List of English districts by population

This is a list of districts in England by population. The districts at the top have the biggest population and the districts at the bottom have a smaller number of people.

Over 300,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county1Birmingham1,001,200Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West Midlands2Leeds723,100Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West Yorkshire3Sheffield520,700Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South Yorkshire4Bradford485,000Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West Yorkshire5Liverpool447,500Metropolitan borough, City (1880)Merseyside6Manchester441,200Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater Manchester7Bristol398,300Unitary authority, City (1542)Bristol8Kirklees394,600Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire9Croydon342,700London boroughGreater London10Barnet329,700London boroughGreater London11East Riding of Yorkshire327,400Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire12Wakefield320,600Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West Yorkshire13Wirral313,100Metropolitan boroughMerseyside14Wigan306,700Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester15Dudley305,600Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands16Coventry304,200Metropolitan borough, City (1345)West Midlands17Bromley301,900London boroughGreater London18Ealing301,800Greater London

250,000 to 300,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county19Doncaster289,600Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire20Leicester288,000Unitary authority, City (1919)Leicestershire21Sandwell286,300Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands22Sunderland283,700Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and Wear23Stockport281,600Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester24Wandsworth281,400London boroughGreater London25Sefton280,900Metropolitan boroughMerseyside26Enfield280,500London boroughGreater London27Nottingham278,700Unitary authority, City (1897)Nottinghamshire28Newcastle upon Tyne276,400Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and Wear29Brent270,100London boroughGreater London30Lambeth269,100London boroughGreater London31Bolton265,400Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester32Southwark257,700London boroughGreater London33Brighton & Hove252,000Unitary authority, City (2000)East Sussex34Walsall253,500Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands35Rotherham253,200Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire36Hillingdon252,400London boroughGreater London37Redbridge251,500London boroughGreater London38Medway251,100Unitary authority, BoroughKent

200,000 to 250,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county39Hull249,100Unitary authority, City (1299)East Riding of Yorkshire40South Gloucestershire248,100Unitary authorityGloucestershire41Lewisham247,500London boroughGreater London42Newham246,200London boroughGreater London43Plymouth246,100Unitary authority, City (1928)Devon44Westminster244,400London borough, City (1540)Greater London45Wolverhampton239,600Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West Midlands46Stoke-on-Trent238,300Unitary authority, City (1925)Staffordshire47Derby233,700Unitary authority, City (1977)Derbyshire48Greenwich228,100London boroughGreater London49Havering226,200London boroughGreater London50Camden226,100London boroughGreater London51Haringey224,500London boroughGreater London52Waltham Forest224,100London boroughGreater London53Barnsley222,100Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire54Southampton222,000Unitary authority, City (1964)Hampshire55Bexley220,300London boroughGreater London56Oldham219,200Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester57Milton Keynes218,500Unitary authority, BoroughBuckinghamshire58Salford216,400Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater Manchester59Tameside214,100Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester60Harrow214,000London boroughGreater London61Tower Hamlets213,200London boroughGreater London62Trafford213,200Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester63Hounslow212,500London boroughGreater London64Hackney207,700London boroughGreater London65Rochdale206,400Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester66Solihull200,900Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands

