List of English districts by population

This is a list of the 314 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2019 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 two sui generis authorities (the City of London and the Isles of Scilly).

Map of England's districts
2011 RUCLAD Assignments in England[2]
Rank District Population Type Ceremonial county Region
1Birmingham1,141,816Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West MidlandsWest Midlands
2Leeds793,139Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
3Sheffield584,853Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
4Cornwall569,578Unitary authorityCornwallSouth West
5Manchester552,858Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater ManchesterNorth West
6Buckinghamshire543,973Unitary authorityBuckinghamshireSouth East
7Bradford539,776Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
8County Durham530,094Unitary authorityCounty DurhamNorth East
9Wiltshire500,024Unitary authorityWiltshireSouth West
10Liverpool498,042Metropolitan borough, City (1880)MerseysideNorth West
11Bristol463,377Unitary authority, City (1542)BristolSouth West
12Kirklees439,787Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
13Barnet395,869London boroughGreater LondonLondon
14Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole395,331Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
15Croydon386,710London boroughGreater LondonLondon
16Cheshire East384,152Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
17Dorset378,508Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
18Coventry371,521Metropolitan borough, City (1345)West MidlandsWest Midlands
19Leicester354,224Unitary authority, City (1919)LeicestershireEast Midlands
20Newham353,134London boroughGreater LondonLondon
21Wakefield348,312Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
22Cheshire West and Chester343,071Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
23Ealing341,806London boroughGreater LondonLondon
24East Riding of Yorkshire341,173Unitary authorityEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
25Enfield333,794London boroughGreater LondonLondon
26Nottingham332,900Unitary authority, City (1897)NottinghamshireEast Midlands
27Bromley332,336London boroughGreater LondonLondon
28Brent329,771London boroughGreater LondonLondon
29Wandsworth329,677London boroughGreater LondonLondon
30Wigan328,662Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
31Sandwell328,450Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
32Lambeth326,034London boroughGreater LondonLondon
33Tower Hamlets324,745London boroughGreater LondonLondon
34Wirral324,011Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
35Shropshire323,136Unitary authorityShropshireWest Midlands
36Northumberland322,434Unitary authorityNorthumberlandNorth East
37Dudley321,596Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
38Southwark318,830London boroughGreater LondonLondon
39Doncaster311,890Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
40Hillingdon306,870London boroughGreater LondonLondon
41Lewisham305,842London boroughGreater LondonLondon
42Redbridge305,222London boroughGreater LondonLondon
43Newcastle upon Tyne302,820Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and WearNorth East
44Stockport293,423Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
45Brighton & Hove290,885Unitary authority, City (2000)East SussexSouth East
46Central Bedfordshire288,648Unitary authorityBedfordshireEast of England
47Greenwich287,942London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
48Bolton287,550Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
49Walsall285,478Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
50South Gloucestershire285,093Unitary authorityGloucestershireSouth West
51Hackney281,120London boroughGreater LondonLondon
52Medway278,556Unitary authorityKentSouth East
53Sunderland277,705Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and WearNorth East
54Waltham Forest276,983London boroughGreater LondonLondon
55Sefton276,410Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
56Hounslow271,523London boroughGreater LondonLondon
57Camden270,029London boroughGreater LondonLondon
58Milton Keynes269,457Unitary authority, BoroughBuckinghamshireSouth East
59Haringey268,647London boroughGreater LondonLondon
60Rotherham265,411Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
61Wolverhampton263,357Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West MidlandsWest Midlands
62Plymouth262,100Unitary authority, City (1928)DevonSouth West
63Westminster261,317London borough, City (1540)Greater LondonLondon
64Kingston upon Hull259,778Unitary authority, City (1299)East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
65Havering259,552London boroughGreater LondonLondon
66Salford258,834Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater ManchesterNorth West
67Derby257,302Unitary authority, City (1977)DerbyshireEast Midlands
68Stoke-on-Trent256,375Unitary authority, City (1925)StaffordshireWest Midlands
69Southampton252,520Unitary authority, City (1964)HampshireSouth East
70Harrow251,160London boroughGreater LondonLondon
71East Suffolk249,461Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
72Bexley248,287London boroughGreater LondonLondon
73Barnsley246,866Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
74Islington242,467London boroughGreater LondonLondon
75Trafford237,354Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
76Oldham237,110Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
77Tameside226,493Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
78Northampton224,610Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
79Rochdale222,412Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
80Swindon222,193Unitary authority, BoroughWiltshireSouth West
81Solihull216,374Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
82North Somerset215,052Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
83Portsmouth214,905Unitary authority, City (1926)HampshireSouth East
84Luton213,052Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
85Barking and Dagenham212,906London boroughGreater LondonLondon
86Calderdale211,455Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
87York210,618Unitary authority, City (TI)North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
88Warrington210,014Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
89North Tyneside207,913Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
90Merton206,548London boroughGreater LondonLondon
91Sutton206,349London boroughGreater LondonLondon
92Peterborough202,259Unitary authority, City (1541)CambridgeshireEast of England
93Gateshead202,055Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
94Richmond upon Thames198,019London boroughGreater LondonLondon
95Stockton-on-Tees197,348Unitary authority, BoroughCounty Durham and
North Yorkshire
North East
96Colchester194,706Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
97Bath and North East Somerset193,282Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
98Herefordshire192,801Unitary authorityHerefordshireWest Midlands
99Bury190,990Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
100Basildon187,199Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
101Charnwood185,851Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
102Hammersmith and Fulham185,143London boroughGreater LondonLondon
103Southend-on-Sea183,125Unitary authority, BoroughEssexEast of England
104St Helens180,585Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
105New Forest180,086Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
106Telford and Wrekin179,854Unitary authority, BoroughShropshireWest Midlands
107West Suffolk179,045Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
108Chelmsford178,388Non-metropolitan district, City (2012)EssexEast of England
