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, 56 unitary authorities, and three sui generis authorities (the City of London, the Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly). North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire are new unitary authorities from 1 April 2021.

Map of England's districts
2011 RUCLAD Assignments in England[2]
Rank District Population Type Ceremonial county Region
1Birmingham1,144,919Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West MidlandsWest Midlands
2Leeds811,956Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
4Sheffield556,521Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
3Cornwall570,305Unitary authorityCornwallSouth West
6Manchester551,938Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater ManchesterNorth West
5Buckinghamshire553,078Unitary authorityBuckinghamshireSouth East
7Bradford546,412Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
8County Durham522,068Unitary authorityDurhamNorth East
9Wiltshire510,333Unitary authorityWiltshireSouth West
10Liverpool486,088Metropolitan borough, City (1880)MerseysideNorth West
11Bristol472,465Unitary authority, City (1542)BristolSouth West
12Kirklees433,216Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
17Barnet389,344London boroughGreater LondonLondon
14Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole400,196Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
16Croydon390,719London boroughGreater LondonLondon
15Cheshire East398,772Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
18Dorset379,579Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
25Coventry345,325Metropolitan borough, City (1345)West MidlandsWest Midlands
19Leicester368,571Unitary authority, City (1919)LeicestershireEast Midlands
24Newham351,036London boroughGreater LondonLondon
23Wakefield353,368Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
22Cheshire West and Chester357,150Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
20Ealing367,115London boroughGreater LondonLondon
26East Riding of Yorkshire342,215Unitary authorityEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
30Enfield329,984London boroughGreater LondonLondon
33Nottingham323,632Unitary authority, City (1897)NottinghamshireEast Midlands
29Bromley329,992London boroughGreater LondonLondon
28Brent339,816London boroughGreater LondonLondon
32Wandsworth327,506London boroughGreater LondonLondon
31Wigan329,330Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
27Sandwell341,832Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
38Lambeth317,654London boroughGreater LondonLondon
39Tower Hamlets310,306London boroughGreater LondonLondon
37Wirral320,199Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
34Shropshire323,606Unitary authorityShropshireWest Midlands
36Northumberland320,567Unitary authorityNorthumberlandNorth East
35Dudley323,486Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
42Southwark307,637London boroughGreater LondonLondon
41Doncaster308,106Metropolitan borough, City (2022)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
43Hillingdon305,909London boroughGreater LondonLondon
44Lewisham300,553London boroughGreater LondonLondon
40Redbridge310,260London boroughGreater LondonLondon
45Newcastle upon Tyne300,125Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and WearNorth East
47Stockport294,773Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
57Brighton & Hove277,103Unitary authority, City (2000)East SussexSouth East
48Central Bedfordshire294,252Unitary authorityBedfordshireEast of England
50Greenwich289,068London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
46Bolton295,963Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
53Walsall284,124Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
49South Gloucestershire290,424Unitary authorityGloucestershireSouth West
68Hackney259,146London boroughGreater LondonLondon
54Medway279,773Unitary authorityKentSouth East
58Sunderland274,172Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and WearNorth East
56Waltham Forest278,426London boroughGreater LondonLondon
55Sefton279,233Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
51Hounslow288,181London boroughGreater LondonLondon
87Camden210,136London boroughGreater LondonLondon
52Milton Keynes287,060Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022)BuckinghamshireSouth East
63Haringey264,238London boroughGreater LondonLondon
61Rotherham265,807Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
64Wolverhampton263,727Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West MidlandsWest Midlands
62Plymouth264,695Unitary authority, City (1928)DevonSouth West
92Westminster204,236London borough, City (1540)Greater LondonLondon
60Kingston upon Hull267,014Unitary authority, City (1299)East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
65Havering262,052London boroughGreater LondonLondon
59Salford269,923Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater ManchesterNorth West
66Derby261,364Unitary authority, City (1977)DerbyshireEast Midlands
69Stoke-on-Trent258,366Unitary authority, City (1925)StaffordshireWest Midlands
70Southampton248,922Unitary authority, City (1964)HampshireSouth East
67Harrow261,203London boroughGreater LondonLondon
72East Suffolk246,058Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
71Bexley246,472London boroughGreater LondonLondon
73Barnsley244,572Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
82Islington216,589London boroughGreater LondonLondon
75Trafford235,052Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
74Oldham242,088Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
77Tameside231,071Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
79Rochdale223,773Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
76Swindon233,407Unitary authority, BoroughWiltshireSouth West
83Solihull216,240Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
81North Somerset216,726Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
90Portsmouth208,003Unitary authority, City (1926)HampshireSouth East
78Luton225,262Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
80Barking and Dagenham218,869London boroughGreater LondonLondon
91Calderdale206,631Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
93York202,821Unitary authority, City (TI)North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
86Warrington210,974Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
89North Tyneside208,967Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
85Merton215,186London boroughGreater LondonLondon
88Sutton209,639London boroughGreater LondonLondon
84Peterborough215,671Unitary authority, City (1541)CambridgeshireEast of England
95Gateshead196,151Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
96Richmond upon Thames195,278London boroughGreater LondonLondon
94Stockton-on-Tees196,595Unitary authority, BoroughDurham and
North Yorkshire
North East
99Colchester192,715Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City (2022)EssexEast of England
98Bath and North East Somerset193,409Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
101Herefordshire187,034Unitary authorityHerefordshireWest Midlands
97Bury193,851Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
100Basildon187,571Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
105Charnwood183,971Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
107Hammersmith and Fulham183,157London boroughGreater LondonLondon
110Southend-on-Sea180,686Unitary authority, Borough, CityEssexEast of England
106St Helens183,248Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
114New Forest175,785Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
