List of English districts by population density

This is a list of districts of England ordered by population density - midyear population estimates for 2014 from the Office for National Statistics.The densities are calculated by dividing the latest Population Estimate^[1] by the Standard Area Measurement.^[2]

More than 10,000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
1	Islington	14,735	London borough	Greater London
2	Tower Hamlets	14,201	London borough	Greater London
3	Hackney	13,850	London borough	Greater London
4	Kensington and Chelsea	13,016	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
5	Lambeth	11,786	London borough	Greater London
6	Hammersmith and Fulham	11,148	London borough	Greater London
7	Westminster	11,109	London borough, City (1540)	Greater London
8	Camden	10,675	London borough	Greater London
9	Southwark	10,432	London borough	Greater London

1,000 - 10,000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
10	Wandsworth	9,111	London borough	Greater London
11	Newham	9,009	London borough	Greater London
12	Haringey	8,918	London borough	Greater London
13	Lewisham	8,341	London borough	Greater London
14	Brent	7,460	London borough	Greater London
15	Waltham Forest	6,872	London borough	Greater London
16	Ealing	6,109	London borough	Greater London
17	Greenwich	5,717	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
18	Barking and Dagenham	5,508	London borough	Greater London
19	Merton	5,356	London borough	Greater London
20	Redbridge	5,233	London borough	Greater London
21	Portsmouth	5,227	Unitary authority, City (1926)	Hampshire
22	Harrow	4,920	London borough	Greater London
23	Luton	4,906	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
24	Southampton	4,906	Unitary authority, City (1964)	Hampshire
25	Hounslow	4,742	London borough	Greater London
26	Leicester	4,625	Unitary authority, City (1919)	Leicestershire
27	Kingston upon Thames	4,593	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
28	Watford	4,548	Borough	Hertfordshire
29	Sutton	4,503	London borough	Greater London
30	Manchester	4,485	Metropolitan borough, City (1853)	Greater Manchester
31	Slough	4,381	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
32	Croydon	4,373	London borough	Greater London
33	Barnet	4,309	London borough	Greater London
34	Southend-on-Sea	4,236	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex
35	Liverpool	4,224	Metropolitan borough, City (1880)	Merseyside
36	Nottingham	4,190	Unitary authority, City (1897)	Nottinghamshire
37	Bournemouth	4,161	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
38	Birmingham	4,110	Metropolitan borough, City (1889)	West Midlands
39	Bristol	4,022	Unitary authority, City (1542)	Bristol
40	Reading	4,021	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
41	Blackpool	4,014	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
42	Enfield	4,007	London borough	Greater London
43	Bexley	3,932	London borough	Greater London
44	Sandwell	3,683	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
45	Wolverhampton	3,666	Metropolitan borough, City (2000)	West Midlands
46	Hull	3,630	Unitary authority, City (1299)	East Riding of Yorkshire
47	Norwich	3,525	City (1195)	Norfolk
48	Ipswich	3,461	Borough	Suffolk
49	Oxford	3,435	City (1542)	Oxfordshire
50	Coventry	3,408	Metropolitan borough, City (1345)	West Midlands
51	Richmond upon Thames	3,396	London borough	Greater London
52	Brighton & Hove	3,386	Unitary authority, City (2000)	East Sussex
53	Gosport	3,371	Borough	Hampshire
54	Worthing	3,339	Borough	West Sussex
55	Stevenage	3,308	Borough	Hertfordshire
56	Plymouth	3,269	Unitary authority, City (1928)	Devon
57	Derby	3,237	Unitary authority, City (1977)	Derbyshire
58	Dudley	3,222	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
59	Cambridge	3,135	City (1951)	Cambridgeshire
60	Gloucester	3,065	City (1541)	Gloucestershire
61	Worcester	3,056	City (1189)	Worcestershire
62	Hastings	3,036	Borough	East Sussex
63	Harlow	2,728		Essex
64	Northampton	2,710	Borough	Northamptonshire
65	Stoke-on-Trent	2,699	Unitary authority, City (1925)	Staffordshire
66	City of London	2,691	City (TI), sui generis	City of London
67	Lincoln	2,672	City (TI)	Lincolnshire
68	Exeter	2,645	City (TI)	Devon
69	Walsall	2,636	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
70	Middlesbrough	2,576	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
71	Newcastle upon Tyne	2,565	Metropolitan borough, City (1882)	Tyne and Wear
72	Hillingdon	2,523	London borough	Greater London
73	Salford	2,495	Metropolitan borough, City (1926)	Greater Manchester
74	Tamworth	2,487	Borough	Staffordshire
75	Cheltenham	2,479	Borough	Gloucestershire
76	North Tyneside	2,472	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
77	Rushmoor	2,443	Borough	Hampshire
78	Crawley	2,442	Borough	West Sussex
79	Oadby and Wigston	2,330	Borough	Leicestershire
80	South Tyneside	2,324	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
81	Poole	2,309	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
82	Eastbourne	2,308	Borough	East Sussex
83	Epsom and Ewell	2,303	Borough	Surrey
84	Stockport	2,276	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
85	Havant	2,222	Borough	Hampshire
86	Havering	2,196	London borough	Greater London
87	Trafford	2,193	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
88	Spelthorne	2,180	Borough	Surrey
89	Tameside	2,143	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
90	Bromley	2,142	London borough	Greater London
91	Torbay	2,111	Unitary authority, Borough	Devon
92	Wirral	2,044	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
93	Sunderland	2,021	Metropolitan borough, City (1992)	Tyne and Wear
94	Bolton	2,003	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
95	Castle Point	1,976	Borough	Essex
96	Bury	1,894	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
97	Broxbourne	1,877	Borough	Hertfordshire
98	Sefton	1,788	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
99	Wigan	1,707	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
100	Knowsley	1,702	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
101	Basildon	1,641		Essex
102	Oldham	1,611	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
103	Eastleigh	1,611	Borough	Hampshire
104	Halton	1,599	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
105	Nuneaton and Bedworth	1,597	Borough	Warwickshire
106	Chesterfield	1,580	Borough	Derbyshire
107	Redditch	1,564	Borough	Worcestershire
108	Woking	1,554	Borough	Surrey
109	Weymouth and Portland	1,547	Borough	Dorset
110	Fareham	1,545	Borough	Hampshire
111	Sheffield	1,532	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	South Yorkshire
112	Adur	1,504		West Sussex
113	Bradford	1,443	Metropolitan borough, City (1897)	West Yorkshire
114	Gateshead	1,412	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
115	Medway	1,412	Unitary authority, Borough	Kent
116	Dartford	1,400	Borough	Kent
117	Elmbridge	1,398	Borough	Surrey
118	Broxtowe	1,397	Borough	Nottinghamshire
119	Leeds	1,388	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	West Yorkshire
120	Mansfield	1,375		Nottinghamshire
121	Rochdale	1,348	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
122	Thanet	1,344		Kent
123	St Helens	1,303	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
124	Cannock Chase	1,247		Staffordshire
125	Solihull	1,179	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
126	Warrington	1,140	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
127	Ashfield	1,114		Nottinghamshire
128	Reigate and Banstead	1,109	Borough	Surrey
129	Hyndburn	1,099	Borough	Lancashire
130	Runnymede	1,084	Borough	Surrey
131	Bracknell Forest	1,083	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
132	Blackburn with Darwen	1,071	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
133	Gravesham	1,063	Borough	Kent
134	Kirklees	1,054	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
135	Erewash	1,037	Borough	Derbyshire
136	Three Rivers	1,016		Hertfordshire
137	Hertsmere	1,014	Borough	Hertfordshire
138	Thurrock	1,002	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex

