# Biggest and smallest places in England by population (2025)

Birmingham was the most populated of England’s 296 councils in 2025 (population estimate 1,176,960).

Isles of Scilly was the least populated (2,299). The middle council, Vale of White Horse, had 152,217.

| Rank | Area | Population estimate | Region | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 1,176,960 | West Midlands | – |
| 2 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 840,550 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 3 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 639,133 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 4 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 590,972 | South West | – |
| 5 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 588,256 | North West | – |
| 6 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 584,782 | South West | – |
| 7 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 584,296 | South East | – |
| 8 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 579,517 | Yorkshire and The Humber | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 9 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 557,758 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 10 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 539,146 | North East | – |
| 11 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 526,392 | South West | – |
| 12 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 507,915 | North West | – |
| 13 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 495,260 | South West | – |
| 14 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 445,832 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 15 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 444,218 | East Midlands | – |
| 16 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 425,459 | North West | – |
| 17 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 410,085 | London | – |
| 18 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 408,087 | London | – |
| 19 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 405,829 | South West | – |
| 20 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 391,036 | South West | – |
| 21 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 387,072 | London | – |
| 22 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 383,116 | East Midlands | – |
| 23 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 379,569 | East Midlands | – |
| 24 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 376,542 | London | – |
| 25 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 373,951 | North West | – |
| 26 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 369,450 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 27 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 364,766 | West Midlands | – |
| 28 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 360,334 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 29 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 352,918 | West Midlands | – |
| 30 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 352,201 | London | – |
| 31 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 347,089 | North West | – |
| 32 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 339,859 | London | – |
| 33 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 336,048 | London | – |
| 34 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 334,240 | London | – |
| 35 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 333,975 | North East | – |
| 36 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 333,941 | West Midlands | – |
| 37 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 333,162 | West Midlands | – |
| 38 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 329,896 | North West | – |
| 39 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 329,400 | London | – |
| 40 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 326,671 | London | – |
| 41 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 325,765 | East Midlands | – |
| 42 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 323,016 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 43 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 321,829 | London | – |
| 44 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 321,605 | East of England | – |
| 45 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 320,838 | North East | – |
| 46 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 314,298 | London | – |
| 47 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 312,366 | London | – |
| 48 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 309,732 | North West | – |
| 49 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 308,866 | South East | – |
| 50 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 308,787 | South West | – |
| 51 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 304,879 | North West | – |
| 52 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 301,225 | London | – |
| 53 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 301,037 | London | – |
| 54 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 299,486 | London | – |
| 55 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 297,004 | North West | – |
| 56 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 295,722 | West Midlands | – |
| 57 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 292,697 | South East | – |
| 58 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 287,583 | North West | – |
| 59 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 287,070 | North East | – |
| 60 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 284,170 | South East | – |
| 61 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 283,713 | London | – |
| 62 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 282,343 | North West | – |
| 63 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 281,434 | West Midlands | – |
| 64 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 280,787 | London | – |
| 65 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 279,161 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 66 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 275,344 | East Midlands | – |
| 67 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 273,257 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 68 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 272,612 | London | – |
| 69 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 272,282 | West Midlands | – |
| 70 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 271,361 | South West | – |
| 71 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 266,241 | London | – |
| 72 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 266,218 | London | – |
| 73 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 259,230 | South East | – |
| 74 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 257,103 | London | – |
| 75 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 252,784 | Yorkshire and The Humber | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 76 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 251,915 | North West | – |
| 77 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 250,106 | East of England | – |
| 78 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 245,286 | South West | – |
| 79 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 240,981 | North West | – |
| 80 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 240,822 | North West | – |
| 81 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 238,295 | London | – |
| 82 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 237,641 | North West | – |
| 83 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 236,380 | East of England | – |
| 84 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 231,307 | North West | – |
| 85 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 227,160 | South West | – |
| 86 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 224,757 | East of England | – |
| 87 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 224,551 | London | – |
| 88 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 221,449 | West Midlands | – |
| 89 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 218,891 | London | – |
| 90 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 216,658 | London | – |
| 91 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 215,425 | North West | – |
| 92 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 215,401 | North East | – |
| 93 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 213,972 | London | – |
| 94 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 212,367 | London | – |
| 95 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 211,475 | South East | – |