109Huntingdonshire177,963Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
110Kingston upon Thames177,507London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
111Basingstoke and Deane176,582Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
112Thurrock174,341Unitary authority, BoroughEssexEast of England
113Bedford173,292Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
114North Lincolnshire172,292Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
115Maidstone171,826Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
116Wokingham171,119Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
117South Somerset168,345Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
118Canterbury165,394Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)KentSouth East
119Reading161,780Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
120Wealden161,475Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
121Harrogate160,831Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
122Arun160,758Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
123North East Lincolnshire159,563Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
124South Cambridgeshire159,086Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
125West Berkshire158,450Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
126Kensington and Chelsea156,129London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
127Somerset West and Taunton155,115Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
128Dacorum154,763Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
129Braintree152,604Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
130Oxford152,457Non-metropolitan district, City (1542)OxfordshireSouth East
131Windsor and Maidenhead151,422Unitary authority, Royal BoroughBerkshireSouth East
132King's Lynn and West Norfolk151,383Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
133Mid Sussex151,022Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
134South Tyneside150,976Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
135Knowsley150,862Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
136Cherwell150,503Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
137Swale150,082Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
138East Hertfordshire149,748Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
139Blackburn with Darwen149,696Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
140Slough149,539Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
141Guildford148,998Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
142Reigate and Banstead148,748Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
143St Albans148,452Non-metropolitan district, City (1877)HertfordshireEast of England
144Tendring146,561Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
145East Devon146,284Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
146Lancaster146,038Non-metropolitan district, City (1937)LancashireNorth West
147Horsham143,791Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
148Warwick143,753Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
149Preston143,135Non-metropolitan district, City (2002)LancashireNorth West
150South Kesteven142,424Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
151South Oxfordshire142,057Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
152Thanet141,922Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
153Isle of Wight141,771Unitary authority, CountyIsle of WightSouth East
154East Lindsey141,727Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
155Middlesbrough140,980Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
156South Norfolk140,880Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
157Norwich140,573Non-metropolitan district, City (1195)NorfolkEast of England
158Breckland139,968Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
159Blackpool139,446Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
160Stafford137,280Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
161Redcar and Cleveland137,150Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
162Ipswich136,913Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSuffolkEast of England
163Elmbridge136,795Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
164Torbay136,264Unitary authority, BoroughDevonSouth West
165Vale of White Horse136,007Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
166Teignbridge134,163Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
167Eastleigh133,584Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
168North Hertfordshire133,570Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
169Tonbridge and Malling132,153Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
170Epping Forest131,689Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
171Exeter131,405Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)DevonSouth West
172Broadland130,783Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
173Stratford-on-Avon130,098Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
174Ashford130,032Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
175Nuneaton and Bedworth129,883Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
176Newcastle-under-Lyme129,441Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
177Wychavon129,433Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
178Halton129,410Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
179Gloucester129,128Non-metropolitan district, City (1541)GloucestershireSouth West
180Amber Valley128,147Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
181Ashfield127,918Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
182Waverley126,328Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
183Havant126,220Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
184Test Valley126,160Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
185Winchester124,859Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)HampshireSouth East
186Cambridge124,798Non-metropolitan district, City (1951)CambridgeshireEast of England
187Sedgemoor123,178Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
188Welwyn Hatfield123,043Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
189Bracknell Forest122,549Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
190Newark and Sherwood122,421Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
191East Hampshire122,308Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
192Chichester121,129Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
193Sevenoaks120,750Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
194Stroud119,964Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
195East Staffordshire119,754Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
196Rushcliffe119,184Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
197Tunbridge Wells118,724Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
198Chorley118,216Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
199Dover118,131Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
200Gedling117,896Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
201Bassetlaw117,459Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
202North Kesteven116,915Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
203Cheltenham116,306Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
204Fareham116,233Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
205Mendip115,587Non-metropolitan districtSomersetSouth West
206Erewash115,371Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
207West Lancashire114,306Non-metropolitan districtLancashireNorth West
208Broxtowe114,033Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
209Hinckley and Bosworth113,136Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
210Folkestone and Hythe112,996Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
