List of settlements in West Midlands (county) by population

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The 10 largest settlements of the county of the West Midlands, with district centres in yellow, cities in bold, and key towns shown in white.

This is a list of settlements in West Midlands by population based on the results of the 2021 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2031. In 2011, there were 29 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in the West Midlands, shown in the table below.

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Administrative boundaries

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Metropolitan boroughAdministrative centreIncluded towns and areas
1 City of Wolverhampton WMids-Wolverhampton.png Wolverhampton Bilston, Blakenhall, Bushbury, Oxley, Wednesfield
2 Dudley WMids-Dudley.png Dudley Brierley Hill, Cradley, Halesowen, Kingswinford, Lye, Netherton, Stourbridge, Quarry Bank
3 Walsall WMids-Walsall.png Walsall Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston, Pelsall, Pheasey, Shelfield, Willenhall
4 Sandwell WMids-Sandwell.png Oldbury Bearwood, Rowley Regis, Cradley Heath, Old Hill, Smethwick, Tipton, Tividale, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yew Tree
5 City of Birmingham WMids-Birmingham.png Birmingham Edgbaston, Great Barr, Hall Green, Handsworth, Northfield, Quinton, Soho, Sutton Coldfield
6 Solihull WMids-Solihull.png Solihull Balsall Common, Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Dorridge, Elmdon, Hampton-in-Arden, Kingshurst, Knowle, Marston Green, Meriden, Monkspath, Hockley Heath
7 City of Coventry WMids-Coventry.png Coventry Allesley, Binley, Keresley, Stoke, Tile Hill

Population ranking

Table has been taken from the West Midlands Conurbation article and missing county areas added

RankSettlementPopulation (2021) [1] Population (2011) [2] Notes on significant changes between 2001 and 2011
1 Birmingham 1,121,3751,085,810Gained Quinton from Oldbury-Smethwick USD. Gained Minworth from Sutton Coldfield USD.
2 Coventry 344,285325,949Excludes Binley Wood and Bedworth
3 Wolverhampton 234,025210,319 Bilston and Wednesfield removed from 2001. The three BUASDs combined total 265,178. Essington removed and placed within Willenhall BUASD.
4 Solihull 107,735123,187Gained Shelly Green and Knowle-Bentley Heath from 2001.
5 West Bromwich 103,11072,945 Wednesbury and Tipton removed from 2001. Town split in two by Sandwell Valley and the two parts are now considered separately. The four BUASDs combined total 153,366. Gained Yew Tree from 2001.
6 Sutton Coldfield 93,375109,015
7 Walsall 70,77567,594 Willenhall, Darlaston and Bloxwich removed from 2001. The four BUASDs combined total 185,114.
8 Dudley 64,27079,379 Coseley, Kingswinford, Brierley Hill and Sedgley removed from 2011. The five BUASDs combined total 215,693. Gained Cradley Heath and Quarry Bank from Oldbury-Smethwick USD.
9 Halesowen 60,11058,135
10 Stourbridge 56,95063,298Gained Hagley from 2001.
11 Smethwick 56,34048,765New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD.
12 Kingswinford 51,91050,801New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD.
13 Bloxwich 51,87547,288New in 2011. Previously part of Walsall USD.
14 Willenhall 49,58051,429New in 2011. Previously part of Walsall USD, but also gained Essington from Wolverhampton USD.
15 Tipton 47,20042,407New in 2011. Previously part of West Bromwich USD.
16 Oldbury 45,18023,964New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD.
17 Rowley Regis 39,05034,260New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD.
18 Bilston 34,64029,556New in 2011. Previously part of Wolverhampton USD.
19 Brierley Hill 32,30531,430New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD.
20 Sedgley 31,99030,979New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD.
21 Wednesfield -25,303New in 2011. Previously part of Wolverhampton USD
22 Coseley 25,20523,104New in 2011. Previously part of Dudley USD.
23 Darlaston 21,54018,803New in 2011. Previously part of Walsall USD.
24 Brownhills 21,24020,373
25 Wednesbury 20,31519,029New in 2011. Previously part of West Bromwich USD.
26 West Bromwich East-18,985New in 2011. Previously part of West Bromwich USD.
27 Aldridge 15,83539,463Gained Rushall, Shelfield and Pelsall from 2001.
28 Balsall Common 7,0957,039
29 Blackheath 6,9506,518New in 2011. Previously part of Oldbury-Smethwick USD.

See also

References

  1. "Rounded 2021 built up area figures". Office for National Statistics.
  2. 2011 census table: ONS