List of English districts by population density

This is a list of Boroughs of England ordered by population density, based on population estimates for 2016 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	15,670	London borough	Greater London
2	Tower Hamlets	15,404	London borough	Greater London
3	Hackney	14,358	London borough	Greater London
4	Kensington and Chelsea	12,931	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
5	Lambeth	12,230	London borough	Greater London
6	Westminster	11,522	London borough, City (1540)	Greater London
7	Camden	11,297	London borough	Greater London
8	Hammersmith and Fulham	10,954	London borough	Greater London
9	Southwark	10,853	London borough	Greater London

1,000 - 10,000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
10	Newham	9,419	London borough	Greater London
11	Haringey	9,407	London borough	Greater London
12	Wandsworth	9,226	London borough	Greater London
13	Lewisham	8,587	London borough	Greater London
14	Brent	7,593	London borough	Greater London
15	Waltham Forest	7,107	London borough	Greater London
16	Ealing	6,179	London borough	Greater London
17	Greenwich	5,910	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
18	Barking and Dagenham	5,717	London borough	Greater London
19	Merton	5,450	London borough	Greater London
20	Portsmouth	5,318	Unitary authority, City (1926)	Hampshire
21	Redbridge	5,303	London borough	Greater London
22	Southampton	5,094	Unitary authority, City (1964)	Hampshire
23	Luton	5,000	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
24	Harrow	4,929	London borough	Greater London
25	Hounslow	4,843	London borough	Greater London
26	Leicester	4,749	Unitary authority, City (1919)	Leicestershire
27	Kingston upon Thames	4,726	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
28	Manchester	4,680	Metropolitan borough, City (1853)	Greater Manchester
29	Sutton	4,611	London borough	Greater London
30	Slough	4,523	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
31	Watford	4,515	Borough	Hertfordshire
32	Barnet	4,450	London borough	Greater London
33	Croydon	4,420	London borough	Greater London
34	Nottingham	4,359	Unitary authority, City (1897)	Nottinghamshire
35	Liverpool	4,332	Metropolitan borough, City (1880)	Merseyside
36	Southend-on-Sea	4,305	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex
37	Bournemouth	4,280	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
38	Birmingham	4,199	Metropolitan borough, City (1889)	West Midlands
39	Bristol	4,140	Unitary authority, City (1542)	Bristol
40	Enfield	4,099	London borough	Greater London
41	Bexley	4,040	London borough	Greater London
42	Reading	4,026	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
43	Blackpool	3,994	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
44	Sandwell	3,771	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
45	Wolverhampton	3,695	Metropolitan borough, City (2000)	West Midlands
46	Hull	3,642	Unitary authority, City (1897)	East Riding of Yorkshire
47	Norwich	3,614	City (TI)	Norfolk
48	Coventry	3,577	Metropolitan borough, City (1102)	West Midlands
49	Oxford	3,537	City (1542)	Oxfordshire
50	Brighton & Hove	3,493	Unitary authority, City (2000)	East Sussex
51	Ipswich	3,438	Borough	Suffolk
52	Richmond upon Thames	3,411	London borough	Greater London
53	Gosport	3,366	Borough	Hampshire
54	Stevenage	3,353	Borough	Hertfordshire
55	Worthing	3,339	Borough	West Sussex
56	Plymouth	3,309	Unitary authority, City (1928)	Devon
57	Derby	3,283	Unitary authority, City (1977)	Derbyshire
58	Dudley	3,242	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
59	City of London	3,241	City (TI), sui generis	City of London
60	Cambridge	3,238	City (1951)	Cambridgeshire
61	Gloucester	3,168	City (1541)	Gloucestershire
62	Hastings	3,103	Borough	East Sussex
63	Worcester	3,075	City (TI)	Worcestershire
64	Harlow	2,815		Essex
65	Northampton	2,791	Borough	Northamptonshire
66	Exeter	2,759	City (TI)	Devon
67	Lincoln	2,740	City (TI)	Lincolnshire
