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This is a list of the 326 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2005 est. from the Office for National Statistics.

The list consists of 164 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 62 unitary authorities, and two sui generis authorities (the City of London and the Isles of Scilly).

2011 RUCLAD Assignments England
2011 RUCLAD Assignments in England
Rank District Population (2005 est.) Type Ceremonial county Region
1 Birmingham 1,141,816 Metropolitan borough, City (1889) West Midlands West Midlands
2 Leeds 793,139 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
North Yorkshire Unitary authority North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Somerset Unitary authority Somerset South West
4 Cornwall 569,578 Unitary authority Cornwall South West
6 Buckinghamshire 543,973 Unitary authority Buckinghamshire South East
3 Sheffield 584,853 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
5 Manchester 552,858 Metropolitan borough, City (1853) Greater Manchester North West
7 Bradford 539,776 Metropolitan borough, City (1897) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
8 County Durham 530,094 Unitary authority Durham North East
9 Wiltshire 500,024 Unitary authority Wiltshire South West
10 Liverpool 498,042 Metropolitan borough, City (1880) Merseyside North West
11 Bristol 463,377 Unitary authority, City (1542) Bristol South West
12 Kirklees 439,787 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
West Northamptonshire Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
16 Cheshire East 384,152 Unitary authority Cheshire North West
14 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 395,331 Unitary authority Dorset South West
15 Croydon 386,710 London borough Greater London London
13 Barnet 395,869 London borough Greater London London
17 Dorset 378,508 Unitary authority Dorset South West
23 Ealing 341,806 London borough Greater London London
19 Leicester 354,224 Unitary authority, City (1919) Leicestershire East Midlands
North Northamptonshire Unitary authority Northamptonshire East Midlands
22 Cheshire West and Chester 343,071 Unitary authority Cheshire North West
21 Wakefield 348,312 Metropolitan borough, City (1888) West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
20 Newham 353,134 London borough Greater London London
18 Coventry 371,521 Metropolitan borough, City (1345) West Midlands West Midlands
24 East Riding of Yorkshire 341,173 Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
31 Sandwell 328,450 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
28 Brent 329,771 London borough Greater London London
27 Bromley 332,336 London borough Greater London London
30 Wigan 328,662 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
25 Enfield 333,794 London borough Greater London London
29 Wandsworth 329,677 London borough Greater London London
35 Shropshire 323,136 Unitary authority Shropshire West Midlands
37 Dudley 321,596 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
36 Northumberland 322,434 Unitary authority Northumberland North East
34 Wirral 324,011 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
26 Nottingham 332,900 Unitary authority, City (1897) Nottinghamshire East Midlands
32 Lambeth 326,034 London borough Greater London London
33 Tower Hamlets 324,745 London borough Greater London London
42 Redbridge 305,222 London borough Greater London London
39 Doncaster 311,890 Metropolitan borough, City (2022) South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
38 Southwark 318,830 London borough Greater London London
40 Hillingdon 306,870 London borough Greater London London
41 Lewisham 305,842 London borough Greater London London
43 Newcastle upon Tyne 302,820 Metropolitan borough, City (1882) Tyne and Wear North East
48 Bolton 287,550 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
46 Central Bedfordshire 288,648 Unitary authority Bedfordshire East of England
44 Stockport 293,423 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
50 South Gloucestershire 285,093 Unitary authority Gloucestershire South West
47 Greenwich 287,942 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London London
58 Milton Keynes 269,457 Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022) Buckinghamshire South East
56 Hounslow 271,523 London borough Greater London London
49 Walsall 285,478 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
52 Medway 278,556 Unitary authority Kent South East
55 Sefton 276,410 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
54 Waltham Forest 276,983 London borough Greater London London
45 Brighton & Hove 290,885 Unitary authority, City (2000) East Sussex South East
53 Sunderland 277,705 Metropolitan borough, City (1992) Tyne and Wear North East
Cumberland Unitary authority Cumbria North West
66 Salford 258,834 Metropolitan borough, City (1926) Greater Manchester North West
64 Kingston upon Hull 259,778 Unitary authority, City (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
60 Rotherham 265,411 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
62 Plymouth 262,100 Unitary authority, City (1928) Devon South West
59 Haringey 268,647 London borough Greater London London
61 Wolverhampton 263,357 Metropolitan borough, City (2000) West Midlands West Midlands
65 Havering 259,552 London borough Greater London London
67 Derby 257,302 Unitary authority, City (1977) Derbyshire East Midlands
70 Harrow 251,160 London borough Greater London London
51 Hackney 281,120 London borough Greater London London
68 Stoke-on-Trent 256,375 Unitary authority, City (1925) Staffordshire West Midlands
69 Southampton 252,520 Unitary authority, City (1964) Hampshire South East
71 East Suffolk 249,461 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
72 Bexley 248,287 London borough Greater London London
73 Barnsley 246,866 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