| 96 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 210,734 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 97 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 209,118 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 98 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 207,158 | North East | – |
| 99 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 202,509 | North East | – |
| 100 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 201,163 | East of England | – |
| 101 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 200,898 | South West | – |
| 102 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 199,378 | West Midlands | – |
| 103 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 199,271 | North West | – |
| 104 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 196,713 | London | – |
| 105 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 196,398 | East of England | – |
| 106 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 194,037 | South East | – |
| 107 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 193,489 | East of England | – |
| 108 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 192,539 | West Midlands | – |
| 109 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 191,941 | East of England | – |
| 110 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 191,415 | South East | – |
| 111 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 190,570 | East of England | – |
| 112 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 190,216 | London | – |
| 113 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 189,890 | North West | – |
| 114 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 189,718 | East Midlands | – |
| 115 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 189,407 | East of England | – |
| 116 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 189,024 | South East | – |
| 117 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 185,214 | East of England | – |
| 118 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 183,762 | South East | – |
| 119 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 181,664 | East of England | – |
| 120 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 175,930 | South East | – |
| 121 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 174,641 | East of England | – |
| 122 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 172,761 | London | – |
| 123 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 172,326 | South East | – |
| 124 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 172,178 | South East | – |
| 125 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 171,421 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 126 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 168,308 | South East | – |
| 127 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 167,450 | South East | – |
| 128 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 166,471 | East of England | – |
| 129 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 165,940 | South East | – |
| 130 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 165,523 | South East | – |
| 131 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 164,498 | North West | – |
| 132 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 163,801 | North West | – |
| 133 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 163,723 | North West | – |
| 134 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 163,566 | South East | – |
| 135 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 162,612 | South East | – |
| 136 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 162,316 | East of England | – |
| 137 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 160,671 | South East | – |
| 138 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 160,101 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 139 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 159,776 | South East | – |
| 140 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 159,637 | South West | – |
| 141 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 159,413 | South East | – |
| 142 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 159,060 | East of England | – |
| 143 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 158,084 | South East | – |
| 144 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 158,033 | East of England | – |
| 145 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 157,925 | West Midlands | – |
| 146 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 156,943 | East of England | – |
| 147 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 152,795 | North East | – |
| 148 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 152,217 | South East | – |
| 149 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 152,148 | South East | – |
| 150 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 152,016 | South East | – |
| 151 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 151,255 | North East | – |
| 152 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 150,757 | East of England | – |
| 153 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 150,396 | East of England | – |
| 154 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 149,872 | East of England | – |
| 155 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 148,772 | West Midlands | – |
| 156 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 148,095 | East of England | – |
| 157 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 148,069 | East Midlands | – |
| 158 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 146,756 | East Midlands | – |
| 159 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 145,734 | London | – |
| 160 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 145,676 | East of England | – |
| 161 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 145,237 | North West | – |
| 162 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 144,042 | West Midlands | – |
| 163 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 143,710 | South East | – |
| 164 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 143,618 | South East | – |
| 165 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 143,492 | North West | – |
| 166 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 142,903 | West Midlands | – |
| 167 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 142,523 | South East | – |
| 168 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 142,484 | South East | – |
| 169 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 140,777 | South East | – |
| 170 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 139,652 | East of England | – |
| 171 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 139,541 | North East | – |
| 172 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 139,486 | South West | – |
| 173 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 139,457 | East of England | – |
| 174 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 139,175 | West Midlands | – |
| 175 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 138,607 | South West | – |
| 176 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 138,565 | South West | – |
| 177 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 138,394 | East of England | – |
| 178 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 137,913 | South East | – |
| 179 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 137,894 | South West | – |
| 180 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 137,365 | East of England | – |
| 181 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 137,218 | South East | – |
| 182 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 136,856 | South East | – |
| 183 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 135,698 | South East | – |
| 184 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 132,145 | South East | – |
| 185 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 131,912 | North West | – |
| 186 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 131,894 | East Midlands | – |
| 187 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 131,541 | West Midlands | – |
| 188 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 130,599 | South East | – |
| 189 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 130,581 | East Midlands | – |
| 190 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 130,224 | South East | – |
| 191 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 128,684 | East Midlands | – |
| 192 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 128,093 | West Midlands | – |
| 193 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 127,857 | East Midlands | – |
| 194 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 127,362 | South East | – |
| 195 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 126,454 | East Midlands | – |
| 196 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 126,418 | South West | – |
