Demographia

England Local Authorities:
Population, Land Area & Density

Region Local Authority Population: 1998 Land Area: Square Miles Population per Square Mile Population per Square Kilometer
South East Adur 58,500 16 3,610 1,393
North West Allerdale 96,100 485 198 76
North East Alnwick 31,400 416 75 29
East Midlands Amber Valley 116,600 102 1,140 440
South East Arun 140,800 85 1,651 637
East Midlands Ashfield 107,900 42 2,543 981
South East Ashford 99,900 224 446 172
South East Aylesbury Vale 157,900 348 453 175
East Babergh 79,500 230 346 134
London Barking and Dagenham 155,600 13 11,862 4,576
London Barnet 331,500 34 9,654 3,725
Yorkshire And The Humber Barnsley 228,100 127 1,803 695
North West Barrow-in-Furness 70,400 30 2,339 903
East Basildon 164,400 42 3,874 1,495
South East Basingstoke and Deane 147,900 245 605 233
East Midlands Bassetlaw 105,700 246 430 166
South West Bath and North East Somerset UA 167,300 135 1,235 477
East Bedford 140,200 184 762 294
North East Berwick-upon-Tweed 26,500 375 71 27
London Bexley 217,800 24 9,255 3,570
West Midlands Birmingham 1,013,400 102 9,912 3,824
East Midlands Blaby 86,400 50 1,723 665
North West Blackburn with Darwen UA 140,000 53 2,649 1,022
North West Blackpool UA 150,500 14 11,146 4,300
North East Blyth Valley 80,700 27 2,988 1,153
East Midlands Bolsover 71,200 62 1,153 445
North West Bolton 267,500 54 4,953 1,911
East Midlands Boston 54,700 140 392 151
South West Bournemouth UA 162,400 18 9,151 3,530
South East Bracknell Forest UA 110,700 42 2,632 1,016
Yorkshire And The Humber Bradford 483,300 141 3,423 1,320
East Braintree 130,000 236 551 212
East Breckland 117,500 503 233 90
London Brent 253,200 17 14,916 5,755
East Brentwood 71,400 57 1,242 479
West Midlands Bridgnorth 52,200 244 214 82
South East Brighton and Hove UA 255,800 32 8,086 3,120
South West Bristol, City of UA 402,300 42 9,480 3,657
East Broadland 118,000 213 554 214
London Bromley 297,100 59 5,066 1,955
West Midlands Bromsgrove 85,200 85 1,004 387
East Broxbourne 82,300 20 4,102 1,583
East Midlands Broxtowe 109,700 31 3,510 1,354
North West Burnley 91,000 43 2,125 820
North West Bury 182,800 38 4,786 1,846
Yorkshire And The Humber Calderdale 192,900 140 1,377 531
East Cambridge 120,600 16 7,624 2,941
London Camden 188,600 8 22,221 8,573
West Midlands Cannock Chase 91,500 30 3,002 1,158
South East Canterbury 139,300 119 1,168 451
South West Caradon 81,300 256 317 122
North West Carlisle 103,000 401 257 99
South West Carrick 85,300 178 480 185
North East Castle Morpeth 50,200 239 210 81
East Castle Point 84,500 17 4,867 1,878
East Midlands Charnwood 155,400 108 1,444 557
East Chelmsford 154,600 132 1,172 452
South West Cheltenham 105,800 18 5,835 2,251
South East Cherwell 134,600 227 592 229
North West Chester 118,700 173 687 265
North East Chester-le-Street 57,200 26 2,180 841
East Midlands Chesterfield 100,200 25 3,935 1,518
South East Chichester 107,400 303 354 137
South East Chiltern 93,700 76 1,239 478
North West Chorley 97,900 78 1,250 482
South West Christchurch 43,900 19 2,276 878
London City of London 5,200 1 4,493 1,733
East Colchester 156,400 129 1,214 468
North West Congleton 88,400 81 1,086 419
North West Copeland 70,000 285 246 95