211Dartford112,606Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
212South Staffordshire112,436Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
213Crawley112,409Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
214Wyre112,091Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
215South Ribble110,788Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
216West Oxfordshire110,643Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
217Worthing110,570Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
218Mansfield109,313Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
219Rugby108,935Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
220Scarborough108,757Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
221Carlisle108,678Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)CumbriaNorth West
222South Derbyshire107,261Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
223Gravesham106,939Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
224Darlington106,803Unitary authority, BoroughCounty DurhamNorth East
225South Lakeland105,088Non-metropolitan districtCumbriaNorth West
226Hertsmere104,919Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
227Chesterfield104,900Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
228North Norfolk104,837Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
229Lichfield104,756Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
230Mid Suffolk103,895Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
231Eastbourne103,745Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
232North West Leicestershire103,611Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
233Lewes103,268Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
234Fenland101,850Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
235Kettering101,776Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
236Blaby101,526Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
237North East Derbyshire101,462Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
238Wyre Forest101,291Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
239Worcester101,222Non-metropolitan district, City (1189)WorcestershireWest Midlands
240Woking100,793Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
241Cannock Chase100,762Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
242Bromsgrove99,881Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
243Spelthorne99,844Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
244Great Yarmouth99,336Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
245Lincoln99,299Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)LincolnshireEast Midlands
246Staffordshire Moorlands98,435Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
247Allerdale97,761Non-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
248Broxbourne97,279Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
249North Devon97,145Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
250Hart97,073Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
251Watford96,577Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
252Rother96,080Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
253West Lindsey95,667Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
254South Holland95,019Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
254Tewkesbury95,019Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
256Rushmoor94,599Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
257East Northamptonshire94,527Non-metropolitan districtNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
258South Northamptonshire94,490Non-metropolitan districtNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
259Harborough93,807Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
260Hartlepool93,663Unitary authority, BoroughCounty DurhamNorth East
261Three Rivers93,323Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
262High Peak92,666Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
263Hastings92,661Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
264Pendle92,112Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
265Babergh92,036Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
266Hambleton91,594Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
267Uttlesford91,284Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
268Selby90,620Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
269Castle Point90,376Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
270Cotswold89,862Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
271East Cambridgeshire89,840Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
272Runnymede89,424Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
273Surrey Heath89,305Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
274Burnley88,920Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
275Tandridge88,129Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
276Stevenage87,845Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
277Rochford87,368Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
278Mole Valley87,245Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
279Harlow87,067Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
280South Hams87,004Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
281Forest of Dean86,791Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
282Daventry85,950Non-metropolitan districtNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
283Redditch85,261Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWorcestershireWest Midlands
284Gosport84,838Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
285Mid Devon82,311Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
286Hyndburn81,043Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
287Fylde80,780Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
288Epsom and Ewell80,627Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
289Bolsover80,562Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
290Wellingborough79,707Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
291Malvern Hills78,698Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
292Brentwood77,021Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
293Tamworth76,696Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
294Derbyshire Dales72,325Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
295Corby72,218Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
296Rossendale71,482Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
297Boston70,173Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLincolnshireEast Midlands
298Torridge68,267Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
299Copeland68,183Non-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
300Barrow-in-Furness67,049Non-metropolitan district, BoroughCumbriaNorth West
301North Warwickshire65,264Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
302Maldon64,926Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
303Adur64,301Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
304Ribble Valley60,888Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
305Craven57,142Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
306Oadby and Wigston57,015Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
307West Devon55,796Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDevonSouth West
308Ryedale55,380Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
309Richmondshire53,730Non-metropolitan districtNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
310Eden53,253Non-metropolitan districtCumbriaNorth West
311Melton51,209Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
312Rutland39,927Unitary authorityRutlandEast Midlands
313City of London9,721sui generis, City (TI)City of LondonLondon
314Isles of Scilly2,224sui generisCornwallSouth West

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