List of English districts by population
List of the 326 districts of England (English Municipalities) by population, reported in June 2016 as the 2015 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics.[1]
The list consists of the non-metropolitan districts (201), the London boroughs (32), metropolitan boroughs (36), unitary authorities (55) and those that are labelled as sui generis (2).
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Map of England's districts by population
More than 500,000 inhabitants
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
English Region |
1 | Birmingham | 1,111,307 | Metropolitan borough, City 1889 | West Midlands | West Midlands |
2 | Leeds | 774,060 | Metropolitan borough, City 1893 | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
3 | Sheffield | 569,737 | Metropolitan borough, City 1893 | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
4 | Cornwall | 549,404 | Unitary authority | Cornwall | South West |
5 | Bradford | 531,176 | Metropolitan borough, City 1897 | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
6 | Manchester | 530,292 | Metropolitan borough, City 1853 | Greater Manchester | North West |
7 | Co. Durham | 519,695 | Unitary authority | County Durham | North East |
400,000 to 500,000 inhabitants
300,000 to 400,000 inhabitants
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
English Region |
12 | Barnet | 379,691 | London borough | Greater London | London |
13 | Croydon | 379,031 | London borough | Greater London | London |
14 | Cheshire East | 375,392 | Unitary authority | Cheshire | North West |
15 | Coventry | 345,385 | Metropolitan borough, City 1345 | West Midlands | West Midlands |
16 | Ealing | 343,059 | London borough | Greater London | London |
17 | Leicester | 342,627 | Unitary authority, City 1919 | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
18 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 336,685 | Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
19 | Cheshire West and Chester | 333,917 | Unitary authority | Cheshire | North West |
20 | Wakefield | 333,759 | Metropolitan borough, City 1888 | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
21 | Newham | 332,817 | London borough | Greater London | London |
22 | Enfield | 328,433 | London borough | Greater London | London |
23 | Bromley | 324,857 | London borough | Greater London | London |
24 | Lambeth | 324,431 | London borough | Greater London | London |
25 | Brent | 324,012 | London borough | Greater London | London |
26 | Wigan | 322,022 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
27 | Wirral | 320,900 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | North West |
28 | Sandwell | 319,455 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | West Midlands |
29 | Nottingham | 318,901 | Unitary authority, City 1897 | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
30 | Dudley | 316,464 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | West Midlands |
31 | Northumberland | 315,263 | Unitary authority | Northumberland | North East |
32 | Wandsworth | 314,544 | London borough | Greater London | London |
33 | Shropshire | 311,380 | Unitary authority | Shropshire | West Midlands |
34 | Southwark | 308,901 | London borough | Greater London | London |
35 | Doncaster | 304,813 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
250,000 to 300,000 inhabitants
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
English Region |
36 | Hillingdon | 297,735 | London borough | Greater London | London |
37 | Lewisham | 297,325 | London borough | Greater London | London |
38 | Redbridge | 296,793 | London borough | Greater London | London |
39 | Tower Hamlets | 295,236 | London borough | Greater London | London |
40 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 292,883 | Metropolitan borough, City 1882 | Tyne and Wear | North East |
41 | Stockport | 288,733 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
42 | Brighton & Hove | 285,276 | Unitary authority, City 2000 | East Sussex | South East |
43 | Bolton | 281,619 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
