This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2021 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).

2011 RUCLAD Assignments in England[2]
Rank District Population (2021) Type Ceremonial county Region
1Birmingham1,142,494Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West MidlandsWest Midlands
2Leeds809,036Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
3North Yorkshire618,847Unitary authorityNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
4Somerset573,119Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
5Cornwall572,010Unitary authorityCornwallSouth West
6Buckinghamshire555,257Unitary authorityBuckinghamshireSouth East
7Sheffield554,401Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
8Manchester549,853Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater ManchesterNorth West
9Bradford546,976Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
10County Durham521,346Unitary authorityDurhamNorth East
11Wiltshire513,411Unitary authorityWiltshireSouth West
12Liverpool484,488Metropolitan borough, City (1880)MerseysideNorth West
13Bristol471,117Unitary authority, City (1542)BristolSouth West
14Kirklees433,355Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
15West Northamptonshire426,462Unitary authorityNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
16Cheshire East400,528Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
17Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole400,109Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
18Croydon390,506London boroughGreater LondonLondon
19Barnet388,639London boroughGreater LondonLondon
20Dorset381,292Unitary authorityDorsetSouth West
21Ealing366,127London boroughGreater LondonLondon
22Leicester366,018Unitary authority, City (1919)LeicestershireEast Midlands
23North Northamptonshire360,381Unitary authorityNorthamptonshireEast Midlands
24Cheshire West and Chester357,699Unitary authorityCheshireNorth West
25Wakefield353,802Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
26Newham350,626London boroughGreater LondonLondon
27Coventry343,320Metropolitan borough, City (1345)West MidlandsWest Midlands
28East Riding of Yorkshire343,143Unitary authorityEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
29Sandwell341,729Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
30Brent338,918London boroughGreater LondonLondon
31Bromley329,830London boroughGreater LondonLondon
32Wigan329,759Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
33Enfield329,601London boroughGreater LondonLondon
34Wandsworth328,367London boroughGreater LondonLondon
35Shropshire324,716Unitary authorityShropshireWest Midlands
36Dudley323,581Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
37Northumberland321,558Unitary authorityNorthumberlandNorth East
38Wirral320,600Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
39Nottingham319,566Unitary authority, City (1897)NottinghamshireEast Midlands
40Lambeth317,498London boroughGreater LondonLondon
41Tower Hamlets312,273London boroughGreater LondonLondon
42Redbridge309,836London boroughGreater LondonLondon
43Doncaster308,705Metropolitan borough, City (2022)South YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
44Southwark306,374London boroughGreater LondonLondon
45Hillingdon304,792London boroughGreater LondonLondon
46Lewisham299,810London boroughGreater LondonLondon
47Newcastle upon Tyne298,264Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and WearNorth East
48Bolton296,041Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
49Central Bedfordshire295,541Unitary authorityBedfordshireEast of England
50Stockport295,243Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
51South Gloucestershire290,736Unitary authorityGloucestershireSouth West
52Greenwich289,254London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
53Milton Keynes288,201Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022)BuckinghamshireSouth East
54Hounslow287,940London boroughGreater LondonLondon
55Walsall284,306Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
56Medway279,827Unitary authorityKentSouth East
57Sefton279,692Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
58Waltham Forest278,050London boroughGreater LondonLondon
59Brighton & Hove276,334Unitary authority, City (2000)East SussexSouth East
60Sunderland274,211Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and WearNorth East
61Cumberland273,815Unitary authorityCumbriaNorth West
62Salford270,764Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater ManchesterNorth West
63Kingston upon Hull266,463Unitary authority, City (1299)East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
64Rotherham266,183Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
65Plymouth264,727Unitary authority, City (1928)DevonSouth West
66Haringey264,130London boroughGreater LondonLondon
67Wolverhampton264,036Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West MidlandsWest Midlands
68Havering262,022London boroughGreater LondonLondon
69Derby261,136Unitary authority, City (1977)DerbyshireEast Midlands
70Harrow260,987London boroughGreater LondonLondon
71Hackney259,956London boroughGreater LondonLondon
72Stoke-on-Trent258,037Unitary authority, City (1925)StaffordshireWest Midlands
73Southampton247,256Unitary authority, City (1964)HampshireSouth East
74East Suffolk246,801Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
75Bexley246,543London boroughGreater LondonLondon
76Barnsley244,893Metropolitan boroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
77Oldham242,072Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