East Midlands Corby 51,400 31 1,665 643
South West Cotswold 82,800 449 184 71
West Midlands Coventry 304,300 37 8,131 3,137
Yorkshire And The Humber Craven 52,100 455 115 44
South East Crawley 96,600 17 5,691 2,195
North West Crewe and Nantwich 114,400 166 690 266
London Croydon 338,200 34 10,076 3,887
East Dacorum 137,100 82 1,676 647
North East Darlington UA 101,400 76 1,334 515
South East Dartford 85,400 28 3,032 1,170
East Midlands Daventry 67,900 257 264 102
East Midlands Derby UA 235,800 30 7,836 3,023
East Midlands Derbyshire Dales 70,700 307 231 89
North East Derwentside 88,200 105 844 325
Yorkshire And The Humber Doncaster 290,500 224 1,296 500
South East Dover 108,700 122 894 345
West Midlands Dudley 311,500 38 8,239 3,179
North East Durham 90,300 72 1,252 483
London Ealing 302,100 21 14,237 5,493
North East Easington 93,500 56 1,671 645
East East Cambridgeshire 72,900 253 288 111
South West East Devon 124,400 314 396 153
South West East Dorset 82,800 137 606 234
South East East Hampshire 111,300 199 560 216
East East Hertfordshire 127,100 184 691 266
East Midlands East Lindsey 124,800 679 184 71
East Midlands East Northamptonshire 73,500 197 374 144
Yorkshire And The Humber East Riding of Yorkshire UA 312,800 932 336 130
West Midlands East Staffordshire 103,400 150 687 265
South East Eastbourne 90,400 17 5,325 2,055
South East Eastleigh 112,500 31 3,645 1,406
North West Eden 50,100 832 60 23
North West Ellesmere Port and Neston 80,000 34 2,383 920
South East Elmbridge 129,300 37 3,455 1,333
London Enfield 264,900 31 8,477 3,270
East Epping Forest 119,800 131 913 352
South East Epsom and Ewell 70,300 13 5,359 2,068
East Midlands Erewash 107,800 42 2,563 989
South West Exeter 111,000 18 6,122 2,362
South East Fareham 105,200 29 3,685 1,422
East Fenland 81,300 211 386 149
East Forest Heath 69,200 144 480 185
South West Forest of Dean 77,800 203 383 148
North West Fylde 75,600 64 1,180 455
North East Gateshead 198,900 55 3,605 1,391
East Midlands Gedling 111,300 46 2,404 928
South West Gloucester 107,400 16 6,790 2,620
South East Gosport 76,700 10 7,952 3,068
South East Gravesham 91,800 38 2,403 927
East Great Yarmouth 89,300 67 1,330 513
London Greenwich 215,100 19 11,615 4,481
South East Guildford 126,700 105 1,212 468
London Hackney 194,700 8 25,233 9,735
North West Halton UA 121,700 29 4,263 1,645
Yorkshire And The Humber Hambleton 85,900 506 170 66
London Hammersmith and Fulham 157,500 6 25,515 9,844
East Midlands Harborough 75,200 229 329 127
London Haringey 221,600 12 19,146 7,387
East Harlow 75,800 12 6,549 2,527
Yorkshire And The Humber Harrogate 149,800 503 298 115
London Harrow 211,300 20 10,739 4,143
South East Hart 86,200 83 1,039 401
North East Hartlepool UA 91,900 36 2,534 978
South East Hastings 81,400 12 7,033 2,713
South East Havant 118,300 21 5,575 2,151
London Havering 228,300 46 5,015 1,935
West Midlands Herefordshire, County of UA 167,900 834 201 78
East Hertsmere 97,300 38 2,573 993
East Midlands High Peak 88,900 208 427 165
London Hillingdon 251,200 42 5,919 2,284
East Midlands Hinckley and Bosworth 97,700 115 853 329
South East Horsham 121,700 204 595 230
London Hounslow 211,600 22 9,456 3,648
