List of English districts by population density

This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population density, based on population estimates for 2017 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	15,817	London borough	Greater London
2	Tower Hamlets	15,564	London borough	Greater London
3	Hackney	14,485	London borough	Greater London
4	Kensington and Chelsea	12,845	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
5	Lambeth	12,086	London borough	Greater London
6	Camden	11,627	London borough	Greater London
7	Westminster	11,392	London borough, City (1540)	Greater London
8	Hammersmith and Fulham	11,160	London borough	Greater London
9	Southwark	10,887	London borough	Greater London

1,000 - 10,000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
10	Newham	9,612	London borough	Greater London
11	Wandsworth	9,434	London borough	Greater London
12	Haringey	9,163	London borough	Greater London
13	Lewisham	8,572	London borough	Greater London
14	Brent	7,612	London borough	Greater London
15	Waltham Forest	7,099	London borough	Greater London
16	Ealing	6,170	London borough	Greater London
17	Greenwich	5,975	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
18	Barking and Dagenham	5,835	London borough	Greater London
19	Merton	5,476	London borough	Greater London
20	Redbridge	5,348	London borough	Greater London
21	Portsmouth	5,315	Unitary authority, City (1926)	Hampshire
22	Southampton	5,055	Unitary authority, City (1964)	Hampshire
23	Luton	4,951	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
24	Harrow	4,931	London borough	Greater London
25	Leicester	4,820	Unitary authority, City (1919)	Leicestershire
26	Hounslow	4,807	London borough	Greater London
27	Manchester	4,716	Metropolitan borough, City (1853)	Greater Manchester
28	Kingston upon Thames	4,686	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London
29	Sutton	4,635	London borough	Greater London
30	Slough	4,571	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
31	Watford	4,511	Borough	Hertfordshire
32	Barnet	4,470	London borough	Greater London
33	Croydon	4,449	London borough	Greater London
34	Nottingham	4,412	Unitary authority, City (1897)	Nottinghamshire
35	Liverpool	4,395	Metropolitan borough, City (1880)	Merseyside
36	Southend-on-Sea	4,354	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex
37	Birmingham	4,246	Metropolitan borough, City (1889)	West Midlands
38	Bournemouth	4,217	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
39	Bristol	4,186	Unitary authority, City (1542)	Bristol
40	Enfield	4,116	London borough	Greater London
41	Bexley	4,063	London borough	Greater London
42	Reading	4,036	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
43	Blackpool	4,013	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
44	Sandwell	3,803	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
45	Wolverhampton	3,743	Metropolitan borough, City (2000)	West Midlands
46	Coventry	3,651	Metropolitan borough, City (1102)	West Midlands
47	Hull	3,648	Unitary authority, City (1897)	East Riding of Yorkshire
48	Norwich	3,596	City (TI)	Norfolk
49	Ipswich	3,503	Borough	Suffolk
50	Brighton & Hove	3,480	Unitary authority, City (2000)	East Sussex
51	Richmond upon Thames	3,408	London borough	Greater London
52	Oxford	3,389	City (1542)	Oxfordshire
53	Stevenage	3,378	Borough	Hertfordshire
54	Gosport	3,372	Borough	Hampshire
55	Worthing	3,371	Borough	West Sussex
56	Plymouth	3,295	Unitary authority, City (1928)	Devon
57	Derby	3,293	Unitary authority, City (1977)	Derbyshire
58	Dudley	3,260	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
59	Gloucester	3,183	City (1541)	Gloucestershire
60	Hastings	3,122	Borough	East Sussex
61	Worcester	3,074	City (TI)	Worcestershire
62	Cambridge	3,069	City (1951)	Cambridgeshire
63	Harlow	2,822		Essex
64	Northampton	2,793	Borough	Northamptonshire
65	Lincoln	2,758	City (TI)	Lincolnshire
66	Exeter	2,740	City (TI)	Devon
67	Stoke-on-Trent	2,732	Unitary authority, City (1925)	Staffordshire