78Trafford235,546Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
79Swindon233,713Unitary authority, BoroughWiltshireSouth West
80Tameside231,199Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
81Westmorland and Furness227,006Unitary authorityCumbriaNorth West
82Luton224,826Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
83Rochdale224,087Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
84Barking and Dagenham218,534London boroughGreater LondonLondon
85North Somerset217,399Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
86Islington216,767London boroughGreater LondonLondon
87Solihull216,666Metropolitan boroughWest MidlandsWest Midlands
88Peterborough216,349Unitary authority, City (1541)CambridgeshireEast of England
89Merton215,324London boroughGreater LondonLondon
90Warrington211,227Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
91Camden210,390London boroughGreater LondonLondon
92Sutton209,517London boroughGreater LondonLondon
93North Tyneside209,151Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
94Portsmouth206,828Unitary authority, City (1926)HampshireSouth East
95Calderdale206,818Metropolitan boroughWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
96Westminster205,087London borough, City (1540)Greater LondonLondon
97York201,672Unitary authority, City (TI)North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber
98Stockton-on-Tees197,030Unitary authority, BoroughDurham and
North Yorkshire
North East
99Gateshead196,154Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
100Richmond upon Thames195,232London boroughGreater LondonLondon
101Bury193,823Metropolitan boroughGreater ManchesterNorth West
102Colchester192,424Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City (2022)EssexEast of England
103Bath and North East Somerset192,423Unitary authoritySomersetSouth West
104Basildon187,659Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
105Herefordshire187,557Unitary authorityHerefordshireWest Midlands
106Telford and Wrekin185,842Unitary authority, BoroughShropshireWest Midlands
107Bedford185,761Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshireEast of England
108Basingstoke and Deane185,656Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
109St Helens183,391Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
110Hammersmith and Fulham183,295London boroughGreater LondonLondon
111Charnwood182,817Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
112Huntingdonshire181,804Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
113Chelmsford181,763Non-metropolitan district, City (2012)EssexEast of England
114West Suffolk180,820Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
115Southend-on-Sea180,601Unitary authority, Borough, CityEssexEast of England
116Wokingham178,169Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
117Maidstone176,712Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
118New Forest176,262Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
119Thurrock175,902Unitary authority, BoroughEssexEast of England
120Reading173,170Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
121North Lincolnshire169,940Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
122Kingston upon Thames167,845London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
123Arun165,225Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
124South Cambridgeshire163,002Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
125West Berkshire161,865Unitary authorityBerkshireSouth East
126Cherwell161,837Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
127Wealden160,749Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
128Oxford160,021Non-metropolitan district, City (1542)OxfordshireSouth East
129Slough158,289Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
130North East Lincolnshire157,197Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber
131Canterbury156,554Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)KentSouth East
132Braintree155,710Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
133Dacorum155,217Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
134Knowsley154,974Metropolitan boroughMerseysideNorth West
135Blackburn with Darwen154,922Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
136King's Lynn and West Norfolk154,910Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
137Windsor and Maidenhead153,921Unitary authority, Royal BoroughBerkshireSouth East
138Mid Sussex152,949Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
139Swale152,223Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
140East Devon152,120Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
141Reigate and Banstead151,423Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
142East Hertfordshire150,687Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
143South Oxfordshire150,024Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
144Tendring148,934Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
145Warwick148,729Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
146St Albans148,641Non-metropolitan district, City (1877)HertfordshireEast of England
147South Tyneside147,915Metropolitan boroughTyne and WearNorth East
148Preston147,617Non-metropolitan district, City (2002)LancashireNorth West
149Horsham147,487Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
150Cambridge144,714Non-metropolitan district, City (1951)CambridgeshireEast of England
151Kensington and Chelsea143,940London borough, Royal BoroughGreater LondonLondon
152Guildford143,929Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
