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 2005.

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[edit] Over 10,000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)
Type of district Ceremonial county
1 Kensington and Chelsea 16,175 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
2 Islington 12,288 London borough Greater London
3 Westminster 11,378 London borough, City (1540) Greater London
4 Hammersmith and Fulham 10,970 London borough Greater London
5 Hackney 10,897 London borough Greater London
6 Tower Hamlets 10,784 London borough Greater London
7 Camden 10,372 London borough Greater London
8 Lambeth 10,034 London borough Greater London

[edit] 1,000 - 10,000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)
Type of district Ceremonial county
9 Southwark 8,932 London borough Greater London
10 Wandsworth 8,214 London borough Greater London
11 Haringey 7,587 London borough Greater London
12 Lewisham 7,041 London borough Greater London
13 Newham 6,797 London borough Greater London
14 Brent 6,247 London borough Greater London
15 Waltham Forest 5,773 London borough Greater London
16 Ealing 5,435 London borough Greater London
17 Merton 5,177 London borough Greater London
18 Greenwich 4,817 London borough Greater London
19 Portsmouth 4,711 Unitary, City (1926) Hampshire
20 Barking and Dagenham 4,558 London borough Greater London
21 Redbridge 4,458 London borough Greater London
22 Southampton 4,454 Unitary, City (1964) Hampshire
23 Luton 4,265 Unitary, Borough Bedfordshire
24 Harrow 4,240 London borough Greater London
25 Kingston upon Thames 4,107 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
26 Blackpool 4,092 Unitary, Borough Lancashire
27 Sutton 4,052 London borough Greater London
28 Liverpool 4,001 Metropolitan borough, City (1880) Merseyside
29 Croydon 3,961 London borough Greater London
30 Leicester 3,928 Unitary, City (1919) Leicestershire
31 Manchester 3,815 Metropolitan borough, City (1853) Greater Manchester
32 Southend-on-Sea 3,815 Unitary, Borough Essex
33 Barnet 3,801 London borough Greater London
34 Hounslow 3,796 London borough Greater London
35 Birmingham 3,739 Metropolitan borough, City (1889) West Midlands
36 Nottingham 3,735 Unitary, City (1897) Nottinghamshire
37 Watford 3,700 Borough Hertfordshire
38 Bristol 3,639 Unitary, City (1542) Bristol
39 Bexley 3,638 London borough Greater London
40 Slough 3,611 Unitary, Borough Berkshire
41 Reading 3,592 Unitary, Borough Berkshire
42 Bournemouth 3,543 Unitary, Borough Dorset
43 Hull 3,486 Unitary, City (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire
44 Wolverhampton 3,450 Metropolitan borough, City (2000) West Midlands
45 Enfield 3,412 London borough Greater London
46 Sandwell 3,345 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
47 Oxford 3,286 City (1542) Oxfordshire
48 Norwich 3,270 City (1195) Norfolk
49 Richmond upon Thames 3,245 London borough Greater London
50 City of London 3,172 Unitary, City City of London
51 Dudley 3,120 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
52 Plymouth 3,085 Unitary, City (1928) Devon
53 Brighton & Hove 3,085 Unitary, City (2000) East Sussex
54 Coventry 3,084 Metropolitan borough, City (1345) West Midlands
55 Gosport 3,057 Borough Hampshire
56 Cambridge 3,047 City (1951) Cambridgeshire
57 Stevenage 3,043 Borough Hertfordshire
58 Worthing 3,020 Borough West Sussex
59 Ipswich 2,998 Borough Suffolk
60 Derby 2,995 Unitary, City (1977) Derbyshire
61 Hastings 2,847 Borough East Sussex
62 Worcester 2,834 City (1189) Worcestershire
63 Gloucester 2,745 City Gloucestershire
64 Middlesbrough 2,554 Unitary, Borough North Yorkshire
65 Stoke-on-Trent 2,550 Unitary, City (1925) Staffordshire
66 Harlow 2,544 District Essex
67 Exeter 2,501 City Devon
68 Walsall 2,439 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
69 Lincoln 2,438 City Lincolnshire
70 Newcastle upon Tyne 2,437 Metropolitan borough, City (1882) Tyne and Wear
71 Northampton 2,415 Borough Northamptonshire
72 Tamworth 2,405 Borough Staffordshire
73 Cheltenham 2,396 Borough Gloucestershire
74 Oadby and Wigston 2,381 Borough Leicestershire
75 South Tyneside 2,349 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