76 Oldham 237,110 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
75 Trafford 237,354 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
80 Swindon 222,193 Unitary authority, Borough Wiltshire South West
77 Tameside 226,493 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
Westmorland and Furness Unitary authority Cumbria North West
84 Luton 213,052 Unitary authority, Borough Bedfordshire East of England
79 Rochdale 222,412 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
85 Barking and Dagenham 212,906 London borough Greater London London
82 North Somerset 215,052 Unitary authority Somerset South West
74 Islington 242,467 London borough Greater London London
81 Solihull 216,374 Metropolitan borough West Midlands West Midlands
92 Peterborough 202,259 Unitary authority, City (1541) Cambridgeshire East of England
90 Merton 206,548 London borough Greater London London
88 Warrington 210,014 Unitary authority, Borough Cheshire North West
57 Camden 270,029 London borough Greater London London
91 Sutton 206,349 London borough Greater London London
89 North Tyneside 207,913 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
83 Portsmouth 214,905 Unitary authority, City (1926) Hampshire South East
86 Calderdale 211,455 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
63 Westminster 261,317 London borough, City (1540) Greater London London
87 York 210,618 Unitary authority, City (TI) North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
95 Stockton-on-Tees 197,348 Unitary authority, Borough Durham and
North Yorkshire
North East
93 Gateshead 202,055 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
94 Richmond upon Thames 198,019 London borough Greater London London
99 Bury 190,990 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester North West
96 Colchester 194,706 Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City (2022) Essex East of England
97 Bath and North East Somerset 193,282 Unitary authority Somerset South West
100 Basildon 187,199 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Essex East of England
98 Herefordshire 192,801 Unitary authority Herefordshire West Midlands
106 Telford and Wrekin 179,854 Unitary authority, Borough Shropshire West Midlands
113 Bedford 173,292 Unitary authority, Borough Bedfordshire East of England
111 Basingstoke and Deane 176,582 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
104 St Helens 180,585 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
102 Hammersmith and Fulham 185,143 London borough Greater London London
101 Charnwood 185,851 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
109 Huntingdonshire 177,963 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
108 Chelmsford 178,388 Non-metropolitan district, City (2012) Essex East of England
107 West Suffolk 179,045 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
103 Southend-on-Sea 183,125 Unitary authority, Borough, City Essex East of England
116 Wokingham 171,119 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
115 Maidstone 171,826 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
105 New Forest 180,086 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
112 Thurrock 174,341 Unitary authority, Borough Essex East of England
119 Reading 161,780 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire South East
114 North Lincolnshire 172,292 Unitary authority, Borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
110 Kingston upon Thames 177,507 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London London
122 Arun 160,758 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
124 South Cambridgeshire 159,086 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
125 West Berkshire 158,450 Unitary authority Berkshire South East
136 Cherwell 150,503 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
120 Wealden 161,475 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
130 Oxford 152,457 Non-metropolitan district, City (1542) Oxfordshire South East
140 Slough 149,539 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire South East
123 North East Lincolnshire 159,563 Unitary authority, Borough Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
118 Canterbury 165,394 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Kent South East
129 Braintree 152,604 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
128 Dacorum 154,763 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
135 Knowsley 150,862 Metropolitan borough Merseyside North West
139 Blackburn with Darwen 149,696 Unitary authority, Borough Lancashire North West
132 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 151,383 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Norfolk East of England
131 Windsor and Maidenhead 151,422 Unitary authority, Royal Borough Berkshire South East
133 Mid Sussex 151,022 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
137 Swale 150,082 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
145 East Devon 146,284 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
142 Reigate and Banstead 148,748 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
138 East Hertfordshire 149,748 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
151 South Oxfordshire 142,057 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
144 Tendring 146,561 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
148 Warwick 143,753 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
143 St Albans 148,452 Non-metropolitan district, City (1877) Hertfordshire East of England
134 South Tyneside 150,976 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear North East
149 Preston 143,135 Non-metropolitan district, City (2002) Lancashire North West
147 Horsham 143,791 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
186 Cambridge 124,798 Non-metropolitan district, City (1951) Cambridgeshire East of England
