List of English districts by population density
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This is a list of districts of England ordered by population density - midyear population estimates for 2004.
Over 10,000 / km²
1,000 - 10,000 / km²
| Rank
| District
| Density
(per km²)
| Type of district
| Ceremonial county
|
| 7
| Lambeth
| 9,996
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 8
| Camden
| 9,959
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 9
| Southwark
| 8,828
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 10
| Wandsworth
| 8,071
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 11
| Haringey
| 7,580
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 12
| Lewisham
| 7,027
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 13
| Newham
| 6,839
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 14
| Brent
| 6,191
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 15
| Waltham Forest
| 5,714
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 16
| Ealing
| 5,460
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 17
| Merton
| 5,113
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 18
| Greenwich
| 4,767
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 19
| Portsmouth
| 4,683
| Unitary, City (1926)
| Hampshire
|
| 20
| Barking and Dagenham
| 4,561
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 21
| Southampton
| 4,438
| Unitary, City (1964)
| Hampshire
|
| 22
| Redbridge
| 4,384
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 23
| Luton
| 4,245
| Unitary, Borough
| Bedfordshire
|
| 24
| Harrow
| 4,199
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 25
| Blackpool
| 4,086
| Unitary, Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 26
| Kingston upon Thames
| 4,075
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 27
| Sutton
| 4,050
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 28
| Liverpool
| 3,974
| Metropolitan borough, City (1880)
| Merseyside
|
| 29
| Croydon
| 3,932
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 30
| Leicester
| 3,888
| Unitary, City (1919)
| Leicestershire
|
| 31
| Southend-on-Sea
| 3,822
| Unitary, Borough
| Essex
|
| 32
| Hounslow
| 3,792
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 33
| Manchester
| 3,779
| Metropolitan borough, City (1853)
| Greater Manchester
|
| 34
| Barnet
| 3,766
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 35
| Birmingham
| 3,706
| Metropolitan borough, City (1889)
| West Midlands
|
| 36
| Watford
| 3,700
| Borough
| Hertfordshire
|
| 37
| Nottingham
| 3,687
| Unitary, City (1897)
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 38
| Bexley
| 3,625
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 39
| Slough
| 3,614
| Unitary, Borough
| Berkshire
|
| 40
| Bristol
| 3,599
| Unitary, City (1542)
| Bristol
|
| 41
| Reading
| 3,564
| Unitary, Borough
| Berkshire
|
| 42
| Bournemouth
| 3,540
| Unitary, Borough
| Dorset
|
| 43
| Kingston Upon Hull
| 3,478
| Unitary, City (1299)
| East Riding of Yorkshire
|
| 44
| Wolverhampton
| 3,443
| Metropolitan borough, City (2000)
| West Midlands
|
| 45
| Enfield
| 3,406
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 46
| Sandwell
| 3,340
