List of English districts by population

This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2022 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).

English districts by population (2022)^[1]

Rank	District	Population	Type	Ceremonial county	Region
1	Birmingham	1,157,603	Metropolitan borough, city (1889)	West Midlands	West Midlands
2	Leeds	822,483	Metropolitan borough, city (1893)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
3	North Yorkshire	623,501	Unitary authority	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
4	Somerset	576,852	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
5	Cornwall	575,413	Unitary authority	Cornwall	South West
6	Manchester	568,996	Metropolitan borough, city (1853)	Greater Manchester	North West
7	Sheffield	566,242	Metropolitan borough, city (1893)	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
8	Buckinghamshire	560,409	Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire	South East
9	Bradford	552,644	Metropolitan borough, city (1897)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
10	County Durham	528,127	Unitary authority	Durham	North East
11	Wiltshire	515,885	Unitary authority	Wiltshire	South West
12	Liverpool	496,770	Metropolitan borough, city (1880)	Merseyside	North West
13	Bristol	479,024	Unitary authority, city (1542)	Bristol	South West
14	Kirklees	437,593	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
15	West Northamptonshire	429,013	Unitary authority	Northamptonshire	East Midlands
16	Cheshire East	406,527	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
17	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	401,898	Unitary authority	Dorset	South West
18	Croydon	392,224	London borough	Greater London	London
19	Barnet	389,101	London borough	Greater London	London
20	Dorset	383,274	Unitary authority	Dorset	South West
21	Leicester	373,399	Unitary authority, city (1919)	Leicestershire	East Midlands
22	Ealing	369,937	London borough	Greater London	London
23	North Northamptonshire	363,408	Unitary authority	Northamptonshire	East Midlands
24	Cheshire West and Chester	361,694	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
25	Newham	358,645	London borough	Greater London	London
26	Wakefield	357,729	Metropolitan borough, city (1888)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
27	Coventry	355,600	Metropolitan borough, city (1345)	West Midlands	West Midlands
28	East Riding of Yorkshire	346,309	Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
29	Sandwell	344,210	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
30	Brent	341,221	London borough	Greater London	London
31	Wigan	334,110	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
32	Bromley	329,578	London borough	Greater London	London
33	Wandsworth	329,035	London borough	Greater London	London
34	Nottingham	328,513	Unitary authority, city (1897)	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
35	Enfield	327,224	London borough	Greater London	London
36	Shropshire	327,178	Unitary authority	Shropshire	West Midlands
37	Tower Hamlets	325,789	London borough	Greater London	London
38	Dudley	324,969	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
39	Northumberland	324,362	Unitary authority	Northumberland	North East
40	Wirral	322,453	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
41	Lambeth	316,812	London borough	Greater London	London
42	Southwark	311,913	London borough	Greater London	London
43	Doncaster	311,027	Metropolitan borough, city (2022)	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
44	Redbridge	310,911	London borough	Greater London	London
45	Hillingdon	310,681	London borough	Greater London	London
46	Newcastle upon Tyne	307,565	Metropolitan borough, city (1882)	Tyne and Wear	North East
47	Central Bedfordshire	301,501	Unitary authority	Bedfordshire	East of England
48	Bolton	298,903	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
49	Lewisham	298,653	London borough	Greater London	London
50	Stockport	297,107	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
51	South Gloucestershire	294,765	Unitary authority	Gloucestershire	South West
52	Milton Keynes	292,180	Unitary authority, borough, city (2022)	Buckinghamshire	South East
53	Greenwich	291,080	London borough, royal borough	Greater London	London
54	Hounslow	290,488	London borough	Greater London	London
55	Walsall	286,105	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
56	Medway	282,702	Unitary authority	Kent	South East
57	Sefton	281,027	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
58	Salford	278,064	Metropolitan borough, city (1926)	Greater Manchester	North West
59	Brighton and Hove	277,965	Unitary authority, city (2000)	East Sussex	South East
60	Sunderland	277,354	Metropolitan borough, city (1992)	Tyne and Wear	North East
61	Waltham Forest	275,887	London borough	Greater London	London
62	Cumberland	275,390	Unitary authority	Cumbria	North West
63	Kingston upon Hull	268,852	Unitary authority, city (1299)	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
64	Rotherham	268,354	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
65	Wolverhampton	267,651	Metropolitan borough, city (2000)	West Midlands	West Midlands
66	Plymouth	266,862	Unitary authority, city (1928)	Devon	South West
67	Havering	264,703	London borough	Greater London	London
68	Derby	263,490	Unitary authority, city (1977)	Derbyshire	East Midlands
69	Haringey	261,811	London borough	Greater London	London
70	Hackney	261,491	London borough	Greater London	London
71	Harrow	261,185	London borough	Greater London	London
72	Stoke-on-Trent	259,965	Unitary authority, city (1925)	Staffordshire	West Midlands
73	Southampton	252,689	Unitary authority, city (1964)	Hampshire	South East
74	Bexley	247,835	London borough	Greater London	London
75	East Suffolk	247,080	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
