List of English districts by population density

This is a list of districts of England ordered by population density - midyear population estimates for 2015 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	15,179	London borough	Greater London
2	Tower Hamlets	14,762	London borough	Greater London
3	Hackney	14,158	London borough	Greater London
4	Kensington and Chelsea	13,143	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
5	Lambeth	12,016	London borough	Greater London
6	Westminster	11,538	London borough, City (1540)	Greater London
7	Hammersmith and Fulham	11,213	London borough	Greater London
8	Camden	10,957	London borough	Greater London
9	Southwark	10,652	London borough	Greater London

1,000 - 10,000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
10	Wandsworth	9,251	London borough	Greater London
11	Newham	9,245	London borough	Greater London
12	Haringey	9,095	London borough	Greater London
13	Lewisham	8,495	London borough	Greater London
14	Brent	7,535	London borough	Greater London
15	Waltham Forest	6,953	London borough	Greater London
16	Ealing	6,126	London borough	Greater London
17	Greenwich	5,847	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
18	Barking and Dagenham	5,611	London borough	Greater London
19	Merton	5,383	London borough	Greater London
20	Redbridge	5,300	London borough	Greater London
21	Portsmouth	5,294	Unitary authority, City (1926)	Hampshire
22	Luton	4,993	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
23	Southampton	4,991	Unitary authority, City (1964)	Hampshire
24	Harrow	4,943	London borough	Greater London
25	Hounslow	4,799	London borough	Greater London
26	Leicester	4,694	Unitary authority, City (1919)	Leicestershire
27	Kingston upon Thames	4,690	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
28	Watford	4,591	Borough	Hertfordshire
29	Manchester	4,571	Metropolitan borough, City (1853)	Greater Manchester
30	Sutton	4,549	London borough	Greater London
31	Slough	4,416	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
32	Croydon	4,407	London borough	Greater London
33	Barnet	4,364	London borough	Greater London
34	Liverpool	4,273	Metropolitan borough, City (1880)	Merseyside
35	Southend-on-Sea	4,255	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex
36	Nottingham	4,252	Unitary authority, City (1897)	Nottinghamshire
37	Bournemouth	4,229	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
38	Birmingham	4,147	Metropolitan borough, City (1889)	West Midlands
39	Bristol	4,085	Unitary authority, City (1542)	Bristol
40	Enfield	4,055	London borough	Greater London
41	Reading	4,043	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
42	Blackpool	3,988	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
43	Bexley	3,970	London borough	Greater London
44	Sandwell	3,715	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
45	Wolverhampton	3,687	Metropolitan borough, City (2000)	West Midlands
46	Hull	3,648	Unitary authority, City (1897)	East Riding of Yorkshire
47	Norwich	3,561	City (TI)	Norfolk
48	Coventry	3,489	Metropolitan borough, City (1102)	West Midlands
49	Ipswich	3,477	Borough	Suffolk
50	Oxford	3,469	City (1542)	Oxfordshire
51	Brighton & Hove	3,437	Unitary authority, City (2000)	East Sussex
52	Richmond upon Thames	3,416	London borough	Greater London
53	Gosport	3,387	Borough	Hampshire
54	Worthing	3,367	Borough	West Sussex
55	Stevenage	3,326	Borough	Hertfordshire
56	Plymouth	3,284	Unitary authority, City (1928)	Devon
57	Derby	3,260	Unitary authority, City (1977)	Derbyshire
58	Dudley	3,229	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
59	Cambridge	3,193	City (1951)	Cambridgeshire
60	Gloucester	3,101	City (1541)	Gloucestershire
61	Worcester	3,071	City (TI)	Worcestershire