| 197 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 126,297 | South East | – |
| 198 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 125,594 | West Midlands | – |
| 199 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 124,462 | South East | – |
| 200 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 123,564 | North West | – |
| 201 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 123,267 | East Midlands | – |
| 202 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 123,183 | South East | – |
| 203 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 121,814 | North West | – |
| 204 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 121,748 | East of England | – |
| 205 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 121,452 | South West | – |
| 206 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 121,412 | South East | – |
| 207 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 121,105 | East Midlands | – |
| 208 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 121,055 | South East | – |
| 209 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 120,528 | North West | – |
| 210 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 120,098 | South East | – |
| 211 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 119,441 | East Midlands | – |
| 212 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 118,240 | East Midlands | – |
| 213 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 117,554 | North West | – |
| 214 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 115,373 | South East | – |
| 215 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 114,811 | West Midlands | – |
| 216 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 113,963 | East Midlands | – |
| 217 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 113,844 | South East | – |
| 218 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 113,682 | East Midlands | – |
| 219 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 113,474 | East Midlands | – |
| 220 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 113,402 | North East | – |
| 221 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 113,270 | West Midlands | – |
| 222 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 113,263 | East Midlands | – |
| 223 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 113,047 | East of England | – |
| 224 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 112,163 | South East | – |
| 225 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 111,221 | South East | – |
| 226 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 110,242 | East of England | – |
| 227 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 108,423 | East Midlands | – |
| 228 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 107,888 | East Midlands | – |
| 229 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 107,658 | East of England | – |
| 230 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 107,188 | South East | – |
| 231 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 106,954 | West Midlands | – |
| 232 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 106,577 | East Midlands | – |
| 233 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 106,419 | East Midlands | – |
| 234 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 106,197 | South East | – |
| 235 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 106,185 | South East | – |
| 236 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 105,930 | East of England | – |
| 237 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 104,299 | West Midlands | – |
| 238 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 104,179 | West Midlands | – |
| 239 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 103,894 | South East | – |
| 240 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 103,753 | South West | – |
| 241 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 103,708 | East of England | – |
| 242 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 103,351 | East Midlands | – |
| 243 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 103,335 | South East | – |
| 244 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 103,130 | East of England | – |
| 245 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 102,648 | South East | – |
| 246 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 101,973 | West Midlands | – |
| 247 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 101,281 | South West | – |
| 248 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 100,957 | East of England | – |
| 249 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 100,946 | North West | – |
| 250 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 100,758 | East Midlands | – |
| 251 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 100,203 | North West | – |
| 252 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 99,716 | East Midlands | – |
| 253 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 99,656 | North East | – |
| 254 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 98,543 | East of England | – |
| 255 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 97,833 | East of England | – |
| 256 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 96,764 | West Midlands | – |
| 257 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 96,762 | East of England | – |
| 258 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 96,150 | South East | – |
| 259 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 96,068 | East of England | – |
| 260 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 95,094 | South East | – |
| 261 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 94,599 | East of England | – |
| 262 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 93,171 | South West | – |
| 263 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 93,013 | South East | – |
| 264 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 92,081 | East of England | – |
| 265 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 91,676 | East Midlands | – |
| 266 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 91,563 | South West | – |
| 267 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 90,855 | South East | – |
| 268 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 90,760 | East of England | – |
| 269 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 90,613 | East of England | – |
| 270 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 90,322 | South East | – |
| 271 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 90,157 | South West | – |
| 272 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 88,808 | South East | – |
| 273 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 87,548 | West Midlands | – |
| 274 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 86,908 | North West | – |
| 275 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 86,689 | North West | – |
| 276 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 85,593 | South West | – |
| 277 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 84,397 | East Midlands | – |
| 278 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 84,380 | West Midlands | – |
| 279 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 83,370 | South East | – |
| 280 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 82,618 | South East | – |
| 281 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 81,392 | West Midlands | – |
| 282 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 80,104 | East of England | – |
| 283 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 73,688 | North West | – |
| 284 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 72,092 | East Midlands | – |
| 285 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 72,028 | East Midlands | – |
| 286 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 70,378 | South West | – |
| 287 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 70,196 | East of England | – |
| 288 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 67,688 | West Midlands | – |
| 289 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 66,938 | North West | – |
| 290 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 64,802 | South East | – |
| 291 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 61,533 | East Midlands | – |
| 292 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 58,980 | South West | – |
| 293 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 54,694 | East Midlands | – |
| 294 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 41,629 | East Midlands | – |
| 295 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 15,631 | London | – |
| 296 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 2,299 | South West | – |

Source: Mid-year population estimates, ONS population estimates. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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