List of English districts by population density

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This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population density, according to estimated figures for 2024 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).

Local authority districts of England by population density (2024) [1]
RankDistrictDensity (/km2)Density (/mi2)Type Ceremonial county Region
1 Tower Hamlets 16,78743,480 London borough Greater London London
2 Islington 15,01038,900 London borough Greater London London
3 Hackney 14,00736,280 London borough Greater London London
4 Kensington and Chelsea 11,91830,870 London borough, royal borough Greater London London
5 Lambeth 11,82230,620 London borough Greater London London
6 Hammersmith and Fulham 11,50429,800 London borough Greater London London
7 Southwark 10,90128,230 London borough Greater London London
8 Newham 10,34726,800 London borough Greater London London
9 Camden 9,96125,800 London borough Greater London London
10 Wandsworth 9,85525,520 London borough Greater London London
11 Westminster 9,77525,320 London borough, city  (1540) Greater London London
12 Haringey 8,91223,080 London borough Greater London London
13 Lewisham 8,57222,200 London borough Greater London London
14 Brent 8,16421,140 London borough Greater London London
15 Waltham Forest 7,20818,670 London borough Greater London London
16 Ealing 6,94918,000 London borough Greater London London
17 Barking and Dagenham 6,44716,700 London borough Greater London London
18 Greenwich 6,33116,400 London borough, royal borough Greater London London
19 Merton 5,80815,040 London borough Greater London London
20 Redbridge 5,69614,750 London borough Greater London London
21 Luton 5,51514,280 Unitary authority, borough Bedfordshire East of England
22 Harrow 5,36513,900 London borough Greater London London
23 Hounslow 5,35013,900 London borough Greater London London
24 Portsmouth 5,30713,750 Unitary authority, city  (1926) Hampshire South East
25 Leicester 5,29513,710 Unitary authority, city  (1919) Leicestershire East Midlands
26 City of London 5,22913,540 Sui generis , city  ( TI ) City of London London
27 Southampton 5,20113,470 Unitary authority, city  (1964) Hampshire South East
28 Slough 5,14313,320 Unitary authority, borough Berkshire South East
29 Manchester 5,09913,210 Metropolitan borough, city  (1853) Greater Manchester North West
30 Watford 5,00112,950 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
31 Sutton 4,89312,670 London borough Greater London London
32 Croydon 4,73412,260 London borough Greater London London
33 Barnet 4,66812,090 London borough Greater London London
34 Kingston upon Thames 4,63512,000 London borough, royal borough Greater London London
35 Liverpool 4,55111,790 Metropolitan borough, city  (1880) Merseyside North West
36 Reading 4,52811,730 Unitary authority, borough Berkshire South East
37 Bristol 4,50811,680 Unitary authority, city  (1542) Bristol South West
38 Southend-on-Sea 4,44511,510 Unitary authority, borough, city Essex East of England
39 Nottingham 4,43711,490 Unitary authority, city  (1897) Nottinghamshire East Midlands
40 Birmingham 4,42011,400 Metropolitan borough, city  (1889) West Midlands West Midlands
41 Bexley 4,23410,970 London borough Greater London London
42 Blackpool 4,13510,710 Unitary authority, borough Lancashire North West
43 Sandwell 4,13510,710 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
44 Enfield 4,05210,490 London borough Greater London London
45 Wolverhampton 4,05010,500 Metropolitan borough, city  (2000) West Midlands West Midlands
46 Kingston upon Hull 3,8489,970 Unitary authority, city  (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
47 Norwich 3,7749,770 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1195) Norfolk East of England
48 Coventry 3,7419,690 Metropolitan borough, city  (1345) West Midlands West Midlands
49 Cambridge 3,6709,500 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1951) Cambridgeshire East of England
50 Oxford 3,6419,430 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1542) Oxfordshire South East
51 Ipswich 3,5519,200 Non-metropolitan district, borough Suffolk East of England
52 Stevenage 3,5349,150 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
53 Derby 3,5149,100 Unitary authority, city  (1977) Derbyshire East Midlands
54 Worthing 3,5019,070 Non-metropolitan district, borough West Sussex South East
55 Brighton and Hove 3,4278,880 Unitary authority, city  (2000) East Sussex South East
56 Richmond upon Thames 3,4278,880 London borough Greater London London
57 Gloucester 3,4188,850 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1541) Gloucestershire South West
58 Plymouth 3,4078,820 Unitary authority, city  (1928) Devon South West
59 Dudley 3,3888,770 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
60 Gosport 3,2688,460 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
61 Harlow 3,2168,330 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
62 Worcester 3,1998,290 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1189) Worcestershire West Midlands
63 Hastings 3,0617,930 Non-metropolitan district, borough East Sussex South East
64 Salford 3,0287,840 Metropolitan borough, city  (1926) Greater Manchester North West
65 Lincoln 2,9457,630 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Lincolnshire East Midlands
66 Exeter 2,9427,620 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Devon South West
67 Middlesbrough 2,8987,510 Unitary authority, borough North Yorkshire North East
68 Stoke-on-Trent 2,8947,500 Unitary authority, city  (1925) Staffordshire West Midlands
69 Hillingdon 2,8457,370 London borough Greater London London
70 Walsall 2,8437,360 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
71 Newcastle upon Tyne 2,8267,320 Metropolitan borough, city  (1882) Tyne and Wear North East
72 Crawley 2,7597,150 Non-metropolitan district, borough West Sussex South East
73 Rushmoor 2,7087,010 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
