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This is a list of districts of England ordered by population density - midyear population estimates for 2008 from the Office for National Statistics[1].

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Over 10,000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
1 Kensington and Chelsea 14,864 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
2 Islington 12,847 London borough Greater London
3 Tower Hamlets 11,154 London borough Greater London
4 Hackney 11,131 London borough Greater London
5 Westminster 10,988 London borough, City (1540) Greater London
6 Camden 10,814 London borough Greater London
7 Hammersmith and Fulham 10,497 London borough Greater London
8 Lambeth 10,234 London borough Greater London

1,000 - 10,000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
9 Southwark 9,635 London borough Greater London
10 Wandsworth 8,289 London borough Greater London
11 Haringey 7,645 London borough Greater London
12 Lewisham 7,441 London borough Greater London
13 Newham 6,890 London borough Greater London
14 Brent 6,259 London borough Greater London
15 Waltham Forest 5,750 London borough Greater London
16 Ealing 5,565 London borough Greater London
17 Merton 5,355 London borough Greater London
18 Portsmouth 4,956 Unitary Authority, City (1926) Hampshire
19 Greenwich 4,708 London borough Greater London
20 Southampton 4,707 Unitary Authority, City (1964) Hampshire
21 Barking and Dagenham 4,680 London borough Greater London
22 Redbridge 4,565 London borough Greater London
23 Luton 4,424 Unitary Authority, Borough Bedfordshire
24 Kingston upon Thames 4,298 London borough, Royal Borough Greater London
25 Harrow 4,284 London borough Greater London
26 Sutton 4,278 London borough Greater London
27 Blackpool 4,064 Unitary Authority, Borough Lancashire
28 Leicester 4,020 Unitary Authority, City (1919) Leicestershire
29 Manchester 4,014 Metropolitan borough, City (1853) Greater Manchester
30 Hounslow 3,976 London borough Greater London
31 Croydon 3,951 London borough Greater London
32 Southend-on-Sea 3,935 Unitary Authority, Borough Essex
33 Nottingham 3,919 Unitary Authority, City (1897) Nottinghamshire
34 Liverpool 3,888 Metropolitan borough, City (1880) Merseyside
35 Bristol 3,844 Unitary Authority, City (1542) Bristol
36 Barnet 3,822 London borough Greater London
37 Birmingham 3,797 Metropolitan borough, City (1889) West Midlands
38 Watford 3,781 Borough Hertfordshire
39 Slough 3,724 Unitary Authority, Borough Berkshire
40 Bexley 3,687 London borough Greater London
41 Hull 3,621 Unitary Authority, City (1299) East Riding of Yorkshire
42 Reading 3,607 Unitary Authority, Borough Berkshire
43 Enfield 3,558 London borough Greater London
44 Bournemouth 3,549 Unitary Authority, Borough Dorset
45 Norwich 3,480 City (1195) Norfolk
46 Wolverhampton 3,405 Metropolitan borough, City (2000) West Midlands
47 Sandwell 3,379 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
48 Oxford 3,375 City (1542) Oxfordshire
49 Plymouth 3,169 Unitary Authority, City (1928) Devon
50 Gosport 3,164 Borough Hampshire
51 Coventry 3,140 Metropolitan borough, City (1345) West Midlands
52 Richmond upon Thames 3,137 London borough Greater London
53 Dudley 3,129 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
54 Brighton & Hove 3,104 Unitary Authority, City (2000) East Sussex
55 Ipswich 3,103 Borough Suffolk
56 Worthing 3,085 Borough West Sussex
57 Stevenage 3,081 Borough Hertfordshire
58 Derby 3,065 Unitary Authority, City (1977) Derbyshire
59 Cambridge 3,017 City (1951) Cambridgeshire
60 Hastings 2,907 Borough East Sussex
61 Gloucester 2,844 City (1541) Gloucestershire
62 Worcester 2,828 City (1189) Worcestershire
63 City of London 2,725 Unitary Authority, City (TI), sui generis City of London