153South Kesteven143,787Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
154Middlesbrough143,734Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
155Norwich143,118Non-metropolitan district, City (1195)NorfolkEast of England
156East Lindsey142,951Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
157South Norfolk142,527Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
158Breckland142,164Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
159Lancaster142,162Non-metropolitan district, City (1937)LancashireNorth West
160Blackpool140,954Unitary authority, BoroughLancashireNorth West
161Isle of Wight140,889Unitary authority[3]Isle of WightSouth East
162Thanet140,678Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
163Ipswich139,614Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSuffolkEast of England
164Vale of White Horse139,487Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
165Torbay139,446Unitary authority, BoroughDevonSouth West
166Elmbridge139,369Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
167Stafford137,231Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
168Eastleigh136,974Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
169Redcar and Cleveland136,616Unitary authority, BoroughNorth YorkshireNorth East
170Stratford-on-Avon135,964Non-metropolitan districtWarwickshireWest Midlands
171Teignbridge135,216Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
172Epping Forest134,909Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
173Nuneaton and Bedworth134,291Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
174North Hertfordshire133,571Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
175Ashford133,178Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
176Wychavon133,100Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
177Gloucester132,538Non-metropolitan district, City (1541)GloucestershireSouth West
178Tonbridge and Malling132,386Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
179Broadland132,247Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
180Test Valley131,190Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
181Exeter129,307Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)DevonSouth West
182Waverley128,878Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
183Halton128,577Unitary authority, BoroughCheshireNorth West
184Winchester127,916Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)HampshireSouth East
185Amber Valley126,489Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
186Ashfield126,372Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
187East Hampshire126,199Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
188Bracknell Forest125,174Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshireSouth East
189Chichester124,531Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
190East Staffordshire124,477Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
191Havant124,470Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
192Newark and Sherwood123,383Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
193Newcastle-under-Lyme123,025Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
194Stroud121,529Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
195Sevenoaks120,841Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
196Welwyn Hatfield119,538Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
197Rushcliffe119,438Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
198Cheltenham118,866Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
199Crawley118,580Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
200North Kesteven118,553Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
201Bassetlaw118,351Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
202Chorley117,937Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
203Gedling117,298Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
204West Lancashire117,125Non-metropolitan districtLancashireNorth West
205Dartford116,777Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
206Dover116,595Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
207Tunbridge Wells115,681Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
208West Oxfordshire115,161Non-metropolitan districtOxfordshireSouth East
209Fareham114,993Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
210Rugby114,829Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
211Hinckley and Bosworth113,660Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
212Erewash113,047Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
213Wyre112,457Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
214Worthing111,657Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWest SussexSouth East
215South Ribble111,204Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
216Broxtowe110,813Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNottinghamshireEast Midlands
217South Staffordshire110,793Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
218Mansfield110,602Non-metropolitan districtNottinghamshireEast Midlands
219Folkestone and Hythe110,056Non-metropolitan districtKentSouth East
220Darlington108,222Unitary authority, BoroughDurhamNorth East
221Hertsmere108,105Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
222South Derbyshire108,063Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
223Lichfield106,909Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
224Gravesham106,838Non-metropolitan district, BoroughKentSouth East
225North West Leicestershire105,011Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