East Huntingdonshire 156,400 352 445 171
North West Hyndburn 79,400 28 2,819 1,088
East Ipswich 113,900 15 7,570 2,921
South East Isle of Wight UA 127,000 147 866 334
South West Isles of Scilly 2,000 6 346 133
London Islington 179,000 6 30,931 11,933
South West Kennet 79,500 369 215 83
London Kensington and Chelsea 169,900 5 36,698 14,158
South West Kerrier 90,500 182 496 191
East Midlands Kettering 82,400 90 917 354
East King's Lynn and West Norfolk 133,500 551 242 93
Yorkshire And The Humber Kingston upon Hull, City of UA 261,800 27 9,558 3,687
London Kingston upon Thames 147,300 15 10,047 3,876
Yorkshire And The Humber Kirklees 390,900 158 2,471 953
North West Knowsley 154,600 37 4,131 1,594
London Lambeth 269,500 10 25,872 9,981
North West Lancaster 136,700 222 615 237
Yorkshire And The Humber Leeds 727,400 217 3,355 1,294
East Midlands Leicester UA 294,300 28 10,450 4,032
South East Lewes 85,900 113 763 294
London Lewisham 243,800 14 18,055 6,966
West Midlands Lichfield 94,100 127 741 286
East Midlands Lincoln 82,800 14 5,962 2,300
North West Liverpool 461,500 44 10,586 4,084
East Luton UA 183,300 17 11,049 4,263
North West Macclesfield 153,100 203 756 292
South East Maidstone 141,100 152 931 359
East Maldon 56,400 139 406 157
West Midlands Malvern Hills 74,100 230 323 125
North West Manchester 429,800 45 9,604 3,705
East Midlands Mansfield 99,300 30 3,343 1,290
South East Medway UA 242,600 74 3,275 1,264
East Midlands Melton 46,300 186 250 96
South West Mendip 99,200 285 348 134
London Merton 184,300 15 12,571 4,850
East Mid Bedfordshire 123,000 194 634 245
South West Mid Devon 67,400 353 191 74
East Mid Suffolk 81,900 336 244 94
South East Mid Sussex 127,100 128 989 382
North East Middlesbrough UA 145,100 21 6,965 2,687
South East Milton Keynes UA 203,200 119 1,705 658
South East Mole Valley 78,700 100 791 305
South East New Forest 171,000 291 589 227
East Midlands Newark and Sherwood 105,000 251 418 161
West Midlands Newcastle-under-Lyme 123,300 81 1,515 584
North East Newcastle upon Tyne 276,100 43 6,390 2,465
London Newham 231,300 14 16,654 6,425
South West North Cornwall 80,700 459 176 68
South West North Devon 87,100 419 208 80
South West North Dorset 60,500 235 257 99
East Midlands North East Derbyshire 98,300 107 920 355
Yorkshire And The Humber North East Lincolnshire UA 156,200 74 2,109 814
East North Hertfordshire 116,700 145 807 311
East Midlands North Kesteven 87,600 356 246 95
Yorkshire And The Humber North Lincolnshire UA 152,300 321 474 183
East North Norfolk 100,200 372 269 104
West Midlands North Shropshire 54,600 262 208 80
South West North Somerset UA 188,700 144 1,311 506
North East North Tyneside 194,000 32 5,986 2,310
West Midlands North Warwickshire 61,900 110 563 217
East Midlands North West Leicestershire 85,000 108 790 305
South West North Wiltshire 123,800 296 418 161
East Midlands Northampton 195,800 31 6,266 2,417
East Norwich 124,000 15 8,241 3,179
East Midlands Nottingham UA 286,800 29 9,912 3,824
West Midlands Nuneaton and Bedworth 118,500 30 3,888 1,500
East Midlands Oadby and Wigston 52,700 9 5,692 2,196
North West Oldham 219,200 54 4,030 1,555
West Midlands Oswestry 34,600 99 350 135
South East Oxford 144,100 18 8,120 3,133
