This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population density, based on population estimates for 2021 from the Office for National Statistics. The densities are calculated by dividing the latest Population Estimate[1] by the Standard Area Measurement.[2]

Rank District Density
(per km2)
Type of district Ceremonial county
1Tower Hamlets15,794London boroughGreater London
2Islington14,589London boroughGreater London
3Hackney13,650London boroughGreater London
5Lambeth11,844London boroughGreater London
4Kensington and Chelsea11,873London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
6Hammersmith and Fulham11,174London boroughGreater London
7Southwark10,609London boroughGreater London
8Newham9,687London boroughGreater London
9Camden9,660London boroughGreater London
10Wandsworth9,584London boroughGreater London
11Westminster9,547London borough, City (1540)Greater London
12Haringey8,922London boroughGreater London
13Lewisham8,530London boroughGreater London
14Brent7,839London boroughGreater London
15Waltham Forest7,164London boroughGreater London
16Ealing6,592London boroughGreater London
17Greenwich6,114London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
18Barking and Dagenham6,053London boroughGreater London
19Merton5,723London boroughGreater London
20Redbridge5,494London boroughGreater London
21Luton5,186Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshire
22Harrow5,172London boroughGreater London
24Portsmouth5,122Unitary authority, City (1926)Hampshire
23Hounslow5,145London boroughGreater London
25Leicester4,991Unitary authority, City (1919)Leicestershire
26Southampton4,957Unitary authority, City (1964)Hampshire
27Slough4,864Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire
29Sutton4,778London boroughGreater London
30Manchester4,755Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater Manchester
28Watford4,781BoroughHertfordshire
31Croydon4,515London boroughGreater London
32Kingston upon Thames4,505London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
33Barnet4,479London boroughGreater London
35Liverpool4,332Metropolitan borough, City (1880)Merseyside
38Nottingham4,283Unitary authority, City (1897)Nottinghamshire
34Southend-on-Sea4,334Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022)Essex
37Reading4,288Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire
36Bristol4,296Unitary authority, City (1542)Bristol
39Birmingham4,266Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West Midlands
40Enfield4,078London boroughGreater London
41Bexley4,070London boroughGreater London
42Blackpool4,042Unitary authority, BoroughLancashire
43Sandwell3,994Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
44Wolverhampton3,803Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West Midlands
45Hull3,722Unitary authority, City (1897)East Riding of Yorkshire
46Norwich3,668City (TI)Norfolk
47Cambridge3,556City (1951)Cambridgeshire
49Oxford3,509City (1542)Oxfordshire
48Ipswich3,534BoroughSuffolk
50Coventry3,481Metropolitan borough, City (1102)West Midlands
51Stevenage3,439BoroughHertfordshire
52Worthing3,433BoroughWest Sussex
53Richmond upon Thames3,402London boroughGreater London
54Derby3,347Unitary authority, City (1977)Derbyshire
55Brighton & Hove3,336Unitary authority, City (2000)East Sussex
56Plymouth3,315Unitary authority, City (1928)Devon
57Dudley3,303Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
58Gloucester3,268City (1541)Gloucestershire
59Gosport3,239BoroughHampshire
60Worcester3,114City (TI)Worcestershire
61Harlow3,058Essex
62Hastings3,053BoroughEast Sussex
63City of London2,982City (TI), sui generisCity of London
64Lincoln2,867City (TI)Lincolnshire
67Exeter2,749City (TI)Devon
65Salford2,786Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater Manchester
66Stoke-on-Trent2,761Unitary authority, City (1925)Staffordshire
68Walsall2,734Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
69Middlesbrough2,668Unitary authority, BoroughNorth Yorkshire
72Newcastle upon Tyne2,629Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and Wear
71Hillingdon2,634London boroughGreater London
70Crawley2,637BoroughWest Sussex
73Rushmoor2,563BoroughHampshire
74Tamworth2,555BoroughStaffordshire
75Cheltenham2,551BoroughGloucestershire
76North Tyneside2,541Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
77Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2,469Unitary authorityDorset
78Oadby and Wigston2,455BoroughLeicestershire
79Epsom and Ewell2,377BoroughSurrey
80Stockport2,342Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
81Havering2,332London boroughGreater London
82Eastbourne2,300BoroughEast Sussex
83South Tyneside2,296Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
84Spelthorne2,294BoroughSurrey
85Tameside2,241Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
86Havant2,233BoroughHampshire
87Trafford2,221Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
