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This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population density, based on population estimates for mid-2019 est. 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
1
Tower Hamlets
15,703
London borough
Greater London
2
Islington
14,575
London borough
Greater London
3
Hackney
13,593
London borough
Greater London
4
Lambeth
11,839
London borough
Greater London
5
Kensington and Chelsea
11,817
London borough , Royal Borough
Greater London
6
Hammersmith and Fulham
11,161
London borough
Greater London
7
Southwark
10,659
London borough
Greater London
8
Newham
9,690
London borough
Greater London
9
Camden
9,641
London borough
Greater London
10
Wandsworth
9,560
London borough
Greater London
11
Westminster
9,514
London borough , City (1540)
Greater London
12
Haringey
8,930
London borough
Greater London
13
Lewisham
8,552
London borough
Greater London
14
Brent
7,860
London borough
Greater London
15
Waltham Forest
7,173
London borough
Greater London
16
Ealing
6,612
London borough
Greater London
17
Greenwich
6,109
London borough , Royal Borough
Greater London
18
Barking and Dagenham
6,066
London borough
Greater London
19
Merton
5,722
London borough
Greater London
20
Redbridge
5,502
London borough
Greater London
21
Luton
5,196
Unitary authority , Borough
Bedfordshire
22
Harrow
5,175
London borough
Greater London
23
Portsmouth
5,150
Unitary authority , City (1926)
Hampshire
24
Hounslow
5,148
London borough
Greater London
25
Leicester
5,027
Unitary authority , City (1919)
Leicestershire
26
Southampton
4,991
Unitary authority , City (1964)
Hampshire
27
Slough
4,872
Unitary authority , Borough
Berkshire
28
Sutton
4,781
London borough
Greater London
29
Manchester
4,773
Metropolitan borough , City (1853)
Greater Manchester
30
Watford
4,772
Borough
Hertfordshire
31
Croydon
4,516
London borough
Greater London
32
Kingston upon Thames
4,512
London borough , Royal Borough
Greater London
33
Barnet
4,489
London borough
Greater London
34
Liverpool
4,346
Metropolitan borough , City (1880)
Merseyside
35
Nottingham
4,338
Unitary authority , City (1897)
Nottinghamshire
36
Southend-on-Sea
4,336
Unitary authority , Borough , City (2022)
Essex
37
Reading
4,313
Unitary authority , Borough
Berkshire
38
Bristol
4,308
Unitary authority , City (1542)
Bristol
39
Birmingham
4,275
Metropolitan borough , City (1889)
West Midlands
40
Enfield
4,083
London borough
Greater London
41
Bexley
4,071
London borough
Greater London
42
Blackpool
4,041
Unitary authority , Borough
Lancashire
43
Sandwell
3,995
Metropolitan borough
West Midlands
44
Wolverhampton
3,798
Metropolitan borough , City (2000)
West Midlands
45
Hull
3,730
Unitary authority , City (1897)
East Riding of Yorkshire
46
Norwich
3,688
City (TI )
Norfolk
47
Cambridge
3,579
City (1951)
Cambridgeshire
48
Oxford
3,553
City (1542)
Oxfordshire
49
Ipswich
3,534
Borough
Suffolk
50
Coventry
3,501
Metropolitan borough , City (1102)
West Midlands
51
Stevenage
3,445
Borough
Hertfordshire
52
Worthing
3,424
Borough
West Sussex
53
Richmond upon Thames
3,402
London borough
Greater London
54
Derby
3,350
Unitary authority , City (1977)
Derbyshire
55
Brighton & Hove
3,345
Unitary authority , City (2000)
East Sussex
56
Plymouth
3,315
Unitary authority , City (1928)
Devon
57
Dudley
3,302
Metropolitan borough
West Midlands
58
Gloucester
3,267
City (1541)
Gloucestershire