100 - 1000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
139	Preston	989	City (2002)	Lancashire
140	Hartlepool	985	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
141	Wakefield	978	Metropolitan borough, City (1888)	West Yorkshire
142	Christchurch	978	Borough	Dorset
143	South Ribble	965	Borough	Lancashire
144	Gedling	964	Borough	Nottinghamshire
145	Stockton-on-Tees	952	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham and North Yorkshire
146	Swindon	938	Unitary authority, Borough	Wiltshire
147	Surrey Heath	921	Borough	Surrey
148	Rotherham	906	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
149	St Albans	900	City (1877)	Hertfordshire
150	Welwyn Hatfield	892		Hertfordshire
151	Wokingham	889	Unitary authority	Berkshire
152	Barrow-in-Furness	867	Borough	Cumbria
153	Milton Keynes	839	Unitary authority, Borough	Buckinghamshire
154	North East Lincolnshire	832	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
155	Corby	818	Borough	Northamptonshire
156	Burnley	786	Borough	Lancashire
157	York	752	Unitary authority, City (TI)	North Yorkshire
158	Windsor and Maidenhead	748	Unitary authority, Royal Borough	Berkshire
159	Blaby	737		Leicestershire
160	Barnsley	723	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
161	Dacorum	706	Borough	Hertfordshire
162	Arun	699		West Sussex
163	Charnwood	622	Borough	Leicestershire
164	Newcastle-under-Lyme	597	Borough	Staffordshire
165	Telford and Wrekin	584	Unitary authority, Borough	Shropshire
166	Calderdale	570	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
167	Great Yarmouth	564	Borough	Norfolk
168	North Somerset	557	Unitary authority	Somerset
169	Peterborough	555	Unitary authority, City (1541)	Cambridgeshire
170	Redcar and Cleveland	551	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
171	Chorley	550	Borough	Lancashire
172	Colchester	548	Borough	Essex
173	South Gloucestershire	546	Unitary authority	Gloucestershire
174	Wycombe	538		Buckinghamshire
175	Doncaster	536	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
176	Darlington	535	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
177	Pendle	532	Borough	Lancashire
178	Guildford	528	Borough	Surrey
179	Bath and North East Somerset	526	Unitary authority	Somerset
180	Tonbridge and Malling	518	Borough	Kent
181	Canterbury	510	City (TI)	Kent
182	Wyre Forest	507		Worcestershire
183	Chelmsford	506	City (2012)	Essex
184	Rochford	502		Essex
185	Rossendale	501	Borough	Lancashire
186	Brentwood	494	Borough	Essex
187	Warwick	493		Warwickshire
188	South Bucks	486		Buckinghamshire
189	Bolsover	482		Derbyshire
190	Chiltern	479		Buckinghamshire
191	Wellingborough	469	Borough	Northamptonshire
192	Amber Valley	468	Borough	Derbyshire
193	Fylde	464	Borough	Lancashire
194	Bromsgrove	440		Worcestershire
195	Hart	434		Hampshire
196	Mid Sussex	432		West Sussex
197	Kettering	416	Borough	Northamptonshire
198	Tendring	414		Essex
199	Maidstone	412	Borough	Kent
200	Wyre	384	Borough	Lancashire
201	Epping Forest	380		Essex
202	Swale	377	Borough	Kent
203	Central Bedfordshire	376	Unitary authority	Bedfordshire
204	Isle of Wight	366	Unitary authority, County	Isle of Wight
205	Hinckley and Bosworth	363	Borough	Leicestershire
206	Cheshire West and Chester	362	Unitary authority	Cheshire
207	North East Derbyshire	360		Derbyshire
208	Dover	359		Kent
209	Waverley	356	Borough	Surrey
210	Tunbridge Wells	351	Borough	Kent
211	North Hertfordshire	349		Hertfordshire
212	North West Leicestershire	344		Leicestershire
