Households: every council in the UK

Birmingham had the highest households of the UK’s 361 councils in 2021, at 423,456.

Isles of Scilly had the lowest, at 942. The middle council, Windsor and Maidenhead, had 60,932.

Households for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	Value
1	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	423,456
2	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	341,466
3	Glasgow CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	293,826
4	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	274,424
5	CornwallSouth West	South West	250,535
6	SomersetSouth West summed-from-output-areas	South West	250,127
7	City of EdinburghScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	238,934
8	County DurhamNorth East	North East	234,761
9	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	231,941
10	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	220,328
11	WiltshireSouth West	South West	215,081
12	ManchesterNorth West	North West	214,732
13	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	209,867
14	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	207,491
15	BristolSouth West	South West	191,638
16	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	177,989
17	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	174,856
18	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	173,842
19	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	172,641
20	FifeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	169,609
21	DorsetSouth West	South West	169,261
22	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	155,156
23	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	153,075
24	CroydonLondon	London	152,946
25	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	152,066
26	North LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	151,317
27	BelfastNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	149,208
28	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	148,918
29	BarnetLondon	London	148,917
30	South LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	147,754
31	CardiffWales	Wales	147,333
32	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	146,922
33	WirralNorth West	North West	143,252
34	WiganNorth West	North West	143,105
35	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	139,579
36	WandsworthLondon	London	137,393
37	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	137,069
38	BromleyLondon	London	135,827
39	LambethLondon	London	134,688
40	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	134,139
41	EalingLondon	London	133,659
42	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	133,482
43	SouthwarkLondon	London	130,818
44	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	130,246
45	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	127,387
46	StockportNorth West	North West	126,648
47	CumberlandNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	125,439
48	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	124,745
49	SeftonNorth West	North West	123,073
50	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	122,797
51	LewishamLondon	London	122,392
52	SunderlandNorth East	North East	122,177
53	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	121,402
54	EnfieldLondon	London	120,923
55	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	120,755
56	Tower HamletsLondon	London	120,539
57	BoltonNorth West	North West	118,790
58	BrentLondon	London	118,612
59	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	118,101
60	AberdeenshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	115,771
61	NewhamLondon	London	115,507
62	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	115,472
63	SalfordNorth West	North West	115,116
64	PlymouthSouth West	South West	114,558
65	GreenwichLondon	London	114,052
66	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	113,925
67	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	113,102
68	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	112,226
69	HighlandScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	111,721
70	MedwaySouth East	South East	111,458
71	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	110,747
72	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	110,399
73	Aberdeen CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	109,460
74	HillingdonLondon	London	109,228
75	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	108,053
76	HackneyLondon	London	106,081
77	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	105,652
78	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	105,141
79	HaringeyLondon	London	105,092
80	SwanseaWales	Wales	104,962
81	RedbridgeLondon	London	103,713
82	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	103,528
83	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	103,339
84	HounslowLondon	London	102,961
85	Waltham ForestLondon	London	102,901
86	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	102,291
87	HaveringLondon	London	101,277
88	TamesideNorth West	North West	99,527
89	IslingtonLondon	London	96,496
90	TraffordNorth West	North West	96,269
91	North TynesideNorth East	North East	96,232
92	SwindonSouth West	South West	95,862
93	BexleyLondon	London	95,300
94	WestminsterLondon	London	94,815
95	North SomersetSouth West	South West	94,648
96	OldhamNorth West	North West	93,140
97	CamdenLondon	London	92,759
98	WarringtonNorth West	North West	90,538
99	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	90,476
100	RochdaleNorth West	North West	90,223
101	HarrowLondon	London	89,642
102	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	89,483
103	GatesheadNorth East	North East	88,999
104	RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	86,750
105	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	86,155
106	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	85,459
107	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	84,642
108	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	84,533
109	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	83,757
110	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	82,827
111	SuttonLondon	London	82,348
112	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	81,759
113	MertonLondon	London	81,729
114	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	81,244
115	St. HelensNorth West	North West	81,011
116	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	80,705
117	BuryNorth West	North West	80,696
118	West LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	79,801
119	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	79,710
120	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	79,250
121	LutonEast of England	East of England	78,940
122	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	78,746
123	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	78,344
124	New ForestSouth East	South East	77,566
125	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	76,880
126	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	76,645
127	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	76,510
128	BasildonEast of England	East of England	76,362
129	CaerphillyWales	Wales	76,257
130	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	75,401
131	BedfordEast of England	East of England	74,950
132	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	73,902
133	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	73,785
134	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	73,173
135	ArunSouth East	South East	72,661
136	FalkirkScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	72,489
137	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	71,208
138	Dumfries and GallowayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	70,646
139	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	70,445
140	Perth and KinrossScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	69,980
141	Dundee CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	69,896
142	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	69,826
143	WokinghamSouth East	South East	69,164
144	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	68,397
145	South TynesideNorth East	North East	68,287
146	WealdenSouth East	South East	68,266
147	ReadingSouth East	South East	67,683
148	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	67,464
149	TendringEast of England	East of England	67,451
150	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	66,996
151	FlintshireWales	Wales	66,911
152	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	66,884
153	East DevonSouth West	South West	66,788
154	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	66,658
155	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	66,377
156	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	66,073
157	NewportWales	Wales	66,054
158	CherwellSouth East	South East	65,894
159	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	65,626
160	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	64,986
161	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	64,789
162	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	64,775
163	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	64,754
164	NorwichEast of England	East of England	64,459
165	North AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	64,164
166	CanterburySouth East	South East	63,792
167	DacorumEast of England	East of England	63,412
168	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	63,349
169	TorbaySouth West	South West	62,992
170	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	62,850
171	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	62,619
172	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	62,375
173	HorshamSouth East	South East	62,370
174	BridgendWales	Wales	62,360
175	ThanetSouth East	South East	62,200
176	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	62,021
177	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	61,636
178	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	61,497
179	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	61,381
180	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	60,935
181	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	60,932
182	SwaleSouth East	South East	60,495
183	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	60,359