| Metropolitan borough
| West Midlands
|
| 47
| Norwich
| 3,203
| City (1195)
| Norfolk
|
| 48
| Oxford
| 3,183
| City (1542)
| Oxfordshire
|
| 49
| Richmond upon Thames
| 3,182
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 50
| Dudley
| 3,108
| Metropolitan borough
| West Midlands
|
| 51
| Coventry
| 3,084
| Metropolitan borough, City (1345)
| West Midlands
|
| 52
| Plymouth
| 3,063
| Unitary, City (1928)
| Devon
|
| 53
| Brighton & Hove
| 3,047
| Unitary, City (2000)
| East Sussex
|
| 54
| Gosport
| 3,045
| Borough
| Hampshire
|
| 55
| Stevenage
| 3,043
| Borough
| Hertfordshire
|
| 56
| Worthing
| 3,017
| Borough
| West Sussex
|
| 57
| Derby
| 2,995
| Unitary, City (1977)
| Derbyshire
|
| 58
| Ipswich
| 2,978
| Borough
| Suffolk
|
| 59
| City of London
| 2,966
| Unitary, City
| Greater London
|
| 60
| Cambridge
| 2,912
| City (1951)
| Cambridgeshire
|
| 61
| Hastings
| 2,847
| Borough
| East Sussex
|
| 62
| Worcester
| 2,813
| City (1189)
| Worcestershire
|
| 63
| Gloucester
| 2,733
| City
| Gloucestershire
|
| 64
| Middlesbrough
| 2,560
| Unitary, Borough
| North Yorkshire
|
| 65
| Stoke-on-Trent
| 2,547
| Unitary, City (1925)
| Staffordshire
|
| 66
| Harlow
| 2,538
| District
| Essex
|
| 67
| Exeter
| 2,450
| City
| Devon
|
| 68
| Walsall
| 2,432
| Metropolitan borough
| West Midlands
|
| 69
| Lincoln
| 2,424
| City
| Lincolnshire
|
| 70
| Northampton
| 2,412
| Borough
| Northamptonshire
|
| 71
| Tamworth
| 2,395
| Borough
| Staffordshire
|
| 72
| Oadby and Wigston
| 2,385
| Borough
| Leicestershire
|
| 73
| Cheltenham
| 2,379
| Borough
| Gloucestershire
|
| 74
| Newcastle upon Tyne
| 2,376
| Metropolitan borough, City (1882)
| Tyne and Wear
|
| 75
| South Tyneside
| 2,352
| Metropolitan borough
| Tyne and Wear
|
| 76
| North Tyneside
| 2,315
| Metropolitan borough
| Tyne and Wear
|
| 77
| Rushmoor
| 2,275
| Borough
| Hampshire
|
| 78
| Stockport
| 2,239
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 79
| Salford
| 2,227
| Metropolitan borough, City (1926)
| Greater Manchester
|
| 80
| Crawley
| 2,195
| Borough
| West Sussex
|
| 81
| Hillingdon
| 2,150
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 82
| Poole
| 2,112
| Unitary, Borough
| Dorset
|
| 83
| Torbay
| 2,107
| Unitary, Borough
| Devon
|
| 84
| Havant
| 2,091
| Borough
| Hampshire
|
| 85
| Eastbourne
| 2,086
| Borough
| East Sussex
|
| 86
| Tameside
| 2,071
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 87
| Sunderland
| 2,057
| Metropolitan borough, City (1992)
| Tyne and Wear
|
| 88
| Trafford
| 2,006
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 89
| Havering
| 2,004
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 90
| Epsom and Ewell
| 1,996
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 91
| Wirral
| 1,994
| Metropolitan borough
| Merseyside
|
| 92
| Bromley
| 1,992
| London borough
| Greater London
|
| 93
| Castle Point
| 1,925
| Borough
| Essex
|
| 94
| Bolton
| 1,894
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 95
| Sefton
| 1,840
| Metropolitan borough
| Merseyside
|
| 96
| Bury
| 1,831
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 97
| Knowsley
| 1,732
| Metropolitan borough
| Merseyside
|
| 98
| Spelthorne
| 1,728
