Fastest and slowest growing places in England (2025)

Rugby was the fastest growing of England’s 296 councils in 2025 (annual population change 2.4%).

Isles of Scilly was the slowest growing (−3.5%). The middle council, Wyre Forest, had 0.6%.

Map of annual population change across the UK

Annual population change for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.4%
2	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	2.1%
3	TewkesburySouth West	South West	2.0%
=4	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.9%
=4	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.9%
=4	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	1.9%
=4	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	1.9%
=8	BurnleyNorth West	North West	1.8%
=8	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	1.8%
=8	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	1.8%
=8	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.8%
=8	PrestonNorth West	North West	1.8%
=8	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	1.8%
=8	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.8%
=8	WaverleySouth East	South East	1.8%
=8	WyreNorth West	North West	1.8%
=17	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	1.7%
=17	MaldonEast of England	East of England	1.7%
=17	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.7%
=17	TendringEast of England	East of England	1.7%
21	South RibbleNorth West	North West	1.6%
=22	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	1.5%
=22	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	1.5%
=22	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	1.5%
=22	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	1.5%
=22	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.5%
=27	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.4%
=27	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	1.4%
=27	DartfordSouth East	South East	1.4%
=27	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.4%
=27	FyldeNorth West	North West	1.4%
=27	HaveringLondon	London	1.4%
=27	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.4%
=27	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.4%
=27	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.4%
=27	RochfordEast of England	East of England	1.4%
=27	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.4%
=27	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	1.4%
=39	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.3%
=39	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	1.3%
=39	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	1.3%
=39	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.3%
=39	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.3%
=44	AshfordSouth East	South East	1.2%
=44	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	1.2%
=44	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	1.2%
=44	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	1.2%
=44	HyndburnNorth West	North West	1.2%
=44	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	1.2%
=44	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	1.2%
=44	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.2%
=44	RochdaleNorth West	North West	1.2%
=44	RossendaleNorth West	North West	1.2%
=44	SalfordNorth West	North West	1.2%
=44	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	1.2%
=44	South HamsSouth West	South West	1.2%
=44	SwaleSouth East	South East	1.2%
=44	West LancashireNorth West	North West	1.2%
=59	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.1%
=59	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	1.1%
=59	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.1%
=59	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.1%
=59	North SomersetSouth West	South West	1.1%
=59	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.1%
=59	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	1.1%
=66	ArunSouth East	South East	1.0%
=66	BaberghEast of England	East of England	1.0%
=66	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	1.0%
=66	ChorleyNorth West	North West	1.0%
=66	DoverSouth East	South East	1.0%
=66	East DevonSouth West	South West	1.0%
=66	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.0%
=66	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	1.0%
=66	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.0%
=66	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	1.0%
=66	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.0%
=66	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	1.0%
=66	ThanetSouth East	South East	1.0%
=66	TorridgeSouth West	South West	1.0%
=66	WinchesterSouth East	South East	1.0%
=81	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.9%
=81	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	0.9%
=81	City of LondonLondon	London	0.9%
=81	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.9%
=81	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	0.9%
=81	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.9%
=81	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.9%
=81	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.9%
=81	StevenageEast of England	East of England	0.9%
=81	StockportNorth West	North West	0.9%
=81	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	0.9%
=81	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	0.9%
=81	WealdenSouth East	South East	0.9%
=94	BedfordEast of England	East of England	0.8%
=94	CherwellSouth East	South East	0.8%
=94	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	0.8%
=94	ChichesterSouth East	South East	0.8%
=94	CumberlandNorth West	North West	0.8%
=94	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.8%
=94	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	0.8%
=94	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	0.8%
=94	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.8%
=94	SeftonNorth West	North West	0.8%
=94	St. HelensNorth West	North West	0.8%
=94	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.8%
=94	SwindonSouth West	South West	0.8%
=94	TamesideNorth West	North West	0.8%
=94	WatfordEast of England	East of England	0.8%
=94	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.8%
=94	WiganNorth West	North West	0.8%
=94	WokinghamSouth East	South East	0.8%
=112	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.7%
=112	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	0.7%
=112	DacorumEast of England	East of England	0.7%
=112	EastleighSouth East	South East	0.7%
=112	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	0.7%
=112	RushmoorSouth East	South East	0.7%
=112	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.7%
=112	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	0.7%
=112	StroudSouth West	South West	0.7%
=112	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.7%
=112	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.7%
=112	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.7%
=124	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield.	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.6%
=124	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	0.6%
=124	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.6%
=124	BuryNorth West	North West	0.6%
=124	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.6%
=124	CrawleySouth East	South East	0.6%
=124	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.6%
=124	East HampshireSouth East	South East	0.6%
=124	HarrowLondon	London	0.6%
=124	HorshamSouth East	South East	0.6%
=124	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	0.6%
=124	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.6%
=124	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	0.6%
=124	North TynesideNorth East	North East	0.6%
=124	PendleNorth West	North West	0.6%
=124	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.6%
=124	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.6%
=124	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	0.6%
=124	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.6%
