Households: every council in England

Birmingham had the highest households of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 423,456.

Isles of Scilly had the lowest, at 942. The middle council, East Hertfordshire, had 62,021.

Households for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	423,456
2	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	341,466
3	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	274,424
4	CornwallSouth West	South West	250,535
5	SomersetSouth West summed-from-output-areas	South West	250,127
6	County DurhamNorth East	North East	234,761
7	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	231,941
8	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	220,328
9	WiltshireSouth West	South West	215,081
10	ManchesterNorth West	North West	214,732
11	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	209,867
12	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	207,491
13	BristolSouth West	South West	191,638
14	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	177,989
15	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	174,856
16	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	173,842
17	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	172,641
18	DorsetSouth West	South West	169,261
19	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	155,156
20	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	153,075
21	CroydonLondon	London	152,946
22	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	152,066
23	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	148,918
24	BarnetLondon	London	148,917
25	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	146,922
26	WirralNorth West	North West	143,252
27	WiganNorth West	North West	143,105
28	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	139,579
29	WandsworthLondon	London	137,393
30	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	137,069
31	BromleyLondon	London	135,827
32	LambethLondon	London	134,688
33	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	134,139
34	EalingLondon	London	133,659
35	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	133,482
36	SouthwarkLondon	London	130,818
37	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	130,246
38	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	127,387
39	StockportNorth West	North West	126,648
40	CumberlandNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	125,439
41	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	124,745
42	SeftonNorth West	North West	123,073
43	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	122,797
44	LewishamLondon	London	122,392
45	SunderlandNorth East	North East	122,177
46	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	121,402
47	EnfieldLondon	London	120,923
48	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	120,755
49	Tower HamletsLondon	London	120,539
50	BoltonNorth West	North West	118,790
51	BrentLondon	London	118,612
52	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	118,101
53	NewhamLondon	London	115,507
54	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	115,472
55	SalfordNorth West	North West	115,116
56	PlymouthSouth West	South West	114,558
57	GreenwichLondon	London	114,052
58	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	113,925
59	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	113,102
60	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	112,226
61	MedwaySouth East	South East	111,458
62	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	110,747
63	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	110,399
64	HillingdonLondon	London	109,228
65	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	108,053
66	HackneyLondon	London	106,081
67	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	105,652
68	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	105,141
69	HaringeyLondon	London	105,092
70	RedbridgeLondon	London	103,713
71	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	103,528
72	HounslowLondon	London	102,961
73	Waltham ForestLondon	London	102,901
74	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	102,291
75	HaveringLondon	London	101,277
76	TamesideNorth West	North West	99,527
77	IslingtonLondon	London	96,496
78	TraffordNorth West	North West	96,269
79	North TynesideNorth East	North East	96,232
80	SwindonSouth West	South West	95,862
81	BexleyLondon	London	95,300
82	WestminsterLondon	London	94,815
83	North SomersetSouth West	South West	94,648
84	OldhamNorth West	North West	93,140
85	CamdenLondon	London	92,759
86	WarringtonNorth West	North West	90,538
87	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	90,476
88	RochdaleNorth West	North West	90,223
89	HarrowLondon	London	89,642
90	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	89,483
91	GatesheadNorth East	North East	88,999
92	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	86,155
93	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	85,459
94	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	84,533
95	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	83,757
96	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	82,827
97	SuttonLondon	London	82,348
98	MertonLondon	London	81,729
99	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	81,244
100	St. HelensNorth West	North West	81,011
101	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	80,705
102	BuryNorth West	North West	80,696
103	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	79,710
104	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	79,250
105	LutonEast of England	East of England	78,940
106	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	78,746
107	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	78,344
108	New ForestSouth East	South East	77,566
109	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	76,880
110	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	76,645
111	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	76,510
112	BasildonEast of England	East of England	76,362
113	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	75,401
114	BedfordEast of England	East of England	74,950
115	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	73,902
116	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	73,785
117	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	73,173
118	ArunSouth East	South East	72,661
119	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	71,208
120	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	69,826
121	WokinghamSouth East	South East	69,164
122	South TynesideNorth East	North East	68,287
123	WealdenSouth East	South East	68,266
124	ReadingSouth East	South East	67,683
125	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	67,464
126	TendringEast of England	East of England	67,451
127	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	66,996
128	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	66,884
129	East DevonSouth West	South West	66,788
130	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	66,658
131	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	66,377
132	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	66,073
133	CherwellSouth East	South East	65,894
134	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	65,626
135	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	64,986
136	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	64,789
137	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	64,775
138	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	64,754
139	NorwichEast of England	East of England	64,459
140	CanterburySouth East	South East	63,792
141	DacorumEast of England	East of England	63,412
142	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	63,349
143	TorbaySouth West	South West	62,992
144	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	62,850
145	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	62,619
146	HorshamSouth East	South East	62,370
147	ThanetSouth East	South East	62,200
148	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	62,021
149	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	61,636
150	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	61,497
151	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	61,381
