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 2019 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
1Islington16,097London boroughGreater London
2Tower Hamlets16,057London boroughGreater London
3Hackney14,681London boroughGreater London
4Kensington and Chelsea12,884London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
5Lambeth12,157London boroughGreater London
6Camden12,035London boroughGreater London
7Westminster11,883London borough, City (1540)Greater London
8Hammersmith and Fulham11,308London boroughGreater London
9Southwark10,992London boroughGreater London

1,000 - 10,000 / km²
Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
10Newham9,723London boroughGreater London
11Wandsworth9,528London boroughGreater London
12Haringey9,143London boroughGreater London
13Lewisham8,636London boroughGreater London
14Brent7,652London boroughGreater London
15Waltham Forest7,130London boroughGreater London
16Ealing6,157London boroughGreater London
17Greenwich6,046London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
18Barking and Dagenham5,871London boroughGreater London
19Merton5,480London boroughGreater London
20Redbridge5,386London boroughGreater London
21Portsmouth5,326Unitary authority, City (1926)Hampshire
22Southampton5,065Unitary authority, City (1964)Hampshire
23Harrow4,957London boroughGreater London
24Luton4,939Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshire
25Leicester4,843Unitary authority, City (1919)Leicestershire
26Hounslow4,837London boroughGreater London
27Manchester4,735Metropolitan borough, City (1853)Greater Manchester
28Kingston upon Thames4,709London borough, Royal BoroughGreater London
29Sutton4,665London boroughGreater London
30Slough4,582Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire
31Barnet4,520London boroughGreater London
32Watford4,515BoroughHertfordshire
33Croydon4,455London boroughGreater London
34Nottingham4,437Unitary authority, City (1897)Nottinghamshire
35Liverpool4,424Metropolitan borough, City (1880)Merseyside
36Southend-on-Sea4,370Unitary authority, BoroughEssex
37Birmingham4,262Metropolitan borough, City (1889)West Midlands
38Bristol4,224Unitary authority, City (1542)Bristol
39Enfield4,130London boroughGreater London
40Bexley4,082London boroughGreater London
41Reading4,040Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire
42Blackpool3,997Unitary authority, BoroughLancashire
43Sandwell3,826Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
44Wolverhampton3,773Metropolitan borough, City (2000)West Midlands
45Coventry3,718Metropolitan borough, City (1102)West Midlands
46Hull3,648Unitary authority, City (1897)East Riding of Yorkshire
47Norwich3,617City (TI)Norfolk
48Brighton & Hove3,508Unitary authority, City (2000)East Sussex
49Ipswich3,480BoroughSuffolk
50Richmond upon Thames3,430London boroughGreater London
51Oxford3,384City (1542)Oxfordshire
52Worthing3,383BoroughWest Sussex
53Stevenage3,379BoroughHertfordshire
54Gosport3,363BoroughHampshire
55Derby3,296Unitary authority, City (1977)Derbyshire
56Plymouth3,296Unitary authority, City (1928)Devon
57Dudley3,273Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
58Gloucester3,188City (1541)Gloucestershire
59Hastings3,124BoroughEast Sussex
60Cambridge3,090City (1951)Cambridgeshire
61Worcester3,062City (TI)Worcestershire
62City of London2,998City (TI), sui generisCity of London
63Harlow2,836Essex
64Northampton2,787BoroughNorthamptonshire
65Lincoln2,775City (TI)Lincolnshire
66Exeter2,773City (TI)Devon
67Stoke-on-Trent2,738Unitary authority, City (1925)Staffordshire
68Walsall2,725Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
69Newcastle upon Tyne2,646Metropolitan borough, City (1882)Tyne and Wear
70Hillingdon2,635London boroughGreater London
71Salford2,617Metropolitan borough, City (1926)Greater Manchester
72Middlesbrough2,608Unitary authority, BoroughNorth Yorkshire
73Cheltenham2,513BoroughGloucestershire
74North Tyneside2,502Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
75Crawley2,500BoroughWest Sussex
76Tamworth2,485BoroughStaffordshire
77Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2,453Unitary authorityDorset
78Rushmoor2,437BoroughHampshire
79Oadby and Wigston2,425BoroughLeicestershire
80Epsom and Ewell2,345BoroughSurrey
81Eastbourne2,336BoroughEast Sussex
82South Tyneside2,334Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
83Stockport2,315Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
84Havering2,295London boroughGreater London
85Havant2,272BoroughHampshire
86Trafford2,229Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
87Spelthorne2,213BoroughSurrey
88Bromley2,205London boroughGreater London
89Tameside2,183Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
90Torbay2,159Unitary authority, BoroughDevon
91Wirral2,058Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
92Bolton2,041Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
93Sunderland2,018Metropolitan borough, City (1992)Tyne and Wear
94Castle Point1,998BoroughEssex
95Bury1,911Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
96Broxbourne1,883BoroughHertfordshire
97Sefton1,777Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
98Wigan1,733Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
99Knowsley1,729Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
100Basildon1,689Essex
101Oldham1,655Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
102Eastleigh1,653BoroughHampshire
103Nuneaton and Bedworth1,633BoroughWarwickshire
104Halton1,624Unitary authority, BoroughCheshire
105Woking1,591BoroughSurrey
106Chesterfield1,584BoroughDerbyshire
107Sheffield1,583Metropolitan borough, City (1893)South Yorkshire
108Fareham1,567BoroughHampshire
109Redditch1,567BoroughWorcestershire
110Adur1,523West Sussex
111Dartford1,508BoroughKent
112Bradford1,466Metropolitan borough, City (1897)West Yorkshire
113Elmbridge1,437BoroughSurrey
114Medway1,436Unitary authority, BoroughKent
115Leeds1,430Metropolitan borough, City (1893)West Yorkshire
116Gateshead1,423Metropolitan boroughTyne and Wear
117Mansfield1,419Nottinghamshire
118Broxtowe1,414BoroughNottinghamshire
119Rochdale1,391Metropolitan boroughGreater Manchester
120Thanet1,372Kent
121St Helens1,320Metropolitan boroughMerseyside
122Cannock Chase1,269Staffordshire
123Solihull1,205Metropolitan boroughWest Midlands
124Ashfield1,161Nottinghamshire
125Warrington1,160Unitary authority, BoroughCheshire
126Reigate and Banstead1,144BoroughSurrey
127Runnymede1,128BoroughSurrey
128Bracknell Forest1,112Unitary authority, BoroughBerkshire
129Hyndburn1,107BoroughLancashire
130Blackburn with Darwen1,087Unitary authority, BoroughLancashire
131Gravesham1,074BoroughKent
132Kirklees1,074Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
133Thurrock1,055Unitary authority, BoroughEssex
134Erewash1,053BoroughDerbyshire
135Three Rivers1,048Hertfordshire
136Hertsmere1,030BoroughHertfordshire
137Wakefield1,019Metropolitan borough, City (1888)West Yorkshire

