Demographia

England Local Authorities:
Ranked by Population Density

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

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