74 Tamworth 2,6306,800 Non-metropolitan district, borough Staffordshire West Midlands
75 Oadby and Wigston 2,6226,790 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
76 Cheltenham 2,6136,770 Non-metropolitan district, borough Gloucestershire South West
77 North Tyneside 2,6136,770 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
78 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,5236,530 Unitary authority Dorset South West
79 Havering 2,4596,370 London borough Greater London London
80 Epsom and Ewell 2,4436,330 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
81 Stockport 2,4116,240 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
82 Spelthorne 2,3856,180 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
83 Eastbourne 2,3616,110 Non-metropolitan district, borough East Sussex South East
84 South Tyneside 2,3506,100 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
85 Tameside 2,3236,020 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
86 Havant 2,2785,900 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
87 Trafford 2,2735,890 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
88 Bromley 2,2345,790 London borough Greater London London
89 Torbay 2,2285,770 Unitary authority, borough Devon South West
90 Bolton 2,2185,740 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
91 Sunderland 2,1005,400 Metropolitan borough, city  (1992) Tyne and Wear North East
92 Wirral 2,0445,290 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
93 Castle Point 2,0285,250 Non-metropolitan district, borough Essex East of England
94 Bury 2,0005,200 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
95 Broxbourne 1,9805,100 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
96 Knowsley 1,8794,870 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
97 Wigan 1,8334,750 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
98 Sefton 1,8284,730 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
99 Eastleigh 1,7944,650 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
100 Nuneaton and Bedworth 1,7944,650 Non-metropolitan district, borough Warwickshire West Midlands
101 Oldham 1,7674,580 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
102 Basildon 1,7604,600 Non-metropolitan district, borough Essex East of England
103 Dartford 1,7194,450 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
104 Halton 1,6634,310 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
105 Woking 1,6614,300 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
106 Redditch 1,6194,190 Non-metropolitan district, borough Worcestershire West Midlands
107 Chesterfield 1,6064,160 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
108 Sheffield 1,5834,100 Metropolitan borough, city  (1893) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
109 Fareham 1,5554,030 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
110 Adur 1,5423,990 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
111 Bradford 1,5383,980 Metropolitan borough, city  (1897) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
112 Leeds 1,5323,970 Metropolitan borough, city  (1893) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
113 Medway 1,5113,910 Unitary authority Kent South East
114 Elmbridge 1,4933,870 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
115 Rochdale 1,4903,900 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
116 Mansfield 1,4753,820 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
117 Broxtowe 1,4303,700 Non-metropolitan district, borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
118 Gateshead 1,4243,690 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
119 St Helens 1,3853,590 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
120 Thanet 1,3773,570 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
121 Cannock Chase 1,3203,400 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
122 Solihull 1,2413,210 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
123 Reigate and Banstead 1,2323,190 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
124 Bracknell Forest 1,1963,100 Unitary authority, borough Berkshire South East
125 Warrington 1,1923,090 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
126 Blackburn with Darwen 1,1863,070 Unitary authority, borough Lancashire North West
127 Ashfield 1,1833,060 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
128 Runnymede 1,1813,060 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
129 Hyndburn 1,1793,050 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
130 Preston 1,1452,970 Non-metropolitan district, city  (2002) Lancashire North West
131 Gravesham 1,1182,900 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
132 Thurrock 1,1052,860 Unitary authority, borough Essex East of England
133 Kirklees 1,0962,840 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
134 Hertsmere 1,0902,800 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
135 Wakefield 1,0862,810 Metropolitan borough, city  (1888) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
136 Three Rivers 1,0792,790 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
137 Swindon 1,0602,700 Unitary authority, borough Wiltshire South West
138 Hartlepool 1,0482,710 Unitary authority, borough Durham North East
139 Wokingham 1,0462,710 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
140 Erewash 1,0422,700 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
141 South Ribble 1,0262,660 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
142 Stockton-on-Tees 1,0092,610 Unitary authority, borough Durham and North Yorkshire North East
143 Gedling 1,0022,600 Non-metropolitan district, borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
144 Surrey Heath 9942,570 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
145 Milton Keynes 9912,570 Unitary authority, borough, city  (2022) Buckinghamshire South East
146 Rotherham 9652,500 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
147 Welwyn Hatfield 9482,460 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