76	Barnsley	246,482	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
77	Oldham	243,912	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
78	Trafford	236,301	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
79	Swindon	235,657	Unitary authority, borough	Wiltshire	South West
80	Tameside	232,753	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
81	Westmorland and Furness	227,643	Unitary authority	Cumbria	North West
82	Rochdale	226,992	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
83	Luton	226,973	Unitary authority, borough	Bedfordshire	East of England
84	Islington	220,373	London borough	Greater London	London
85	Barking and Dagenham	219,992	London borough	Greater London	London
86	North Somerset	219,145	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
87	Camden	218,049	London borough	Greater London	London
88	Peterborough	217,705	Unitary authority, city (1541)	Cambridgeshire	East of England
89	Solihull	217,678	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
90	Merton	214,709	London borough	Greater London	London
91	Warrington	211,580	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
92	Westminster	211,365	London borough, city (1540)	Greater London	London
93	North Tyneside	210,487	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
94	Sutton	210,053	London borough	Greater London	London
95	Portsmouth	208,420	Unitary authority, city (1926)	Hampshire	South East
96	Calderdale	207,699	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
97	York	204,551	Unitary authority, city (TI)	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
98	Stockton-on-Tees	199,966	Unitary authority, borough	Durham and North Yorkshire	North East
99	Gateshead	197,722	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
100	Bath and North East Somerset	195,618	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
101	Richmond upon Thames	194,894	London borough	Greater London	London
102	Bury	194,606	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
103	Colchester	194,394	Non-metropolitan district, borough, city (2022)	Essex	East of England
104	Telford and Wrekin	188,871	Unitary authority, borough	Shropshire	West Midlands
105	Basildon	188,848	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Essex	East of England
106	Herefordshire	188,719	Unitary authority	Herefordshire	West Midlands
107	Basingstoke and Deane	187,817	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
108	Bedford	187,466	Unitary authority, borough	Bedfordshire	East of England
109	Hammersmith and Fulham	185,238	London borough	Greater London	London
110	Charnwood	184,748	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
111	St Helens	184,728	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
112	Huntingdonshire	184,052	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
113	Chelmsford	183,326	Non-metropolitan district, city (2012)	Essex	East of England
114	West Suffolk	182,228	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
115	Wokingham	180,967	Unitary authority	Berkshire	South East
116	Southend-on-Sea	180,915	Unitary authority, borough, city	Essex	East of England
117	Maidstone	180,428	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
118	Thurrock	176,877	Unitary authority, borough	Essex	East of England
119	New Forest	175,942	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
120	Reading	174,820	Unitary authority, borough	Berkshire	South East
121	North Lincolnshire	170,042	Unitary authority, borough	Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
122	Kingston upon Thames	168,302	London borough, royal borough	Greater London	London
123	Arun	166,366	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
124	South Cambridgeshire	165,633	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
125	Cherwell	164,155	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
126	Oxford	163,257	Non-metropolitan district, city (1542)	Oxfordshire	South East
127	Wealden	163,012	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
128	West Berkshire	162,215	Unitary authority	Berkshire	South East
129	Slough	159,182	Unitary authority, borough	Berkshire	South East
130	North East Lincolnshire	157,754	Unitary authority, borough	Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
131	Braintree	157,681	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
132	Canterbury	157,550	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Kent	South East
133	Knowsley	157,103	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
134	Dacorum	156,123	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
135	Blackburn with Darwen	155,762	Unitary authority, borough	Lancashire	North West
136	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	155,741	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Norfolk	East of England
137	Mid Sussex	154,930	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
138	Windsor and Maidenhead	154,738	Unitary authority, royal borough	Berkshire	South East
139	Swale	154,619	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
140	East Devon	154,500	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
141	Reigate and Banstead	153,629	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
142	South Oxfordshire	151,820	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
143	East Hertfordshire	151,635	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
144	Preston	151,582	Non-metropolitan district, city (2002)	Lancashire	North West
145	Tendring	151,451	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
146	Warwick	151,158	Non-metropolitan district	Warwickshire	West Midlands
147	Horsham	148,696	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
148	South Tyneside	148,667	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
149	St Albans	148,358	Non-metropolitan district, city (1877)	Hertfordshire	East of England