44 | Sunderland | 277,150 | Metropolitan borough, City 1992 | Tyne and Wear | North East |
45 | Medway | 276,492 | Unitary authority | Kent | South East |
46 | Walsall | 276,095 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | West Midlands |
47 | Greenwich | 274,803 | London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London | London |
48 | South Gloucestershire | 274,661 | Unitary authority | Gloucestershire | South West |
49 | Central Bedfordshire | 274,022 | Unitary authority | Bedfordshire | East of England |
50 | Sefton | 273,707 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | North West |
51 | Haringey | 272,864 | London borough | Greater London | London |
52 | Waltham Forest | 271,170 | London borough | Greater London | London |
53 | Hackney | 269,009 | London borough | Greater London | London |
54 | Hounslow | 268,770 | London borough | Greater London | London |
55 | Plymouth | 262,712 | Unitary authority, City 1928 | Devon | South West |
56 | Milton Keynes | 261,762 | Unitary authority, Borough | Buckinghamshire | East of England |
57 | Rotherham | 260,786 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
58 | Hull | 258,995 | Unitary authority, City 1299 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
59 | Wolverhampton | 254,406 | Metropolitan borough, City (2000) | West Midlands | West Midlands |
60 | Derby | 254,251 | Unitary authority, City (1977) | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
61 | Stoke-on-Trent | 251,648 | Unitary authority, City (1925) | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
200,000 to 250,000
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
62 | Southampton | 249,537 | Unitary authority, City (1964) | Hampshire |
63 | Havering | 249,085 | London borough | Greater London |
64 | Harrow | 247,130 | London borough | Greater London |
65 | Salford | 245,614 | Metropolitan borough, City (1926) | Greater Manchester |
66 | Westminster | 242,299 | London borough, City (1540) | Greater London |
67 | Bexley | 242,142 | London borough | Greater London |
68 | Camden | 241,059 | London borough | Greater London |
69 | Barnsley | 239,319 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire |
70 | Trafford | 233,288 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
71 | Oldham | 230,823 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
72 | Islington | 227,692 | London borough | Greater London |
73 | Northampton | 222,462 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
74 | Tameside | 221,692 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
75 | Swindon | 217,160 | Unitary authority, Borough | Wiltshire |
76 | Luton | 214,710 | Unitary authority, Borough | Bedfordshire |
77 | Rochdale | 214,195 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
78 | Portsmouth | 211,758 | Unitary authority, City (1926) | Hampshire |
79 | Solihull | 210,445 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands |
80 | North Somerset | 209,944 | Unitary authority | Somerset |
81 | Calderdale | 208,402 | Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire |
82 | Warrington | 207,695 | Unitary authority, Borough | Cheshire |
83 | York | 206,856 | Unitary authority, City (TI) | North Yorkshire |
84 | Merton | 204,565 | London borough | Greater London |
85 | North Tyneside | 202,494 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
86 | Barking and Dagenham | 201,979 | London borough | Greater London |
87 | Gateshead | 200,996 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
88 | Sutton | 200,145 | London borough | Greater London |
150,000 to 200,000
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
89 | Stockton-on-Tees | 194,803 | Unitary authority, Borough | Durham and North Yorkshire |
90 | Richmond upon Thames | 194,730 | London borough | Greater London |
91 | Bournemouth | 194,516 | Unitary authority, Borough | Dorset |
92 | Peterborough | 193,980 | Unitary authority, City (1541) | Cambridgeshire |
93 | Aylesbury Vale | 188,707 | | Buckinghamshire |
94 | Herefordshire | 188,099 | Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
95 | Bury | 187,884 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester |
