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 2006.

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[edit] Over 10,000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
1 Kensington and Chelsea 14,674 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
2 Islington 12,483 London borough Greater London
3 Hackney 10,934 London borough Greater London
4 Westminster 10,796 London borough, City (1540) Greater London
5 Tower Hamlets 10,764 London borough Greater London
6 Hammersmith and Fulham 10,451 London borough Greater London
7 Camden 10,436 London borough Greater London
8 Lambeth 10,142 London borough Greater London

[edit] 1,000 - 10,000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
9 Southwark 9,331 London borough Greater London
10 Wandsworth 8,144 London borough Greater London
11 Haringey 7,628 London borough Greater London
12 Lewisham 7,275 London borough Greater London
13 Newham 6,858 London borough Greater London
14 Brent 6,277 London borough Greater London
15 Waltham Forest 5,711 London borough Greater London
16 Ealing 5,518 London borough Greater London
17 Merton 5,257 London borough Greater London
18 Portsmouth 4,880 Unitary, City (1926) Hampshire
19 Greenwich 4,701 London borough Greater London
20 Barking and Dagenham 4,591 London borough Greater London
21 Southampton 4,587 Unitary, City (1964) Hampshire
22 Redbridge 4,466 London borough Greater London
23 Luton 4,309 Unitary, Borough Bedfordshire
24 Harrow 4,252 London borough Greater London
25 Sutton 4,205 London borough Greater London
26 Kingston upon Thames 4,185 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
27 Blackpool 4,086 Unitary, Borough Lancashire
28 Leicester 3,951 Unitary, City (1919) Leicestershire
29 Manchester 3,908 Metropolitan borough, City (1853) Greater Manchester
30 Hounslow 3,905 London borough Greater London
31 Liverpool 3,899 Metropolitan borough, City (1880) Merseyside
32 Croydon 3,895 London borough Greater London
33 Nottingham 3,839 Unitary, City (1897) Nottinghamshire
34 Southend-on-Sea 3,829 Unitary, Borough Essex
35 Barnet 3,788 London borough Greater London
36 Birmingham 3,759 Metropolitan borough, City (1889) West Midlands
37 Bristol 3,750 Unitary, City (1542) Bristol
38 Watford 3,714 Borough Hertfordshire
39 Slough 3,672 Unitary, Borough Berkshire
40 Bexley 3,659 London borough Greater London
41 Hull 3,586 Unitary, City (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire
42 Reading 3,535 Unitary, Borough Berkshire
43 Bournemouth 3,491 Unitary, Borough Dorset
44 Enfield 3,471 London borough Greater London
45 Wolverhampton 3,407 Metropolitan borough, City (2000) West Midlands
46 Sandwell 3,361 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
47 Norwich 3,319 City (1195) Norfolk
48 Oxford 3,270 City (1542) Oxfordshire
49 Richmond upon Thames 3,127 London borough Greater London
50 Dudley 3,117 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
51 Plymouth 3,110 Unitary, City (1928) Devon
52 Coventry 3,108 Metropolitan borough, City (1345) West Midlands
53 Gosport 3,092 Borough Hampshire
54 Stevenage 3,055 Borough Hertfordshire
55 Ipswich 3,054 Borough Suffolk
56 Brighton & Hove 3,041 Unitary, City (2000) East Sussex
57 Worthing 3,039 Borough West Sussex
58 Derby 3,028 Unitary, City (1977) Derbyshire
59 Hastings 2,897 Borough East Sussex
60 Cambridge 2,897 City (1951) Cambridgeshire
61 Worcester 2,806 City (1189) Worcestershire
62 Gloucester 2,792 City Gloucestershire
63 City of London 2,690 Unitary, City City of London
64 Middlesbrough 2,569 Unitary, Borough North Yorkshire
65 Stoke-on-Trent 2,565 Unitary, City (1925) Staffordshire
66 Harlow 2,557 District Essex
67 Exeter 2,543 City Devon
68 Northampton 2,478 Borough Northamptonshire
69 Lincoln 2,454 City Lincolnshire
70 Walsall 2,448 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
71 Tamworth 2,444 Borough Staffordshire
72 Oadby and Wigston 2,402 Borough Leicestershire
73 Cheltenham 2,392 Borough Gloucestershire
74 Newcastle upon Tyne 2,385 Metropolitan borough, City (1882) Tyne and Wear
75 North Tyneside 2,367 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