150,000 to 200,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county67Kensington and Chelsea196,200London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London68Calderdale195,300Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire69North Somerset195,100Unitary authoritySomerset70Northampton195,000BoroughNorthamptonshire71Merton194,700London boroughGreater London72Warrington194,700Unitary authority, BoroughCheshire73North Tyneside192,300Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear74Gateshead191,500Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear75Portsmouth189,600Unitary authority, City (1926)Hampshire76York186,800Unitary authority, City (TI)North Yorkshire77Stockton-on-Tees186,700Unitary authority, BoroughDurham and North Yorkshire78Richmond upon Thames186,300London boroughGreater London79Luton184,900Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshire80Swindon184,000Unitary authority, BoroughWiltshire81Bury183,500Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester82Islington182,600London boroughGreater London83Hammersmith and Fulham179,900London boroughGreater London84Herefordshire178,800Unitary authorityHerefordshire85Sutton177,700London boroughGreater London86St Helens176,300Metropolitan boroughMerseyside87Bath and North East Somerset173,700Unitary authoritySomerset88New Forest171,700 Hampshire89Aylesbury Vale168,100 Buckinghamshire90Basildon167,000 Essex91Barking and Dagenham164,500London boroughGreater London92Bournemouth163,600Unitary authority, BoroughDorset93Colchester163,400BoroughEssex94Huntingdonshire162,000 Cambridgeshire95Telford and Wrekin161,600Unitary authority, BoroughShropshire96Chelmsford161,100BoroughEssex97Wycombe160,200 Buckinghamshire98Charnwood160,100BoroughLeicestershire99Peterborough159,700Unitary authority, City (1541)Cambridgeshire100Southend-on-Sea159,300Unitary authority, BoroughEssex101North East Lincolnshire157,500Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshire102North Lincolnshire157,100Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshire103Basingstoke and Deane156,900BoroughHampshire104South Somerset156,100 Somerset105Harrogate155,300 North Yorkshire106Wokingham153,600Unitary authorityBerkshire107Kingston upon Thames153,000London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London108Bedford153,000BoroughBedfordshire109South Tyneside151,300Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear110Macclesfield150,500BoroughCheshire

125,000 to 150,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county111Oxford149,800City (1542)Oxfordshire112Knowsley149,400Metropolitan boroughMerseyside113Thurrock146,600Unitary authority, BoroughEssex114West Berkshire146,300Unitary authorityBerkshire115Reading145,100Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire116Arun144,500 West Sussex117Canterbury143,700City (TI)Kent118Maidstone143,400BoroughKent119Blackpool142,900Unitary authority, BoroughLancashire120Tendring141,800 Essex121Wealden141,000 East Sussex122King's Lynn and West Norfolk140,400BoroughNorfolk123Warwick140,300 Warwickshire124Blackburn with Darwen140,200Unitary authority, BoroughLancashire125Isle of Wight140,000Unitary authority, CountyIsle of Wight126Redcar and Cleveland138,600Unitary authority, BoroughNorth Yorkshire127Windsor and Maidenhead138,500Unitary authority, Royal BoroughBerkshire128Dacorum138,500BoroughHertfordshire129Lancaster138,000City (1937)Lancashire130Braintree137,800 Essex131Middlesbrough137,600Unitary authority, BoroughNorth Yorkshire132East Lindsey137,400 Lincolnshire133South Cambridgeshire137,200 Cambridgeshire134Poole137,100Unitary authority, BoroughDorset135Cherwell134,200 Oxfordshire136St Albans133,500City (1877)Hertfordshire137Torbay132,800Unitary authority, BoroughDevon138Guildford132,200BoroughSurrey139East Hertfordshire131,800 Hertfordshire140Preston131,300City (2002)Lancashire141Elmbridge130,300BoroughSurrey142East Devon129,800 Devon143Mid Bedfordshire129,400 Bedfordshire144North Wiltshire129,400 Wiltshire145Mid Sussex129,000 West Sussex146South Kesteven128,500 Lincolnshire147South Oxfordshire128,200 Oxfordshire148Thanet128,100 Kent149Norwich127,600City (1195)Norfolk150Reigate and Banstead127,200BoroughSurrey151Breckland127,100 Norfolk152Swale126,800BoroughKent153Horsham125,800 West Sussex

