List of English districts by population

This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2024 from the Office for National Statistics.

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 (2024)

Rank	District	Population	Type	Ceremonial county	Region
1	Birmingham	1,183,618	Metropolitan borough, city (1889)	West Midlands	West Midlands
2	Leeds	845,189	Metropolitan borough, city (1893)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
3	North Yorkshire	635,270	Unitary authority	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
4	Manchester	589,670	Metropolitan borough, city (1853)	Greater Manchester	North West
5	Somerset	588,328	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
6	Cornwall	583,289	Unitary authority	Cornwall	South West
7	Sheffield	582,493	Metropolitan borough, city (1893)	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
8	Buckinghamshire	578,772	Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire	South East
9	Bradford	563,605	Metropolitan borough, city (1897)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
10	County Durham	538,011	Unitary authority	Durham	North East
11	Wiltshire	523,700	Unitary authority	Wiltshire	South West
12	Liverpool	508,961	Metropolitan borough, city (1880)	Merseyside	North West
13	Bristol	494,399	Unitary authority, city (1542)	Bristol	South West
14	Kirklees	447,847	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
15	West Northamptonshire	439,811	Unitary authority	Northamptonshire	East Midlands
16	Cheshire East	421,298	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
17	Croydon	409,342	London borough	Greater London	London
18	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	408,967	Unitary authority	Dorset	South West
19	Barnet	405,050	London borough	Greater London	London
20	Dorset	389,947	Unitary authority	Dorset	South West
21	Leicester	388,348	Unitary authority, city (1919)	Leicestershire	East Midlands
22	Ealing	385,985	London borough	Greater London	London
23	Newham	374,523	London borough	Greater London	London
24	North Northamptonshire	373,871	Unitary authority	Northamptonshire	East Midlands
25	Cheshire West and Chester	371,652	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
26	Coventry	369,026	Metropolitan borough, city (1345)	West Midlands	West Midlands
27	Wakefield	367,666	Metropolitan borough, city (1888)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
28	East Riding of Yorkshire	355,884	Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
29	Sandwell	353,860	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
30	Brent	352,976	London borough	Greater London	London
31	Wigan	344,922	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
32	Wandsworth	337,655	London borough	Greater London	London
33	Bromley	335,319	London borough	Greater London	London
34	Shropshire	332,455	Unitary authority	Shropshire	West Midlands
35	Dudley	331,930	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
36	Tower Hamlets	331,886	London borough	Greater London	London
37	Northumberland	331,420	Unitary authority	Northumberland	North East
38	Nottingham	331,077	Unitary authority, city (1897)	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
39	Hillingdon	329,185	London borough	Greater London	London
40	Wirral	328,873	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
41	Enfield	327,434	London borough	Greater London	London
42	Redbridge	321,231	London borough	Greater London	London
43	Newcastle upon Tyne	320,605	Metropolitan borough, city (1882)	Tyne and Wear	North East
44	Doncaster	319,765	Metropolitan borough, city (2022)	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
45	Lambeth	316,920	London borough	Greater London	London
46	Central Bedfordshire	315,877	Unitary authority	Bedfordshire	East of England
47	Southwark	314,786	London borough	Greater London	London
48	Bolton	310,085	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
49	South Gloucestershire	306,332	Unitary authority	Gloucestershire	South West
50	Milton Keynes	305,884	Unitary authority, borough, city (2022)	Buckinghamshire	South East
51	Stockport	303,929	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
52	Lewisham	301,255	London borough	Greater London	London
53	Greenwich	299,528	London borough, royal borough	Greater London	London
54	Hounslow	299,424	London borough	Greater London	London
55	Walsall	295,678	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
56	Salford	294,348	Metropolitan borough, city (1926)	Greater Manchester	North West
57	Medway	292,655	Unitary authority	Kent	South East
58	Sunderland	288,606	Metropolitan borough, city (1992)	Tyne and Wear	North East
59	Sefton	286,281	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
60	Brighton and Hove	283,870	Unitary authority, city (2000)	East Sussex	South East
61	Wolverhampton	281,251	Metropolitan borough, city (2000)	West Midlands	West Midlands
62	Cumberland	280,495	Unitary authority	Cumbria	North West
63	Waltham Forest	279,737	London borough	Greater London	London
64	Rotherham	276,595	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
65	Havering	276,274	London borough	Greater London	London
66	Kingston upon Hull	275,401	Unitary authority, city (1897)	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
67	Derby	274,149	Unitary authority, city (1977)	Derbyshire	East Midlands
68	Plymouth	272,067	Unitary authority, city (1928)	Devon	South West
69	Harrow	270,724	London borough	Greater London	London
70	Stoke-on-Trent	270,425	Unitary authority, city (1925)	Staffordshire	West Midlands
71	Hackney	266,758	London borough	Greater London	London
72	Haringey	263,850	London borough	Greater London	London
73	Southampton	259,424	Unitary authority, city (1964)	Hampshire	South East
74	Bexley	256,434	London borough	Greater London	London
75	Barnsley	251,770	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
76	Oldham	251,560	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
