# Most and fewest households: places in the UK (2021)

Birmingham had the highest number of 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.

| Rank | Area | Households | Region or nation | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 423,456 | West Midlands | – |
| 2 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 341,466 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 3 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 293,826 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 4 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 274,424 | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 5 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 250,535 | South West | – |
| 6 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 250,127 | South West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 7 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 238,934 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 8 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 234,761 | North East | – |
| 9 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 231,941 | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 10 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 220,328 | South East | – |
| 11 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 215,081 | South West | – |
| 12 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 214,732 | North West | – |
| 13 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 209,867 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 14 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 207,491 | North West | – |
| 15 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 191,638 | South West | – |
| 16 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 177,989 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 17 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 174,856 | North West | – |
| 18 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 173,842 | South West | – |
| 19 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 172,641 | East Midlands | – |
| 20 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 169,609 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 21 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 169,261 | South West | – |
| 22 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 155,156 | North West | – |
| 23 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 153,075 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 24 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 152,946 | London | – |
| 25 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 152,066 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 26 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 151,317 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 27 | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | 149,208 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 28 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 148,918 | East Midlands | – |
| 29 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 148,917 | London | – |
| 30 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 147,754 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 31 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | 147,333 | Wales | – |
| 32 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 146,922 | North East | – |
| 33 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 143,252 | North West | – |
| 34 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 143,105 | North West | – |
| 35 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 139,579 | West Midlands | – |
| 36 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 137,393 | London | – |
| 37 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 137,069 | West Midlands | – |
| 38 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 135,827 | London | – |
| 39 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 134,688 | London | – |
| 40 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 134,139 | West Midlands | – |
| 41 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 133,659 | London | – |
| 42 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 133,482 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 43 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 130,818 | London | – |
| 44 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 130,246 | West Midlands | – |
| 45 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 127,387 | East Midlands | – |
| 46 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 126,648 | North West | – |
| 47 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 125,439 | North West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 48 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 124,745 | East Midlands | – |
| 49 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 123,073 | North West | – |
| 50 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 122,797 | North East | – |
| 51 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 122,392 | London | – |
| 52 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 122,177 | North East | – |
| 53 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 121,402 | South East | – |
| 54 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 120,923 | London | – |
| 55 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 120,755 | East of England | – |
| 56 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 120,539 | London | – |
| 57 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 118,790 | North West | – |
| 58 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 118,612 | London | – |
| 59 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 118,101 | South West | – |
| 60 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 115,771 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 61 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 115,507 | London | – |
| 62 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 115,472 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 63 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 115,116 | North West | – |
| 64 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 114,558 | South West | – |
| 65 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 114,052 | London | – |
| 66 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 113,925 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 67 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 113,102 | South East | – |
| 68 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 112,226 | West Midlands | – |
| 69 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 111,721 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 70 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 111,458 | South East | – |
| 71 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 110,747 | East of England | – |
| 72 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 110,399 | West Midlands | – |
| 73 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 109,460 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 74 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 109,228 | London | – |
| 75 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 108,053 | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 76 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 106,081 | London | – |
| 77 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 105,652 | East Midlands | – |
| 78 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 105,141 | West Midlands | – |
| 79 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 105,092 | London | – |
| 80 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | 104,962 | Wales | – |
| 81 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 103,713 | London | – |
| 82 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 103,528 | North West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 83 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | 103,339 | Wales | – |
| 84 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 102,961 | London | – |
| 85 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 102,901 | London | – |
| 86 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 102,291 | South East | – |
| 87 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 101,277 | London | – |
| 88 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 99,527 | North West | – |
| 89 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 96,496 | London | – |
| 90 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 96,269 | North West | – |
| 91 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 96,232 | North East | – |
| 92 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 95,862 | South West | – |
| 93 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 95,300 | London | – |
| 94 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 94,815 | London | – |
| 95 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 94,648 | South West | – |
| 96 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 93,140 | North West | – |
| 97 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 92,759 | London | – |
| 98 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 90,538 | North West | – |
| 99 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 90,476 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 100 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 90,223 | North West | – |
| 101 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 89,642 | London | – |
| 102 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 89,483 | West Midlands | – |
| 103 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 88,999 | North East | – |
| 104 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 86,750 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 105 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 86,155 | South East | – |
| 106 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 85,459 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 107 | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | 84,642 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 108 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 84,533 | East of England | – |
| 109 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 83,757 | North East | – |
| 110 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 82,827 | West Midlands | – |
| 111 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 82,348 | London | – |
| 112 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | 81,759 | Wales | – |
| 113 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 81,729 | London | – |
| 114 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 81,244 | London | – |
| 115 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 81,011 | North West | – |
| 116 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 80,705 | London | – |
| 117 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 80,696 | North West | – |