150	Middlesbrough	148,285	Unitary authority, borough	North Yorkshire	North East
151	Cambridge	146,995	Non-metropolitan district, city (1951)	Cambridgeshire	East of England
152	Kensington and Chelsea	146,154	London borough, royal borough	Greater London	London
153	Guildford	145,673	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
154	South Norfolk	144,593	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
155	Norwich	144,525	Non-metropolitan district, city (1195)	Norfolk	East of England
156	Lancaster	144,446	Non-metropolitan district, city (1937)	Lancashire	North West
157	East Lindsey	144,415	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
158	South Kesteven	144,249	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
159	Breckland	143,479	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
160	Vale of White Horse	142,116	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
161	Blackpool	141,574	Unitary authority, borough	Lancashire	North West
162	Isle of Wight	140,794	Unitary authority	Isle of Wight	South East
163	Thanet	140,689	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
164	Elmbridge	140,024	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
165	Torbay	139,479	Unitary authority, borough	Devon	South West
166	Ipswich	139,247	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Suffolk	East of England
167	Eastleigh	138,935	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
168	Stafford	138,670	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
169	Stratford-on-Avon	138,583	Non-metropolitan district	Warwickshire	West Midlands
170	Redcar and Cleveland	137,175	Unitary authority, borough	North Yorkshire	North East
171	Teignbridge	135,952	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
172	Ashford	135,610	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
173	Nuneaton and Bedworth	135,481	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
174	Epping Forest	134,989	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
175	Exeter	134,939	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Devon	South West
176	Wychavon	134,536	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
177	North Hertfordshire	134,159	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
178	Broadland	133,872	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
179	Tonbridge and Malling	133,661	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
180	Gloucester	133,522	Non-metropolitan district, city (1541)	Gloucestershire	South West
181	Test Valley	132,871	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
182	Winchester	130,268	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Hampshire	South East
183	Waverley	130,063	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
184	Halton	128,964	Unitary authority, borough	Cheshire	North West
185	East Hampshire	127,319	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
186	Ashfield	127,179	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
187	Amber Valley	126,944	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
188	Bracknell Forest	126,881	Unitary authority, borough	Berkshire	South East
189	Chichester	126,103	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
190	East Staffordshire	125,760	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
191	Newcastle-under-Lyme	125,297	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
192	Newark and Sherwood	125,089	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
193	Havant	124,854	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
194	Stroud	123,205	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
195	Rushcliffe	121,582	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
196	Sevenoaks	121,106	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
197	Welwyn Hatfield	120,213	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
198	Bassetlaw	120,012	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
199	North Kesteven	119,709	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
200	Crawley	119,509	Non-metropolitan district, borough	West Sussex	South East
201	Cheltenham	119,434	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Gloucestershire	South West
202	West Lancashire	119,367	Non-metropolitan district	Lancashire	North West
203	Dartford	118,820	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
204	Chorley	118,624	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
205	Gedling	117,730	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
206	Dover	117,473	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
207	West Oxfordshire	116,928	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
208	Rugby	116,436	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
209	Tunbridge Wells	116,028	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
210	Wyre	114,809	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
211	Fareham	114,547	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
212	Hinckley and Bosworth	114,298	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
213	Erewash	113,080	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
214	South Ribble	112,166	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
215	Broxtowe	112,113	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
216	Worthing	112,044	Non-metropolitan district, borough	West Sussex	South East
217	South Staffordshire	111,527	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
218	South Derbyshire	111,133	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
219	Mansfield	111,117	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
220	Folkestone and Hythe	110,237	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
221	Darlington	109,469	Unitary authority, borough	Durham	North East
222	Lichfield	108,352	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
223	Hertsmere	108,106	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