North West Pendle 83,200 65 1,276 492
South West Penwith 59,300 117 506 195
East Peterborough UA 156,000 133 1,175 453
South West Plymouth UA 253,000 31 8,197 3,163
South West Poole UA 141,500 25 5,643 2,177
South East Portsmouth UA 189,900 15 12,306 4,748
North West Preston 135,000 55 2,464 951
South West Purbeck 46,100 156 296 114
South East Reading UA 147,800 15 9,577 3,695
London Redbridge 231,900 22 10,734 4,141
North East Redcar and Cleveland UA 138,300 95 1,463 564
West Midlands Redditch 76,700 21 3,682 1,420
South East Reigate and Banstead 120,200 50 2,415 932
South West Restormel 91,300 174 524 202
North West Ribble Valley 53,100 225 236 91
London Richmond upon Thames 186,700 21 8,799 3,395
Yorkshire And The Humber Richmondshire 49,300 509 97 37
North West Rochdale 208,200 62 3,373 1,301
East Rochford 77,300 65 1,186 457
North West Rossendale 64,300 53 1,208 466
South East Rother 91,400 197 464 179
Yorkshire And The Humber Rotherham 254,400 109 2,330 899
West Midlands Rugby 87,800 137 639 247
South East Runnymede 76,400 30 2,539 979
East Midlands Rushcliffe 105,900 158 671 259
South East Rushmoor 87,200 15 5,795 2,236
East Midlands Rutland UA 35,700 152 235 91
Yorkshire And The Humber Ryedale 48,500 581 83 32
North West Salford 225,900 37 6,036 2,329
South West Salisbury 113,900 387 294 113
West Midlands Sandwell 290,500 33 8,756 3,378
Yorkshire And The Humber Scarborough 108,200 315 343 132
North East Sedgefield 89,300 84 1,067 412
South West Sedgemoor 104,300 218 479 185
North West Sefton 287,700 59 4,874 1,880
Yorkshire And The Humber Selby 71,200 232 307 118
South East Sevenoaks 111,700 142 787 304
Yorkshire And The Humber Sheffield 531,100 142 3,751 1,447
South East Shepway 99,800 138 725 280
West Midlands Shrewsbury and Atcham 97,400 232 419 162
South East Slough UA 111,700 10 10,723 4,137
West Midlands Solihull 205,600 69 2,977 1,149
East South Bedfordshire 110,100 82 1,340 517
South East South Bucks 63,700 56 1,139 439
East South Cambridgeshire 132,500 348 381 147
East Midlands South Derbyshire 80,700 130 619 239
South West South Gloucestershire UA 241,000 192 1,257 485
South West South Hams 80,200 342 234 90
East Midlands South Holland 73,400 286 256 99
East Midlands South Kesteven 122,700 364 337 130
North West South Lakeland 103,200 600 172 66
East South Norfolk 107,700 350 307 119
East Midlands South Northamptonshire 77,300 245 316 122
South East South Oxfordshire 127,400 262 486 188
North West South Ribble 103,600 44 2,376 917
West Midlands South Shropshire 41,500 396 105 40
South West South Somerset 153,700 370 415 160
West Midlands South Staffordshire 102,500 157 651 251
North East South Tyneside 154,600 25 6,261 2,416
South East Southampton UA 216,000 19 11,197 4,320
East Southend-on-Sea UA 176,000 16 10,862 4,190
London Southwark 232,000 11 20,736 8,000
South East Spelthorne 88,600 22 4,029 1,554
West Midlands Stafford 126,600 231 548 211
West Midlands Staffordshire Moorlands 94,400 222 425 164
East Stevenage 78,500 10 7,826 3,019
North West Stockport 292,800 49 6,023 2,324
North East Stockton-on-Tees UA 181,000 79 2,300 887
West Midlands Stoke-on-Trent UA 251,500 36 7,010 2,704
West Midlands Stratford-on-Avon 114,700 377 304 117