96 | Bath and North East Somerset | 184,874 | Unitary authority | Somerset |
97 | Colchester | 183,939 | Borough | Essex |
98 | Basildon | 181,721 | Borough | Essex |
99 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 179,410 | London borough | Greater London |
100 | New Forest | 179,023 | | Hampshire |
101 | Southend-on-Sea | 178,702 | Unitary authority, Borough | Essex |
102 | St Helens | 177,612 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
103 | Charnwood | 176,720 | Borough | Leicestershire |
104 | Wycombe | 176,028 | | Buckinghamshire |
105 | Huntingdonshire | 174,966 | | Cambridgeshire |
106 | Basingstoke and Deane | 173,856 | Borough | Hampshire |
107 | Kingston upon Thames | 173,525 | London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London |
108 | Chelmsford | 172,638 | City (2012) | Essex |
109 | Telford and Wrekin | 171,159 | Unitary authority, Borough | Shropshire |
110 | North Lincolnshire | 169,820 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lincolnshire |
111 | Bedford | 166,252 | Unitary authority, Borough | Bedfordshire |
112 | Thurrock | 165,184 | Unitary authority, Borough | Essex |
113 | South Somerset | 164,982 | | Somerset |
114 | Maidstone | 164,499 | Borough | Kent |
115 | Reading | 161,739 | Unitary authority, Borough | Berkshire |
116 | Wokingham | 160,409 | Unitary authority | Berkshire |
117 | Canterbury | 159,965 | City (TI) | Kent |
118 | Oxford | 159,574 | City (1542) | Oxfordshire |
119 | North East Lincolnshire | 159,570 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lincolnshire |
120 | Kensington and Chelsea | 157,711 | London borough, Royal Borough | Greater London |
121 | Harrogate | 157,016 | Borough | North Yorkshire |
122 | Wealden | 156,501 | | East Sussex |
123 | West Berkshire | 156,020 | Unitary authority | Berkshire |
124 | Arun | 155,732 | | West Sussex |
125 | South Cambridgeshire | 154,888 | | Cambridgeshire |
126 | Dacorum | 151,350 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
127 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 151,013 | Borough | Norfolk |
128 | Poole | 150,577 | Unitary authority, Borough | Dorset |
129 | Braintree | 150,360 | | Essex |
125,000 to 150,000
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
130 | South Tyneside | 148,671 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear |
131 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 147,708 | Unitary authority, Royal Borough | Berkshire |
132 | Knowsley | 147,231 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside |
133 | Blackburn with Darwen | 146,846 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lancashire |
134 | Guildford | 146,080 | Borough | Surrey |
135 | St Albans | 145,797 | City (1877) | Hertfordshire |
136 | Slough | 145,734 | Unitary authority, Borough | Berkshire |
137 | Mid Sussex | 145,651 | | West Sussex |
138 | Cherwell | 145,550 | | Oxfordshire |
139 | East Hertfordshire | 144,719 | | Hertfordshire |
140 | Reigate and Banstead | 144,100 | Borough | Surrey |
141 | Swale | 142,417 | Borough | Kent |
142 | Lancaster | 142,283 | City (1937) | Lancashire |
143 | Preston | 141,302 | City (2002) | Lancashire |
144 | Tendring | 141,183 | | Essex |
145 | Warwick | 139,931 | | Warwickshire |
146 | Thanet | 139,772 | | Kent |
147 | Blackpool | 139,578 | Unitary authority, Borough | Lancashire |
148 | Middlesbrough | 139,509 | Unitary authority, Borough | North Yorkshire |
149 | Isle of Wight | 139,395 | Unitary authority, County | Isle of Wight |
150 | South Kesteven | 138,909 | | Lincolnshire |
151 | Norwich | 138,872 | City (1195) | Norfolk |
152 | East Devon | 138,141 | | Devon |
153 | East Lindsey | 137,887 | | Lincolnshire |
154 | South Oxfordshire | 137,412 | | Oxfordshire |
155 | Horsham | 135,868 | | West Sussex |
156 | Ipswich | 135,600 | Borough | Suffolk |
157 | Breckland | 135,480 | | Norfolk |
158 | Redcar and Cleveland | 135,275 | Unitary authority, Borough | North Yorkshire |
159 | Torbay | 133,373 | Unitary authority, Borough | Devon |
160 | Elmbridge | 132,670 | Borough | Surrey |
161 | Stafford | 132,488 | | Staffordshire |