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 99
| Broxbourne
| 1,674
| Borough
| Hertfordshire
|
| 100
| Wigan
| 1,623
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 101
| Weymouth and Portland
| 1,543
| Borough
| Dorset
|
| 102
| Oldham
| 1,533
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 103
| Nuneaton and Bedworth
| 1,524
| Borough
| Warwickshire
|
| 104
| Basildon
| 1,513
| District
| Essex
|
| 105
| Chesterfield
| 1,510
| Borough
| Derbyshire
|
| 106
| Halton
| 1,503
| Unitary, Borough
| Cheshire
|
| 107
| Fareham
| 1,464
| Borough
| Hampshire
|
| 108
| Redditch
| 1,462
| Borough
| Worcestershire
|
| 109
| Eastleigh
| 1,454
| Borough
| Hampshire
|
| 110
| Adur
| 1,419
| District
| West Sussex
|
| 111
| Woking
| 1,409
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 112
| Sheffield
| 1,403
| Metropolitan borough, City (1893)
| South Yorkshire
|
| 113
| Broxtowe
| 1,357
| Borough
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 114
| Gateshead
| 1,344
| Metropolitan borough
| Tyne and Wear
|
| 115
| Elmbridge
| 1,323
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 116
| Bradford
| 1,313
| Metropolitan borough, City (1897)
| West Yorkshire
|
| 117
| Medway
| 1,308
| Unitary, Borough
| Kent
|
| 118
| Rochdale
| 1,306
| Metropolitan borough
| Greater Manchester
|
| 119
| Leeds
| 1,304
| Metropolitan borough, City (1893)
| West Yorkshire
|
| 120
| St Helens
| 1,296
| Metropolitan borough
| Merseyside
|
| 121
| Mansfield
| 1,286
| District
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 122
| Thanet
| 1,238
| District
| Kent
|
| 123
| Dartford
| 1,190
| Borough
| Kent
|
| 124
| Cannock Chase
| 1,176
| District
| Staffordshire
|
| 125
| Blyth Valley
| 1,157
| Borough
| Northumberland
|
| 126
| Solihull
| 1,124
| Metropolitan borough
| West Midlands
|
| 127
| Hyndburn
| 1,118
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 128
| Warrington
| 1,072
| Unitary, Borough
| Cheshire
|
| 129
| Ashfield
| 1,035
| District
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 130
| Blackburn with Darwen
| 1,023
| Unitary, Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 131
| Bracknell Forest
| 1,008
| Unitary, Borough
| Berkshire
|
| 132
| Runnymede
| 1,006
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 133
| Erewash
| 1,003
| Borough
| Derbyshire
|
100 - 1000 / km²
| Rank
| District
| Density
(per km²)
| Type of district
| Ceremonial county
|
| 134
| Reigate and Banstead
| 983
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 135
| Kirklees
| 962
| Metropolitan borough
| West Yorkshire
|
| 136
| Hartlepool
| 960
| Unitary, Borough
| Durham
|
| 137
| Gravesham
| 958
| Borough
| Kent
|
| 138
| Three Rivers
| 946
| District
| Hertfordshire
|
| 139
| Wakefield
| 944
| Metropolitan borough, City (1888)
| West Yorkshire
|
| 140
| South Ribble
| 934
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 141
| Gedling
| 928
| Borough
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 142
| Wansbeck
| 923
| District
| Northumberland
|
| 143
| Hertsmere
| 922
| Borough
| Hertfordshire
|
| 144
| Preston
| 921
| City (2002)
| Lancashire
|
| 145
| Ellesmere Port and Neston
| 915
| Borough
| Cheshire
|
| 146
| Stockton-on-Tees
| 913
| Unitary, Borough
