# List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom by settlement

This is a list of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom by settlement. The article includes all cities and towns with a population over 100,000. This list is based on criteria set out by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat which excludes structures such as telecommunication towers and church spires from being labelled as a 'skyscraper or tall building'. The tallest building in the United Kingdom in a settlement with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants is The Triad in Bootle, Merseyside at 88.7 metres (291ft).
| City | Tallest Building(s) | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year |
| Aberdeen | Marischal College | 72 | 236 | 4 | 1906 |
| Basildon | Brooke House | 49 | 161 | 15 | 1962 |
| Basingstoke | Fanum House | 85 | 279 | 18 | 2010 |
| Belfast | Obel | 88.31 | 289.7 | 28 | 2010 |
| Birmingham | Octagon | 155 | 509 | 49 | 2024 |
| Blackburn | Blackburn Town Hall | 53 | 174 | 15 | 1969 |
| Blackpool | Walter Robinson Court | 64 | 210 | 22 | 1972 |
| Bournemouth | The Helm | 55 | 180 | 19 | 2020 |
| Bradford | Bradford City Hall | 66 | 217 | | 1914 |
| Brighton | Sussex Heights | 102 | 334 | 24 | 1968 |
| Bristol | Castle Park View | 86 | 282 | 26 | 2022 |
| Cambridge | Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church | 65 | 213 | | 1890 |
| Cardiff | Bridge Street Exchange | 85 | 278 | 26 | 2018 |
| Carlisle | Carlisle Civic Centre | 44 | 145 | 12 | 1967 |
| Chelmsford | Parkside Court | 43 | 141 | 13 | 1962 |
| Cheltenham | Eagle Tower | 49 | 161 | 15 | 1968 |
| Colchester | University of Essex North and South Towers | 43 | 141 | 14 | |
| Coventry | CODE Fairfax Street | 76.2 | 250 | 23 | 2019 |
| Derby | University of Derby | 40 | 131 | 10 | |
| Doncaster | Silverwood House | 46 | 151 | 17 | 1969 |
| Dudley | Darley House | 52 | 171 | 19 | 1969 |
| Dundee | Various | 44 | 144 | 16 | 1967 / 1970 |
| Eastbourne | South Cliff Tower | 58 | 190 | 19 | 1965 |
| Edinburgh | Martello Court | 64 | 210 | 23 | 1967 |
| Exeter | Exeter Cathedral | 44 | 144 | | 1400 |
| Glasgow | The Gilbert Scott Building | 85 | 278 | 6 | 1891 |
| Gloucester | Gloucester Cathedral | 67 | 220 | | 1541 |
| Huddersfield | Holme Park Court Bishops Court | 48 | 157 | 17 | 1967 |
| Ipswich | The Mill | 71 | 233 | 23 | 2009 |
| Kingston upon Hull | Hull Royal Infirmary | 57 | 187 | | 1967 |
| Leeds | Altus House | 114 | 374 | 38 | 2021 |
| Leicester | Cardinal Telephone Exchange | 84 | 276 | 17 | 1970 |
| Liverpool | West Tower | 140 | 460 | 40 | 2008 |
| London | The Shard | 310 | 1,017 | 87 | 2012 |
| Luton | Luton Town Hall | 50 | 160 | 9 | 1936 |
| Maidstone | The Creswick | 60 | 187 | 17 | 2020 |
| Manchester | Deansgate Square South Tower | 201 | 659 | 65 | 2018 |
| Middlesbrough | Centre North East | 71 | 233 | 19 | 1974 |
| Milton Keynes | Mellish Court | 49 | 161 | 18 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Vale House | 80 | 260 | 28 | 1968 |
| Newport | Newport Civic Centre | 55 | 180 | | 1964 |
| Northampton | Northampton House | 46 | 151 | 13 | |
| Norwich | Norwich City Hall | 63 | 206 | 5 | 1938 |
| Nottingham | Victoria Centre Flats A | 75 | 246 | 25 | 1972 |
| Oldham | Oldham Civic Centre | 53 | 175 | 15 | 1976 |
| Oxford | Magdalen Tower | 44 | 144 | | 1509 |
| Peterborough | Peterborough Cathedral | 44 | 144 | | 1237 |
| Plymouth | Beckley Point | 78 | 255 | 23 | 2018 |
| Poole | Longfleet Nurses Home | 43 | 141 | 14 | |
| Portsmouth | 1 Gunwharf Quays | 101 | 331 | 26 | 2008 |
| Preston | Guild Centre | 61 | 200 | 15 | |
| Reading | The Blade | 59 | 194 | 14 | 2009 |
| Rotherham | Clifton Flats | 40 | 130 | 13 | |
| Sheffield | St Paul's Tower | 101 | 331 | 32 | 2010 |
| Slough | Octagon | 46 | 151 | 11 | 2010 |
| Southampton | Centenary Quay | 85 | 278 | 27 | 2022 |
| Southend-on-Sea | Alexander House | 63 | 207 | 16 | 1973 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Telecom Building | 42 | 138 | 11 | |
| Sunderland | Planet House Astral House Solar House | 60 | 200 | 19 | 1969 |
| Swansea | The Tower, Meridian Quay | 107 | 351 | 29 | 2010 |
| Swindon | David Murray John Tower | 83 | 272 | 21 | 1976 |
| Telford | Telford Plaza One | 48 | 157 | 11 | |
| Watford | Abbey View Munden View | 52 | 171 | 17 | |
| Woking | Victoria Square Tower 1 | 117 | 384 | 34 | 2022 |
| Wolverhampton | Victoria Halls (Building 1) | 75 | 246 | 25 | 2009 |
| Worthing | Bayside | 52 | 172 | 15 | 2021 |
| York | York Minster | 66 | 216 | | 1472 |