213	Bedford	344	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
214	Tandridge	344		Surrey
215	Lewes	343		East Sussex
216	Mole Valley	334		Surrey
217	West Lancashire	323		Lancashire
218	Cheshire East	321	Unitary authority	Cheshire
219	Sevenoaks	319		Kent
220	Waveney	313		Suffolk
221	Lichfield	308		Staffordshire
222	Shepway	307		Kent
223	East Hertfordshire	300		Hertfordshire
224	East Staffordshire	299	Borough	Staffordshire
225	Rugby	292	Borough	Warwickshire
226	South Derbyshire	291		Derbyshire
227	Rushcliffe	278	Borough	Nottinghamshire
228	Basingstoke and Deane	273	Borough	Hampshire
229	South Staffordshire	272		Staffordshire
230	Horsham	253		West Sussex
231	Stroud	250		Gloucestershire
232	East Dorset	249		Dorset
233	Lancaster	245	City (1937)	Lancashire
234	Braintree	245		Essex
235	Cherwell	245		Oxfordshire
236	Taunton Deane	244	Borough	Somerset
237	New Forest	238		Hampshire
238	County Durham	233	Unitary authority	County Durham
239	East Hampshire	229		Hampshire
240	Broadland	228		Norfolk
241	Stafford	221		Staffordshire
242	West Berkshire	221	Unitary authority	Berkshire
243	North Warwickshire	220	Borough	Warwickshire
244	Vale of White Horse	216		Oxfordshire
245	Ashford	212	Borough	Kent
246	Sedgemoor	211		Somerset
247	Tewkesbury	207	Borough	Gloucestershire
248	Aylesbury Vale	204		Buckinghamshire
249	South Oxfordshire	202		Oxfordshire
250	North Lincolnshire	200	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
251	Huntingdonshire	192		Cambridgeshire
252	Test Valley	190	Borough	Hampshire
253	Teignbridge	189		Devon
254	Wealden	186		East Sussex
255	Boston	182	Borough	Lincolnshire
256	Newark and Sherwood	181		Nottinghamshire
257	Rother	181		East Sussex
258	Wychavon	180		Worcestershire
259	Winchester	180	City (TI)	Hampshire
260	Bassetlaw	179		Nottinghamshire
261	Fenland	179		Cambridgeshire
262	Maldon	175		Essex
263	East Northamptonshire	174		Northamptonshire
264	South Somerset	172		Somerset
265	St Edmundsbury	171	Borough	Suffolk
266	High Peak	170	Borough	Derbyshire
267	Staffordshire Moorlands	170		Staffordshire
268	South Cambridgeshire	170		Cambridgeshire
269	East Devon	168		Devon
270	Forest Heath	166		Suffolk
271	Forest of Dean	159		Gloucestershire
272	Cornwall	154	Unitary authority	Cornwall
273	West Oxfordshire	151		Oxfordshire
274	Babergh	150		Suffolk
275	Mendip	150		Somerset
276	Harborough	149		Leicestershire
277	Wiltshire	148	Unitary authority	Wiltshire
278	Chichester	147		West Sussex
279	South Kesteven	146		Lincolnshire
280	Isles of Scilly	143	sui generis	Cornwall
281	Selby	142		North Yorkshire
282	South Norfolk	142		Norfolk
283	East Riding of Yorkshire	140	Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
284	Suffolk Coastal	140		Suffolk
285	South Northamptonshire	139		Northamptonshire
286	East Cambridgeshire	133		Cambridgeshire
287	Scarborough	132	Borough	North Yorkshire
288	Malvern Hills	132		Worcestershire
289	Uttlesford	131		Essex
290	Stratford-on-Avon	124		Warwickshire
291	Harrogate	120		North Yorkshire
292	North Kesteven	120		Lincolnshire
293	South Holland	120		Lincolnshire
294	Daventry	119		Northamptonshire
295	North Dorset	115		Dorset
296	Mid Suffolk	114		Suffolk
297	Purbeck	113		Dorset
298	North Norfolk	107		Norfolk
299	Melton	106	Borough	Leicestershire
300	Carlisle	104	City (TI)	Cumbria
301	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	104	Borough	Norfolk
302	Breckland	103		Norfolk
303	Ribble Valley	100	Borough	Lancashire
304	Rutland	100	Unitary authority	Rutland

