornwall
254 Harborough 170 Leicestershire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Mendip Somerset
263 Babergh 159 Suffolk
259 West Oxfordshire 164 Oxfordshire
261 Chichester 160 West Sussex
264 Wiltshire 158 Unitary authority Wiltshire
262 South Norfolk 159 Norfolk
266 South Kesteven 153 Lincolnshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Selby North Yorkshire
265 Dorset 154 Unitary authority Dorset
267 East Riding of Yorkshire 144 Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire
268 Uttlesford 144 Essex
271 Isles of Scilly 140 sui generis Cornwall
272 East Cambridgeshire 137 Cambridgeshire
270 Malvern Hills 140 Worcestershire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Scarborough Borough North Yorkshire
269 Stratford-on-Avon 142 Warwickshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Somerset West and Taunton Borough Somerset
273 North Kesteven 130 Lincolnshire
274 South Holland 129 Lincolnshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Harrogate North Yorkshire
275 Mid Suffolk 121 Suffolk
281 North Norfolk 107 Norfolk
276 Breckland 110 Norfolk
277 Melton 109 Borough Leicestershire
278 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 108 Borough Norfolk
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Carlisle City (1133) Cumbria
280 Rutland 108 Unitary authority Rutland
279 Ribble Valley 108 Borough Lancashire
282 Shropshire 102 Unitary authority Shropshire

Less than 100 / km²[edit]

Rank District Density (per km2) Type of district Ceremonial county
283 South Hams 101 Devon
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Copeland Borough Cumbria
287 Derbyshire Dales 91 Derbyshire
285 Mid Devon 92 Devon
284 North Devon 93 Devon
288 Herefordshire 87 Unitary authority Herefordshire
289 West Lindsey 84 Lincolnshire
290 East Lindsey 82 Lincolnshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Allerdale Borough Cumbria
292 Cotswold 78 Gloucestershire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Hambleton North Yorkshire
293 Torridge 70 Devon
String Module Error: String subset index out of range South Lakeland Cumbria
294 Northumberland 65 Unitary authority Northumberland
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Craven North Yorkshire
296 West Devon 50 Borough Devon
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Richmondshire North Yorkshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Ryedale North Yorkshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of range Eden Cumbria

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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