64 Exeter 2,625 City (TI) Devon
65 Harlow 2,587 Essex
66 Middlesbrough 2,580 Unitary Authority, Borough North Yorkshire
67 Stoke-on-Trent 2,569 Unitary Authority, City (1925) Staffordshire
68 Northampton 2,541 Borough Northamptonshire
69 Lincoln 2,477 City (TI) Lincolnshire
70 Tamworth 2,457 Borough Staffordshire
71 Walsall 2,457 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
72 Oadby and Wigston 2,432 Borough Leicestershire
73 Newcastle upon Tyne 2,412 Metropolitan borough, City (1882) Tyne and Wear
74 Cheltenham 2,402 Borough Gloucestershire
75 North Tyneside 2,395 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
76 South Tyneside 2,354 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
77 Rushmoor 2,295 Borough Hampshire
78 Salford 2,277 Metropolitan borough, City (1926) Greater Manchester
79 Crawley 2,253 Borough West Sussex
80 Stockport 2,229 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
81 Hillingdon 2,188 London borough Greater London
82 Eastbourne 2,176 Borough East Sussex
83 Poole 2,144 Unitary Authority, Borough Dorset
84 Torbay 2,131 Unitary Authority, Borough Devon
85 Epsom and Ewell 2,125 Borough Surrey
86 Havant 2,124 Borough Hampshire
87 Tameside 2,088 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
88 Havering 2,048 London borough Greater London
89 Sunderland 2,039 Metropolitan borough, City (1992) Tyne and Wear
90 Spelthorne 2,032 Borough Surrey
91 Bromley 2,015 London borough Greater London
92 Trafford 2,007 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
93 Castle Point 1,993 Borough Essex
94 Wirral 1,971 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
95 Bolton 1,880 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
96 Bury 1,840 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
97 Sefton 1,796 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
98 Broxbourne 1,752 Borough Hertfordshire
99 Knowsley 1,744 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
100 Wigan 1,630 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
101 Basildon 1,569 Essex
102 Weymouth and Portland 1,557 Borough Dorset
103 Nuneaton and Bedworth 1,545 Borough Warwickshire
104 Oldham 1,543 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
105 Chesterfield 1,526 Borough Derbyshire
106 Eastleigh 1,517 Borough Hampshire
107 Halton 1,515 Unitary Authority, Borough Cheshire
108 Fareham 1,486 Borough Hampshire
109 Redditch 1,473 Borough Worcestershire
110 Sheffield 1,453 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) South Yorkshire
111 Adur 1,452 West Sussex
112 Woking 1,450 Borough Surrey
113 Broxtowe 1,398 Borough Nottinghamshire
114 Leeds 1,397 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) West Yorkshire
115 Elmbridge 1,393 Borough Surrey
116 Bradford 1,369 Metropolitan borough, City (1897) West Yorkshire
117 Gateshead 1,339 Metropolitan borough Tyne and Wear
118 Medway 1,320 Unitary Authority, Borough Kent
119 Mansfield 1,311 Nottinghamshire
120 Rochdale 1,305 Metropolitan borough Greater Manchester
121 St Helens 1,301 Metropolitan borough Merseyside
122 Dartford 1,264 Borough Kent
123 Thanet 1,257 Kent
124 Cannock Chase 1,202 Staffordshire
125 Solihull 1,153 Metropolitan borough West Midlands
126 Hyndburn 1,118 Borough Lancashire
127 Warrington 1,086 Unitary Authority, Borough Cheshire
128 Runnymede 1,069 Borough Surrey
129 Ashfield 1,063 Nottinghamshire
130 Bracknell Forest 1,049 Unitary Authority, Borough Berkshire
131 Reigate and Banstead 1,044 Borough Surrey
132 Blackburn with Darwen 1,027 Unitary Authority, Borough Lancashire
133 Erewash 1,015 Borough Derbyshire

100 - 1000 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
134 Gravesham 990 Borough Kent
135 Kirklees 989 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
136 Three Rivers 987 Hertfordshire