148 St Albans 9372,430 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1877) Hertfordshire East of England
149 Burnley 8972,320 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
150 North East Lincolnshire 8302,100 Unitary authority, borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
151 Blaby 8292,150 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
152 Windsor and Maidenhead 8092,100 Unitary authority, royal borough Berkshire South East
153 Arun 7702,000 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
154 York 7702,000 Unitary authority, city  ( TI ) North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
155 Barnsley 7651,980 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
156 Dacorum 7602,000 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hertfordshire East of England
157 Charnwood 6751,750 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
158 Telford and Wrekin 6751,750 Unitary authority, borough Shropshire West Midlands
159 Peterborough 6511,690 Unitary authority, city  (1541) Cambridgeshire East of England
160 South Gloucestershire 6161,600 Unitary authority Gloucestershire South West
161 Colchester 6101,600 Non-metropolitan district, borough, city  (2022) Essex East of England
162 Newcastle-under-Lyme 6051,570 Non-metropolitan district, borough Staffordshire West Midlands
163 North Somerset 6011,560 Unitary authority Somerset South West
164 Chorley 5961,540 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
165 Pendle 5891,530 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
166 Calderdale 5801,500 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
167 Bath and North East Somerset 5781,500 Unitary authority Somerset South West
168 Great Yarmouth 5771,490 Non-metropolitan district, borough Norfolk East of England
169 Darlington 5701,500 Unitary authority, borough Durham North East
170 Tonbridge and Malling 5701,500 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
171 Redcar and Cleveland 5681,470 Unitary authority, borough North Yorkshire North East
172 Doncaster 5631,460 Metropolitan borough, city  (2022) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
173 Guildford 5591,450 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
174 Chelmsford 5571,440 Non-metropolitan district, city  (2012) Essex East of England
175 Warwick 5481,420 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
176 Rochford 5381,390 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
177 Wyre Forest 5321,380 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
178 Rossendale 5291,370 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
179 Canterbury 5251,360 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Kent South East
180 Bolsover 5221,350 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
181 Brentwood 5181,340 Non-metropolitan district, borough Essex East of England
182 Fylde 5161,340 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
183 Amber Valley 4911,270 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
184 Mid Sussex 4841,250 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
185 Hart 4791,240 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
186 Maidstone 4771,240 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
187 Bromsgrove 4691,210 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
188 Tendring 4661,210 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
189 Central Bedfordshire 4411,140 Unitary authority Bedfordshire East of England
190 Swale 4241,100 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
191 Wyre 4211,090 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
192 Bedford 4091,060 Unitary authority, borough Bedfordshire East of England
193 Epping Forest 4051,050 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
194 Cheshire West and Chester 4041,050 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
195 North West Leicestershire 4011,040 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
196 Hinckley and Bosworth 3921,020 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
197 Waverley 3891,010 Non-metropolitan district, borough Surrey South East
198 North East Derbyshire 3871,000 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
199 Dover 380980 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
200 North Northamptonshire 379980 Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
201 Isle of Wight 373970 Unitary authority Isle of Wight South East
202 Buckinghamshire 370960 Unitary authority Buckinghamshire South East
203 North Hertfordshire 365950 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
204 Tandridge 365950 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
205 Cheshire East 361930 Unitary authority, borough Cheshire North West
206 Tunbridge Wells 361930 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
207 West Lancashire 352910 Non-metropolitan district Lancashire North West
208 Lewes 350910 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
209 Rugby 349900 Non-metropolitan district, borough Warwickshire West Midlands
210 South Derbyshire 347900 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
211 Mole Valley 343890 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
212 Lichfield 338880 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
213 East Staffordshire 335870 Non-metropolitan district, borough Staffordshire West Midlands
214 Sevenoaks 332860 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
215 East Hertfordshire 330850 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
216 West Northamptonshire 319830 Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
217 Folkestone and Hythe 315820 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
218 Rushcliffe 310800 Non-metropolitan district, borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
219 Basingstoke and Deane 305790 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
220 Cherwell 289750 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
221 Horsham 286740 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