100 - 1000 / km²
Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
138Preston997City (2002)Lancashire
139Hartlepool997Unitary authority, BoroughDurham
140Gedling982BoroughNottinghamshire
141South Ribble979BoroughLancashire
142Swindon965Unitary authority, BoroughWiltshire
143Stockton-on-Tees962Unitary authority, BoroughDurham and North Yorkshire
144Welwyn Hatfield948Hertfordshire
145Wokingham939Unitary authorityBerkshire
146Surrey Heath935BoroughSurrey
147Rotherham924Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
148St Albans914City (1877)Hertfordshire
149Corby882BoroughNorthamptonshire
150Milton Keynes870Unitary authority, BoroughBuckinghamshire
151Barrow-in-Furness861BoroughCumbria
152North East Lincolnshire833Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshire
153Burnley800BoroughLancashire
154York772Unitary authority, City (TI)North Yorkshire
155Blaby770Leicestershire
156Windsor and Maidenhead768Unitary authority, Royal BoroughBerkshire
157Barnsley745Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
158Dacorum726BoroughHertfordshire
159Arun723West Sussex
160Charnwood655BoroughLeicestershire
161Newcastle-under-Lyme614BoroughStaffordshire
162Telford and Wrekin612Unitary authority, BoroughShropshire
163Peterborough585Unitary authority, City (1541)Cambridgeshire
164Colchester585BoroughEssex
165Calderdale577Metropolitan boroughWest Yorkshire
166Chorley576BoroughLancashire
167North Somerset572Unitary authoritySomerset
168Great Yarmouth570BoroughNorfolk
169South Gloucestershire569Unitary authorityGloucestershire
170Redcar and Cleveland558Unitary authority, BoroughNorth Yorkshire
171Bath and North East Somerset555Unitary authoritySomerset
172Doncaster547Metropolitan boroughSouth Yorkshire
173Guildford546BoroughSurrey
174Tonbridge and Malling543BoroughKent
175Pendle540BoroughLancashire
176Darlington540Unitary authority, BoroughDurham
178Canterbury533City (TI)Kent
179Chelmsford523City (2012)Essex
180Wyre Forest517Worcestershire
181Rossendale514BoroughLancashire
182Rochford513Essex
183Warwick504Warwickshire
184Brentwood500BoroughEssex
185Bolsover496Derbyshire
188Wellingborough487BoroughNorthamptonshire
189Fylde481BoroughLancashire
190Amber Valley477BoroughDerbyshire
191Bromsgrove455Worcestershire
192Mid Sussex448West Sussex
193Hart447Hampshire
194Kettering434BoroughNorthamptonshire
195Maidstone432BoroughKent
196Tendring432Essex
197Buckinghamshire432Unitary authorityBuckinghamshire
198Swale397BoroughKent
199Central Bedfordshire396Unitary authorityBedfordshire
200Wyre394BoroughLancashire
201Epping Forest387Essex
202Hinckley and Bosworth378BoroughLeicestershire
203Isle of Wight372Unitary authority, CountyIsle of Wight
204Cheshire West and Chester371Unitary authorityCheshire
205Dover371Kent
206North East Derbyshire367Derbyshire
207North West Leicestershire366Leicestershire
208Waverley364BoroughSurrey
209Bedford360Unitary authority, BoroughBedfordshire
210Tunbridge Wells356BoroughKent
211North Hertfordshire355Hertfordshire
212Tandridge353Surrey
213Lewes352East Sussex
214Mole Valley338Surrey
215West Lancashire329Lancashire
216Cheshire East326Unitary authorityCheshire
217Sevenoaks326Kent
218Folkestone and Hythe316Kent
219Lichfield314Staffordshire
220East Hertfordshire311Hertfordshire
221South Derbyshire309Derbyshire
222East Staffordshire306BoroughStaffordshire
223Rugby305BoroughWarwickshire
224Rushcliffe288BoroughNottinghamshire