77	East Suffolk	249,664	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
78	Swindon	243,875	Unitary authority, borough	Wiltshire	South West
79	Trafford	241,025	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
80	Tameside	239,643	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
81	Luton	239,090	Unitary authority, borough	Bedfordshire	East of England
82	Rochdale	235,561	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
83	Barking and Dagenham	232,747	London borough	Greater London	London
84	Westmorland and Furness	230,185	Unitary authority	Cumbria	North West
85	North Somerset	224,578	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
86	Peterborough	223,655	Unitary authority, city (1541)	Cambridgeshire	East of England
87	Islington	223,024	London borough	Greater London	London
88	Solihull	221,242	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
89	Merton	218,539	London borough	Greater London	London
90	Camden	216,943	London borough	Greater London	London
91	Warrington	215,391	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
92	North Tyneside	215,025	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
93	Sutton	214,525	London borough	Greater London	London
94	Portsmouth	214,321	Unitary authority, city (1926)	Hampshire	South East
95	Calderdale	210,929	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
96	Westminster	209,996	London borough, city (1540)	Greater London	London
97	York	209,301	Unitary authority, city (TI)	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
98	Stockton-on-Tees	206,800	Unitary authority, borough	Durham and North Yorkshire	North East
99	Gateshead	202,760	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
100	Colchester	200,222	Non-metropolitan district, borough, city (2022)	Essex	East of England
101	Bath and North East Somerset	200,028	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
102	Bury	198,921	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
103	Richmond upon Thames	196,678	London borough	Greater London	London
104	Telford and Wrekin	195,952	Unitary authority, borough	Shropshire	West Midlands
105	Bedford	194,976	Unitary authority, borough	Bedfordshire	East of England
106	Basildon	193,632	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Essex	East of England
107	Basingstoke and Deane	193,110	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
108	Herefordshire	191,047	Unitary authority	Herefordshire	West Midlands
109	Huntingdonshire	190,619	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
110	St Helens	188,861	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
111	Chelmsford	188,803	Non-metropolitan district, city (2012)	Essex	East of England
112	Hammersmith and Fulham	188,687	London borough	Greater London	London
113	West Suffolk	188,485	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
114	Charnwood	188,385	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
115	Maidstone	187,767	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
116	Wokingham	187,200	Unitary authority	Berkshire	South East
117	Southend-on-Sea	185,256	Unitary authority, borough, city	Essex	East of England
118	Reading	182,907	Unitary authority, borough	Berkshire	South East
119	Thurrock	180,989	Unitary authority, borough	Essex	East of England
120	New Forest	176,116	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
121	Kingston upon Thames	172,692	London borough, royal borough	Greater London	London
122	South Cambridgeshire	172,544	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
123	North Lincolnshire	171,336	Unitary authority, borough	Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
124	Cherwell	170,426	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
125	Arun	170,064	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
126	Slough	167,359	Unitary authority, borough	Berkshire	South East
127	Wealden	166,908	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
128	Oxford	166,034	Non-metropolitan district, city (1542)	Oxfordshire	South East
129	West Berkshire	165,112	Unitary authority	Berkshire	South East
130	Braintree	164,304	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
131	Preston	162,864	Non-metropolitan district, city (2002)	Lancashire	North West
132	Knowsley	162,565	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
133	Blackburn with Darwen	162,540	Unitary authority, borough	Lancashire	North West
134	Canterbury	162,100	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Kent	South East
135	Mid Sussex	161,755	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
136	Dacorum	161,420	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
137	North East Lincolnshire	159,911	Unitary authority, borough	Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
138	Reigate and Banstead	159,134	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
139	Windsor and Maidenhead	158,943	Unitary authority, royal borough	Berkshire	South East
140	Swale	158,379	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
141	East Devon	158,239	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
142	East Hertfordshire	156,875	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
143	Tendring	156,759	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
144	South Oxfordshire	156,470	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
145	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	156,206	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Norfolk	East of England
146	Middlesbrough	156,161	Unitary authority, borough	North Yorkshire	North East
147	Warwick	154,889	Non-metropolitan district	Warwickshire	West Midlands
148	Horsham	151,521	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
149	South Tyneside	151,393	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
150	Guildford	151,359	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
151	St Albans	151,012	Non-metropolitan district, city (1877)	Hertfordshire	East of England