South West Stroud 109,000 178 613 236
East St. Albans 131,400 62 2,115 816
East St. Edmundsbury 97,200 253 383 148
North West St. Helens 178,400 51 3,477 1,341
East Suffolk Coastal 121,200 344 352 136
North East Sunderland 292,300 53 5,490 2,118
South East Surrey Heath 83,900 37 2,289 883
London Sutton 177,100 17 10,675 4,119
South East Swale 118,700 144 825 318
South West Swindon UA 179,700 89 2,025 781
North West Tameside 220,400 40 5,546 2,140
West Midlands Tamworth 73,900 12 6,179 2,384
South East Tandridge 79,400 96 823 318
South West Taunton Deane 99,700 178 559 216
North East Teesdale 25,000 324 77 30
South West Teignbridge 119,400 260 459 177
West Midlands Telford and Wrekin UA 149,800 112 1,339 517
East Tendring 134,900 130 1,038 400
South East Test Valley 111,500 246 454 175
South West Tewkesbury 74,500 160 466 180
South East Thanet 126,700 40 3,188 1,230
East Three Rivers 86,500 34 2,519 972
East Thurrock UA 135,000 63 2,134 823
South East Tonbridge and Malling 106,000 93 1,145 442
South West Torbay UA 123,000 24 5,061 1,952
South West Torridge 55,400 378 147 57
London Tower Hamlets 181,300 8 23,496 9,065
North West Trafford 220,300 41 5,387 2,078
South East Tunbridge Wells 102,700 128 802 309
North East Tynedale 58,800 856 69 26
East Uttlesford 69,300 247 280 108
South East Vale of White Horse 113,200 223 507 196
North West Vale Royal 117,800 147 804 310
Yorkshire And The Humber Wakefield 318,800 128 2,481 957
West Midlands Walsall 261,200 41 6,387 2,464
London Waltham Forest 221,400 15 14,347 5,535
London Wandsworth 265,600 14 19,670 7,589
North East Wansbeck 62,100 26 2,402 927
North West Warrington UA 190,200 68 2,801 1,081
West Midlands Warwick 123,800 109 1,138 439
East Watford 81,700 8 10,084 3,890
East Waveney 108,200 143 758 292
South East Waverley 115,400 133 867 334
South East Wealden 142,300 323 441 170
North East Wear Valley 63,000 195 323 125
East Midlands Wellingborough 67,600 63 1,075 415
East Welwyn Hatfield 95,000 49 1,939 748
South East West Berkshire UA 144,200 272 531 205
South West West Devon 47,500 448 106 41
South West West Dorset 91,100 417 218 84
North West West Lancashire 111,200 130 853 329
East Midlands West Lindsey 77,200 446 173 67
South East West Oxfordshire 97,400 275 354 136
South West West Somerset 32,500 280 116 45
South West West Wiltshire 108,600 199 544 210
London Westminster 220,800 8 26,014 10,036
South West Weymouth and Portland 63,000 16 3,888 1,500
North West Wigan 310,500 77 4,044 1,560
South East Winchester 110,000 255 431 166
South East Windsor and Maidenhead UA 140,500 76 1,839 710
North West Wirral 327,100 61 5,332 2,057
South East Woking 91,800 25 3,718 1,434
South East Wokingham UA 145,300 69 2,104 812
West Midlands Wolverhampton 241,600 27 9,076 3,501
West Midlands Worcester 95,300 13 7,485 2,888
South East Worthing 99,700 12 8,076 3,116
West Midlands Wychavon 110,600 256 432 167
South East Wycombe 163,400 125 1,303 503
North West Wyre 105,100 110 959 370
West Midlands Wyre Forest 96,300 75 1,280 494
Yorkshire And The Humber York UA 177,400 105 1,697 655
Total   49,494,500 50,319 984 379
Calculated from National Statistics data        

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