102Telford and Wrekin185,541Unitary authority, BoroughShropshireWest Midlands
111West Suffolk179,948Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
108Chelmsford181,523Non-metropolitan district, City (2012)EssexEast of England
109Huntingdonshire180,832Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
119Kingston upon Thames168,063London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
104Basingstoke and Deane185,154Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
113Thurrock176,001Unitary authority, BoroughEssexEast of England
103Bedford185,225Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
118North Lincolnshire169,680Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
115Maidstone175,782Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
112Wokingham177,503Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
117South Somerset172,671Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
129Canterbury157,432Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)KentSouth East
116Reading174,224Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
126Wealden160,152Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
121Harrogate162,666Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
120Arun164,889Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
130North East Lincolnshire156,966Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
122South Cambridgeshire162,118Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
124West Berkshire161,448Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
154Kensington and Chelsea143,375London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
128Somerset West and Taunton157,445Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
132Dacorum155,081Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
131Braintree155,268Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
123Oxford162,040Non-metropolitan district, City (1542)OxfordshireSouth East
136Windsor and Maidenhead153,496Unitary authority, Royal BoroughBerkshireSouth East
135King's Lynn and West Norfolk154,325Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
137Mid Sussex152,566Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
147South Tyneside147,776Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
134Knowsley154,519Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
125Cherwell161,016Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
138Swale151,676Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
141East Hertfordshire150,158Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
133Blackburn with Darwen154,738Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
127Slough158,500Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
152Guildford143,650Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
139Reigate and Banstead150,846Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
145St Albans148,167Non-metropolitan district, City (1877)HertfordshireEast of England
144Tendring148,291Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
140East Devon150,828Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
155Lancaster142,934Non-metropolitan district, City (1937)LancashireNorth West
148Horsham146,778Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
143Warwick148,453Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
146Preston147,835Non-metropolitan district, City (2002)LancashireNorth West
153South Kesteven143,404Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
142South Oxfordshire149,085Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
160Thanet140,587Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
161Isle of Wight140,459sui generis[3]Isle of WightSouth East
156East Lindsey142,296Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
150Middlesbrough143,926Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
157South Norfolk141,948Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
151Norwich143,922Non-metropolitan district, City (1195)NorfolkEast of England
158Breckland141,476Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
159Blackpool141,036Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
166Stafford136,867Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
167Redcar and Cleveland136,531Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
162Ipswich139,642Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSuffolkEast of England
165Elmbridge138,754Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
163Torbay139,324Unitary authority, BoroughDevonSouth West
164Vale of White Horse138,913Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
170Teignbridge134,803Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
168Eastleigh136,443Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
173North Hertfordshire133,210Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
177Tonbridge and Malling132,201Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
169Epping Forest134,980Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
179Exeter130,709Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)DevonSouth West
178Broadland131,721Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
171Stratford-on-Avon134,725Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
174Ashford132,747Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
172Nuneaton and Bedworth134,197Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
192Newcastle-under-Lyme123,299Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
175Wychavon132,492Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
181Halton128,478Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
176Gloucester132,416Non-metropolitan district, City (1541)GloucestershireSouth West
185Amber Valley126,206Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
184Ashfield126,300Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
182Waverley128,229Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
189Havant124,208Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
180Test Valley130,492Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
183Winchester127,444Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)HampshireSouth East
149Cambridge145,674Non-metropolitan district, City (1951)CambridgeshireEast of England
187Sedgemoor125,343Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
196Welwyn Hatfield119,836Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
188Bracknell Forest124,607Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
193Newark and Sherwood122,956Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
186East Hampshire125,744Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
190Chichester124,068Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
195Sevenoaks120,514Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
194Stroud121,104Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
191East Staffordshire124,020Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
197Rushcliffe119,077Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
208Tunbridge Wells115,311Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
202Chorley117,732Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
206Dover116,410Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
204Gedling117,264Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
201Bassetlaw117,804Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
200North Kesteven118,075Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
198Cheltenham118,836Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
209Fareham114,511Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
207Mendip116,089Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