184	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	60,262
185	PowysWales	Wales	60,182
186	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	60,147
187	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	60,047
188	LancasterNorth West	North West	59,978
189	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	59,849
190	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	59,838
191	PrestonNorth West	North West	59,607
192	IpswichEast of England	East of England	59,507
193	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	59,464
194	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	59,457
195	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	58,991
196	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	58,767
197	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	58,283
198	WrexhamWales	Wales	57,914
199	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	57,760
200	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	57,576
201	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	57,498
202	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	57,450
203	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	57,356
204	EastleighSouth East	South East	56,924
205	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	56,732
206	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	56,586
207	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	56,277
208	HaltonNorth West	North West	55,951
209	GuildfordSouth East	South East	55,760
210	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	55,590
211	Scottish BordersScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	55,589
212	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	55,488
213	East AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	55,437
214	GloucesterSouth West	South West	55,407
215	OxfordSouth East	South East	55,238
216	Test ValleySouth East	South East	54,708
217	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	54,557
218	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	54,508
219	AngusScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	54,270
220	ChichesterSouth East	South East	54,118
221	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	54,005
222	HavantSouth East	South East	53,589
223	AshfordSouth East	South East	53,583
224	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	53,573
225	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	53,423
226	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	53,331
227	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	52,899
228	East HampshireSouth East	South East	52,718
229	ExeterSouth West	South West	52,554
230	South AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	52,489
231	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	52,472
232	WaverleySouth East	South East	52,448
233	SloughSouth East	South East	52,423
234	StroudSouth West	South West	52,378
235	ConwyWales	Wales	52,235
236	WinchesterSouth East	South East	51,715
237	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	51,551
238	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	51,458
239	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	51,293
240	GwyneddWales	Wales	51,105
241	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	50,989
242	WyreNorth West	North West	50,767
243	DoverSouth East	South East	50,548
244	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	50,334
245	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	50,248
246	ChorleyNorth West	North West	50,132
247	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	49,883
248	WorthingSouth East	South East	49,538
249	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	49,446
250	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	49,013
251	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	48,918
252	East LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	48,792
253	FarehamSouth East	South East	48,639
254	South RibbleNorth West	North West	48,586
255	West LancashireNorth West	North West	48,533
256	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	48,374
257	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	48,361
258	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	48,338
259	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	48,223
260	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	48,058
261	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	48,030
262	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	47,981
263	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	47,013
264	East DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	46,458
265	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	46,209
266	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	46,121
267	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	45,987
268	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	45,715
269	DartfordSouth East	South East	45,696
270	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	45,630
271	EastbourneSouth East	South East	45,610
272	CrawleySouth East	South East	45,502
273	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	45,320
274	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	45,240
275	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	44,973
276	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	44,722
277	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	44,544
278	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	44,343
279	FenlandEast of England	East of England	44,083
280	LewesSouth East	South East	43,688
281	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	43,457
282	North DevonSouth West	South West	43,197
283	MorayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	43,123
284	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	42,682
285	West DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	42,593
286	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	42,575
287	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	42,507
288	DenbighshireWales	Wales	42,387
289	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	42,355
290	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	42,345
291	RotherSouth East	South East	42,102
292	Argyll and ButeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	41,885
293	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	41,805
294	GraveshamSouth East	South East	41,724
295	WokingSouth East	South East	41,437
296	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	41,266
297	MidlothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	41,015
298	TewkesburySouth West	South West	40,931
299	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	40,930
300	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	40,923
301	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	40,772
302	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	40,703
303	CotswoldSouth West	South West	40,597
304	HastingsSouth East	South East	40,453
305	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	40,413
306	StirlingScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	40,362
307	TorfaenWales	Wales	40,241
308	BaberghEast of England	East of England	40,200
309	HartSouth East	South East	39,964
310	BurnleyNorth West	North West	39,872
311	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	39,849
312	East RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	39,719
313	WatfordEast of England	East of England	39,628
314	South HamsSouth West	South West	39,335
315	RushmoorSouth East	South East	39,303
316	PendleNorth West	North West	38,066
317	HarlowEast of England	East of England	37,857
318	FyldeNorth West	North West	37,606
319	InverclydeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	37,412
320	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	37,389
321	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	37,217
322	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	37,203
323	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	37,139
324	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	36,958
325	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	36,858
326	StevenageEast of England	East of England	36,511
327	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	36,378
328	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	36,008
329	GosportSouth East	South East	35,922
330	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	35,633
331	TandridgeSouth East	South East	35,623
332	RochfordEast of England	East of England	35,557
333	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	35,262
334	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	34,892
335	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	34,838
336	HyndburnNorth West	North West	34,790
337	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	32,895
338	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	32,342
339	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	32,283
340	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	31,321
341	CeredigionWales	Wales	30,893
342	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	30,822
343	RossendaleNorth West	North West	30,561
344	TorridgeSouth West	South West	30,457
345	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	30,340
346	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	29,404
347	MaldonEast of England	East of England	27,900
348	AdurSouth East	South East	27,678
349	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	27,580
350	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	26,747
351	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	25,783
352	West DevonSouth West	South West	24,818
353	ClackmannanshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	24,077
354	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	22,617
355	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	22,599
356	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	16,694
357	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	12,718
358	Orkney IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10,618
359	Shetland IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	10,573
360	City of LondonLondon	London	4,914
361	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	942

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