137 Hartlepool 977 Unitary Authority, Borough Durham
138 Hertsmere 976 Borough Hertfordshire
139 Wakefield 952 Metropolitan borough, City (1888) West Yorkshire
140 South Ribble 949 Borough Lancashire
141 Stockton-on-Tees 941 Unitary Authority, Borough Durham and North Yorkshire
142 Gedling 934 Borough Nottinghamshire
143 Thurrock 928 Unitary Authority, Borough Essex
144 Preston 928 City (2002) Lancashire
145 Barrow-in-Furness 921 Borough Cumbria
146 Christchurch 909 Borough Dorset
147 Wokingham 889 Unitary Authority Berkshire
148 Rotherham 886 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
149 Surrey Heath 877 Borough Surrey
150 Swindon 838 Unitary Authority, Borough Wiltshire
151 Welwyn Hatfield 836 Hertfordshire
152 St Albans 830 City (1877) Hertfordshire
153 North East Lincolnshire 825 Unitary Authority, Borough Lincolnshire
154 Burnley 789 Borough Lancashire
155 Milton Keynes 752 Unitary Authority, Borough Buckinghamshire
156 Windsor and Maidenhead 727 Unitary Authority, Royal Borough Berkshire
157 York 719 Unitary Authority, City (TI) North Yorkshire
158 Blaby 716 Leicestershire
159 Corby 695 Borough Northamptonshire
160 Barnsley 687 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
161 Arun 664 West Sussex
162 Dacorum 657 Borough Hertfordshire
163 Charnwood 599 Borough Leicestershire
164 Newcastle-under-Lyme 591 Borough Staffordshire
165 Redcar and Cleveland 570 Unitary Authority, Borough North Yorkshire
166 Telford and Wrekin 558 Unitary Authority, Borough Shropshire
167 Calderdale 555 Metropolitan borough West Yorkshire
168 North Somerset 553 Unitary Authority Somerset
169 Colchester 550 Borough Essex
170 Great Yarmouth 543 Borough Norfolk
171 Pendle 531 Borough Lancashire
172 Bath and North East Somerset 521 Unitary Authority Somerset
173 South Gloucestershire 519 Unitary Authority Gloucestershire
174 Chorley 517 Borough Lancashire
175 Doncaster 513 Metropolitan borough South Yorkshire
176 Darlington 509 Unitary Authority, Borough Durham
177 Wyre Forest 505 Worcestershire
178 Guildford 501 Borough Surrey
179 Wycombe 498 Buckinghamshire
180 Chelmsford 493 Borough Essex
181 Rochford 491 Essex
182 Tonbridge and Malling 488 Borough Kent
183 Rossendale 488 Borough Lancashire
184 Canterbury 485 City (TI) Kent
185 Warwick 480 Warwickshire
186 Brentwood 478 Borough Essex
187 Peterborough 478 Unitary Authority, City (1541) Cambridgeshire
188 Wellingborough 469 Borough Northamptonshire
189 Bolsover 463 Derbyshire
190 Chiltern 463 Buckinghamshire
191 Fylde 462 Borough Lancashire
192 South Bucks 459 Buckinghamshire
193 Amber Valley 456 Borough Derbyshire
194 Tendring 437 Essex
195 Bromsgrove 428 Worcestershire
196 Hart 421 Hampshire
197 Mid Sussex 394 West Sussex
198 Wyre 392 Borough Lancashire
199 Kettering 388 Borough Northamptonshire
200 Maidstone 370 Borough Kent
201 Isle of Wight 369 Unitary Authority, County Isle of Wight
202 Epping Forest (district) 366 Essex
203 Cheshire West and Chester 358 Unitary Authority Cheshire
204 Central Bedfordshire 356 Unitary Authority Bedfordshire
205 North East Derbyshire 356 Derbyshire
206 Hinckley and Bosworth 354 Borough Leicestershire
207 Swale 353 Borough Kent
208 Waverley 344 Borough Surrey
209 Dover 339 Kent
210 Tandridge 336 Surrey
211 North Hertfordshire 330 Hertfordshire
212 Bedford 327 Unitary Authority, Borough Bedfordshire
213 Lewes 326 East Sussex
214 North West Leicestershire 325 Leicestershire
215 Tunbridge Wells 324 Borough Kent
216 Waveney 318 Suffolk
217 Mole Valley 317 Surrey
218 West Lancashire 315 Lancashire
219 Sevenoaks 311 Kent
220 Cheshire East 310 Unitary Authority Cheshire
221 Lichfield 296 Staffordshire
222 East Hertfordshire 285 Hertfordshire
223 East Staffordshire 282 Borough Staffordshire
224 Shepway 281 Kent
225 South Derbyshire 274 Derbyshire