68	Walsall	2,705	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
69	City of London	2,635	City (TI), sui generis	City of London
70	Hillingdon	2,613	London borough	Greater London
71	Middlesbrough	2,609	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
72	Newcastle upon Tyne	2,607	Metropolitan borough, City (1882)	Tyne and Wear
73	Salford	2,585	Metropolitan borough, City (1926)	Greater Manchester
74	Cheltenham	2,513	Borough	Gloucestershire
75	North Tyneside	2,483	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
76	Crawley	2,483	Borough	West Sussex
77	Tamworth	2,480	Borough	Staffordshire
78	Rushmoor	2,454	Borough	Hampshire
79	Oadby and Wigston	2,424	Borough	Leicestershire
80	Eastbourne	2,338	Borough	East Sussex
81	Poole	2,335	Unitary authority, Borough	Dorset
82	Epsom and Ewell	2,331	Borough	Surrey
83	South Tyneside	2,322	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
84	Stockport	2,309	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
85	Havering	2,278	London borough	Greater London
86	Havant	2,258	Borough	Hampshire
87	Trafford	2,220	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
88	Spelthorne	2,208	Borough	Surrey
89	Bromley	2,193	London borough	Greater London
90	Tameside	2,172	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
91	Torbay	2,150	Unitary authority, Borough	Devon
92	Wirral	2,055	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
93	Bolton	2,037	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
94	Sunderland	2,017	Metropolitan borough, City (1992)	Tyne and Wear
95	Castle Point	1,992	Borough	Essex
96	Bury	1,906	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
97	Broxbourne	1,880	Borough	Hertfordshire
98	Sefton	1,771	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
99	Wigan	1,725	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
100	Knowsley	1,717	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
101	Basildon	1,676		Essex
102	Oldham	1,642	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
103	Eastleigh	1,636	Borough	Hampshire
104	Nuneaton and Bedworth	1,629	Borough	Warwickshire
105	Halton	1,613	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
106	Woking	1,589	Borough	Surrey
107	Chesterfield	1,583	Borough	Derbyshire
108	Weymouth and Portland	1,573	Borough	Dorset
109	Sheffield	1,570	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	South Yorkshire
110	Redditch	1,570	Borough	Worcestershire
111	Fareham	1,565	Borough	Hampshire
112	Adur	1,519		West Sussex
113	Dartford	1,477	Borough	Kent
114	Bradford	1,459	Metropolitan borough, City (1897)	West Yorkshire
115	Medway	1,434	Unitary authority, Borough	Kent
116	Elmbridge	1,434	Borough	Surrey
117	Leeds	1,422	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	West Yorkshire
118	Gateshead	1,421	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear
119	Mansfield	1,415		Nottinghamshire
120	Broxtowe	1,407	Borough	Nottinghamshire
121	Rochdale	1,381	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester
122	Thanet	1,367		Kent
123	St Helens	1,315	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside
124	Cannock Chase	1,256		Staffordshire
125	Solihull	1,199	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands
126	Warrington	1,160	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire
127	Ashfield	1,151		Nottinghamshire
128	Reigate and Banstead	1,133	Borough	Surrey
129	Runnymede	1,113	Borough	Surrey
130	Hyndburn	1,101	Borough	Lancashire
131	Bracknell Forest	1,100	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire
132	Blackburn with Darwen	1,085	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire
133	Gravesham	1,071	Borough	Kent
134	Kirklees	1,069	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
135	Erewash	1,051	Borough	Derbyshire
136	Thurrock	1,042	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex
137	Three Rivers	1,042		Hertfordshire
138	Hertsmere	1,028	Borough	Hertfordshire
139	Wakefield	1,006	Metropolitan borough, City (1888)	West Yorkshire