59
Gosport
3,230
Borough
Hampshire
60
Worcester
3,121
City (TI )
Worcestershire
61
Harlow
3,056
Essex
62
Hastings
3,054
Borough
East Sussex
63
City of London
2,975
City (TI ), sui generis
City of London
64
Lincoln
2,909
City (TI )
Lincolnshire
65
Exeter
2,780
City (TI )
Devon
66
Salford
2,777
Metropolitan borough , City (1926)
Greater Manchester
67
Stoke-on-Trent
2,765
Unitary authority , City (1925)
Staffordshire
68
Walsall
2,733
Metropolitan borough
West Midlands
69
Middlesbrough
2,671
Unitary authority , Borough
North Yorkshire
70
Newcastle upon Tyne
2,646
Metropolitan borough , City (1882)
Tyne and Wear
71
Hillingdon
2,644
London borough
Greater London
72
Crawley
2,635
Borough
West Sussex
73
Rushmoor
2,555
Borough
Hampshire
74
Tamworth
2,550
Borough
Staffordshire
75
Cheltenham
2,549
Borough
Gloucestershire
76
North Tyneside
2,539
Metropolitan borough
Tyne and Wear
77
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2,469
Unitary authority
Dorset
78
Oadby and Wigston
2,455
Borough
Leicestershire
79
Epsom and Ewell
2,375
Borough
Surrey
80
Stockport
2,338
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
81
Havering
2,332
London borough
Greater London
82
Eastbourne
2,303
Borough
East Sussex
83
South Tyneside
2,294
Metropolitan borough
Tyne and Wear
84
Spelthorne
2,294
Borough
Surrey
85
Tameside
2,240
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
86
Havant
2,228
Borough
Hampshire
87
Trafford
2,217
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
88
Torbay
2,216
Unitary authority , Borough
Devon
89
Bromley
2,198
London borough
Greater London
90
Bolton
2,117
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
91
Castle Point
2,005
Borough
Essex
92
Sunderland
1,995
Metropolitan borough , City (1992)
Tyne and Wear
93
Wirral
1,990
Metropolitan borough
Merseyside
94
Bury
1,949
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
95
Broxbourne
1,925
Borough
Hertfordshire
96
Knowsley
1,787
Metropolitan borough
Merseyside
97
Sefton
1,783
Metropolitan borough
Merseyside
98
Wigan
1,750
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
99
Eastleigh
1,712
Borough
Hampshire
100
Basildon
1,705
Essex
101
Oldham
1,701
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
102
Nuneaton and Bedworth
1,700
Borough
Warwickshire
103
Woking
1,634
Borough
Surrey
104
Halton
1,624
Unitary authority , Borough
Cheshire
105
Dartford
1,605
Borough
Kent
106
Redditch
1,604
Borough
Worcestershire
107
Chesterfield
1,568
Borough
Derbyshire
108
Fareham
1,542
Borough
Hampshire
109
Adur
1,534
West Sussex
110
Sheffield
1,513
Metropolitan borough , City (1893)
South Yorkshire
111
Bradford
1,491
Metropolitan borough , City (1897)
West Yorkshire
112
Leeds
1,472
Metropolitan borough , City (1893)
West Yorkshire
113
Elmbridge
1,460
Borough
Surrey
114
Medway
1,444
Unitary authority , Borough
Kent
115
Mansfield
1,440
Nottinghamshire
116
Rochdale
1,416
Metropolitan borough
Greater Manchester
117
Broxtowe
1,385
Borough
Nottinghamshire
118
Gateshead
1,378
Metropolitan borough
Tyne and Wear
119
Thanet
1,357
Kent
120
St Helens
1,344
Metropolitan borough
Merseyside
121
Cannock Chase
1,274
Staffordshire
122
Solihull
1,213
Metropolitan borough
West Midlands
123
Reigate and Banstead
1,168
Borough
Surrey
124
Warrington
1,168
Unitary authority , Borough
Cheshire
125
Ashfield
1,153
Nottinghamshire
126
Bracknell Forest
1,139
Unitary authority , Borough
