Population density: every council in South West
Bristol had the highest population density of South West’s 27 councils in 2021, at 4,315 per km².
West Devon had the lowest, at 49 per km². The middle council, Teignbridge, had 200 per km².
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol | 4,315 per km² |
| 2 | Plymouth | 3,315 per km² |
| 3 | Gloucester | 3,265 per km² |
| 4 | Exeter | 2,779 per km² |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 2,550 per km² |
| 6 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 2,469 per km² |
| 7 | Torbay | 2,216 per km² |
| 8 | Swindon | 1,015 per km² |
| 9 | South Gloucestershire | 584 per km² |
| 10 | North Somerset | 578 per km² |
| 11 | Bath and North East Somerset | 551 per km² |
| 12 | Stroud | 263 per km² |
| 13 | Tewkesbury | 229 per km² |
| 14 | Teignbridge | 200 per km² |
| 15 | East Devon | 185 per km² |
| 16 | Somerset summed-from-output-areas | 166 per km² |
| 17 | Forest of Dean | 165 per km² |
| 18 | Cornwall | 161 per km² |
| 19 | Wiltshire | 157 per km² |
| 20 | Dorset | 152 per km² |
| 21 | Isles of Scilly | 126 per km² |
| 22 | South Hams | 100 per km² |
| =23 | Mid Devon | 91 per km² |
| =23 | North Devon | 91 per km² |
| 25 | Cotswold | 78 per km² |
| 26 | Torridge | 69 per km² |
| 27 | West Devon | 49 per km² |
Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Source and method · See it on the map