76 South Tyneside 2,344 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
77 Rushmoor 2,272 Borough Hampshire
78 Salford 2,243 Metropolitan borough, City (1926) Greater Manchester
79 Stockport 2,226 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
80 Crawley 2,221 Borough West Sussex
81 Hillingdon 2,161 London borough Greater London
82 Eastbourne 2,149 Borough East Sussex
83 Torbay 2,118 Unitary, Borough Devon
84 Havant 2,111 Borough Hampshire
85 Poole 2,110 Unitary, Borough Dorset
86 Tameside 2,078 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
87 Epsom and Ewell 2,043 Borough Surrey
88 Sunderland 2,041 Metropolitan borough, City (1992) Tyne and Wear
89 Havering 2,025 London borough Greater London
90 Trafford 1,997 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
91 Bromley 1,992 London borough Greater London
92 Wirral 1,982 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
93 Castle Point 1,965 Borough Essex
94 Bolton 1,877 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
95 Bury 1,839 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
96 Sefton 1,811 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
97 Spelthorne 1,769 Borough Surrey
98 Knowsley 1,750 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
99 Broxbourne 1,729 Borough Hertfordshire
100 Wigan 1,623 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
101 Weymouth and Portland 1,554 Borough Dorset
102 Oldham 1,543 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
103 Basildon 1,532 District Essex
104 Nuneaton and Bedworth 1,529 Borough Warwickshire
105 Chesterfield 1,522 Borough Derbyshire
106 Halton 1,511 Unitary, Borough Cheshire
107 Eastleigh 1,492 Borough Hampshire
108 Redditch 1,465 Borough Worcestershire
109 Fareham 1,460 Borough Hampshire
110 Adur 1,443 District West Sussex
111 Sheffield 1,429 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) South Yorkshire
112 Woking 1,426 Borough Surrey
113 Broxtowe 1,378 Borough Nottinghamshire
114 Leeds 1,360 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) West Yorkshire
115 Bradford 1,346 Metropolitan borough, City (1897) West Yorkshire
116 Elmbridge 1,344 Borough Surrey
117 Gateshead 1,338 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
118 Medway 1,311 Unitary, Borough Kent
119 Rochdale 1,306 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
120 St Helens 1,302 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
121 Mansfield 1,302 District Nottinghamshire
122 Thanet 1,245 District Kent
123 Dartford 1,235 Borough Kent
124 Cannock Chase 1,195 District Staffordshire
125 Blyth Valley 1,154 Borough Northumberland
126 Solihull 1,139 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
127 Hyndburn 1,126 Borough Lancashire
128 Warrington 1,074 Unitary, Borough Cheshire
129 Ashfield 1,056 District Nottinghamshire
130 Runnymede 1,040 Borough Surrey
131 Blackburn with Darwen 1,031 Unitary, Borough Lancashire
132 Bracknell Forest 1,026 Unitary, Borough Berkshire
133 Erewash 1,007 Borough Derbyshire
134 Reigate and Banstead 1,005 Borough Surrey

[edit] 100 - 1000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
135 Gravesham 984 Borough Kent
136 Kirklees 975 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
137 Hartlepool 971 Unitary, Borough Durham
138 Three Rivers 963 District Hertfordshire
139 Hertsmere 949 Borough Hertfordshire
140 Wakefield 949 Metropolitan borough, City (1888) West Yorkshire
141 South Ribble 942 Borough Lancashire
142 Gedling 931 Borough Nottinghamshire
143 Preston 928 City (2002) Lancashire
144 Stockton-on-Tees 927 Unitary, Borough Durham and North Yorkshire
145 Ellesmere Port and Neston 925 Borough Cheshire
146 Wansbeck 924 District Northumberland
147 Barrow-in-Furness 922 Borough Cumbria
148 Thurrock 911 Unitary, Borough Essex
149 Christchurch 893 Borough Dorset
150 Rotherham 884 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
151 Surrey Heath 867 Borough Surrey
152 Wokingham 859 Unitary, District Berkshire
153 North East Lincolnshire 828 Unitary, Borough Lincolnshire
154 St Albans 815 City (1877) Hertfordshire
155 Welwyn Hatfield 814 District Hertfordshire
156 Swindon 811 Unitary, Borough Wiltshire