152	Cambridge	149,352	Non-metropolitan district, city (1951)	Cambridgeshire	East of England
153	Vale of White Horse	149,347	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
154	South Norfolk	148,448	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
155	Norwich	147,182	Non-metropolitan district, city (1195)	Norfolk	East of England
156	South Kesteven	147,151	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
157	Breckland	146,620	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
158	Stratford-on-Avon	146,258	Non-metropolitan district	Warwickshire	West Midlands
159	East Lindsey	145,183	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
160	Lancaster	145,006	Non-metropolitan district, city (1937)	Lancashire	North West
161	Kensington and Chelsea	144,518	London borough, royal borough	Greater London	London
162	Blackpool	144,191	Unitary authority, borough	Lancashire	North West
163	Eastleigh	142,933	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
164	Thanet	142,691	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
165	Elmbridge	141,926	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
166	Isle of Wight	141,660	Unitary authority	Isle of Wight	South East
167	Nuneaton and Bedworth	141,565	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
168	Stafford	141,556	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
169	Ashford	140,936	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
170	Ipswich	140,274	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Suffolk	East of England
171	Torbay	140,126	Unitary authority, borough	Devon	South West
172	Redcar and Cleveland	139,228	Unitary authority, borough	North Yorkshire	North East
173	Gloucester	138,598	Non-metropolitan district, city (1541)	Gloucestershire	South West
174	Teignbridge	138,548	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
175	Exeter	138,399	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Devon	South West
176	Broadland	138,157	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
177	Wychavon	138,017	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
178	Epping Forest	137,451	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
179	North Hertfordshire	137,201	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
180	Tonbridge and Malling	136,853	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
181	Winchester	135,632	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Hampshire	South East
182	Test Valley	135,201	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
183	Waverley	134,284	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
184	Halton	131,543	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
185	Bracknell Forest	130,806	Unitary authority, borough	Berkshire	South East
186	Amber Valley	130,451	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
187	East Hampshire	129,975	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
188	East Staffordshire	129,659	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
189	Ashfield	129,572	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
190	Chichester	128,934	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
191	Newark and Sherwood	127,886	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
192	Newcastle-under-Lyme	127,727	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
193	Havant	126,985	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
194	Rushcliffe	126,736	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
195	Stroud	125,680	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
196	Dartford	125,011	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
197	Bassetlaw	124,937	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
198	Crawley	124,008	Non-metropolitan district, borough	West Sussex	South East
199	Welwyn Hatfield	122,819	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
200	Sevenoaks	122,748	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
201	North Kesteven	122,468	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
202	Rugby	122,378	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
203	West Lancashire	121,995	Non-metropolitan district	Lancashire	North West
204	Cheltenham	121,739	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Gloucestershire	South West
205	West Oxfordshire	120,941	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
206	Chorley	120,839	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
207	Gedling	120,179	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
208	Dover	119,768	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
209	Tunbridge Wells	119,694	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
210	Wyre	118,743	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
211	South Derbyshire	117,493	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
212	Hinckley and Bosworth	116,682	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
213	South Ribble	116,113	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
214	Fareham	115,428	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
215	Broxtowe	114,565	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
216	South Staffordshire	114,423	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
217	Erewash	114,253	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
218	Worthing	113,866	Non-metropolitan district, borough	West Sussex	South East
219	Mansfield	113,138	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
220	Darlington	112,489	Unitary authority, borough	Durham	North East
221	Folkestone and Hythe	112,411	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
222	Lichfield	111,932	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
223	North West Leicestershire	111,881	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
224	Mid Suffolk	110,775	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
225	Gravesham	110,671	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
