Fastest and slowest growing places in South West (2025)
Tewkesbury was the fastest growing of South West’s 27 councils in 2025 (annual population change 2.0%).
Isles of Scilly was the slowest growing (−3.5%). The middle council, Dorset, had 0.4%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tewkesbury | 2.0% |
| 2 | South Hams | 1.2% |
| 3 | North Somerset | 1.1% |
| =4 | East Devon | 1.0% |
| =4 | South Gloucestershire | 1.0% |
| =4 | Torridge | 1.0% |
| 7 | Swindon | 0.8% |
| 8 | Stroud | 0.7% |
| 9 | Mid Devon | 0.6% |
| =10 | Gloucester | 0.5% |
| =10 | Somerset | 0.5% |
| =10 | Wiltshire | 0.5% |
| =13 | Cornwall | 0.4% |
| =13 | Dorset | 0.4% |
| 15 | Forest of Dean | 0.3% |
| =16 | Bath and North East Somerset | 0.2% |
| =16 | Bristol | 0.2% |
| =16 | North Devon | 0.2% |
| =16 | Teignbridge | 0.2% |
| =16 | West Devon | 0.2% |
| 21 | Cheltenham | 0.0% |
| =22 | Cotswold | −0.2% |
| =22 | Plymouth | −0.2% |
| 24 | Torbay | −0.3% |
| 25 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | −0.5% |
| 26 | Exeter | −0.8% |
| 27 | Isles of Scilly | −3.5% |
Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Source and method · See it on the map