76 North Tyneside 2,334 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
77 Rushmoor 2,285 Borough Hampshire
78 Stockport 2,234 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
79 Salford 2,227 Metropolitan borough, City (1926) Greater Manchester
80 Crawley 2,190 Borough West Sussex
81 Hillingdon 2,182 London borough Greater London
82 Poole 2,113 Unitary, Borough Dorset
83 Torbay 2,112 Unitary, Borough Devon
84 Eastbourne 2,104 Borough East Sussex
85 Havant 2,084 Borough Hampshire
86 Tameside 2,075 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
87 Sunderland 2,064 Metropolitan borough, City (1992) Tyne and Wear
88 Havering 2,015 London borough Greater London
89 Bromley 2,011 London borough Greater London
90 Epsom and Ewell 2,011 Borough Surrey
91 Trafford 2,011 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
92 Wirral 1,994 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
93 Castle Point 1,930 Borough Essex
94 Bolton 1,898 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
95 Bury 1,845 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
96 Sefton 1,834 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
97 Spelthorne 1,730 Borough Surrey
98 Knowsley 1,728 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
99 Broxbourne 1,680 Borough Hertfordshire
100 Wigan 1,630 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
101 Weymouth and Portland 1,547 Borough Dorset
102 Oldham 1,540 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
103 Nuneaton and Bedworth 1,529 Borough Warwickshire
104 Basildon 1,518 District Essex
105 Chesterfield 1,514 Borough Derbyshire
106 Halton 1,502 Unitary, Borough Cheshire
107 Redditch 1,467 Borough Worcestershire
108 Eastleigh 1,462 Borough Hampshire
109 Fareham 1,461 Borough Hampshire
110 Woking 1,423 Borough Surrey
111 Sheffield 1,415 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) South Yorkshire
112 Adur 1,414 District West Sussex
113 Broxtowe 1,362 Borough Nottinghamshire
114 Elmbridge 1,353 Borough Surrey
115 Gateshead 1,345 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
116 Bradford 1,324 Metropolitan borough, City (1897) West Yorkshire
117 Leeds 1,311 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) West Yorkshire
118 Medway 1,308 Unitary, Borough Kent
119 Rochdale 1,306 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
120 St Helens 1,293 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
121 Mansfield 1,290 District Nottinghamshire
122 Thanet 1,240 District Kent
123 Dartford 1,201 Borough Kent
124 Cannock Chase 1,182 District Staffordshire
125 Blyth Valley 1,160 Borough Northumberland
126 Solihull 1,127 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
127 Hyndburn 1,118 Borough Lancashire
128 Warrington 1,078 Unitary, Borough Cheshire
129 Ashfield 1,041 District Nottinghamshire
130 Blackburn with Darwen 1,023 Unitary, Borough Lancashire
131 Runnymede 1,020 Borough Surrey
132 Bracknell Forest 1,017 Unitary, Borough Berkshire
133 Erewash 1,002 Borough Derbyshire

[edit] 100 - 1000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)
Type of district Ceremonial county
134 Reigate and Banstead 985 Borough Surrey
135 Kirklees 966 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
136 Gravesham 961 Borough Kent
137 Hartlepool 959 Unitary, Borough Durham
138 Three Rivers 953 District Hertfordshire
139 Wakefield 947 Metropolitan borough, City (1888) West Yorkshire
140 South Ribble 937 Borough Lancashire
141 Hertsmere 928 Borough Hertfordshire
142 Gedling 927 Borough Nottinghamshire
143 Wansbeck 924 District Northumberland
144 Preston 923 City (2002) Lancashire
145 Stockton-on-Tees 916 Unitary, Borough Durham and North Yorkshire
146 Ellesmere Port and Neston 912 Borough Cheshire
147 Barrow-in-Furness 900 Borough Cumbria
148 Thurrock 897 Unitary, Borough Essex
149 Christchurch 895 Borough Dorset
150 Rotherham 884 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
151 Wokingham 858 Unitary, District Berkshire
152 Surrey Heath 857 Borough Surrey
153 St Albans 828 City (1877) Hertfordshire
154 North East Lincolnshire 821 Unitary, Borough Lincolnshire
155 Swindon 800 Unitary, Borough Wiltshire