Less than 100 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
305	Shropshire	97	Unitary authority	Shropshire
306	Copeland	95	Borough	Cumbria
307	South Hams	95		Devon
308	West Dorset	93		Dorset
309	Derbyshire Dales	90		Derbyshire
310	Mid Devon	87		Devon
311	North Devon	87		Devon
312	Herefordshire	86	Unitary authority	Herefordshire
313	West Lindsey	79		Lincolnshire
314	Allerdale	78	Borough	Cumbria
315	East Lindsey	78		Lincolnshire
316	Cotswold	73		Gloucestershire
317	Hambleton	69		North Yorkshire
318	South Lakeland	67		Cumbria
319	Torridge	67		Devon
320	Northumberland	63	Unitary authority	Northumberland
321	Craven	47		North Yorkshire
322	West Devon	47	Borough	Devon
323	West Somerset	47		Somerset
324	Richmondshire	40		North Yorkshire
325	Ryedale	35		North Yorkshire
326	Eden	25		Cumbria

References

↑ "Table 8a Mid-2011 Population Estimates: Selected age groups for local authorities in England and Wales; estimated resident population;". Population Estimates for England and Wales, Mid 2011 (Census Based). Office for National Statistics. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
↑ "Standard Area Measurements - Local Authorities - Dec 2010 (SAM_LAD_DEC_2010_UK)". UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM). Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.

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