213Erewash112,906Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
203West Lancashire117,429Non-metropolitan districtLancashireNorth West
217Broxtowe110,940Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
212Hinckley and Bosworth113,642Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
221Folkestone and Hythe109,758Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
205Dartford116,753Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
219South Staffordshire110,472Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
199Crawley118,493Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
214Wyre111,946Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
216South Ribble111,035Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
211West Oxfordshire114,237Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
215Worthing111,338Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
218Mansfield110,482Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
210Rugby114,363Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
222Scarborough108,736Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
220Carlisle110,024Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)CumbriaNorth West
225South Derbyshire107,205Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
226Gravesham106,900Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
224Darlington107,799Unitary authority, BoroughDurhamNorth East
229South Lakeland104,450Non-metropolitan districtCumbriaNorth West
223Hertsmere107,827Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
233Chesterfield103,569Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
234North Norfolk102,980Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
227Lichfield106,436Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
237Mid Suffolk102,699Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
241Eastbourne101,686Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
228North West Leicestershire104,706Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
244Lewes99,905Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
238Fenland102,462Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
236Blaby102,926Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
240North East Derbyshire102,001Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
242Wyre Forest101,607Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
231Worcester103,872Non-metropolitan district, City (1189)WorcestershireWest Midlands
230Woking103,943Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
243Cannock Chase100,519Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
248Bromsgrove99,183Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
235Spelthorne102,956Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
246Great Yarmouth99,748Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
232Lincoln103,813Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)LincolnshireEast Midlands
253Staffordshire Moorlands95,845Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
252Allerdale96,157Non-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
249Broxbourne99,009Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
250North Devon98,611Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
247Hart99,408Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
239Watford102,246Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
261Rother93,108Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
255West Lindsey95,156Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
256South Holland95,122Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
257Tewkesbury94,884Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
245Rushmoor99,756Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
251Harborough97,625Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
263Hartlepool92,338Unitary authority, BoroughDurhamNorth East
259Three Rivers93,771Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
267High Peak90,933Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
266Hastings90,995Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
254Pendle95,757Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
262Babergh92,341Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
269Hambleton90,690Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
265Uttlesford91,341Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
264Selby91,988Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
271Castle Point89,587Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
268Cotswold90,832Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
276East Cambridgeshire87,762Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
274Runnymede88,079Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
270Surrey Heath90,453Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
258Burnley94,646Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
275Tandridge87,876Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
272Stevenage89,495Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
280Rochford85,661Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
277Mole Valley87,386Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
260Harlow93,329Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
273South Hams88,627Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
279Forest of Dean87,004Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
278Redditch87,036Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWorcestershireWest Midlands
283Gosport81,952Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
281Mid Devon82,852Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
282Hyndburn82,234Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
284Fylde81,374Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
285Epsom and Ewell80,938Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
286Bolsover80,272Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
287Malvern Hills79,486Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
289Brentwood77,047Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
288Tamworth78,646Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
290Derbyshire Dales71,540Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
291Rossendale70,871Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
292Boston70,502Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLincolnshireEast Midlands
293Torridge68,114Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
295Copeland67,076Non-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
294Barrow-in-Furness67,407Non-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
297North Warwickshire65,035Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
296Maldon66,208Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
298Adur64,544Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
299Ribble Valley61,561Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
302Craven56,927Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
300Oadby and Wigston57,747Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
301West Devon57,096Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDevonSouth West
304Ryedale54,707Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
306Richmondshire49,776Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
303Eden54,735Non-metropolitan districtCumbriaNorth West
305Melton51,752Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
307Rutland41,049Unitary authorityRutlandEast Midlands
308City of London8,583sui generis, City (TI)City of LondonLondon
309Isles of Scilly2,053sui generisCornwallSouth West

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