100 - 1000 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
140	Hartlepool	994	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
141	Preston	993	City (2002)	Lancashire
142	Christchurch	984	Borough	Dorset
143	South Ribble	977	Borough	Lancashire
144	Gedling	976	Borough	Nottinghamshire
145	Stockton-on-Tees	958	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham and North Yorkshire
146	Swindon	957	Unitary authority, Borough	Wiltshire
147	Welwyn Hatfield	943		Hertfordshire
148	Surrey Heath	933	Borough	Surrey
149	Wokingham	921	Unitary authority	Berkshire
150	Rotherham	919	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
151	St Albans	912	City (1877)	Hertfordshire
152	Milton Keynes	866	Unitary authority, Borough	Buckinghamshire
153	Corby	866	Borough	Northamptonshire
154	Barrow-in-Furness	860	Borough	Cumbria
155	North East Lincolnshire	833	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
156	Burnley	792	Borough	Lancashire
157	York	765	Unitary authority, City (TI)	North Yorkshire
158	Windsor and Maidenhead	764	Unitary authority, Royal Borough	Berkshire
159	Blaby	758		Leicestershire
160	Barnsley	739	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
161	Dacorum	721	Borough	Hertfordshire
162	Arun	718		West Sussex
163	Charnwood	646	Borough	Leicestershire
164	Newcastle-under-Lyme	611	Borough	Staffordshire
165	Telford and Wrekin	605	Unitary authority, Borough	Shropshire
166	Peterborough	579	Unitary authority, City (1541)	Cambridgeshire
167	Colchester	577	Borough	Essex
168	Calderdale	575	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire
169	Chorley	570	Borough	Lancashire
170	North Somerset	569	Unitary authority	Somerset
171	Great Yarmouth	569	Borough	Norfolk
172	South Gloucestershire	561	Unitary authority	Gloucestershire
173	Redcar and Cleveland	555	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire
174	Bath and North East Somerset	545	Unitary authority	Somerset
175	Guildford	545	Borough	Surrey
176	Doncaster	543	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire
177	Wycombe	538		Buckinghamshire
178	Darlington	538	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham
179	Tonbridge and Malling	536	Borough	Kent
180	Pendle	535	Borough	Lancashire
181	Canterbury	531	City (TI)	Kent
182	Chelmsford	520	City (2012)	Essex
183	Wyre Forest	515		Worcestershire
184	Rossendale	509	Borough	Lancashire
185	Rochford	508		Essex
186	Brentwood	500	Borough	Essex
187	Warwick	495		Warwickshire
188	Bolsover	493		Derbyshire
189	South Bucks	493		Buckinghamshire
190	Chiltern	485		Buckinghamshire
191	Wellingborough	484	Borough	Northamptonshire
192	Fylde	475	Borough	Lancashire
193	Amber Valley	474	Borough	Derbyshire
194	Bromsgrove	449		Worcestershire
195	Mid Sussex	444		West Sussex
196	Hart	443		Hampshire
197	Kettering	429	Borough	Northamptonshire
199	Maidstone	426	Borough	Kent
200	Central Bedfordshire	391	Unitary authority	Bedfordshire
201	Swale	391	Borough	Kent
202	Wyre	391	Borough	Lancashire
203	Epping Forest	385		Essex
204	Hinckley and Bosworth	374	Borough	Leicestershire
205	Isle of Wight	370	Unitary authority, County	Isle of Wight
206	Cheshire West and Chester	368	Unitary authority	Cheshire
207	Dover	367		Kent
208	North East Derbyshire	365		Derbyshire
209	Waverley	362	Borough	Surrey
210	North West Leicestershire	358		Leicestershire
211	Bedford	356	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire
212	Tunbridge Wells	356	Borough	Kent
213	North Hertfordshire	355		Hertfordshire
214	Tandridge	351		Surrey
215	Lewes	350		East Sussex
216	Mole Valley	337		Surrey
217	West Lancashire	328		Lancashire
218	Cheshire East	324	Unitary authority	Cheshire
219	Sevenoaks	323		Kent
220	Waveney	318		Suffolk
221	Folkestone and Hythe	312		Kent
222	Lichfield	312		Staffordshire
223	East Hertfordshire	309		Hertfordshire
224	East Staffordshire	303	Borough	Staffordshire
225	Rugby	302	Borough	Warwickshire
226	South Derbyshire	302		Derbyshire
227	Rushcliffe	283	Borough	Nottinghamshire
228	Basingstoke and Deane	276	Borough	Hampshire
229	South Staffordshire	274		Staffordshire
230	Horsham	264		West Sussex
231	Stroud	256		Gloucestershire