| Durham and North Yorkshire
|
| 147
| Barrow-in-Furness
| 905
| Borough
| Cumbria
|
| 148
| Christchurch
| 895
| Borough
| Dorset
|
| 149
| Thurrock
| 892
| Unitary, Borough
| Essex
|
| 150
| Rotherham
| 881
| Metropolitan borough
| South Yorkshire
|
| 151
| Surrey Heath
| 853
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 152
| Wokingham
| 850
| Unitary, District
| Berkshire
|
| 153
| North East Lincolnshire
| 822
| Unitary, Borough
| Lincolnshire
|
| 154
| St Albans
| 820
| City (1877)
| Hertfordshire
|
| 155
| Burnley
| 796
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 156
| Swindon
| 792
| Unitary, Borough
| Wiltshire
|
| 157
| Chester-le-Street
| 787
| District
| Durham
|
| 158
| Welwyn Hatfield
| 760
| District
| Hertfordshire
|
| 159
| Milton Keynes
| 702
| Unitary, Borough
| Buckinghamshire
|
| 160
| Blaby
| 702
| District
| Leicestershire
|
| 161
| Windsor and Maidenhead
| 689
| Royal Borough
| Berkshire
|
| 162
| York
| 680
| Unitary, City
| North Yorkshire
|
| 163
| Barnsley
| 672
| Metropolitan borough
| South Yorkshire
|
| 164
| Corby
| 663
| Borough
| Northamptonshire
|
| 165
| Arun
| 653
| District
| West Sussex
|
| 166
| Dacorum
| 649
| Borough
| Hertfordshire
|
| 167
| Easington
| 643
| District
| Durham
|
| 168
| Newcastle-under-Lyme
| 583
| Borough
| Staffordshire
|
| 169
| Redcar and Cleveland
| 568
| Unitary, Borough
| North Yorkshire
|
| 170
| Charnwood
| 564
| Borough
| Leicestershire
|
| 171
| Telford and Wrekin
| 555
| Unitary, Borough
| Shropshire
|
| 172
| South Bedfordshire
| 537
| District
| Bedfordshire
|
| 173
| Calderdale
| 534
| Metropolitan borough
| West Yorkshire
|
| 174
| Great Yarmouth
| 531
| Borough
| Norfolk
|
| 175
| Pendle
| 527
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 176
| North Somerset
| 515
| Unitary, District
| Somerset
|
| 177
| Doncaster
| 509
| Metropolitan borough
| South Yorkshire
|
| 178
| Chorley
| 508
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 179
| Wyre Forest
| 502
| District
| Worcestershire
|
| 180
| Darlington
| 499
| Unitary, Borough
| Durham
|
| 181
| South Gloucestershire
| 498
| Unitary, District
| Gloucestershire
|
| 182
| Wycombe
| 492
| District
| Buckinghamshire
|
| 183
| Bath and North East Somerset
| 490
| Unitary, District
| Somerset
|
| 184
| Durham
| 486
| City
| Durham
|
| 185
| Guildford
| 482
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 186
| Colchester
| 482
| Borough
| Essex
|
| 187
| Warwick
| 482
| District
| Warwickshire
|
| 188
| Rossendale
| 477
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 189
| Chelmsford
| 467
| Borough
| Essex
|
| 190
| Rochford
| 467
| District
| Essex
|
| 191
| Peterborough
| 463
| Unitary, City (1541)
| Cambridgeshire
|
| 192
| Tonbridge and Malling
| 462
| Borough
| Kent
|
| 193
| Canterbury
| 458
| City
| Kent
|
| 194
| Brentwood
| 458
| Borough
| Essex
|
| 195
| Fylde
| 458
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 196
| Bolsover
| 457
| District
| Derbyshire
|
| 197
| Chiltern
| 454
| District
| Buckinghamshire
|
| 198
| Wellingborough
| 450
| Borough
| Northamptonshire
|
| 199
| Amber Valley
| 445
| Borough
| Derbyshire
|
| 200
| South Bucks
| 444
| District
| Buckinghamshire
|