Berkshire
127
Blackburn with Darwen
1,129
Unitary authority , Borough
Lancashire
128
Runnymede
1,129
Borough
Surrey
129
Hyndburn
1,127
Borough
Lancashire
130
Gravesham
1,080
Borough
Kent
131
Thurrock
1,074
Unitary authority , Borough
Essex
132
Hertsmere
1,066
Borough
Hertfordshire
133
Kirklees
1,060
Metropolitan borough
West Yorkshire
134
Three Rivers
1,056
Hertfordshire
135
Wakefield
1,044
Metropolitan borough , City (1888)
West Yorkshire
136
Preston
1,039
City (2002)
Lancashire
137
Erewash
1,030
Borough
Derbyshire
138
Swindon
1,014
Unitary authority , Borough
Wiltshire
139
Wokingham
992
Unitary authority
Berkshire
140
Hartlepool
986
Unitary authority , Borough
Durham
141
South Ribble
981
Borough
Lancashire
142
Gedling
977
Borough
Nottinghamshire
143
Stockton-on-Tees
959
Unitary authority , Borough
Durham and North Yorkshire
144
Surrey Heath
951
Borough
Surrey
145
Milton Keynes
930
Unitary authority , Borough
Buckinghamshire
146
Rotherham
928
Metropolitan borough
South Yorkshire
147
Welwyn Hatfield
925
Hertfordshire
148
St Albans
919
City (1877)
Hertfordshire
149
Barrow-in-Furness
865
Borough
Cumbria
150
Burnley
855
Borough
Lancashire
151
North East Lincolnshire
815
Unitary authority , Borough
Lincolnshire
155
York
746
Unitary authority , City (TI )
North Yorkshire
152
Blaby
789
Leicestershire
153
Windsor and Maidenhead
781
Unitary authority , Royal Borough
Berkshire
156
Barnsley
743
Metropolitan borough
South Yorkshire
157
Dacorum
730
Borough
Hertfordshire
154
Arun
746
West Sussex
158
Charnwood
659
Borough
Leicestershire
162
Newcastle-under-Lyme
585
Borough
Staffordshire
159
Telford and Wrekin
639
Unitary authority , Borough
Shropshire
160
Peterborough
628
Unitary authority , City (1541)
Cambridgeshire
161
Colchester
587
Borough
Essex
167
Calderdale
568
Metropolitan borough
West Yorkshire
164
Chorley
581
Borough
Lancashire
165
North Somerset
580
Unitary authority
Somerset
166
Great Yarmouth
572
Borough
Norfolk
163
South Gloucestershire
584
Unitary authority
Gloucestershire
170
Redcar and Cleveland
557
Unitary authority , Borough
North Yorkshire
169
Bath and North East Somerset
559
Unitary authority
Somerset
173
Doncaster
542
Metropolitan borough
South Yorkshire
175
Guildford
530
Borough
Surrey
171
Tonbridge and Malling
551
Borough
Kent
168
Pendle
565
Borough
Lancashire
172
Darlington
546
Unitary authority , Borough
Durham
180
Canterbury
510
City (TI )
Kent
174
Chelmsford
536
City (2012)
Essex
177
Wyre Forest
520
Worcestershire
178
Rossendale
513
Borough
Lancashire
179
Rochford
513
Essex
176
Warwick
525
Warwickshire
181
Brentwood
503
Borough
Essex
182
Bolsover
501
Derbyshire
183
Fylde
491
Borough
Lancashire
184
Amber Valley
476
Borough
Derbyshire
185
Hart
462
Hampshire
186
Bromsgrove
457
Worcestershire
187
Mid Sussex
457
West Sussex
188
Maidstone
447
Borough
Kent
189
Tendring
441
Essex
190
Central Bedfordshire
411
Unitary authority
Bedfordshire
205
Buckinghamshire
353
Unitary authority
Buckinghamshire
191
Swale
406
Borough
Kent
193
Wyre
397
Borough
Lancashire
192
Epping Forest
398
Essex
196
Hinckley and Bosworth
382
Borough
Leicestershire
200
Isle of Wight
370
Unitary authority , County
Isle of Wight
195
Cheshire West and Chester
388
Unitary authority
Cheshire
201
Dover
369
Kent
199
North East Derbyshire
370
Derbyshire
197
North West Leicestershire
375
Leicestershire
198
Waverley
372
Borough
Surrey
194
Bedford
389