232	Taunton Deane	253	Borough	Somerset
233	East Dorset	252		Dorset
234	Cherwell	250		Oxfordshire
235	Braintree	247		Essex
236	Lancaster	247	City (1937)	Lancashire
237	New Forest	238		Hampshire
238	County Durham	235	Unitary authority	County Durham
239	Broadland	232		Norfolk
240	East Hampshire	232		Hampshire
241	Vale of White Horse	227		Oxfordshire
242	West Berkshire	225	Unitary authority	Berkshire
243	Stafford	225		Staffordshire
244	North Warwickshire	225	Borough	Warwickshire
245	Ashford	219	Borough	Kent
246	Aylesbury Vale	217		Buckinghamshire
247	Tewkesbury	217	Borough	Gloucestershire
248	Sedgemoor	216		Somerset
249	South Oxfordshire	205		Oxfordshire
250	North Lincolnshire	202	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire
251	Test Valley	197	Borough	Hampshire
252	Huntingdonshire	195		Cambridgeshire
253	Teignbridge	195		Devon
254	Wealden	190		East Sussex
255	Wychavon	188		Worcestershire
256	Winchester	187	City (TI)	Hampshire
257	Boston	187	Borough	Lincolnshire
258	Rother	186		East Sussex
259	Newark and Sherwood	185		Nottinghamshire
260	Fenland	184		Cambridgeshire
261	Bassetlaw	182		Nottinghamshire
262	East Northamptonshire	182		Northamptonshire
263	Maldon	178		Essex
264	South Somerset	174		Somerset
265	East Devon	174		Devon
266	South Cambridgeshire	173		Cambridgeshire
267	St Edmundsbury	173	Borough	Suffolk
268	Forest Heath	173		Suffolk
269	Staffordshire Moorlands	171		Staffordshire
270	High Peak	170	Borough	Derbyshire
271	Forest of Dean	163		Gloucestershire
272	Cornwall	158	Unitary authority	Cornwall
273	Harborough	154		Leicestershire
274	Mendip	153		Somerset
275	Wiltshire	152	Unitary authority	Wiltshire
276	Chichester	152		West Sussex
277	West Oxfordshire	152		Oxfordshire
278	Babergh	152		Suffolk
279	South Kesteven	150		Lincolnshire
280	South Norfolk	149		Norfolk
281	Selby	146		North Yorkshire
282	Suffolk Coastal	144		Suffolk
283	South Northamptonshire	143		Northamptonshire
284	East Riding of Yorkshire	140	Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
285	Isles of Scilly	138	sui generis	Cornwall
286	East Cambridgeshire	136		Cambridgeshire
287	Uttlesford	136		Essex
288	Malvern Hills	133		Worcestershire
289	Scarborough	132	Borough	North Yorkshire
290	Stratford-on-Avon	128		Warwickshire
291	North Kesteven	124		Lincolnshire
292	South Holland	124		Lincolnshire
293	Daventry	124		Northamptonshire
294	Harrogate	122		North Yorkshire
295	Mid Suffolk	116		Suffolk
296	North Dorset	116		Dorset
297	Purbeck	115		Dorset
298	North Norfolk	108		Norfolk
299	Breckland	106		Norfolk
300	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	105	Borough	Norfolk
301	Melton	105	Borough	Leicestershire
302	Carlisle	104	City (1133)	Cumbria
303	Rutland	103	Unitary authority	Rutland
304	Ribble Valley	102	Borough	Lancashire

Less than 100 / km²

Rank	District	Density (per km²)	Type of district	Ceremonial county
305	Shropshire	99	Unitary authority	Shropshire
306	South Hams	96		Devon
307	West Dorset	94		Dorset
308	Copeland	93	Borough	Cumbria
309	Derbyshire Dales	90		Derbyshire
310	Mid Devon	88		Devon
311	Herefordshire	87	Unitary authority	Herefordshire
312	North Devon	87		Devon
313	West Lindsey	81		Lincolnshire
314	East Lindsey	79		Lincolnshire
315	Allerdale	78	Borough	Cumbria
316	Cotswold	75		Gloucestershire
317	Hambleton	69		North Yorkshire
318	South Lakeland	68		Cumbria
319	Torridge	68		Devon
320	Northumberland	63	Unitary authority	Northumberland
321	Craven	48		North Yorkshire
322	West Somerset	48		Somerset
323	West Devon	47	Borough	Devon
324	Richmondshire	40		North Yorkshire
325	Ryedale	36		North Yorkshire
326	Eden	24		Cumbria

References

↑ "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2017". Office for National Statistics. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
↑ "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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[1] "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2017". Office for National Statistics. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

[2] "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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