| 201
| Congleton
| 435
| Borough
| Cheshire
|
| 202
| Tendring
| 419
| District
| Essex
|
| 203
| Bromsgrove
| 418
| District
| Worcestershire
|
| 204
| Sedgefield
| 404
| Borough
| Durham
|
| 205
| Hart
| 403
| District
| Hampshire
|
| 206
| Wyre
| 387
| Borough
| Lancashire
|
| 207
| Mid Sussex
| 384
| District
| West Sussex
|
| 208
| Kettering
| 365
| Borough
| Northamptonshire
|
| 209
| Isle of Wight
| 364
| Unitary, County
| Isle of Wight
|
| 210
| Maidstone
| 362
| Borough
| Kent
|
| 211
| Epping Forest (district)
| 358
| District
| Essex
|
| 212
| North East Derbyshire
| 353
| District
| Derbyshire
|
| 213
| Hinckley and Bosworth
| 344
| Borough
| Leicestershire
|
| 214
| Swale
| 338
| Borough
| Kent
|
| 215
| Dover
| 337
| District
| Kent
|
| 216
| Waverley
| 337
| Borough
| Surrey
|
| 217
| Vale Royal
| 327
| Borough
| Cheshire
|
| 218
| Lewes
| 320
| District
| East Sussex
|
| 219
| Tandridge
| 320
| District
| Surrey
|
| 220
| North Hertfordshire
| 319
| District
| Hertfordshire
|
| 221
| Tunbridge Wells
| 319
| Borough
| Kent
|
| 222
| Derwentside
| 318
| District
| Durham
|
| 223
| Bedford
| 317
| Borough
| Bedfordshire
|
| 224
| North West Leicestershire
| 316
| District
| Leicestershire
|
| 225
| West Lancashire
| 315
| District
| Lancashire
|
| 226
| Mole Valley
| 313
| District
| Surrey
|
| 227
| Waveney
| 309
| District
| Suffolk
|
| 228
| Sevenoaks
| 298
| District
| Kent
|
| 229
| Macclesfield
| 286
| Borough
| Cheshire
|
| 230
| Lichfield
| 286
| District
| Staffordshire
|
| 231
| Shepway
| 278
| District
| Kent
|
| 232
| East Hertfordshire
| 275
| District
| Hertfordshire
|
| 233
| East Staffordshire
| 272
| Borough
| Staffordshire
|
| 234
| Chester
| 266
| City
| Cheshire
|
| 235
| Crewe and Nantwich
| 263
| Borough
| Cheshire
|
| 236
| Rushcliffe
| 262
| Borough
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 237
| South Staffordshire
| 259
| District
| Staffordshire
|
| 238
| South Derbyshire
| 256
| District
| Derbyshire
|
| 239
| Rugby
| 255
| Borough
| Warwickshire
|
| 240
| Mid Bedfordshire
| 253
| District
| Bedfordshire
|
| 241
| Basingstoke and Deane
| 245
| Borough
| Hampshire
|
| 242
| East Dorset
| 241
| District
| Dorset
|
| 243
| West Wiltshire
| 239
| District
| Wiltshire
|
| 244
| Stroud
| 238
| District
| Gloucestershire
|
| 245
| Lancaster
| 237
| City (1937)
| Lancashire
|
| 246
| Horsham
| 235
| District
| West Sussex
|
| 247
| Taunton Deane
| 229
| Borough
| Somerset
|
| 248
| New Forest
| 228
| District
| Hampshire
|
| 249
| Cherwell
| 227
| District
| Oxfordshire
|
| 250
| Braintree
| 223
| District
| Essex
|
| 251
| Restormel
| 221
| Borough
| Cornwall
|
| 252
| Broadland
| 218
| District
| Norfolk
|
| 253
| North Warwickshire
| 218
| Borough
| Warwickshire
|
| 254
| East Hampshire
| 215
| District
| Hampshire
|
| 255
| Penwith
| 211
| District
| Cornwall
|
| 256
| West Berkshire
| 206
| Unitary, District
| Berkshire
|
| 257
| Stafford
| 205
| District
| Staffordshire
|
| 258
| Kerrier
| 202
| District
| Cornwall
|
| 259
| Vale of White Horse
| 201
| District
| Oxfordshire
|
| 260
| Carrick
| 195
| District
| Cornwall
|
| 261
| Sedgemoor
| 193
| District
| Somerset
|
| 262
| Tewkesbury
| 189
| Borough
| Gloucestershire