| 118 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 79,801 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 119 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 79,710 | East of England | – |
| 120 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 79,250 | South West | – |
| 121 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 78,940 | East of England | – |
| 122 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 78,746 | East of England | – |
| 123 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 78,344 | East of England | – |
| 124 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 77,566 | South East | – |
| 125 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 76,880 | East of England | – |
| 126 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 76,645 | South East | – |
| 127 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 76,510 | West Midlands | – |
| 128 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 76,362 | East of England | – |
| 129 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | 76,257 | Wales | – |
| 130 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 75,401 | East of England | – |
| 131 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 74,950 | East of England | – |
| 132 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 73,902 | London | – |
| 133 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 73,785 | East Midlands | – |
| 134 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 73,173 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 135 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 72,661 | South East | – |
| 136 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 72,489 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 137 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 71,208 | South East | – |
| 138 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 70,646 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 139 | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | 70,445 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 140 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 69,980 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 141 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 69,896 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 142 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 69,826 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 143 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 69,164 | South East | – |
| 144 | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | 68,397 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 145 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 68,287 | North East | – |
| 146 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 68,266 | South East | – |
| 147 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 67,683 | South East | – |
| 148 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 67,464 | East of England | – |
| 149 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 67,451 | East of England | – |
| 150 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 66,996 | East of England | – |
| 151 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | 66,911 | Wales | – |
| 152 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 66,884 | London | – |
| 153 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 66,788 | South West | – |
| 154 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 66,658 | South East | – |
| 155 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 66,377 | East of England | – |
| 156 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 66,073 | North West | – |
| 157 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | 66,054 | Wales | – |
| 158 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 65,894 | South East | – |
| 159 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 65,626 | London | – |
| 160 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 64,986 | East of England | – |
| 161 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 64,789 | North West | – |
| 162 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 64,775 | South East | – |
| 163 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 64,754 | East Midlands | – |
| 164 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 64,459 | East of England | – |
| 165 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 64,164 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 166 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 63,792 | South East | – |
| 167 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 63,412 | East of England | – |
| 168 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 63,349 | South East | – |
| 169 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 62,992 | South West | – |
| 170 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 62,850 | East Midlands | – |
| 171 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 62,619 | West Midlands | – |
| 172 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | 62,375 | Wales | – |
| 173 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 62,370 | South East | – |
| 174 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | 62,360 | Wales | – |
| 175 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 62,200 | South East | – |
| 176 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 62,021 | East of England | – |
| 177 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 61,636 | North East | – |
| 178 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 61,497 | South East | – |
| 179 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 61,381 | East of England | – |
| 180 | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | 60,935 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 181 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 60,932 | South East | – |
| 182 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 60,495 | South East | – |
| 183 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 60,359 | East of England | – |
| 184 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 60,262 | North East | – |
| 185 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | 60,182 | Wales | – |
| 186 | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | 60,147 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 187 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 60,047 | West Midlands | – |
| 188 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 59,978 | North West | – |
| 189 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 59,849 | South East | – |
| 190 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 59,838 | South West | – |
| 191 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 59,607 | North West | – |
| 192 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 59,507 | East of England | – |
| 193 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 59,464 | West Midlands | – |
| 194 | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | 59,457 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 195 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 58,991 | East of England | – |
| 196 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 58,767 | North West | – |
| 197 | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | 58,283 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 198 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | 57,914 | Wales | – |
| 199 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 57,760 | East of England | – |
| 200 | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | 57,576 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 201 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 57,498 | South East | – |
| 202 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | 57,450 | Wales | – |
| 203 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 57,356 | West Midlands | – |
| 204 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 56,924 | South East | – |
| 205 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 56,732 | East of England | – |
| 206 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 56,586 | West Midlands | – |
| 207 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 56,277 | East Midlands | – |
| 208 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 55,951 | North West | – |
| 209 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 55,760 | South East | – |
| 210 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 55,590 | South East | – |
| 211 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 55,589 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 212 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | 55,488 | Wales | – |
| 213 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 55,437 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 214 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 55,407 | South West | – |
| 215 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 55,238 | South East | – |
| 216 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 54,708 | South East | – |
| 217 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 54,557 | East of England | – |
| 218 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 54,508 | East Midlands | – |
| 219 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 54,270 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 220 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 54,118 | South East | – |
| 221 | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | 54,005 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 222 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 53,589 | South East | – |
| 223 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 53,583 | South East | – |
| 224 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 53,573 | South East | – |
| 225 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 53,423 | West Midlands | – |
| 226 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 53,331 | East Midlands | – |
| 227 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 52,899 | South West | – |
| 228 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 52,718 | South East | – |
| 229 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 52,554 | South West | – |
| 230 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 52,489 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 231 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 52,472 | East of England | – |
| 232 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 52,448 | South East | – |
| 233 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 52,423 | South East | – |
| 234 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 52,378 | South West | – |
| 235 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | 52,235 | Wales | – |
| 236 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 51,715 | South East | – |
| 237 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 51,551 | East Midlands | – |
| 238 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 51,458 | East Midlands | – |
| 239 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 51,293 | West Midlands | – |