126 Kensington and Chelsea 156,129 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London London
141 Guildford 148,998 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
150 South Kesteven 142,424 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
155 Middlesbrough 140,980 Unitary authority, Borough North Yorkshire North East
157 Norwich 140,573 Non-metropolitan district, City (1195) Norfolk East of England
154 East Lindsey 141,727 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
156 South Norfolk 140,880 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
158 Breckland 139,968 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
146 Lancaster 146,038 Non-metropolitan district, City (1937) Lancashire North West
159 Blackpool 139,446 Unitary authority, Borough Lancashire North West
153 Isle of Wight 141,771 Unitary authority Isle of Wight South East
152 Thanet 141,922 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
162 Ipswich 136,913 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Suffolk East of England
165 Vale of White Horse 136,007 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
164 Torbay 136,264 Unitary authority, Borough Devon South West
163 Elmbridge 136,795 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
160 Stafford 137,280 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
167 Eastleigh 133,584 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
161 Redcar and Cleveland 137,150 Unitary authority, Borough North Yorkshire North East
173 Stratford-on-Avon 130,098 Non-metropolitan district Warwickshire West Midlands
166 Teignbridge 134,163 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
170 Epping Forest 131,689 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
175 Nuneaton and Bedworth 129,883 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Warwickshire West Midlands
168 North Hertfordshire 133,570 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
174 Ashford 130,032 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
177 Wychavon 129,433 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
179 Gloucester 129,128 Non-metropolitan district, City (1541) Gloucestershire South West
169 Tonbridge and Malling 132,153 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
172 Broadland 130,783 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
184 Test Valley 126,160 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
171 Exeter 131,405 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Devon South West
182 Waverley 126,328 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
178 Halton 129,410 Unitary authority, Borough Cheshire North West
185 Winchester 124,859 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Hampshire South East
180 Amber Valley 128,147 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
181 Ashfield 127,918 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
191 East Hampshire 122,308 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
189 Bracknell Forest 122,549 Unitary authority, Borough Berkshire South East
192 Chichester 121,129 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
195 East Staffordshire 119,754 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Staffordshire West Midlands
183 Havant 126,220 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
190 Newark and Sherwood 122,421 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
176 Newcastle-under-Lyme 129,441 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Staffordshire West Midlands
194 Stroud 119,964 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
193 Sevenoaks 120,750 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
188 Welwyn Hatfield 123,043 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
196 Rushcliffe 119,184 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
203 Cheltenham 116,306 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Gloucestershire South West
213 Crawley 112,409 Non-metropolitan district, Borough West Sussex South East
202 North Kesteven 116,915 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
201 Bassetlaw 117,459 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
198 Chorley 118,216 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
200 Gedling 117,896 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
207 West Lancashire 114,306 Non-metropolitan district Lancashire North West
211 Dartford 112,606 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
199 Dover 118,131 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
197 Tunbridge Wells 118,724 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
216 West Oxfordshire 110,643 Non-metropolitan district Oxfordshire South East
204 Fareham 116,233 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
219 Rugby 108,935 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Warwickshire West Midlands
209 Hinckley and Bosworth 113,136 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
206 Erewash 115,371 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
214 Wyre 112,091 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
217 Worthing 110,570 Non-metropolitan district, Borough West Sussex South East
215 South Ribble 110,788 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
208 Broxtowe 114,033 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Nottinghamshire East Midlands
212 South Staffordshire 112,436 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
218 Mansfield 109,313 Non-metropolitan district Nottinghamshire East Midlands
210 Folkestone and Hythe 112,996 Non-metropolitan district Kent South East
224 Darlington 106,803 Unitary authority, Borough Durham North East
226 Hertsmere 104,919 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
222 South Derbyshire 107,261 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
229 Lichfield 104,756 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