|
| 263
| South Oxfordshire
| 188
| District
| Oxfordshire
|
| 264
| Ashford
| 185
| Borough
| Kent
|
| 265
| Aylesbury Vale
| 185
| District
| Buckinghamshire
|
| 266
| North Lincolnshire
| 185
| Unitary, Borough
| Lincolnshire
|
| 267
| Teignbridge
| 184
| District
| Devon
|
| 268
| Test Valley
| 178
| Borough
| Hampshire
|
| 269
| Huntingdonshire
| 177
| District
| Cambridgeshire
|
| 270
| Wychavon
| 175
| District
| Worcestershire
|
| 271
| Bassetlaw
| 173
| District
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 272
| Newark and Sherwood
| 169
| District
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 273
| Wealden
| 169
| District
| East Sussex
|
| 274
| Maldon
| 168
| District
| Essex
|
| 275
| Winchester
| 168
| City
| Hampshire
|
| 276
| High Peak
| 168
| Borough
| Derbyshire
|
| 277
| Rother
| 168
| District
| East Sussex
|
| 278
| North Wiltshire
| 167
| District
| Wiltshire
|
| 279
| Staffordshire Moorlands
| 164
| District
| Staffordshire
|
| 280
| South Somerset
| 162
| District
| Somerset
|
| 281
| Boston
| 160
| Borough
| Lincolnshire
|
| 282
| Shrewsbury and Atcham
| 159
| Borough
| Shropshire
|
| 283
| Forest Heath
| 159
| District
| Suffolk
|
| 284
| Fenland
| 159
| District
| Cambridgeshire
|
| 285
| East Northamptonshire
| 158
| District
| Northamptonshire
|
| 286
| East Devon
| 158
| District
| Devon
|
| 287
| Forest of Dean
| 153
| District
| Gloucestershire
|
| 288
| St Edmundsbury
| 153
| Borough
| Suffolk
|
| 289
| Oswestry
| 151
| Borough
| Shropshire
|
| 290
| South Cambridgeshire
| 150
| District
| Cambridgeshire
|
| 291
| Mendip
| 144
| District
| Somerset
|
| 292
| Babergh
| 142
| District
| Suffolk
|
| 293
| Chichester
| 138
| District
| West Sussex
|
| 294
| West Oxfordshire
| 136
| District
| Oxfordshire
|
| 295
| South Kesteven
| 135
| District
| Lincolnshire
|
| 296
| East Riding of Yorkshire
| 135
| Unitary, District
| East Riding of Yorkshire
|
| 297
| Harborough
| 135
| District
| Leicestershire
|
| 298
| Isles of Scilly
| 135
| Unitary
| Cornwall
|
| 299
| South Northamptonshire
| 133
| District
| Northamptonshire
|
| 300
| Suffolk Coastal
| 132
| District
| Suffolk
|
| 301
| Scarborough
| 131
| Borough
| North Yorkshire
|
| 302
| Malvern Hills
| 129
| District
| Worcestershire
|
| 303
| Selby
| 129
| District
| North Yorkshire
|
| 304
| South Norfolk
| 126
| District
| Norfolk
|
| 305
| Caradon
| 123
| District
| Cornwall
|
| 306
| Wear Valley
| 122
| District
| Durham
|
| 307
| Stratford-on-Avon
| 119
| District
| Warwickshire
|
| 308
| East Cambridgeshire
| 118
| District
| Cambridgeshire
|
| 309
| Harrogate
| 118
| District
| North Yorkshire
|
| 310
| Salisbury
| 116
| District
| Wiltshire
|
| 311
| Daventry
| 113
| District
| Northamptonshire
|
| 312
| Purbeck
| 112
| District
| Dorset
|
| 313
| Uttlesford
| 110
| District
| Essex
|
| 314
| North Kesteven
| 109
| District
| Lincolnshire
|
| 315
| South Holland
| 109
| District
| Lincolnshire
|
| 316
| North Dorset
| 106
| District
| Dorset
|
| 317
| North Norfolk
| 103
| District
| Norfolk
|
| 318
| Mid Suffolk
| 102
| District
| Suffolk
|
| 319
| Melton
| 100
| Borough
| Leicestershire
|
Less than 100 / km²
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