226 Rushcliffe 268 Borough Nottinghamshire
227 South Staffordshire 261 Staffordshire
228 Rugby 261 Borough Warwickshire
229 Basingstoke and Deane 255 Borough Hampshire
230 Lancaster 250 City (1937) Lancashire
231 Horsham 246 West Sussex
232 East Dorset 242 Dorset
233 Stroud 240 Gloucestershire
234 Taunton Deane 235 Borough Somerset
235 Cherwell 235 Oxfordshire
236 New Forest 233 Hampshire
237 Braintree 232 Essex
238 County Durham 228 Unitary Authority County Durham
239 Broadland 223 Norfolk
240 North Warwickshire 219 Borough Warwickshire
241 East Hampshire 217 Hampshire
242 West Berkshire 217 Unitary Authority Berkshire
243 Stafford 208 Staffordshire
244 Vale of White Horse 202 Oxfordshire
245 Sedgemoor 200 Somerset
246 Ashford 195 Borough Kent
247 Aylesbury Vale 195 Buckinghamshire
248 Tewkesbury 191 Borough Gloucestershire
249 South Oxfordshire 190 Oxfordshire
250 North Lincolnshire 189 Unitary Authority, Borough Lincolnshire
251 Teignbridge 189 Devon
252 Huntingdonshire 186 Cambridgeshire
253 Test Valley 184 Borough Hampshire
254 Wychavon 177 Worcestershire
255 Bassetlaw 176 Nottinghamshire
256 Maldon 176 Essex
257 Rother 174 East Sussex
258 Newark and Sherwood 174 Nottinghamshire
259 High Peak 173 Borough Derbyshire
260 Wealden 172 East Sussex
261 Forest Heath 171 Suffolk
262 Winchester 171 City (TI) Hampshire
263 East Northamptonshire 169 Northamptonshire
264 Fenland 168 Cambridgeshire
265 Staffordshire Moorlands 166 Staffordshire
266 South Somerset 165 Somerset
267 East Devon 163 Devon
268 Boston 161 Borough Lincolnshire
269 St Edmundsbury 158 Borough Suffolk
270 Forest of Dean 156 Gloucestershire
271 South Cambridgeshire 154 Cambridgeshire
272 Cornwall 150 Unitary Authority Cornwall
273 Mendip 149 Somerset
274 Babergh 147 Suffolk
275 South Northamptonshire 144 Northamptonshire
276 West Oxfordshire 142 Oxfordshire
277 Suffolk Coastal 141 Suffolk
278 Chichester 141 West Sussex
279 South Kesteven 140 Lincolnshire
280 Wiltshire 140 Unitary Authority Wiltshire
281 Harborough 140 Leicestershire
282 East Riding of Yorkshire 139 Unitary Authority East Riding of Yorkshire
283 Selby 137 North Yorkshire
284 Scarborough 133 Borough North Yorkshire
285 South Norfolk 131 Norfolk
286 Malvern Hills 130 Worcestershire
287 Isles of Scilly 128 Unitary Authority, sui generis Cornwall
288 East Cambridgeshire 126 Cambridgeshire
289 Harrogate 123 North Yorkshire
290 Stratford-on-Avon 121 Warwickshire
291 Daventry 120 Northamptonshire
292 North Kesteven 115 Lincolnshire
293 Uttlesford 115 Essex
294 Purbeck 114 Dorset
295 South Holland 112 Lincolnshire
296 North Dorset 111 Dorset
297 Mid Suffolk 109 Suffolk
298 North Norfolk 105 Norfolk
299 Rutland 103 Unitary Authority Rutland
300 Melton 102 Borough Leicestershire
301 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 101 Borough Norfolk
302 Breckland 101 Norfolk
303 Ribble Valley 100 Borough Lancashire

Less than 100 / km²

Rank District Density
(per km²)		 Type of district Ceremonial county
304 Carlisle 100 City (TI) Cumbria
305 Copeland 96 Borough Cumbria
306 South Hams 94 Devon
307 Shropshire 92 Unitary Authority Shropshire
308 West Dorset 90 Dorset
309 Derbyshire Dales 89 Derbyshire
310 North Devon 85 Devon
311 Mid Devon 84 Devon
312 Herefordshire 82 Unitary Authority Herefordshire
313 East Lindsey 80 Lincolnshire
314 West Lindsey 77 Lincolnshire
315 Allerdale 76 Borough Cumbria
316 Cotswold 72 Gloucestershire
317 South Lakeland 68 Cumbria
318 Torridge 67 Devon
319 Hambleton 66 North Yorkshire
320 Northumberland 62 Unitary Authority Northumberland
321 West Somerset 49 Somerset
322 Craven 48 North Yorkshire
323 West Devon 46 Borough Devon
324 Richmondshire 39 North Yorkshire
325 Ryedale 36 North Yorkshire
326 Eden 24 Cumbria

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