162 | North Hertfordshire | 131,696 | | Hertfordshire |
163 | South Norfolk | 131,010 | | Norfolk |
164 | Cambridge | 130,907 | City (1951) | Cambridgeshire |
165 | Epping Forest | 129,677 | | Essex |
166 | Eastleigh | 129,027 | Borough | Hampshire |
167 | Teignbridge | 128,826 | | Devon |
168 | Exeter | 127,308 | City (TI) | Devon |
169 | Gloucester | 127,158 | City (1541) | Gloucestershire |
170 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 127,045 | Borough | Staffordshire |
171 | Vale of White Horse | 126,663 | | Oxfordshire |
172 | Broadland | 126,628 | | Norfolk |
173 | Halton | 126,528 | Unitary authority, Borough | Cheshire |
174 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 126,319 | Borough | Warwickshire |
175 | Tonbridge and Malling | 125,713 | Borough | Kent |
176 | Suffolk Coastal | 125,052 | | Suffolk |
100,000 to 125,000
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
177 | Ashford | 124,250 | Borough | Kent |
178 | Amber Valley | 124,069 | Borough | Derbyshire |
179 | Ashfield | 123,574 | | Nottinghamshire |
180 | Waverley | 123,315 | Borough | Surrey |
181 | Havant | 122,927 | Borough | Hampshire |
182 | Stratford-on-Avon | 121,522 | | Warwickshire |
183 | Wychavon | 121,520 | | Worcestershire |
184 | Test Valley | 120,712 | Borough | Hampshire |
185 | Winchester | 120,696 | City (TI) | Hampshire |
186 | Sedgemoor | 120,260 | | Somerset |
187 | Welwyn Hatfield | 119,016 | | Hertfordshire |
188 | Bracknell Forest | 118,982 | Unitary authority, Borough | Berkshire |
189 | Newark and Sherwood | 118,569 | | Nottinghamshire |
190 | Sevenoaks | 118,409 | | Kent |
191 | East Hampshire | 118,077 | | Hampshire |
192 | Chichester | 116,976 | | West Sussex |
193 | Cheltenham | 116,781 | Borough | Gloucestershire |
194 | Stroud | 116,627 | | Gloucestershire |
195 | Tunbridge Wells | 116,241 | Borough | Kent |
196 | Waveney | 116,182 | | Suffolk |
197 | East Staffordshire | 116,040 | Borough | Staffordshire |
198 | Gedling | 115,889 | Borough | Nottinghamshire |
199 | Fareham | 114,799 | Borough | Hampshire |
200 | Bassetlaw | 114,533 | | Nottinghamshire |
201 | Erewash | 114,510 | Borough | Derbyshire |
202 | Rushcliffe | 114,474 | Borough | Nottinghamshire |
203 | Taunton Deane | 114,021 | Borough | Somerset |
204 | Dover | 113,228 | | Kent |
205 | Chorley | 112,969 | Borough | Lancashire |
206 | West Lancashire | 112,742 | | Lancashire |
207 | St Edmundsbury | 112,523 | Borough | Suffolk |
208 | Broxtowe | 112,253 | Borough | Nottinghamshire |
209 | North Kesteven | 111,876 | | Lincolnshire |
210 | Mendip | 111,724 | | Somerset |
211 | Crawley | 110,864 | Borough | West Sussex |
212 | South Staffordshire | 110,726 | | Staffordshire |
213 | Shepway | 110,034 | | Kent |
214 | Wyre | 109,745 | Borough | Lancashire |
215 | South Ribble | 109,651 | Borough | Lancashire |
216 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 108,769 | Borough | Leicestershire |
217 | West Oxfordshire | 108,611 | | Oxfordshire |
218 | Carlisle | 108,155 | City (TI) | Cumbria |
219 | Scarborough | 107,902 | Borough | North Yorkshire |
220 | Worthing | 107,736 | Borough | West Sussex |
221 | Mansfield | 106,556 | | Nottinghamshire |
222 | Gravesham | 106,299 | Borough | Kent |
223 | Darlington | 105,389 | Unitary authority, Borough | Durham |
224 | Chesterfield | 104,407 | Borough | Derbyshire |
225 | Dartford | 103,892 | Borough | Kent |
226 | South Lakeland | 103,454 | | Cumbria |
227 | Rugby | 103,443 | Borough | Warwickshire |
228 | North Norfolk | 103,308 | | Norfolk |
229 | Hertsmere | 102,998 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
230 | Lichfield | 102,706 | | Staffordshire |
231 | Eastbourne | 102,465 | Borough | East Sussex |
232 | Worcester | 101,328 | City (1189) | Worcestershire |
233 | West Dorset | 100,747 | | Dorset |
234 | Lewes | 100,693 | | East Sussex |
75,000 to 100,000
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
235 | North East Derbyshire | 99,639 | | Derbyshire |
236 | Mid Suffolk | 99,632 | | Suffolk |
237 | Wyre Forest | 99,503 | | Worcestershire |
238 | Woking | 99,435 | Borough | Surrey |
239 | South Derbyshire | 99,319 | | Derbyshire |