Unitary authority , Borough
Bedfordshire
206
Tunbridge Wells
348
Borough
Kent
203
North Hertfordshire
355
Hertfordshire
204
Tandridge
354
Surrey
207
Lewes
342
East Sussex
210
Mole Valley
338
Surrey
209
West Lancashire
339
Lancashire
208
Cheshire East
342
Unitary authority
Cheshire
211
Sevenoaks
326
Kent
218
Folkestone and Hythe
308
Kent
213
Lichfield
321
Staffordshire
216
East Hertfordshire
316
Hertfordshire
215
South Derbyshire
317
Derbyshire
214
East Staffordshire
321
Borough
Staffordshire
212
Rugby
326
Borough
Warwickshire
220
Rushcliffe
291
Borough
Nottinghamshire
219
Basingstoke and Deane
292
Borough
Hampshire
223
South Staffordshire
271
Staffordshire
221
Horsham
277
West Sussex
224
Stroud
263
Gloucestershire
222
Cherwell
274
Oxfordshire
226
Lancaster
252
City (1937)
Lancashire
225
Braintree
254
Essex
231
New Forest
234
Hampshire
230
County Durham
235
Unitary authority
County Durham
227
East Hampshire
244
Hampshire
229
Broadland
239
Norfolk
228
Vale of White Horse
241
Oxfordshire
234
North Warwickshire
229
Borough
Warwickshire
235
Stafford
229
Staffordshire
232
West Berkshire
229
Unitary authority
Berkshire
233
Tewkesbury
229
Borough
Gloucestershire
236
Ashford
229
Borough
Kent
237
Sedgemoor
222
Somerset
238
South Oxfordshire
220
Oxfordshire
240
North Lincolnshire
200
Unitary authority , Borough
Lincolnshire
239
Test Valley
208
Borough
Hampshire
241
Teignbridge
200
Devon
244
East Suffolk
195
Suffolk
243
Huntingdonshire
200
Cambridgeshire
247
Wealden
192
East Sussex
242
Wychavon
200
Worcestershire
245
Boston
194
Borough
Lincolnshire
246
Winchester
193
City (TI )
Hampshire
253
Rother
183
East Sussex
248
Newark and Sherwood
189
Nottinghamshire
249
Fenland
188
Cambridgeshire
252
Bassetlaw
185
Nottinghamshire
251
Maldon
185
Essex
250
East Devon
185
Devon
254
South Somerset
180
Somerset
255
South Cambridgeshire
180
Cambridgeshire
256
West Suffolk
174
Borough
Suffolk
257
High Peak
169
Borough
Derbyshire
258
Staffordshire Moorlands
166
Staffordshire
259
Forest of Dean
165
Gloucestershire
261
Cornwall
161
Unitary authority
Cornwall
260
Harborough
165
Leicestershire
264
Mendip
157
Somerset
267
Babergh
156
Suffolk
262
West Oxfordshire
160
Oxfordshire
263
Chichester
158
West Sussex
265
Wiltshire
157
Unitary authority
Wiltshire
266
South Norfolk
156
Norfolk
270
South Kesteven
152
Lincolnshire
268
Selby
154
North Yorkshire
269
Dorset
152
Unitary authority
Dorset
272
East Riding of Yorkshire
142
Unitary authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
271
Uttlesford
143
Essex
280
Isles of Scilly
126
sui generis
Cornwall
275
East Cambridgeshire
135
Cambridgeshire
274
Malvern Hills
138
Worcestershire
276
Scarborough
133
Borough
North Yorkshire
273
Stratford-on-Avon
138
Warwickshire
277
Somerset West and Taunton
133
Borough
Somerset
278
North Kesteven
128
Lincolnshire
279
South Holland
127
Lincolnshire
281
Harrogate
124
North Yorkshire
282
Mid Suffolk
118
Suffolk
287
North Norfolk
107
Norfolk
283
Breckland
108
Norfolk
284
Melton
108
Borough
Leicestershire
286
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
107
Borough
Norfolk
288
Carlisle
106
City (1133)
Cumbria
285
Rutland
108
Unitary authority
Rutland
289
Ribble Valley
106
Borough
Lancashire
290
Shropshire
101
Unitary authority
Shropshire
Less than 100 / km² [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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