100,000 to 125,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county154Vale Royal124,600BoroughCheshire155Teignbridge124,500 Devon156West Wiltshire124,100 Wiltshire157Cambridge124,000City (1951)Cambridgeshire158Stafford123,600 Staffordshire159Newcastle-under-Lyme123,400BoroughStaffordshire160Epping Forest122,000 Essex161Broadland121,100 Norfolk162North Hertfordshire120,700 Hertfordshire163Nuneaton and Bedworth120,700BoroughWarwickshire164Suffolk Coastal119,600 Suffolk165Stratford-on-Avon119,000 Warwickshire166Halton118,800Unitary authority, BoroughCheshire167Chester118,600City (1541)Cheshire168Amber Valley118,600BoroughDerbyshire169Ipswich118,200BoroughSuffolk170Exeter117,600City (TI)Devon171Slough117,500Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire172Vale of White Horse117,000 Oxfordshire173Wychavon116,900 Worcestershire174Waverley116,800BoroughSurrey175Eastleigh116,600BoroughHampshire176Salisbury115,800 Wiltshire177South Bedfordshire115,300 Bedfordshire178Havant115,300BoroughHampshire179South Norfolk115,300 Norfolk180Waveney114,700 Suffolk181Ashfield114,000 Nottinghamshire182Crewe and Nantwich113,600BoroughCheshire183Winchester112,500City (TI)Hampshire184Tonbridge and Malling112,400BoroughKent185Test Valley112,300BoroughHampshire186Cheltenham111,700BoroughGloucestershire187Gloucester111,300City (1541)Gloucestershire188East Hampshire111,300 Hampshire189Bracknell Forest111,200Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire190Gedling111,200BoroughNottinghamshire191Sevenoaks111,100 Kent192Newark and Sherwood110,800 Nottinghamshire193Bassetlaw110,700 Nottinghamshire194Stroud110,000 Gloucestershire195Ashford110,000BoroughKent196Wyre109,900BoroughLancashire197Sedgemoor109,900 Somerset198Erewash109,800BoroughDerbyshire199West Lancashire109,500 Lancashire200Chichester109,300 West Sussex201Broxtowe109,100BoroughNottinghamshire202Fareham108,500BoroughHampshire203Rushcliffe107,800BoroughNottinghamshire204Mendip107,300 Somerset205Scarborough107,000BoroughNorth Yorkshire206East Staffordshire106,900BoroughStaffordshire207Taunton Deane106,800BoroughSomerset208Tunbridge Wells106,200BoroughKent209Dover106,100 Kent210South Ribble105,800BoroughLancashire211South Staffordshire105,300 Staffordshire212Carlisle105,200City (TI)Cumbria213Chorley103,700BoroughLancashire214South Lakeland102,900 Cumbria215Hinckley and Bosworth102,800BoroughLeicestershire216North Kesteven101,700 Lincolnshire217St Edmundsbury101,500BoroughSuffolk218Welwyn Hatfield100,500 Hertfordshire219Restormel100,300BoroughCornwall220North Norfolk100,200 Norfolk221Chesterfield100,000BoroughDerbyshire