68	Stoke-on-Trent	2,709	Unitary authority, City (1925)	Staffordshire
69	Walsall	2,680	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
70	Hillingdon	2,614	London borough	Greater London
71	Newcastle upon Tyne	2,613	Metropolitan borough, City (1882)	Tyne and Wear
72	Middlesbrough	2,605	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
73	Salford	2,558	Metropolitan borough, City (1926)	Greater Manchester
74	Cheltenham	2,522	Borough	Gloucestershire
75	Tamworth	2,494	Borough	Staffordshire
76	Crawley	2,476	Borough	West Sussex
77	North Tyneside	2,469	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
78	Rushmoor	2,466	Borough	Hampshire
79	Oadby and Wigston	2,372	Borough	Leicestershire
80	Poole	2,339	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
81	Epsom and Ewell	2,335	Borough	Surrey
82	Eastbourne	2,333	Borough	East Sussex
83	South Tyneside	2,320	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
84	Stockport	2,305	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
85	Havering	2,249	London borough	Greater London
86	Havant	2,232	Borough	Hampshire
87	Trafford	2,213	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
88	Spelthorne	2,203	Borough	Surrey
89	Bromley	2,177	London borough	Greater London
90	Tameside	2,163	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
91	Torbay	2,128	Unitary authority, Borough	Devon
92	Wirral	2,045	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
93	Bolton	2,025	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
94	Sunderland	2,022	Metropolitan borough, City (1992)	Tyne and Wear
95	Castle Point	1,990	Borough	Essex
96	Bury	1,896	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
97	Broxbourne	1,881	Borough	Hertfordshire
98	Sefton	1,769	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
99	Wigan	1,716	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
100	Knowsley	1,710	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
101	Basildon	1,666		Essex
102	Oldham	1,634	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
103	Eastleigh	1,625	Borough	Hampshire
104	Nuneaton and Bedworth	1,608	Borough	Warwickshire
105	Halton	1,604	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
106	Chesterfield	1,581	Borough	Derbyshire
107	Woking	1,567	Borough	Surrey
108	Redditch	1,566	Borough	Worcestershire
109	Weymouth and Portland	1,564	Borough	Dorset
110	Sheffield	1,563	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	South Yorkshire
111	Fareham	1,554	Borough	Hampshire
112	Adur	1,514		West Sussex
113	Bradford	1,458	Metropolitan borough, City (1897)	West Yorkshire
114	Dartford	1,450	Borough	Kent
115	Medway	1,439	Unitary authority, Borough	Kent
116	Leeds	1,416	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	West Yorkshire
117	Gateshead	1,416	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
118	Broxtowe	1,406	Borough	Nottinghamshire
119	Mansfield	1,400		Nottinghamshire
120	Elmbridge	1,396	Borough	Surrey
121	Rochdale	1,367	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
122	Thanet	1,361		Kent
123	St Helens	1,308	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
124	Cannock Chase	1,249		Staffordshire
125	Solihull	1,187	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
126	Warrington	1,156	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
127	Ashfield	1,136		Nottinghamshire
128	Reigate and Banstead	1,127	Borough	Surrey
129	Runnymede	1,113	Borough	Surrey
130	Hyndburn	1,103	Borough	Lancashire
131	Bracknell Forest	1,092	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
132	Gravesham	1,078	Borough	Kent
133	Blackburn with Darwen	1,073	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
134	Kirklees	1,069	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
135	Erewash	1,047	Borough	Derbyshire
136	Three Rivers	1,041		Hertfordshire
137	Hertsmere	1,023	Borough	Hertfordshire
138	Thurrock	1,021	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex

100 - 1000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
139	Preston	996	City (2002)	Lancashire
140	Wakefield	994	Metropolitan borough, City (1888)	West Yorkshire
141	Hartlepool	992	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
142	Christchurch	982	Borough	Dorset
143	South Ribble	974	Borough	Lancashire
144	Gedling	971	Borough	Nottinghamshire
145	Stockton-on-Tees	954	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham and North Yorkshire
146	Swindon	947	Unitary authority, Borough	Wiltshire
147	Welwyn Hatfield	941		Hertfordshire
148	Surrey Heath	929	Borough	Surrey
149	Rotherham	914	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
150	St Albans	907	City (1877)	Hertfordshire
151	Wokingham	904	Unitary authority	Berkshire
152	Barrow-in-Furness	863	Borough	Cumbria
153	Milton Keynes	856	Unitary authority, Borough	Buckinghamshire
154	Corby	849	Borough	Northamptonshire
155	North East Lincolnshire	829	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
156	Burnley	790	Borough	Lancashire
157	York	766	Unitary authority, City (TI)	North Yorkshire
158	Windsor and Maidenhead	757	Unitary authority, Royal Borough	Berkshire
159	Blaby	748		Leicestershire
160	Barnsley	733	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
161	Dacorum	718	Borough	Hertfordshire
162	Arun	710		West Sussex
163	Charnwood	642	Borough	Leicestershire
164	Newcastle-under-Lyme	608	Borough	Staffordshire
165	Telford and Wrekin	595	Unitary authority, Borough	Shropshire
166	Calderdale	576	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
167	Peterborough	573	Unitary authority, City (1541)	Cambridgeshire
168	Great Yarmouth	568	Borough	Norfolk
169	Colchester	567	Borough	Essex
170	North Somerset	566	Unitary authority	Somerset
171	Chorley	563	Borough	Lancashire
172	South Gloucestershire	558	Unitary authority	Gloucestershire
173	Redcar and Cleveland	553	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
174	Guildford	546	Borough	Surrey
175	Wycombe	544		Buckinghamshire
176	Bath and North East Somerset	542	Unitary authority	Somerset
177	Doncaster	539	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
178	Darlington	534	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
179	Pendle	534	Borough	Lancashire
180	Tonbridge and Malling	530	Borough	Kent
181	Canterbury	525	City (TI)	Kent
182	Chelmsford	513	City (2012)	Essex
183	Wyre Forest	511		Worcestershire
184	Rossendale	506	Borough	Lancashire
185	Rochford	505		Essex
186	Brentwood	498	Borough	Essex
187	Warwick	496		Warwickshire
188	South Bucks	492		Buckinghamshire
189	Bolsover	487		Derbyshire
190	Chiltern	484		Buckinghamshire
191	Wellingborough	479	Borough	Northamptonshire
192	Fylde	470	Borough	Lancashire
193	Amber Valley	469	Borough	Derbyshire
194	Bromsgrove	446		Worcestershire
195	Mid Sussex	440		West Sussex
196	Hart	437		Hampshire
197	Kettering	424	Borough	Northamptonshire
198	Maidstone	422	Borough	Kent
199	Tendring	422		Essex
200	Wyre	390	Borough	Lancashire
201	Central Bedfordshire	389	Unitary authority	Bedfordshire
202	Swale	387	Borough	Kent
203	Epping Forest	384		Essex
204	Hinckley and Bosworth	370	Borough	Leicestershire
205	Isle of Wight	367	Unitary authority, County	Isle of Wight
206	Cheshire West and Chester	366	Unitary authority	Cheshire
207	North East Derbyshire	364		Derbyshire
208	Dover	362		Kent
209	Waverley	358	Borough	Surrey
210	Bedford	354	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
211	North Hertfordshire	353		Hertfordshire
212	Tunbridge Wells	353	Borough	Kent
213	North West Leicestershire	353		Leicestershire
214	Tandridge	349		Surrey
215	Lewes	347		East Sussex
216	Mole Valley	333		Surrey
217	West Lancashire	327		Lancashire
218	Cheshire East	322	Unitary authority	Cheshire
219	Sevenoaks	322		Kent
220	Waveney	314		Suffolk
221	Shepway	311		Kent
222	Lichfield	311		Staffordshire
223	East Hertfordshire	307		Hertfordshire
224	East Staffordshire	301	Borough	Staffordshire
225	South Derbyshire	296		Derbyshire
226	Rugby	295	Borough	Warwickshire
227	Rushcliffe	281	Borough	Nottinghamshire