157 Burnley 795 Borough Lancashire
158 Chester-le-Street 787 District Durham
159 Milton Keynes 728 Unitary, Borough Buckinghamshire
160 Blaby 709 District Leicestershire
161 York 705 Unitary, City North Yorkshire
162 Windsor and Maidenhead 699 Unitary, Royal Borough Berkshire
163 Corby 683 Borough Northamptonshire
164 Barnsley 679 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
165 Arun 659 District West Sussex
166 Dacorum 651 Borough Hertfordshire
167 Easington 650 District Durham
168 Newcastle-under-Lyme 587 Borough Staffordshire
169 Charnwood 582 Borough Leicestershire
170 Redcar and Cleveland 570 Unitary, Borough North Yorkshire
171 Telford and Wrekin 558 Unitary, Borough Shropshire
172 South Bedfordshire 550 District Bedfordshire
173 Calderdale 545 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
174 North Somerset 538 Unitary, District Somerset
175 Great Yarmouth 537 Borough Norfolk
176 Pendle 532 Borough Lancashire
177 Colchester 513 Borough Essex
178 South Gloucestershire 512 Unitary, District Gloucestershire
179 Chorley 511 Borough Lancashire
180 Doncaster 511 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
181 Darlington 503 Unitary, Borough Durham
182 Wyre Forest 503 District Worcestershire
183 Bath and North East Somerset 500 Unitary, District Somerset
184 Wycombe 497 District Buckinghamshire
185 Durham 494 City Durham
186 Guildford 491 Borough Surrey
187 Rossendale 483 Borough Lancashire
188 Rochford 478 District Essex
189 Chelmsford 476 Borough Essex
190 Peterborough 476 Unitary, City (1541) Cambridgeshire
191 Tonbridge and Malling 474 Borough Kent
192 Canterbury 473 City Kent
193 Warwick 470 District Warwickshire
194 Wellingborough 463 Borough Northamptonshire
195 Brentwood 463 Borough Essex
196 Bolsover 461 District Derbyshire
197 Chiltern 460 District Buckinghamshire
198 Fylde 457 Borough Lancashire
199 Amber Valley 452 Borough Derbyshire
200 South Bucks 451 District Buckinghamshire
201 Congleton 438 Borough Cheshire
202 Tendring 428 District Essex
203 Bromsgrove 422 District Worcestershire
204 Hart 413 District Hampshire
205 Sedgefield 403 Borough Durham
206 Wyre 391 Borough Lancashire
207 Mid Sussex 387 District West Sussex
208 Kettering 376 Borough Northamptonshire
209 Isle of Wight 364 Unitary, County Isle of Wight
210 Maidstone 363 Borough Kent
211 Epping Forest (district) 363 District Essex
212 North East Derbyshire 354 District Derbyshire
213 Hinckley and Bosworth 349 Borough Leicestershire
214 Swale 344 Borough Kent
215 Waverley 338 Borough Surrey
216 Dover 338 District Kent
217 Vale Royal 331 Borough Cheshire
218 Tandridge 328 District Surrey
219 Bedford 325 Borough Bedfordshire
220 North Hertfordshire 324 District Hertfordshire
221 Lewes 322 District East Sussex
222 North West Leicestershire 321 District Leicestershire
223 Derwentside 319 District Durham
224 West Lancashire 317 District Lancashire
225 Tunbridge Wells 316 Borough Kent
226 Waveney 315 District Suffolk
227 Mole Valley 312 District Surrey
228 Sevenoaks 307 District Kent
229 Lichfield 292 District Staffordshire
230 Macclesfield 287 Borough Cheshire
231 Shepway 279 District Kent
232 East Hertfordshire 279 District Hertfordshire
233 East Staffordshire 276 Borough Staffordshire
234 Crewe and Nantwich 269 Borough Cheshire
235 Chester 267 City Cheshire
236 South Derbyshire 266 District Derbyshire
237 Rushcliffe 264 Borough Nottinghamshire
238 Mid Bedfordshire 263 District Bedfordshire
239 South Staffordshire 261 District Staffordshire
240 Rugby 255 Borough Warwickshire
241 Basingstoke and Deane 250 Borough Hampshire
242 Lancaster 248 City (1937) Lancashire
243 Horsham 242 District West Sussex
244 West Wiltshire 241 District Wiltshire
245 East Dorset 240 District Dorset
246 Stroud 239 District Gloucestershire
247 Cherwell 233 District Oxfordshire
248 Taunton Deane 232 Borough Somerset
249 New Forest 231 District Hampshire
250 Braintree 228 District Essex
251 Restormel 226 Borough Cornwall
252 Broadland 221 District Norfolk
253 North Warwickshire 219 Borough Warwickshire
254 East Hampshire 214 District Hampshire
255 Penwith 212 District Cornwall
256 West Berkshire 211 Unitary, District Berkshire