| 240 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | 51,105 | Wales | – |
| 241 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 50,989 | East Midlands | – |
| 242 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 50,767 | North West | – |
| 243 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 50,548 | South East | – |
| 244 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 50,334 | East Midlands | – |
| 245 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 50,248 | South East | – |
| 246 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 50,132 | North West | – |
| 247 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 49,883 | East Midlands | – |
| 248 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 49,538 | South East | – |
| 249 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 49,446 | East Midlands | – |
| 250 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 49,013 | South East | – |
| 251 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 48,918 | North East | – |
| 252 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 48,792 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 253 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 48,639 | South East | – |
| 254 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 48,586 | North West | – |
| 255 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 48,533 | North West | – |
| 256 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 48,374 | East of England | – |
| 257 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 48,361 | East Midlands | – |
| 258 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 48,338 | South East | – |
| 259 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 48,223 | South East | – |
| 260 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 48,058 | East Midlands | – |
| 261 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 48,030 | East Midlands | – |
| 262 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 47,981 | South East | – |
| 263 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 47,013 | West Midlands | – |
| 264 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 46,458 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 265 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 46,209 | East of England | – |
| 266 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 46,121 | West Midlands | – |
| 267 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 45,987 | East Midlands | – |
| 268 | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | 45,715 | Northern Ireland | – |
| 269 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 45,696 | South East | – |
| 270 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 45,630 | West Midlands | – |
| 271 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 45,610 | South East | – |
| 272 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 45,502 | South East | – |
| 273 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 45,320 | West Midlands | – |
| 274 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 45,240 | East Midlands | – |
| 275 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 44,973 | East Midlands | – |
| 276 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 44,722 | West Midlands | – |
| 277 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 44,544 | East of England | – |
| 278 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 44,343 | East of England | – |
| 279 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 44,083 | East of England | – |
| 280 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 43,688 | South East | – |
| 281 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 43,457 | West Midlands | – |
| 282 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 43,197 | South West | – |
| 283 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 43,123 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 284 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 42,682 | East of England | – |
| 285 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 42,593 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 286 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 42,575 | East Midlands | – |
| 287 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 42,507 | East Midlands | – |
| 288 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | 42,387 | Wales | – |
| 289 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 42,355 | West Midlands | – |
| 290 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 42,345 | East Midlands | – |
| 291 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 42,102 | South East | – |
| 292 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 41,885 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 293 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 41,805 | South East | – |
| 294 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 41,724 | South East | – |
| 295 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 41,437 | South East | – |
| 296 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 41,266 | West Midlands | – |
| 297 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 41,015 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 298 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 40,931 | South West | – |
| 299 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 40,930 | North East | – |
| 300 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | 40,923 | Wales | – |
| 301 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 40,772 | East Midlands | – |
| 302 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 40,703 | East Midlands | – |
| 303 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 40,597 | South West | – |
| 304 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 40,453 | South East | – |
| 305 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 40,413 | East Midlands | – |
| 306 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 40,362 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 307 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | 40,241 | Wales | – |
| 308 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 40,200 | East of England | – |
| 309 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 39,964 | South East | – |
| 310 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 39,872 | North West | – |
| 311 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 39,849 | East of England | – |
| 312 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 39,719 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 313 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 39,628 | East of England | – |
| 314 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 39,335 | South West | – |
| 315 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 39,303 | South East | – |
| 316 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 38,066 | North West | – |
| 317 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 37,857 | East of England | – |
| 318 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 37,606 | North West | – |
| 319 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 37,412 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 320 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 37,389 | East of England | – |
| 321 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 37,217 | South West | – |
| 322 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 37,203 | East of England | – |
| 323 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 37,139 | South East | – |
| 324 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 36,958 | East of England | – |
| 325 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 36,858 | East of England | – |
| 326 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 36,511 | East of England | – |
| 327 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 36,378 | West Midlands | – |
| 328 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 36,008 | South East | – |
| 329 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 35,922 | South East | – |
| 330 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 35,633 | South West | – |
| 331 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 35,623 | South East | – |
| 332 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 35,557 | East of England | – |
| 333 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 35,262 | East Midlands | – |
| 334 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 34,892 | West Midlands | – |
| 335 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 34,838 | South East | – |
| 336 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 34,790 | North West | – |
| 337 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 32,895 | West Midlands | – |
| 338 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 32,342 | East of England | – |
| 339 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 32,283 | East Midlands | – |
| 340 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 31,321 | South East | – |
| 341 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | 30,893 | Wales | – |
| 342 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | 30,822 | Wales | – |
| 343 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 30,561 | North West | – |
| 344 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 30,457 | South West | – |
| 345 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | 30,340 | Wales | – |
| 346 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 29,404 | East Midlands | – |
| 347 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 27,900 | East of England | – |
| 348 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 27,678 | South East | – |
| 349 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 27,580 | West Midlands | – |
| 350 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 26,747 | North West | – |
| 351 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | 25,783 | Wales | – |
| 352 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 24,818 | South West | – |
| 353 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 24,077 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 354 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 22,617 | East Midlands | – |
| 355 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 22,599 | East Midlands | – |
| 356 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 16,694 | East Midlands | – |
| 357 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 12,718 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 358 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 10,618 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 359 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 10,573 | Scotland | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 360 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 4,914 | London | – |
| 361 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 942 | South West | – |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households)

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