62	Hastings	3,050	Borough	East Sussex
63	City of London	2,920	City (TI), sui generis	City of London
64	Harlow	2,755		Essex
65	Northampton	2,746	Borough	Northamptonshire
66	Exeter	2,709	City (TI)	Devon
67	Stoke-on-Trent	2,706	Unitary authority, City (1925)	Staffordshire
68	Lincoln	2,696	City (TI)	Lincolnshire
69	Walsall	2,655	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
70	Newcastle upon Tyne	2,592	Metropolitan borough, City (1882)	Tyne and Wear
71	Middlesbrough	2,584	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
72	Hillingdon	2,567	London borough	Greater London
73	Salford	2,532	Metropolitan borough, City (1926)	Greater Manchester
74	Tamworth	2,488	Borough	Staffordshire
75	Cheltenham	2,485	Borough	Gloucestershire
76	North Tyneside	2,469	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
77	Crawley	2,464	Borough	West Sussex
78	Rushmoor	2,445	Borough	Hampshire
79	Eastbourne	2,329	Borough	East Sussex
80	Oadby and Wigston	2,326	Borough	Leicestershire
81	South Tyneside	2,323	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
82	Epsom and Ewell	2,322	Borough	Surrey
83	Poole	2,317	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
84	Stockport	2,292	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
85	Havant	2,235	Borough	Hampshire
86	Havering	2,224	London borough	Greater London
87	Trafford	2,201	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
88	Spelthorne	2,188	Borough	Surrey
89	Bromley	2,166	London borough	Greater London
90	Tameside	2,152	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
91	Torbay	2,117	Unitary authority, Borough	Devon
92	Wirral	2,044	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
93	Sunderland	2,023	Metropolitan borough, City (1992)	Tyne and Wear
94	Bolton	2,012	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
95	Castle Point	1,982	Borough	Essex
96	Bury	1,898	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
97	Broxbourne	1,887	Borough	Hertfordshire
98	Sefton	1,789	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
99	Wigan	1,713	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
100	Knowsley	1,692	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
101	Basildon	1,652		Essex
102	Oldham	1,626	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
103	Eastleigh	1,613	Borough	Hampshire
104	Halton	1,602	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
105	Nuneaton and Bedworth	1,599	Borough	Warwickshire
106	Chesterfield	1,582	Borough	Derbyshire
107	Redditch	1,569	Borough	Worcestershire
108	Woking	1,554	Borough	Surrey
109	Weymouth and Portland	1,552	Borough	Dorset
110	Fareham	1,551	Borough	Hampshire
111	Sheffield	1,548	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	South Yorkshire
112	Adur	1,510		West Sussex
113	Bradford	1,451	Metropolitan borough, City (1897)	West Yorkshire
114	Medway	1,425	Unitary authority, Borough	Kent
115	Dartford	1,423	Borough	Kent
116	Gateshead	1,415	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
117	Broxtowe	1,403	Borough	Nottinghamshire
118	Leeds	1,402	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	West Yorkshire
119	Elmbridge	1,397	Borough	Surrey
120	Mansfield	1,384		Nottinghamshire
121	Thanet	1,357		Kent
122	Rochdale	1,356	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
123	St Helens	1,306	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
124	Cannock Chase	1,247		Staffordshire
125	Solihull	1,182	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
126	Warrington	1,147	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
127	Ashfield	1,123		Nottinghamshire
128	Reigate and Banstead	1,117	Borough	Surrey
129	Hyndburn	1,099	Borough	Lancashire
130	Runnymede	1,097	Borough	Surrey
131	Bracknell Forest	1,092	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