88Torbay2,217Unitary authority, BoroughDevon
89Bromley2,197London boroughGreater London
90Bolton2,118Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
91Castle Point2,008BoroughEssex
92Sunderland1,995Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and Wear
93Wirral1,992Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
94Bury1,949Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
95Broxbourne1,927BoroughHertfordshire
96Knowsley1,792Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
97Sefton1,786Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
98Wigan1,752Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
99Eastleigh1,719BoroughHampshire
100Basildon1,706Essex
102Oldham1,701Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
101Nuneaton and Bedworth1,701BoroughWarwickshire
103Woking1,633BoroughSurrey
104Halton1,626Unitary authority, BoroughCheshire
105Dartford1,606BoroughKent
106Redditch1,604BoroughWorcestershire
107Chesterfield1,570BoroughDerbyshire
108Fareham1,549BoroughHampshire
109Adur1,536West Sussex
110Sheffield1,507Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South Yorkshire
111Bradford1,493Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West Yorkshire
112Leeds1,466Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West Yorkshire
113Elmbridge1,466BoroughSurrey
114Medway1,445Unitary authority, BoroughKent
115Mansfield1,442Nottinghamshire
116Rochdale1,417Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
117Broxtowe1,383BoroughNottinghamshire
118Gateshead1,378Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
119Thanet1,358Kent
120St Helens1,345Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
121Cannock Chase1,275Staffordshire
122Solihull1,215Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
123Reigate and Banstead1,173BoroughSurrey
124Warrington1,169Unitary authority, BoroughCheshire
125Ashfield1,153Nottinghamshire
126Bracknell Forest1,144Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire
127Blackburn with Darwen1,131Unitary authority, BoroughLancashire
129Runnymede1,124BoroughSurrey
128Hyndburn1,127BoroughLancashire
130Gravesham1,079BoroughKent
131Thurrock1,074Unitary authority, BoroughEssex
132Hertsmere1,069BoroughHertfordshire
133Kirklees1,061Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
134Three Rivers1,058Hertfordshire
135Wakefield1,045Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West Yorkshire
136Preston1,037City (2002)Lancashire
137Erewash1,031BoroughDerbyshire
138Swindon1,016Unitary authority, BoroughWiltshire
139Wokingham996Unitary authorityBerkshire
140Hartlepool988Unitary authority, BoroughDurham
141South Ribble983BoroughLancashire
142Gedling978BoroughNottinghamshire
143Stockton-on-Tees961Unitary authority, BoroughDurham and North Yorkshire
144Surrey Heath953BoroughSurrey
145Milton Keynes934Unitary authority, BoroughBuckinghamshire
146Rotherham929Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
147Welwyn Hatfield923Hertfordshire
148St Albans922City (1877)Hertfordshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeBarrow-in-FurnessBoroughCumbria
149Burnley856BoroughLancashire
150North East Lincolnshire816Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshire
155York742Unitary authority, City (TI)North Yorkshire
151Blaby792Leicestershire
152Windsor and Maidenhead783Unitary authority, Royal BoroughBerkshire
154Barnsley744Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
156Dacorum731BoroughHertfordshire
153Arun748West Sussex
157Charnwood655BoroughLeicestershire
162Newcastle-under-Lyme583BoroughStaffordshire
158Telford and Wrekin640Unitary authority, BoroughShropshire
159Peterborough630Unitary authority, City (1541)Cambridgeshire
160Colchester586BoroughEssex
166Calderdale568Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
164Chorley582BoroughLancashire
163North Somerset582Unitary authoritySomerset
165Great Yarmouth575BoroughNorfolk
161South Gloucestershire585Unitary authorityGloucestershire
168Redcar and Cleveland557Unitary authority, BoroughNorth Yorkshire
169Bath and North East Somerset556Unitary authoritySomerset
172Doncaster543Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
174Guildford531BoroughSurrey
170Tonbridge and Malling551BoroughKent
167Pendle566BoroughLancashire
171Darlington548Unitary authority, BoroughDurham
179Canterbury507City (TI)Kent
173Chelmsford537City (2012)Essex
176Wyre Forest521Worcestershire
178Rossendale514BoroughLancashire
177Rochford516Essex
175Warwick526Warwickshire
180Brentwood504BoroughEssex
181Bolsover502Derbyshire
182Fylde494BoroughLancashire
183Amber Valley477BoroughDerbyshire
184Hart466Hampshire
185Bromsgrove458Worcestershire
186Mid Sussex458West Sussex
187Maidstone449BoroughKent
188Tendring443Essex
189Central Bedfordshire413Unitary authorityBedfordshire
204Buckinghamshire355Unitary authorityBuckinghamshire