240 | Fenland | 99,171 | | Cambridgeshire |
241 | Great Yarmouth | 98,667 | Borough | Norfolk |
242 | Cannock Chase | 98,535 | | Staffordshire |
243 | Spelthorne | 98,469 | Borough | Surrey |
244 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 97,881 | | Staffordshire |
245 | Kettering | 97,650 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
246 | North West Leicestershire | 97,247 | | Leicestershire |
247 | Lincoln | 97,065 | City (TI) | Lincolnshire |
248 | Allerdale | 96,660 | Borough | Cumbria |
249 | Blaby | 96,544 | | Leicestershire |
250 | Watford | 96,403 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
251 | Broxbourne | 96,217 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
252 | Bromsgrove | 95,768 | | Worcestershire |
253 | Rushmoor | 95,342 | Borough | Hampshire |
254 | Chiltern | 94,545 | | Buckinghamshire |
255 | North Devon | 94,172 | | Devon |
256 | Hart | 93,912 | | Hampshire |
257 | Rother | 92,908 | | East Sussex |
258 | West Lindsey | 92,812 | | Lincolnshire |
259 | Hartlepool | 92,493 | Unitary authority, Borough | Durham |
260 | Three Rivers | 91,674 | | Hertfordshire |
261 | Hastings | 91,497 | Borough | East Sussex |
262 | High Peak | 91,496 | Borough | Derbyshire |
263 | South Holland | 91,214 | | Lincolnshire |
264 | Pendle | 90,111 | Borough | Lancashire |
265 | Hambleton | 90,035 | | North Yorkshire |
266 | East Northamptonshire | 89,746 | | Northamptonshire |
267 | Harborough | 89,284 | | Leicestershire |
268 | Babergh | 89,215 | | Suffolk |
269 | Castle Point | 89,173 | Borough | Essex |
270 | South Northamptonshire | 89,116 | | Northamptonshire |
271 | East Dorset | 88,690 | | Dorset |
272 | Surrey Heath | 88,067 | Borough | Surrey |
273 | Burnley | 87,371 | Borough | Lancashire |
274 | East Cambridgeshire | 87,306 | | Cambridgeshire |
275 | Tewkesbury | 86,890 | Borough | Gloucestershire |
276 | Stevenage | 86,469 | Borough | Hertfordshire |
277 | Mole Valley | 86,104 | | Surrey |
278 | Tandridge | 86,025 | | Surrey |
279 | Selby | 85,961 | | North Yorkshire |
280 | Runnymede | 85,594 | Borough | Surrey |
281 | Harlow | 85,397 | | Essex |
282 | Cotswold | 85,162 | | Gloucestershire |
283 | Rochford | 85,144 | | Essex |
284 | Uttlesford | 85,119 | | Essex |
285 | Redditch | 84,743 | Borough | Worcestershire |
286 | Gosport | 84,672 | Borough | Hampshire |
287 | Forest of Dean | 84,544 | | Gloucestershire |
288 | South Hams | 84,470 | | Devon |
289 | Hyndburn | 80,228 | Borough | Lancashire |
290 | Daventry | 80,014 | | Northamptonshire |
291 | Mid Devon | 79,510 | | Devon |
292 | Epsom and Ewell | 78,950 | Borough | Surrey |
293 | Bolsover | 77,780 | | Derbyshire |
294 | Fylde | 77,322 | Borough | Lancashire |
295 | Wellingborough | 77,184 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
296 | Tamworth | 77,141 | Borough | Staffordshire |
297 | Brentwood | 76,057 | Borough | Essex |
298 | Malvern Hills | 75,731 | | Worcestershire |
50,000 to 75,000
Rank |
District |
Population |
Type |
Ceremonial county |
299 | Derbyshire Dales | 71,145 | | Derbyshire |
300 | North Dorset | 70,713 | | Dorset |
301 | Copeland | 69,647 | Borough | Cumbria |
302 | Rossendale | 69,487 | Borough | Lancashire |
303 | South Bucks | 69,120 | | Buckinghamshire |
304 | Barrow-in-Furness | 67,515 | Borough | Cumbria |
305 | Boston | 66,902 | Borough | Lincolnshire |
306 | Corby | 66,854 | Borough | Northamptonshire |
307 | Torridge | 66,265 | | Devon |
308 | Weymouth and Portland | 65,166 | Borough | Dorset |
309 | Forest Heath | 63,691 | | Suffolk |
310 | Adur | 63,429 | | West Sussex |
311 | North Warwickshire | 62,787 | Borough | Warwickshire |
312 | Maldon | 62,743 | | Essex |
313 | Ribble Valley | 58,480 | Borough | Lancashire |
314 | Oadby and Wigston | 55,833 | Borough | Leicestershire |
315 | Craven | 55,801 | | North Yorkshire |
316 | West Devon | 54,385 | Borough | Devon |
317 | Ryedale | 53,052 | | North Yorkshire |
318 | Eden | 52,565 | | Cumbria |
319 | Richmondshire | 52,510 | | North Yorkshire |
320 | Melton | 50,912 | Borough | Leicestershire |
Below 50,000
See also
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