132	Gravesham	1,074	Borough	Kent
133	Blackburn with Darwen	1,072	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
134	Kirklees	1,062	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
135	Erewash	1,041	Borough	Derbyshire
136	Three Rivers	1,030		Hertfordshire
137	Hertsmere	1,020	Borough	Hertfordshire
138	Thurrock	1,013	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex

100 - 1000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
139	Preston	995	City (2002)	Lancashire
140	Wakefield	985	Metropolitan borough, City (1888)	West Yorkshire
141	Hartlepool	984	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
142	Christchurch	981	Borough	Dorset
143	South Ribble	970	Borough	Lancashire
144	Gedling	966	Borough	Nottinghamshire
145	Stockton-on-Tees	950	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham and North Yorkshire
146	Swindon	944	Unitary authority, Borough	Wiltshire
147	Surrey Heath	927	Borough	Surrey
148	Welwyn Hatfield	916		Hertfordshire
149	Rotherham	909	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
150	St Albans	906	City (1877)	Hertfordshire
151	Wokingham	896	Unitary authority	Berkshire
152	Barrow-in-Furness	866	Borough	Cumbria
153	Milton Keynes	847	Unitary authority, Borough	Buckinghamshire
154	Corby	836	Borough	Northamptonshire
155	North East Lincolnshire	831	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
156	Burnley	787	Borough	Lancashire
157	York	761	Unitary authority, City (TI)	North Yorkshire
158	Windsor and Maidenhead	750	Unitary authority, Royal Borough	Berkshire
159	Blaby	743		Leicestershire
160	Barnsley	727	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
161	Dacorum	714	Borough	Hertfordshire
162	Arun	705		West Sussex
163	Charnwood	633	Borough	Leicestershire
164	Newcastle-under-Lyme	602	Borough	Staffordshire
165	Telford and Wrekin	590	Unitary authority, Borough	Shropshire
166	Calderdale	573	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
167	Great Yarmouth	567	Borough	Norfolk
168	Peterborough	566	Unitary authority, City (1541)	Cambridgeshire
169	North Somerset	561	Unitary authority	Somerset
170	Colchester	559	Borough	Essex
171	Chorley	556	Borough	Lancashire
172	South Gloucestershire	553	Unitary authority	Gloucestershire
173	Redcar and Cleveland	552	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
174	Wycombe	542		Buckinghamshire
175	Guildford	539	Borough	Surrey
176	Doncaster	537	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
177	Darlington	535	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
178	Bath and North East Somerset	534	Unitary authority	Somerset
179	Pendle	533	Borough	Lancashire
180	Tonbridge and Malling	524	Borough	Kent
181	Canterbury	518	City (TI)	Kent
182	Wyre Forest	510		Worcestershire
183	Chelmsford	509	City (2012)	Essex
184	Rossendale	504	Borough	Lancashire
185	Rochford	504		Essex
186	Brentwood	497	Borough	Essex
187	Warwick	494		Warwickshire
188	South Bucks	490		Buckinghamshire
189	Bolsover	486		Derbyshire
190	Chiltern	482		Buckinghamshire
191	Wellingborough	474	Borough	Northamptonshire
192	Amber Valley	468	Borough	Derbyshire
193	Fylde	466	Borough	Lancashire
194	Bromsgrove	441		Worcestershire
195	Hart	437		Hampshire
196	Mid Sussex	436		West Sussex
197	Kettering	419	Borough	Northamptonshire
198	Maidstone	419	Borough	Kent
199	Tendring	418		Essex
200	Wyre	388	Borough	Lancashire
201	Central Bedfordshire	383	Unitary authority	Bedfordshire
202	Epping Forest	383		Essex
203	Swale	381	Borough	Kent
204	Isle of Wight	367	Unitary authority, County	Isle of Wight
205	Hinckley and Bosworth	366	Borough	Leicestershire
206	Cheshire West and Chester	364	Unitary authority	Cheshire
207	North East Derbyshire	361		Derbyshire