190Swale408BoroughKent
191Wyre399BoroughLancashire
192Epping Forest398Essex
195Hinckley and Bosworth382BoroughLeicestershire
199Isle of Wight371Unitary authority, CountyIsle of Wight
194Cheshire West and Chester389Unitary authorityCheshire
200Dover370Kent
198North East Derbyshire371Derbyshire
196North West Leicestershire376Leicestershire
197Waverley373BoroughSurrey
193Bedford390Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshire
205Tunbridge Wells349BoroughKent
202North Hertfordshire356Hertfordshire
203Tandridge355Surrey
207Lewes343East Sussex
208Mole Valley339Surrey
209West Lancashire338Lancashire
206Cheshire East343Unitary authorityCheshire
210Sevenoaks327Kent
217Folkestone and Hythe308Kent
212Lichfield323Staffordshire
215East Hertfordshire317Hertfordshire
214South Derbyshire320Derbyshire
213East Staffordshire322BoroughStaffordshire
211Rugby327BoroughWarwickshire
219Rushcliffe292BoroughNottinghamshire
218Basingstoke and Deane293BoroughHampshire
222South Staffordshire272Staffordshire
220Horsham278West Sussex
223Stroud264Gloucestershire
221Cherwell275Oxfordshire
225Lancaster251City (1937)Lancashire
224Braintree255Essex
229New Forest234Hampshire
230County Durham234Unitary authorityCounty Durham
226East Hampshire245Hampshire
228Broadland240Norfolk
227Vale of White Horse241Oxfordshire
233North Warwickshire230BoroughWarwickshire
234Stafford229Staffordshire
232West Berkshire230Unitary authorityBerkshire
231Tewkesbury230BoroughGloucestershire
235Ashford229BoroughKent
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeSedgemoorSomerset
236South Oxfordshire221Oxfordshire
238North Lincolnshire201Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshire
237Test Valley209BoroughHampshire
239Teignbridge201Devon
242East Suffolk196Suffolk
240Huntingdonshire201Cambridgeshire
245Wealden193East Sussex
241Wychavon201Worcestershire
243Boston194BoroughLincolnshire
244Winchester194City (TI)Hampshire
251Rother183East Sussex
246Newark and Sherwood189Nottinghamshire
247Fenland188Cambridgeshire
250Bassetlaw186Nottinghamshire
249Maldon186Essex
248East Devon187Devon
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeSouth SomersetSomerset
252South Cambridgeshire181Cambridgeshire
253West Suffolk175BoroughSuffolk
254High Peak169BoroughDerbyshire
255Staffordshire Moorlands167Staffordshire
258Forest of Dean166Gloucestershire
259Cornwall161Unitary authorityCornwall
257Harborough166Leicestershire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeMendipSomerset
264Babergh156Suffolk
260West Oxfordshire161Oxfordshire
261Chichester158West Sussex
262Wiltshire158Unitary authorityWiltshire
263South Norfolk157Norfolk
266South Kesteven153Lincolnshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeSelbyNorth Yorkshire
265Dorset153Unitary authorityDorset
268East Riding of Yorkshire143Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
267Uttlesford143Essex
269Isles of Scilly139sui generisCornwall
272East Cambridgeshire135Cambridgeshire
271Malvern Hills139Worcestershire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeScarboroughBoroughNorth Yorkshire
270Stratford-on-Avon139Warwickshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeSomerset West and TauntonBoroughSomerset
273North Kesteven129Lincolnshire
274South Holland127Lincolnshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeHarrogateNorth Yorkshire
275Mid Suffolk119Suffolk
280North Norfolk107Norfolk
276Breckland109Norfolk
279Melton108BoroughLeicestershire
278King's Lynn and West Norfolk108BoroughNorfolk
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeCarlisleCity (1133)Cumbria
277Rutland108Unitary authorityRutland
281Ribble Valley106BoroughLancashire
282Shropshire102Unitary authorityShropshire

Less than 100 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km2)
Type of district Ceremonial county
283South Hams101Devon
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeCopelandBoroughCumbria
287Derbyshire Dales90Derbyshire
285Mid Devon91Devon
284North Devon92Devon
288Herefordshire86Unitary authorityHerefordshire
289West Lindsey83Lincolnshire
290East Lindsey81Lincolnshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeAllerdaleBoroughCumbria
291Cotswold78Gloucestershire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeHambletonNorth Yorkshire
293Torridge70Devon
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeSouth LakelandCumbria
294Northumberland64Unitary authorityNorthumberland
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeCravenNorth Yorkshire
296West Devon50BoroughDevon
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeRichmondshireNorth Yorkshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeRyedaleNorth Yorkshire
String Module Error: String subset index out of rangeEdenCumbria

See also

References

  1. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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