223 Gravesham 106,939 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Kent South East
232 North West Leicestershire 103,611 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
240 Woking 100,793 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
227 Chesterfield 104,900 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
239 Worcester 101,222 Non-metropolitan district, City (1189) Worcestershire West Midlands
230 Mid Suffolk 103,895 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
236 Blaby 101,526 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
228 North Norfolk 104,837 Non-metropolitan district Norfolk East of England
243 Spelthorne 99,844 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
234 Fenland 101,850 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
251 Watford 96,577 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
245 Lincoln 99,299 Non-metropolitan district, City (TI) Lincolnshire East Midlands
237 North East Derbyshire 101,462 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
238 Wyre Forest 101,291 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
231 Eastbourne 103,745 Non-metropolitan district, Borough East Sussex South East
241 Cannock Chase 100,762 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
250 Hart 97,073 Non-metropolitan district Hampshire South East
233 Lewes 103,268 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
244 Great Yarmouth 99,336 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Norfolk East of England
256 Rushmoor 94,599 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
242 Bromsgrove 99,881 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
249 North Devon 97,145 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
248 Broxbourne 97,279 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
259 Harborough 93,807 Non-metropolitan district Leicestershire East Midlands
246 Staffordshire Moorlands 98,435 Non-metropolitan district Staffordshire West Midlands
264 Pendle 92,112 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
253 West Lindsey 95,667 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
254 South Holland 95,019 Non-metropolitan district Lincolnshire East Midlands
254 Tewkesbury 95,019 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Gloucestershire South West
274 Burnley 88,920 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
261 Three Rivers 93,323 Non-metropolitan district Hertfordshire East of England
252 Rother 96,080 Non-metropolitan district East Sussex South East
279 Harlow 87,067 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
265 Babergh 92,036 Non-metropolitan district Suffolk East of England
260 Hartlepool 93,663 Unitary authority, Borough Durham North East
267 Uttlesford 91,284 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
270 Cotswold 89,862 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
262 High Peak 92,666 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Derbyshire East Midlands
263 Hastings 92,661 Non-metropolitan district, Borough East Sussex South East
273 Surrey Heath 89,305 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
269 Castle Point 90,376 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Essex East of England
276 Stevenage 87,845 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hertfordshire East of England
280 South Hams 87,004 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
271 East Cambridgeshire 89,840 Non-metropolitan district Cambridgeshire East of England
275 Tandridge 88,129 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
272 Runnymede 89,424 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
278 Mole Valley 87,245 Non-metropolitan district Surrey South East
281 Forest of Dean 86,791 Non-metropolitan district Gloucestershire South West
283 Redditch 85,261 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Worcestershire West Midlands
277 Rochford 87,368 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
285 Mid Devon 82,311 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
286 Hyndburn 81,043 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
284 Gosport 84,838 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Hampshire South East
287 Fylde 80,780 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
288 Epsom and Ewell 80,627 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Surrey South East
289 Bolsover 80,562 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
291 Malvern Hills 78,698 Non-metropolitan district Worcestershire West Midlands
293 Tamworth 76,696 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Staffordshire West Midlands
292 Brentwood 77,021 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Essex East of England
294 Derbyshire Dales 72,325 Non-metropolitan district Derbyshire East Midlands
296 Rossendale 71,482 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
297 Boston 70,173 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lincolnshire East Midlands
298 Torridge 68,267 Non-metropolitan district Devon South West
302 Maldon 64,926 Non-metropolitan district Essex East of England
301 North Warwickshire 65,264 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Warwickshire West Midlands
303 Adur 64,301 Non-metropolitan district West Sussex South East
304 Ribble Valley 60,888 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Lancashire North West
306 Oadby and Wigston 57,015 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
307 West Devon 55,796 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Devon South West
311 Melton 51,209 Non-metropolitan district, Borough Leicestershire East Midlands
312 Rutland 39,927 Unitary authority Rutland East Midlands
313 City of London 9,721 sui generis, City (TI) City of London London
314 Isles of Scilly 2,224 sui generis Cornwall South West

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