228	Basingstoke and Deane	275	Borough	Hampshire
229	South Staffordshire	272		Staffordshire
230	Horsham	260		West Sussex
231	Stroud	254		Gloucestershire
232	East Dorset	251		Dorset
233	Lancaster	249	City (1937)	Lancashire
234	Taunton Deane	249	Borough	Somerset
235	Cherwell	248		Oxfordshire
236	Braintree	246		Essex
237	New Forest	238		Hampshire
238	County Durham	234	Unitary authority	County Durham
239	Broadland	230		Norfolk
240	East Hampshire	229		Hampshire
241	Stafford	224		Staffordshire
242	West Berkshire	222	Unitary authority	Berkshire
243	Vale of White Horse	222		Oxfordshire
244	North Warwickshire	222	Borough	Warwickshire
245	Ashford	217	Borough	Kent
246	Sedgemoor	215		Somerset
247	Aylesbury Vale	213		Buckinghamshire
248	Tewkesbury	213	Borough	Gloucestershire
249	South Oxfordshire	203		Oxfordshire
250	North Lincolnshire	201	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
251	Test Valley	194	Borough	Hampshire
252	Huntingdonshire	193		Cambridgeshire
253	Teignbridge	192		Devon
254	Wealden	189		East Sussex
255	Wychavon	185		Worcestershire
256	Boston	185	Borough	Lincolnshire
257	Winchester	184	City (TI)	Hampshire
258	Newark and Sherwood	183		Nottinghamshire
259	Fenland	183		Cambridgeshire
260	Rother	183		East Sussex
261	Bassetlaw	180		Nottinghamshire
262	East Northamptonshire	178		Northamptonshire
263	Maldon	176		Essex
264	South Cambridgeshire	173		Cambridgeshire
265	South Somerset	172		Somerset
266	East Devon	171		Devon
267	St Edmundsbury	171	Borough	Suffolk
268	Staffordshire Moorlands	170		Staffordshire
269	High Peak	170	Borough	Derbyshire
270	Forest Heath	170		Suffolk
271	Forest of Dean	162		Gloucestershire
272	Cornwall	156	Unitary authority	Cornwall
273	Mendip	152		Somerset
274	West Oxfordshire	152		Oxfordshire
275	Harborough	152		Leicestershire
276	Wiltshire	150	Unitary authority	Wiltshire
277	Chichester	150		West Sussex
278	Babergh	150		Suffolk
279	South Kesteven	148		Lincolnshire
280	South Norfolk	146		Norfolk
281	Selby	144		North Yorkshire
282	Suffolk Coastal	141		Suffolk
283	South Northamptonshire	141		Northamptonshire
284	Isles of Scilly	141	sui generis	Cornwall
285	East Riding of Yorkshire	140	Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
286	East Cambridgeshire	134		Cambridgeshire
287	Uttlesford	134		Essex
288	Scarborough	132	Borough	North Yorkshire
289	Malvern Hills	131		Worcestershire
290	Stratford-on-Avon	125		Warwickshire
291	South Holland	123		Lincolnshire
292	North Kesteven	122		Lincolnshire
293	Daventry	122		Northamptonshire
294	Harrogate	119		North Yorkshire
295	North Dorset	116		Dorset
296	Mid Suffolk	114		Suffolk
297	Purbeck	114		Dorset
298	North Norfolk	107		Norfolk
299	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	105	Borough	Norfolk
300	Melton	105	Borough	Leicestershire
301	Breckland	104		Norfolk
302	Carlisle	104	City (1133)	Cumbria
303	Rutland	101	Unitary authority	Rutland
304	Ribble Valley	100	Borough	Lancashire

Less than 100 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
305	Shropshire	98	Unitary authority	Shropshire
306	South Hams	95		Devon
307	Copeland	94	Borough	Cumbria
308	West Dorset	93		Dorset
309	Derbyshire Dales	89		Derbyshire
311	Mid Devon	87		Devon
310	North Devon	87		Devon
312	Herefordshire	86	Unitary authority	Herefordshire
313	West Lindsey	81		Lincolnshire
314	East Lindsey	78		Lincolnshire
315	Allerdale	78	Borough	Cumbria
316	Cotswold	73		Gloucestershire
317	Hambleton	69		North Yorkshire
318	Torridge	68		Devon
319	South Lakeland	67		Cumbria
320	Northumberland	63	Unitary authority	Northumberland
321	Craven	47		North Yorkshire
323	West Somerset	47		Somerset
322	West Devon	47	Borough	Devon
324	Richmondshire	40		North Yorkshire
325	Ryedale	35		North Yorkshire
326	Eden	24		Cumbria

References

↑ "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2016". Office for National Statistics. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
↑ "Standard Area Measurements (2016) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

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