226Woking103,889Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
227Chesterfield103,672Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
228Worcester103,617Non-metropolitan district, City (1189)WorcestershireWest Midlands
229Mid Suffolk103,417Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
230Blaby103,271Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
231North Norfolk103,257Non-metropolitan districtNorfolkEast of England
232Spelthorne102,995Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
233Fenland102,742Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
234Watford102,451Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
235Lincoln102,330Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)LincolnshireEast Midlands
236North East Derbyshire102,315Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
237Wyre Forest101,786Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
238Eastbourne101,593Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
239Cannock Chase100,590Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
240Hart100,293Non-metropolitan districtHampshireSouth East
241Lewes100,194Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
242Great Yarmouth100,146Non-metropolitan district, BoroughNorfolkEast of England
243Rushmoor100,068Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
244Bromsgrove99,475Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
245North Devon99,435Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
246Broxbourne99,138Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
247Harborough98,287Non-metropolitan districtLeicestershireEast Midlands
248Staffordshire Moorlands95,993Non-metropolitan districtStaffordshireWest Midlands
249Pendle95,789Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
250West Lindsey95,570Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
251South Holland95,485Non-metropolitan districtLincolnshireEast Midlands
252Tewkesbury95,429Non-metropolitan district, BoroughGloucestershireSouth West
253Burnley94,721Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
254Three Rivers93,952Non-metropolitan districtHertfordshireEast of England
255Rother93,429Non-metropolitan districtEast SussexSouth East
256Harlow93,374Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
257Babergh92,723Non-metropolitan districtSuffolkEast of England
258Hartlepool92,571Unitary authority, BoroughDurhamNorth East
259Uttlesford91,948Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
260Cotswold91,125Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
261High Peak91,104Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDerbyshireEast Midlands
262Hastings90,959Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEast SussexSouth East
263Surrey Heath90,645Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
264Castle Point89,708Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
265Stevenage89,320Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHertfordshireEast of England
266South Hams89,213Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
267East Cambridgeshire88,145Non-metropolitan districtCambridgeshireEast of England
268Tandridge88,143Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
269Runnymede87,739Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
270Mole Valley87,608Non-metropolitan districtSurreySouth East
271Forest of Dean87,140Non-metropolitan districtGloucestershireSouth West
272Redditch86,996Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWorcestershireWest Midlands
273Rochford86,186Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
274Mid Devon83,186Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
275Hyndburn82,261Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
276Gosport82,178Non-metropolitan district, BoroughHampshireSouth East
277Fylde81,845Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
278Epsom and Ewell80,998Non-metropolitan district, BoroughSurreySouth East
279Bolsover80,476Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
280Malvern Hills79,973Non-metropolitan districtWorcestershireWest Midlands
281Tamworth78,838Non-metropolitan district, BoroughStaffordshireWest Midlands
282Brentwood77,103Non-metropolitan district, BoroughEssexEast of England
283Derbyshire Dales71,681Non-metropolitan districtDerbyshireEast Midlands
284Rossendale71,010Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
285Boston70,798Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLincolnshireEast Midlands
286Torridge68,475Non-metropolitan districtDevonSouth West
287Maldon66,627Non-metropolitan districtEssexEast of England
288North Warwickshire65,340Non-metropolitan district, BoroughWarwickshireWest Midlands
289Adur64,626Non-metropolitan districtWest SussexSouth East
290Ribble Valley61,907Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLancashireNorth West
291Oadby and Wigston57,753Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
292West Devon57,488Non-metropolitan district, BoroughDevonSouth West
293Melton51,773Non-metropolitan district, BoroughLeicestershireEast Midlands
294Rutland41,381Unitary authorityRutlandEast Midlands
295City of London8,618sui generis, City (TI)City of LondonLondon
296Isles of Scilly2,271sui generisCornwallSouth West

See also

References

  1. โ†‘ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. โ†‘ "2011 Rural-Urban Classification of Local Authority Districts and Similar Geographic Units in England: A User Guide" (PDF).
  3. โ†‘ "The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994". legislation.gov.uk.
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