152	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	60,932
153	SwaleSouth East	South East	60,495
154	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	60,359
155	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	60,262
156	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	60,047
157	LancasterNorth West	North West	59,978
158	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	59,849
159	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	59,838
160	PrestonNorth West	North West	59,607
161	IpswichEast of England	East of England	59,507
162	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	59,464
163	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	58,991
164	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	58,767
165	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	57,760
166	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	57,498
167	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	57,356
168	EastleighSouth East	South East	56,924
169	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	56,732
170	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	56,586
171	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	56,277
172	HaltonNorth West	North West	55,951
173	GuildfordSouth East	South East	55,760
174	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	55,590
175	GloucesterSouth West	South West	55,407
176	OxfordSouth East	South East	55,238
177	Test ValleySouth East	South East	54,708
178	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	54,557
179	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	54,508
180	ChichesterSouth East	South East	54,118
181	HavantSouth East	South East	53,589
182	AshfordSouth East	South East	53,583
183	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	53,573
184	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	53,423
185	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	53,331
186	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	52,899
187	East HampshireSouth East	South East	52,718
188	ExeterSouth West	South West	52,554
189	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	52,472
190	WaverleySouth East	South East	52,448
191	SloughSouth East	South East	52,423
192	StroudSouth West	South West	52,378
193	WinchesterSouth East	South East	51,715
194	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	51,551
195	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	51,458
196	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	51,293
197	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	50,989
198	WyreNorth West	North West	50,767
199	DoverSouth East	South East	50,548
200	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	50,334
201	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	50,248
202	ChorleyNorth West	North West	50,132
203	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	49,883
204	WorthingSouth East	South East	49,538
205	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	49,446
206	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	49,013
207	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	48,918
208	FarehamSouth East	South East	48,639
209	South RibbleNorth West	North West	48,586
210	West LancashireNorth West	North West	48,533
211	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	48,374
212	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	48,361
213	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	48,338
214	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	48,223
215	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	48,058
216	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	48,030
217	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	47,981
218	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	47,013
219	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	46,209
220	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	46,121
221	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	45,987
222	DartfordSouth East	South East	45,696
223	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	45,630
224	EastbourneSouth East	South East	45,610
225	CrawleySouth East	South East	45,502
226	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	45,320
227	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	45,240
228	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	44,973
229	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	44,722
230	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	44,544
231	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	44,343
232	FenlandEast of England	East of England	44,083
233	LewesSouth East	South East	43,688
234	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	43,457
235	North DevonSouth West	South West	43,197
236	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	42,682
237	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	42,575
238	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	42,507
239	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	42,355
240	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	42,345
241	RotherSouth East	South East	42,102
242	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	41,805
243	GraveshamSouth East	South East	41,724
244	WokingSouth East	South East	41,437
245	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	41,266
246	TewkesburySouth West	South West	40,931
247	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	40,930
248	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	40,772
249	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	40,703
250	CotswoldSouth West	South West	40,597
251	HastingsSouth East	South East	40,453
252	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	40,413
253	BaberghEast of England	East of England	40,200
254	HartSouth East	South East	39,964
255	BurnleyNorth West	North West	39,872
256	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	39,849
257	WatfordEast of England	East of England	39,628
258	South HamsSouth West	South West	39,335
259	RushmoorSouth East	South East	39,303
260	PendleNorth West	North West	38,066
261	HarlowEast of England	East of England	37,857
262	FyldeNorth West	North West	37,606
263	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	37,389
264	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	37,217
265	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	37,203
266	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	37,139
267	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	36,958
268	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	36,858
269	StevenageEast of England	East of England	36,511
270	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	36,378
271	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	36,008
272	GosportSouth East	South East	35,922
273	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	35,633
274	TandridgeSouth East	South East	35,623
275	RochfordEast of England	East of England	35,557
276	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	35,262
277	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	34,892
278	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	34,838
279	HyndburnNorth West	North West	34,790
280	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	32,895
281	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	32,342
282	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	32,283
283	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	31,321
284	RossendaleNorth West	North West	30,561
285	TorridgeSouth West	South West	30,457
286	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	29,404
287	MaldonEast of England	East of England	27,900
288	AdurSouth East	South East	27,678
289	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	27,580
290	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	26,747
291	West DevonSouth West	South West	24,818
292	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	22,617
293	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	22,599
294	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	16,694
295	City of LondonLondon	London	4,914
296	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	942

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