225Basingstoke and Deane277BoroughHampshire
226South Staffordshire275Staffordshire
227Horsham268West Sussex
228Stroud258Gloucestershire
229Cherwell253Oxfordshire
230Lancaster250City (1937)Lancashire
231Braintree248Essex
232New Forest239Hampshire
233County Durham237Unitary authorityCounty Durham
234East Hampshire235Hampshire
235Broadland234Norfolk
236Vale of White Horse232Oxfordshire
237North Warwickshire228BoroughWarwickshire
238Stafford227Staffordshire
239West Berkshire225Unitary authorityBerkshire
240Tewkesbury223BoroughGloucestershire
241Ashford223BoroughKent
243Sedgemoor218Somerset
244South Oxfordshire207Oxfordshire
245North Lincolnshire203Unitary authority, BoroughLincolnshire
246Test Valley199BoroughHampshire
247Teignbridge197Devon
248East Suffolk197Suffolk
249Huntingdonshire196Cambridgeshire
250Wealden192East Sussex
251Wychavon192Worcestershire
252Boston190BoroughLincolnshire
253Winchester188City (TI)Hampshire
254Rother188East Sussex
255Newark and Sherwood187Nottinghamshire
256Fenland186Cambridgeshire
257East Northamptonshire184Northamptonshire
258Bassetlaw183Nottinghamshire
259Maldon180Essex
260East Devon177Devon
261South Somerset175Somerset
262South Cambridgeshire175Cambridgeshire
263West Suffolk173BoroughSuffolk
264High Peak171BoroughDerbyshire
265Staffordshire Moorlands171Staffordshire
266Forest of Dean164Gloucestershire
267Cornwall160Unitary authorityCornwall
268Harborough156Leicestershire
269Mendip155Somerset
270Babergh154Suffolk
271West Oxfordshire154Oxfordshire
272Chichester154West Sussex
273Wiltshire153Unitary authorityWiltshire
274South Norfolk152Norfolk
275South Kesteven150Lincolnshire
276Selby149North Yorkshire
277South Northamptonshire146Northamptonshire
278Dorset142Unitary authorityDorset
279East Riding of Yorkshire141Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
280Uttlesford139Essex
281Isles of Scilly137sui generisCornwall
282East Cambridgeshire137Cambridgeshire
283Malvern Hills135Worcestershire
284Scarborough133BoroughNorth Yorkshire
285Stratford-on-Avon130Warwickshire
286Somerset West and Taunton130BoroughSomerset
287Daventry128Northamptonshire
288North Kesteven126Lincolnshire
289South Holland125Lincolnshire
290Harrogate123North Yorkshire
291Mid Suffolk118Suffolk
292North Norfolk109Norfolk
293Breckland107Norfolk
294Melton106BoroughLeicestershire
295King's Lynn and West Norfolk106BoroughNorfolk
296Carlisle104City (1133)Cumbria
297Rutland104Unitary authorityRutland
298Ribble Valley103BoroughLancashire
299Shropshire100Unitary authorityShropshire

Less than 100 / km²
Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
299South Hams97Devon
300Copeland94BoroughCumbria
301Derbyshire Dales91Derbyshire
302Mid Devon89Devon
303North Devon88Devon
304Herefordshire88Unitary authorityHerefordshire
305West Lindsey82Lincolnshire
306East Lindsey80Lincolnshire
307Allerdale79BoroughCumbria
308Cotswold76Gloucestershire
309Hambleton70North Yorkshire
310Torridge69Devon
311South Lakeland68Cumbria
312Northumberland64Unitary authorityNorthumberland
313Craven48North Yorkshire
314West Devon48BoroughDevon
315Richmondshire40North Yorkshire
316Ryedale36North Yorkshire
317Eden25Cumbria

See also

References
  1. "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2019". Office for National Statistics. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  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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