257 Kerrier 207 District Cornwall
258 Stafford 206 District Staffordshire
259 Vale of White Horse 202 District Oxfordshire
260 Carrick 198 District Cornwall
261 Sedgemoor 197 District Somerset
262 Ashford 192 Borough Kent
263 Aylesbury Vale 191 District Buckinghamshire
264 Tewkesbury 190 Borough Gloucestershire
265 South Oxfordshire 189 District Oxfordshire
266 North Lincolnshire 188 Unitary, Borough Lincolnshire
267 Teignbridge 186 District Devon
268 Huntingdonshire 183 District Cambridgeshire
269 Test Valley 181 Borough Hampshire
270 Wychavon 175 District Worcestershire
271 Bassetlaw 175 District Nottinghamshire
272 Wealden 172 District East Sussex
273 Maldon 172 District Essex
274 Newark and Sherwood 171 District Nottinghamshire
275 Rother 171 District East Sussex
276 High Peak 170 Borough Derbyshire
277 North Wiltshire 170 District Wiltshire
278 Winchester 166 City Hampshire
279 Staffordshire Moorlands 165 District Staffordshire
280 Fenland 165 District Cambridgeshire
281 East Northamptonshire 165 District Northamptonshire
282 Forest Heath 164 District Suffolk
283 South Somerset 163 District Somerset
284 Boston 161 Borough Lincolnshire
285 East Devon 161 District Devon
286 Shrewsbury and Atcham 159 Borough Shropshire
287 Forest of Dean 155 District Gloucestershire
288 St Edmundsbury 155 Borough Suffolk
289 Oswestry 155 Borough Shropshire
290 South Cambridgeshire 150 District Cambridgeshire
291 Mendip 146 District Somerset
292 Babergh 146 District Suffolk
293 West Oxfordshire 140 District Oxfordshire
294 South Northamptonshire 140 District Northamptonshire
295 Chichester 138 District West Sussex
296 South Kesteven 138 District Lincolnshire
297 East Riding of Yorkshire 137 Unitary, District East Riding of Yorkshire
298 Harborough 137 District Leicestershire
299 Suffolk Coastal 137 District Suffolk
300 Selby 133 District North Yorkshire
301 Scarborough 133 Borough North Yorkshire
302 Isles of Scilly 129 Unitary Cornwall
303 Malvern Hills 128 District Worcestershire
304 South Norfolk 128 District Norfolk
305 Caradon 125 District Cornwall
306 Wear Valley 123 District Durham
307 East Cambridgeshire 122 District Cambridgeshire
308 Harrogate 121 District North Yorkshire
309 Stratford-on-Avon 119 District Warwickshire
310 Daventry 117 District Northamptonshire
311 Salisbury 115 District Wiltshire
312 North Kesteven 112 District Lincolnshire
313 Purbeck 112 District Dorset
314 Uttlesford 111 District Essex
315 South Holland 111 District Lincolnshire
316 North Dorset 109 District Dorset
317 Mid Suffolk 106 District Suffolk
318 North Norfolk 104 District Norfolk
319 Melton 102 Borough Leicestershire

[edit] Less than 100 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
320 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 100 Borough Norfolk
321 Carlisle 99 City Cumbria
322 Ribble Valley 99 Borough Lancashire
323 Breckland 98 District Norfolk
324 Rutland 97 Unitary, District Rutland
325 Copeland 95 Borough Cumbria
326 South Hams 94 District Devon
327 West Dorset 89 District Dorset
328 Derbyshire Dales 88 District Derbyshire
329 North Shropshire 88 District Shropshire
330 North Devon 84 District Devon
331 Bridgnorth 82 District Shropshire
332 Mid Devon 82 District Devon
333 Herefordshire 82 Unitary, District Herefordshire
334 Kennet 81 District Wiltshire
335 Castle Morpeth 80 Borough Northumberland
336 East Lindsey 79 District Lincolnshire
337 Allerdale 75 Borough Cumbria
338 West Lindsey 75 District Lincolnshire
339 Cotswold 71 District Gloucestershire
340 North Cornwall 71 District Cornwall
341 South Lakeland 67 District Cumbria
342 Hambleton 66 District North Yorkshire
343 Torridge 65 District Devon
344 West Somerset 49 District Somerset
345 Craven 47 District North Yorkshire
346 West Devon 44 Borough Devon
347 South Shropshire 41 District Shropshire
348 Richmondshire 39 District North Yorkshire
349 Ryedale 35 District North Yorkshire
350 Alnwick 30 District Northumberland
351 Teesdale 30 District Durham
352 Tynedale 27 District Northumberland
353 Berwick-upon-Tweed 27 Borough Northumberland
354 Eden 24 District Cumbria

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