224	North West Leicestershire	107,672	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
225	Gravesham	106,970	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Kent	South East
226	Mid Suffolk	105,723	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
227	Blaby	104,182	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
228	Woking	104,179	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
229	Worcester	104,120	Non-metropolitan district, city (1189)	Worcestershire	West Midlands
230	Chesterfield	104,110	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
231	North East Derbyshire	103,783	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
232	Spelthorne	103,551	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
233	North Norfolk	103,227	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
234	Fenland	103,035	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
235	Watford	103,031	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
236	Lincoln	102,545	Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
237	Wyre Forest	102,328	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
238	Eastbourne	102,247	Non-metropolitan district, borough	East Sussex	South East
239	Cannock Chase	101,140	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
240	Rushmoor	101,060	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
241	Hart	100,910	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
242	Lewes	100,677	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
243	North Devon	100,505	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
244	Harborough	100,481	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
245	Bromsgrove	100,076	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
246	Great Yarmouth	99,862	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Norfolk	East of England
247	Broxbourne	99,103	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
248	Tewkesbury	97,000	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Gloucestershire	South West
249	South Holland	96,983	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
250	West Lindsey	96,817	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
251	Pendle	96,110	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
252	Staffordshire Moorlands	95,899	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
253	Burnley	95,553	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
254	Harlow	94,409	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
255	Babergh	94,277	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
256	Rother	94,162	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
257	Three Rivers	94,123	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
258	Hartlepool	93,861	Unitary authority, borough	Durham	North East
259	Uttlesford	92,578	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
260	Cotswold	91,311	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
261	Surrey Heath	91,237	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
262	High Peak	91,109	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
263	Hastings	90,622	Non-metropolitan district, borough	East Sussex	South East
264	South Hams	89,812	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
265	Stevenage	89,737	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
266	Castle Point	89,731	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Essex	East of England
267	East Cambridgeshire	89,394	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
268	Tandridge	88,707	Non-metropolitan district	Surrey	South East
269	Runnymede	88,524	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
270	Forest of Dean	87,937	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
271	Mole Valley	87,769	Non-metropolitan district	Surrey	South East
272	Rochford	87,216	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
273	Redditch	87,132	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Worcestershire	West Midlands
274	Mid Devon	83,786	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
275	Hyndburn	83,213	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
276	Fylde	83,008	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
277	Gosport	82,285	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Hampshire	South East
278	Bolsover	81,553	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
279	Epsom and Ewell	81,184	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Surrey	South East
280	Malvern Hills	81,024	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
281	Tamworth	79,639	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
282	Brentwood	77,332	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Essex	East of England
283	Derbyshire Dales	71,752	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
284	Rossendale	71,169	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
285	Boston	70,806	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
286	Torridge	68,635	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
287	Maldon	67,554	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
288	North Warwickshire	65,946	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
289	Adur	64,688	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
290	Ribble Valley	63,107	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Lancashire	North West
291	Oadby and Wigston	58,341	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
292	West Devon	58,190	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Devon	South West
293	Melton	52,433	Non-metropolitan district, borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
294	Rutland	41,151	Unitary authority	Rutland	East Midlands
295	City of London	10,847	Sui generis, city (TI)	City of London	London
296	Isles of Scilly	2,281	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