156 Burnley 792 Borough Lancashire
157 Chester-le-Street 787 District Durham
158 Welwyn Hatfield 776 District Hertfordshire
159 Milton Keynes 708 Unitary, Borough Buckinghamshire
160 Blaby 701 District Leicestershire
161 Windsor and Maidenhead 698 Unitary, Royal Borough Berkshire
162 York 687 Unitary, City North Yorkshire
163 Barnsley 675 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
164 Corby 666 Borough Northamptonshire
165 Arun 654 District West Sussex
166 Dacorum 652 Borough Hertfordshire
167 Easington 645 District Durham
168 Newcastle-under-Lyme 585 Borough Staffordshire
169 Charnwood 574 Borough Leicestershire
170 Redcar and Cleveland 566 Unitary, Borough North Yorkshire
171 Telford and Wrekin 557 Unitary, Borough Shropshire
172 South Bedfordshire 542 District Bedfordshire
173 Calderdale 537 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
174 Great Yarmouth 532 Borough Norfolk
175 Pendle 527 Borough Lancashire
176 North Somerset 521 Unitary, District Somerset
177 Chorley 511 Borough Lancashire
178 Doncaster 510 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
179 Wyre Forest 504 District Worcestershire
180 Darlington 502 Unitary, Borough Durham
181 South Gloucestershire 499 Unitary, District Gloucestershire
182 Warwick 496 District Warwickshire
183 Bath and North East Somerset 495 Unitary, District Somerset
184 Durham 494 City Durham
185 Wycombe 494 District Buckinghamshire
186 Colchester 490 Borough Essex
187 Guildford 488 Borough Surrey
188 Rossendale 478 Borough Lancashire
189 Chelmsford 471 Borough Essex
190 Rochford 469 District Essex
191 Tonbridge and Malling 468 Borough Kent
192 Canterbury 465 City Kent
193 Peterborough 465 Unitary, City (1541) Cambridgeshire
194 Brentwood 463 Borough Essex
195 Fylde 462 Borough Lancashire
196 Chiltern 457 District Buckinghamshire
197 Bolsover 457 District Derbyshire
198 Wellingborough 453 Borough Northamptonshire
199 South Bucks 449 District Buckinghamshire
200 Amber Valley 447 Borough Derbyshire
201 Congleton 435 Borough Cheshire
202 Bromsgrove 422 District Worcestershire
203 Tendring 420 District Essex
204 Hart 408 District Hampshire
205 Sedgefield 404 Borough Durham
206 Wyre 389 Borough Lancashire
207 Mid Sussex 386 District West Sussex
208 Kettering 368 Borough Northamptonshire
209 Isle of Wight 368 Unitary, County Isle of Wight
210 Maidstone 365 Borough Kent
211 Epping Forest (district) 360 District Essex
212 North East Derbyshire 353 District Derbyshire
213 Hinckley and Bosworth 346 Borough Leicestershire
214 Swale 340 Borough Kent
215 Waverley 338 Borough Surrey
216 Dover 337 District Kent
217 Vale Royal 328 Borough Cheshire
218 North Hertfordshire 322 District Hertfordshire
219 Bedford 321 Borough Bedfordshire
220 Tunbridge Wells 321 Borough Kent
221 Tandridge 320 District Surrey
222 Lewes 320 District East Sussex
223 Derwentside 319 District Durham
224 North West Leicestershire 318 District Leicestershire
225 West Lancashire 316 District Lancashire
226 Mole Valley 314 District Surrey
227 Waveney 310 District Suffolk
228 Sevenoaks 300 District Kent
229 Lichfield 288 District Staffordshire
230 Macclesfield 287 Borough Cheshire
231 Shepway 279 District Kent
232 East Hertfordshire 277 District Hertfordshire
233 East Staffordshire 274 Borough Staffordshire
234 Chester 265 City Cheshire
235 Crewe and Nantwich 264 Borough Cheshire
236 Rushcliffe 263 Borough Nottinghamshire
237 South Derbyshire 259 District Derbyshire
238 Rugby 259 Borough Warwickshire
239 South Staffordshire 259 District Staffordshire
240 Mid Bedfordshire 257 District Bedfordshire
241 Basingstoke and Deane 248 Borough Hampshire
242 East Dorset 240 District Dorset
243 West Wiltshire 240 District Wiltshire
244 Lancaster 240 City (1937) Lancashire
245 Stroud 239 District Gloucestershire
246 Horsham 237 District West Sussex
247 Taunton Deane 231 Borough Somerset
248 New Forest 228 District Hampshire
249 Cherwell 228 District Oxfordshire
250 Braintree 225 District Essex
251 Restormel 222 Borough Cornwall
252 Broadland 219 District Norfolk
253 North Warwickshire 219 Borough Warwickshire
254 East Hampshire 216 District Hampshire
255 Penwith 211 District Cornwall
256 West Berkshire 208 Unitary, District Berkshire
