Towns and cities
Each town is an ONS built-up area with 7,500 or more people: the land built up as one place, whatever council it is in. Cities whose built-up area is the same as their council (Manchester, Leeds) are on the council’s page. Northern Ireland’s towns are not included yet.
East Midlands101
East of England123
London2
| Name | People (mid-2024) |
|---|---|
| City and County of the City of London | 13,961 |
| City of Westminster | 209,334 |
North East56
| Name | People (mid-2024) |
|---|---|
| Alnwick | 8,534 |
| Annfield Plain | 7,844 |
| Ashington | 30,082 |
| Bedlington | 16,616 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 13,304 |
| Billingham | 34,635 |
| Birtley | 14,207 |
| Bishop Auckland | 24,275 |
| Blaydon | 14,512 |
| Blyth | 41,673 |
| Brandon | 9,496 |
| Chester-le-Street | 24,143 |
| Consett | 30,573 |
| Cramlington | 30,565 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 7,606 |
| Crook | 9,879 |
| Durham | 52,140 |
| Egglescliffe | 10,910 |
| Eston | 30,808 |
| Ferryhill | 8,861 |
| Gateshead | 119,972 |
| Guisborough | 18,287 |
| Hebburn | 22,480 |
| Hetton-le-Hole | 9,663 |
| Hexham | 11,255 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 13,022 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 24,179 |
| Jarrow | 30,225 |
| Killingworth | 12,296 |
| Longbenton | 28,033 |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 7,534 |
| Morpeth | 14,762 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 26,484 |
| Peterlee | 20,169 |
| Ponteland | 10,816 |
| Prudhoe | 10,478 |
| Redcar | 38,428 |
| Ryton | 9,234 |
| Seaham | 22,008 |
| Seaton Delaval | 8,106 |
| Shildon | 9,954 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 17,613 |
| South Shields | 74,784 |
| Spennymoor | 21,540 |
| Stakeford | 8,307 |
| Stanley | 19,806 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 89,818 |
| Sunderland | 178,753 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 24,723 |
| Tynemouth | 62,231 |
| Wallsend | 47,190 |
| Washington | 51,877 |
| Whickham | 15,843 |
| Whitley Bay | 37,217 |
| Wideopen | 10,319 |
| Yarm | 9,928 |
North West156
Scotland113
South East199
South West111
Wales74
West Midlands81
Yorkshire and The Humber112
Figures for each town add up the census output areas (or neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside its built-up area.