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This is a list of districts of England ordered by population density - midyear population estimates for 2005.
[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
[edit] See also