75,000 to 100,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county222Shepway99,500 Kent223Darlington99,200Unitary authority, BoroughDurham224Mansfield99,000 Nottinghamshire225Crawley98,500BoroughWest Sussex226Wyre Forest98,500 Worcestershire227Worthing98,100BoroughWest Sussex228West Oxfordshire97,700 Oxfordshire229North East Derbyshire97,300 Derbyshire230Allerdale96,300BoroughCumbria231Shrewsbury and Atcham96,300BoroughShropshire232Kerrier96,200 Cornwall233West Dorset95,800 Dorset234Lichfield95,500 Staffordshire235Gravesham95,200BoroughKent236Staffordshire Moorlands94,600 Staffordshire237Worcester94,300City (1189)Worcestershire238Hertsmere93,900BoroughHertfordshire239Lewes93,400 East Sussex240Easington93,300 Durham241Cannock Chase93,200 Staffordshire242Eastbourne92,900BoroughEast Sussex243Great Yarmouth92,500BoroughNorfolk244Durham92,200City (TI)Durham245Congleton91,800BoroughCheshire246Rugby91,600BoroughWarwickshire247Bromsgrove91,500 Worcestershire248Blaby91,400 Leicestershire249High Peak91,100BoroughDerbyshire250Carrick90,600 Cornwall251Woking90,500BoroughSurrey252North Devon90,200 Devon253Hartlepool90,000Unitary authority, BoroughDurham254Mid Suffolk89,900 Suffolk255Chiltern89,800 Buckinghamshire256Pendle89,300BoroughLancashire257Rushmoor89,200BoroughHampshire258North West Leicestershire88,800 Leicestershire259Spelthorne88,500BoroughSurrey260Sedgefield87,800BoroughDurham261Hart87,800 Hampshire262South Derbyshire87,700 Derbyshire263Burnley87,700BoroughLancashire264Dartford87,400BoroughKent265Fenland87,200 Cambridgeshire266Castle Point87,000BoroughEssex267Lincoln87,000City (TI)Lincolnshire268Broxbourne86,400BoroughHertfordshire269Derwentside86,300 Durham270Rother86,000 East Sussex271Kettering86,000BoroughNorthamptonshire272South Northamptonshire86,000 Northamptonshire273East Dorset85,200 Dorset274Babergh85,100 Suffolk275Hambleton85,000 North Yorkshire276West Lindsey84,900 Lincolnshire277Hastings84,600BoroughEast Sussex278Three Rivers84,600 Hertfordshire279North Cornwall84,100 Cornwall280Cotswold83,100 Gloucestershire281South Hams82,800 Devon282Caradon82,100 Cornwall283Hyndburn81,600BoroughLancashire284Blyth Valley81,600BoroughNorthumberland285East Northamptonshire81,500 Northamptonshire286Surrey Heath81,500BoroughSurrey287South Holland81,200 Lincolnshire288Mole Valley81,100 Surrey289Forest of Dean80,900 Gloucestershire290Ellesmere Port and Neston80,600BoroughCheshire291Harborough80,400 Leicestershire292Runnymede79,600BoroughSurrey293Redditch79,600BoroughWorcestershire294Rochford79,500 Essex295Tandridge79,400 Surrey296Watford79,300BoroughHertfordshire297Stevenage79,000BoroughHertfordshire298East Cambridgeshire78,500 Cambridgeshire299Tewkesbury78,400BoroughGloucestershire300Harlow77,700 Essex301Selby77,600 North Yorkshire302Kennet77,400 Wiltshire303Gosport77,300BoroughHampshire304Fylde76,400BoroughLancashire305Daventry75,900 Northamptonshire306Malvern Hills75,100 Worcestershire

50,000 to 75,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county307Tamworth74,200BoroughStaffordshire308Wellingborough73,900BoroughNorthamptonshire309Bolsover73,200 Derbyshire310Mid Devon73,000 Devon311Barrow-in-Furness71,900BoroughCumbria312Copeland71,500BoroughCumbria313Uttlesford71,100 Essex314Brentwood70,900BoroughEssex315Derbyshire Dales69,800 Derbyshire316Epsom and Ewell68,500BoroughSurrey317Rossendale66,000BoroughLancashire318North Dorset65,400 Dorset319Weymouth and Portland64,600BoroughDorset320Penwith64,000 Cornwall321South Bucks63,500 Buckinghamshire322Forest Heath63,100 Suffolk323Torridge62,500 Devon324North Warwickshire62,300BoroughWarwickshire325Wear Valley62,100 Durham326Wansbeck61,700 Northumberland327Maldon60,700 Essex328Tynedale59,800 Northumberland329North Shropshire59,100 Shropshire330Adur59,100 West Sussex331Boston58,000BoroughLincolnshire332Ribble Valley56,900BoroughLancashire333Oadby and Wigston56,000BoroughLeicestershire334Craven54,400 North Yorkshire335Corby53,500BoroughNorthamptonshire336Chester-le-Street53,200 Durham337Eden52,800 Cumbria338Bridgnorth52,200 Shropshire339Ryedale52,000 North Yorkshire340Richmondshire50,700 North Yorkshire341West Devon50,600BoroughDevon

25,000 to 50,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county342Castle Morpeth49,900BoroughNorthumberland343Melton48,300BoroughLeicestershire344Christchurch45,100BoroughDorset345Purbeck45,100 Dorset346South Shropshire42,300 Shropshire347Oswestry39,200BoroughShropshire348Rutland37,300Unitary authorityRutland349West Somerset35,500 Somerset350Alnwick32,200 Northumberland351Berwick-upon-Tweed26,200BoroughNorthumberland

Below 25,000

RankDistrictPopulationType & City statusCeremonial county352Teesdale24,900 Durham353City of London9,200Unitary authority, City (TI), sui generisCity of London354Isles of Scilly2,100Unitary authority, sui generisCornwall

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