257 Stafford 207 District Staffordshire
258 Kerrier 203 District Cornwall
259 Vale of White Horse 202 District Oxfordshire
260 Carrick 197 District Cornwall
261 Sedgemoor 195 District Somerset
262 Ashford 189 Borough Kent
263 Tewkesbury 189 Borough Gloucestershire
264 South Oxfordshire 189 District Oxfordshire
265 Aylesbury Vale 186 District Buckinghamshire
266 North Lincolnshire 186 Unitary, Borough Lincolnshire
267 Teignbridge 185 District Devon
268 Test Valley 179 Borough Hampshire
269 Huntingdonshire 178 District Cambridgeshire
270 Wychavon 176 District Worcestershire
271 Bassetlaw 174 District Nottinghamshire
272 Winchester 170 City Hampshire
273 Newark and Sherwood 170 District Nottinghamshire
274 Maldon 169 District Essex
275 Wealden 169 District East Sussex
276 High Peak 169 Borough Derbyshire
277 North Wiltshire 169 District Wiltshire
278 Rother 168 District East Sussex
279 Forest Heath 167 District Suffolk
280 Staffordshire Moorlands 164 District Staffordshire
281 South Somerset 163 District Somerset
282 Boston 160 Borough Lincolnshire
283 Shrewsbury and Atcham 160 Borough Shropshire
284 East Northamptonshire 160 District Northamptonshire
285 Fenland 160 District Cambridgeshire
286 East Devon 159 District Devon
287 St Edmundsbury 154 Borough Suffolk
288 Forest of Dean 154 District Gloucestershire
289 Oswestry 153 Borough Shropshire
290 South Cambridgeshire 152 District Cambridgeshire
291 Mendip 145 District Somerset
292 Babergh 143 District Suffolk
293 Chichester 139 District West Sussex
294 West Oxfordshire 137 District Oxfordshire
295 South Kesteven 136 District Lincolnshire
296 East Riding of Yorkshire 136 Unitary, District East Riding of Yorkshire
297 Harborough 136 District Leicestershire
298 South Northamptonshire 136 District Northamptonshire
299 Suffolk Coastal 134 District Suffolk
300 Scarborough 131 Borough North Yorkshire
301 Malvern Hills 130 District Worcestershire
302 Selby 129 District North Yorkshire
303 Isles of Scilly 129 Unitary Cornwall
304 South Norfolk 127 District Norfolk
305 Caradon 124 District Cornwall
306 Wear Valley 123 District Durham
307 Stratford-on-Avon 122 District Warwickshire
308 East Cambridgeshire 121 District Cambridgeshire
309 Harrogate 119 District North Yorkshire
310 Salisbury 115 District Wiltshire
311 Daventry 114 District Northamptonshire
312 Purbeck 112 District Dorset
313 Uttlesford 111 District Essex
314 North Kesteven 110 District Lincolnshire
315 South Holland 109 District Lincolnshire
316 North Dorset 107 District Dorset
317 North Norfolk 104 District Norfolk
318 Mid Suffolk 103 District Suffolk
319 Carlisle 101 City Cumbria
320 Melton 100 Borough Leicestershire

[edit] Less than 100 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)
Type of district Ceremonial county
321 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 98 Borough Norfolk
322 Breckland 97 District Norfolk
323 Ribble Valley 97 Borough Lancashire
324 Copeland 97 Borough Cumbria
325 Rutland 95 Unitary, District Rutland
326 South Hams 93 District Devon
327 West Dorset 89 District Dorset
328 Derbyshire Dales 88 District Derbyshire
329 North Shropshire 87 District Shropshire
330 North Devon 83 District Devon
331 Bridgnorth 82 District Shropshire
332 Herefordshire 82 Unitary, District Herefordshire
333 Castle Morpeth 81 Borough Northumberland
334 Kennet 80 District Wiltshire
335 Mid Devon 80 District Devon
336 East Lindsey 78 District Lincolnshire
337 Allerdale 77 Borough Cumbria
338 West Lindsey 73 District Lincolnshire
339 Cotswold 71 District Gloucestershire
340 North Cornwall 70 District Cornwall
341 South Lakeland 66 District Cumbria
342 Hambleton 65 District North Yorkshire
343 Torridge 63 District Devon
344 West Somerset 49 District Somerset
345 Craven 46 District North Yorkshire
346 West Devon 44 Borough Devon
347 South Shropshire 41 District Shropshire
348 Richmondshire 38 District North Yorkshire
349 Ryedale 35 District North Yorkshire
350 Alnwick 30 District Northumberland
351 Teesdale 30 District Durham
352 Berwick-upon-Tweed 27 Borough Northumberland
353 Tynedale 27 District Northumberland
354 Eden 24 District Cumbria

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