226	Hertsmere	110,212	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
227	Blaby	108,165	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
228	Watford	107,171	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
229	Spelthorne	107,074	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
230	Worcester	106,671	Non-metropolitan district, city (1189)	Worcestershire	West Midlands
231	North East Derbyshire	106,646	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
232	Chesterfield	106,045	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
233	Rushmoor	105,751	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
234	Woking	105,679	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
235	Lincoln	105,114	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
236	Fenland	104,896	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
237	Harborough	104,713	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
238	Eastbourne	104,259	Non-metropolitan district, borough	East Sussex	South East
239	Cannock Chase	104,088	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
240	Wyre Forest	103,913	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
241	North Norfolk	103,217	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
242	Hart	103,162	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
243	Lewes	102,363	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
244	Tewkesbury	101,949	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Gloucestershire	South West
245	Broxbourne	101,900	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
246	Bromsgrove	101,685	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
247	North Devon	101,222	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
248	Great Yarmouth	100,529	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Norfolk	East of England
249	Pendle	99,777	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
250	South Holland	99,298	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
251	Burnley	99,233	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
252	West Lindsey	99,208	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
253	Harlow	98,235	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
254	Hartlepool	98,180	Unitary authority, borough	Durham	North East
255	Babergh	97,033	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
256	Staffordshire Moorlands	96,651	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
257	Rother	96,133	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
258	Three Rivers	95,807	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
259	Uttlesford	95,106	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
260	Surrey Heath	94,492	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
261	East Cambridgeshire	92,906	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
262	South Hams	92,148	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
263	Runnymede	92,118	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
264	High Peak	91,959	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
265	Stevenage	91,774	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
266	Cotswold	91,661	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
267	Hastings	91,219	Non-metropolitan district, borough	East Sussex	South East
268	Tandridge	90,586	Non-metropolitan district	Surrey	South East
269	Castle Point	90,581	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Essex	East of England
270	Rochford	89,815	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
271	Forest of Dean	89,753	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
272	Mole Valley	88,709	Non-metropolitan district	Surrey	South East
273	Redditch	87,847	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Worcestershire	West Midlands
274	Hyndburn	86,058	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
275	Fylde	85,447	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
276	Mid Devon	84,993	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
277	Bolsover	83,773	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
278	Epsom and Ewell	83,288	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
279	Malvern Hills	83,227	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
280	Gosport	82,921	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
281	Tamworth	81,117	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
282	Brentwood	79,326	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Essex	East of England
283	Rossendale	73,045	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
284	Derbyshire Dales	71,757	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
285	Boston	71,080	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
286	Torridge	69,841	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
287	Maldon	69,131	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
288	North Warwickshire	67,117	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
289	Ribble Valley	65,794	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
290	Adur	64,889	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
291	Oadby and Wigston	61,695	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
292	West Devon	58,923	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Devon	South West
293	Melton	54,052	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
294	Rutland	41,443	Unitary authority	Rutland	East Midlands
295	City of London	15,111	Sui generis, city (TI)	City of London	London
296	Isles of Scilly	2,366	Sui generis	Cornwall	South West

See also

• List of two-tier counties of England by population
• List of ceremonial counties of England by population
• List of towns and cities in England by population
• List of English districts
• List of English districts by area
• List of English districts by population density
• List of English districts by ethnicity

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