222 South Staffordshire 281730 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
223 Stroud 273710 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
224 Braintree 269700 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
225 Vale of White Horse 259670 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
226 Lancaster 256660 Non-metropolitan district, city  (1937) Lancashire North West
227 East Hampshire 253660 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
228 Broadland 250650 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
229 Tewkesbury 246640 Non-metropolitan district, borough Gloucestershire South West
230 Ashford 243630 Non-metropolitan district, borough Kent South East
231 County Durham 242630 Unitary authority Durham North East
232 Stafford 237610 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
233 North Warwickshire 236610 Non-metropolitan district, borough Warwickshire West Midlands
234 New Forest 234610 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
235 West Berkshire 234610 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
236 South Oxfordshire 231600 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
237 Test Valley 215560 Non-metropolitan district, borough Hampshire South East
238 Huntingdonshire 210540 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
239 Wychavon 208540 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
240 Teignbridge 206530 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
241 Winchester 205530 Non-metropolitan district, city  ( TI ) Hampshire South East
242 North Lincolnshire 202520 Unitary authority, borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
243 Wealden 200520 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
244 East Suffolk 198510 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
245 Bassetlaw 196510 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
246 Newark and Sherwood 196510 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
247 Boston 195510 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lincolnshire East Midlands
248 East Devon 194500 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
249 Maldon 193500 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
250 Fenland 192500 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
251 South Cambridgeshire 191490 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
252 Rother 189490 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
253 West Suffolk 182470 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
254 Harborough 177460 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
255 Forest of Dean 171440 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
256 High Peak 171440 Non-metropolitan district, borough Derbyshire East Midlands
257 Somerset 171440 Unitary authority Somerset South West
258 West Oxfordshire 169440 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
259 Staffordshire Moorlands 168440 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
260 Cornwall 165430 Unitary authority Cornwall South West
261 Chichester 164420 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
262 South Norfolk 164420 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
263 Babergh 163420 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
264 Wiltshire 161420 Unitary authority Wiltshire South West
265 Dorset 157410 Unitary authority Dorset South West
266 South Kesteven 156400 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
267 Stratford-on-Avon 150390 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
268 East Riding of Yorkshire 148380 Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
269 Uttlesford 148380 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
270 Isles of Scilly 145380 Sui generis Cornwall South West
271 Malvern Hills 144370 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
272 East Cambridgeshire 143370 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
273 North Kesteven 133340 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
274 South Holland 132340 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
275 Mid Suffolk 127330 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
276 Ribble Valley 113290 Non-metropolitan district, borough Lancashire North West
277 Breckland 112290 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
278 Melton 112290 Non-metropolitan district, borough Leicestershire East Midlands
279 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 109280 Non-metropolitan district, borough Norfolk East of England
280 Rutland 109280 Unitary authority Rutland East Midlands
281 North Norfolk 107280 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
282 Shropshire 104270 Unitary authority Shropshire West Midlands
283 South Hams 104270 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
284 Cumberland 93240 Unitary authority Cumbria North West
285 Mid Devon 93240 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
286 North Devon 93240 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
287 Derbyshire Dales 91240 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
288 Herefordshire 88230 Unitary authority Herefordshire West Midlands
289 West Lindsey 86220 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
290 East Lindsey 82210 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
291 Cotswold 79200 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
292 North Yorkshire 79200 Unitary authority North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
293 Torridge 71180 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
294 Northumberland 66170 Unitary authority Northumberland North East
295 Westmorland and Furness 61160 Unitary authority Cumbria North West
296 West Devon 51130 Non-metropolitan district, borough Devon South West

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mid-Year Population Estimates, United Kingdom, June 2024". Office for National Statistics . 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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