=124	TraffordNorth West	North West	0.6%
=124	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	0.6%
=124	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	0.6%
=124	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	0.6%
=124	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	0.6%
=124	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.6%
=149	BarnetLondon	London	0.5%
=149	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.5%
=149	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	0.5%
=149	FenlandEast of England	East of England	0.5%
=149	GatesheadNorth East	North East	0.5%
=149	GloucesterSouth West	South West	0.5%
=149	GraveshamSouth East	South East	0.5%
=149	HaltonNorth West	North West	0.5%
=149	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	0.5%
=149	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.5%
=149	OldhamNorth West	North West	0.5%
=149	ReadingSouth East	South East	0.5%
=149	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	0.5%
=149	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	0.5%
=149	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.5%
=149	SomersetSouth West	South West	0.5%
=149	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	0.5%
=149	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	0.5%
=149	WiltshireSouth West	South West	0.5%
=149	WirralNorth West	North West	0.5%
=169	BasildonEast of England	East of England	0.4%
=169	BromleyLondon	London	0.4%
=169	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.4%
=169	CornwallSouth West	South West	0.4%
=169	County DurhamNorth East	North East	0.4%
=169	CroydonLondon	London	0.4%
=169	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.4%
=169	DorsetSouth West	South West	0.4%
=169	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	0.4%
=169	HarlowEast of England	East of England	0.4%
=169	HavantSouth East	South East	0.4%
=169	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	0.4%
=169	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.4%
=169	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	0.4%
=169	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.4%
=169	SloughSouth East	South East	0.4%
=169	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	0.4%
=169	Test ValleySouth East	South East	0.4%
=169	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.4%
=169	WarringtonNorth West	North West	0.4%
=169	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	0.4%
=169	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.4%
=169	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.4%
=192	BexleyLondon	London	0.3%
=192	BoltonNorth West	North West	0.3%
=192	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.3%
=192	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	0.3%
=192	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	0.3%
=192	GuildfordSouth East	South East	0.3%
=192	HartSouth East	South East	0.3%
=192	LewesSouth East	South East	0.3%
=192	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.3%
=192	MedwaySouth East	South East	0.3%
=192	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	0.3%
=192	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	0.3%
=192	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	0.3%
=192	South TynesideNorth East	North East	0.3%
=192	TandridgeSouth East	South East	0.3%
=192	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.3%
=192	WorthingSouth East	South East	0.3%
=209	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	0.2%
=209	BristolSouth West	South West	0.2%
=209	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	0.2%
=209	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	0.2%
=209	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	0.2%
=209	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.2%
=209	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	0.2%
=209	North DevonSouth West	South West	0.2%
=209	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.2%
=209	RotherSouth East	South East	0.2%
=209	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.2%
=209	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	0.2%
=209	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	0.2%
=209	West DevonSouth West	South West	0.2%
=209	WokingSouth East	South East	0.2%
=224	AdurSouth East	South East	0.1%
=224	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	0.1%
=224	CanterburySouth East	South East	0.1%
=224	FarehamSouth East	South East	0.1%
=224	SunderlandNorth East	North East	0.1%
=224	SuttonLondon	London	0.1%
=230	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	0.0%
=230	GreenwichLondon	London	0.0%
=230	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.0%
=230	New ForestSouth East	South East	0.0%
=230	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.0%
=230	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	0.0%
=230	Waltham ForestLondon	London	0.0%
=230	WandsworthLondon	London	0.0%
=238	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.1%
=238	GosportSouth East	South East	−0.1%
=238	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	−0.1%
=238	LancasterNorth West	North West	−0.1%
=238	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	−0.1%
=238	ManchesterNorth West	North West	−0.1%
=238	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	−0.1%
=238	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.1%
=238	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield.	Yorkshire and The Humber	−0.1%
=247	CotswoldSouth West	South West	−0.2%
=247	EalingLondon	London	−0.2%
=247	HastingsSouth East	South East	−0.2%
=247	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.2%
=247	HounslowLondon	London	−0.2%
=247	PlymouthSouth West	South West	−0.2%
=247	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.2%
=254	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.3%
=254	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	−0.3%
=254	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.3%
=254	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	−0.3%
=254	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	−0.3%
=254	TorbaySouth West	South West	−0.3%
=260	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	−0.4%
=260	EastbourneSouth East	South East	−0.4%
=260	HillingdonLondon	London	−0.4%
=260	IpswichEast of England	East of England	−0.4%
=260	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	−0.4%
=260	RedbridgeLondon	London	−0.4%
=266	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.5%
=266	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	−0.5%
=266	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	−0.5%
=266	LewishamLondon	London	−0.5%
=266	MertonLondon	London	−0.5%
=266	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	−0.5%
=272	EnfieldLondon	London	−0.6%
=272	Tower HamletsLondon	London	−0.6%
=274	IslingtonLondon	London	−0.7%
=274	LutonEast of England	East of England	−0.7%
=274	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	−0.7%
=277	ExeterSouth West	South West	−0.8%
=277	NewhamLondon	London	−0.8%
=279	BrentLondon	London	−0.9%
=279	HackneyLondon	London	−0.9%
=279	HaringeyLondon	London	−0.9%
=279	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.9%
=283	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	−1.0%
=283	NorwichEast of England	East of England	−1.0%
=285	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	−1.1%
=285	OxfordSouth East	South East	−1.1%
=285	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	−1.1%
=288	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	−1.2%
=288	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	−1.2%
290	LambethLondon	London	−1.4%
=291	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	−1.5%
=291	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	−1.5%
=291	SouthwarkLondon	London	−1.5%
=291	WestminsterLondon	London	−1.5%
295	CamdenLondon	London	−1.8%
296	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	−3.5%

Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Source and method · See it on the map