208	Dover	359		Kent
209	Waverley	357	Borough	Surrey
210	North Hertfordshire	351		Hertfordshire
211	Tunbridge Wells	351	Borough	Kent
212	North West Leicestershire	349		Leicestershire
213	Bedford	349	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
214	Tandridge	347		Surrey
215	Lewes	345		East Sussex
216	Mole Valley	334		Surrey
217	West Lancashire	325		Lancashire
218	Cheshire East	322	Unitary authority	Cheshire
219	Sevenoaks	321		Kent
220	Waveney	314		Suffolk
221	Lichfield	310		Staffordshire
222	Shepway	308		Kent
223	East Hertfordshire	304		Hertfordshire
224	East Staffordshire	300	Borough	Staffordshire
225	Rugby	295	Borough	Warwickshire
226	South Derbyshire	294		Derbyshire
227	Rushcliffe	280	Borough	Nottinghamshire
228	Basingstoke and Deane	274	Borough	Hampshire
229	South Staffordshire	272		Staffordshire
230	Horsham	256		West Sussex
231	Stroud	253		Gloucestershire
232	East Dorset	251		Dorset
233	Lancaster	247	City (1937)	Lancashire
234	Cherwell	247		Oxfordshire
235	Taunton Deane	247	Borough	Somerset
236	Braintree	246		Essex
237	New Forest	238		Hampshire
238	County Durham	233	Unitary authority	County Durham
239	East Hampshire	230		Hampshire
240	Broadland	229		Norfolk
241	Stafford	222		Staffordshire
242	West Berkshire	222	Unitary authority	Berkshire
243	North Warwickshire	221	Borough	Warwickshire
244	Vale of White Horse	219		Oxfordshire
245	Ashford	214	Borough	Kent
246	Sedgemoor	213		Somerset
247	Tewkesbury	210	Borough	Gloucestershire
248	Aylesbury Vale	209		Buckinghamshire
249	South Oxfordshire	202		Oxfordshire
250	North Lincolnshire	201	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
251	Huntingdonshire	193		Cambridgeshire
252	Test Valley	192	Borough	Hampshire
253	Teignbridge	191		Devon
254	Wealden	188		East Sussex
255	Boston	183	Borough	Lincolnshire
256	Wychavon	183		Worcestershire
257	Rother	183		East Sussex
258	Winchester	183	City (TI)	Hampshire
259	Newark and Sherwood	182		Nottinghamshire
260	Fenland	182		Cambridgeshire
261	Bassetlaw	180		Nottinghamshire
262	East Northamptonshire	176		Northamptonshire
263	Maldon	175		Essex
264	South Cambridgeshire	172		Cambridgeshire
265	South Somerset	172		Somerset
266	St Edmundsbury	171	Borough	Suffolk
267	High Peak	170	Borough	Derbyshire
268	Staffordshire Moorlands	170		Staffordshire
269	East Devon	170		Devon
270	Forest Heath	168		Suffolk
271	Forest of Dean	161		Gloucestershire
272	Cornwall	155	Unitary authority	Cornwall
273	West Oxfordshire	152		Oxfordshire
274	Harborough	151		Leicestershire
275	Mendip	151		Somerset
276	Babergh	150		Suffolk
277	Chichester	149		West Sussex
278	Wiltshire	149	Unitary authority	Wiltshire
279	South Kesteven	147		Lincolnshire
280	Isles of Scilly	145	sui generis	Cornwall
281	Selby	144		North Yorkshire
282	South Norfolk	144		Norfolk
283	South Northamptonshire	141		Northamptonshire
284	East Riding of Yorkshire	140	Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
285	Suffolk Coastal	140		Suffolk
286	East Cambridgeshire	134		Cambridgeshire
287	Uttlesford	133		Essex
288	Scarborough	132	Borough	North Yorkshire
289	Malvern Hills	131		Worcestershire
290	Stratford-on-Avon	124		Warwickshire
291	North Kesteven	121		Lincolnshire
292	South Holland	121		Lincolnshire
293	Daventry	121		Northamptonshire
294	Harrogate	120		North Yorkshire
295	North Dorset	116		Dorset
296	Mid Suffolk	114		Suffolk
297	Purbeck	114		Dorset
298	North Norfolk	107		Norfolk
299	Melton	106	Borough	Leicestershire
300	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	105	Borough	Norfolk
301	Carlisle	104	City (1133)	Cumbria
302	Breckland	104		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	80		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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