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.

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Population estimate for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilRegionValue
1BirminghamWest MidlandsWest Midlands1,176,960
2LeedsYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber840,550
3North YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber639,133
4SomersetSouth WestSouth West590,972
5ManchesterNorth WestNorth West588,256
6CornwallSouth WestSouth West584,782
7BuckinghamshireSouth EastSouth East584,296
8SheffieldYorkshire 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 Humber579,517
9BradfordYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber557,758
10County DurhamNorth EastNorth East539,146
11WiltshireSouth WestSouth West526,392
12LiverpoolNorth WestNorth West507,915
13BristolSouth WestSouth West495,260
14KirkleesYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber445,832
15West NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands444,218
16Cheshire EastNorth WestNorth West425,459
17CroydonLondonLondon410,085
18BarnetLondonLondon408,087
19Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth WestSouth West405,829
20DorsetSouth WestSouth West391,036
21EalingLondonLondon387,072
22LeicesterEast MidlandsEast Midlands383,116
23North NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands379,569
24NewhamLondonLondon376,542
25Cheshire West and ChesterNorth WestNorth West373,951
26WakefieldYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber369,450
27CoventryWest MidlandsWest Midlands364,766
28East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber360,334
29SandwellWest MidlandsWest Midlands352,918
30BrentLondonLondon352,201
31WiganNorth WestNorth West347,089
32WandsworthLondonLondon339,859
33BromleyLondonLondon336,048
34Tower HamletsLondonLondon334,240
35NorthumberlandNorth EastNorth East333,975
36DudleyWest MidlandsWest Midlands333,941
37ShropshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands333,162
38WirralNorth WestNorth West329,896
39EnfieldLondonLondon329,400
40HillingdonLondonLondon326,671
41NottinghamEast MidlandsEast Midlands325,765
42DoncasterYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber323,016
43RedbridgeLondonLondon321,829
44Central BedfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England321,605
45Newcastle upon TyneNorth EastNorth East320,838
46LambethLondonLondon314,298
47SouthwarkLondonLondon312,366
48BoltonNorth WestNorth West309,732
49Milton KeynesSouth EastSouth East308,866
50South GloucestershireSouth WestSouth West308,787
51StockportNorth WestNorth West304,879
52GreenwichLondonLondon301,225
53LewishamLondonLondon301,037
54HounslowLondonLondon299,486
55SalfordNorth WestNorth West297,004
56WalsallWest MidlandsWest Midlands295,722
57MedwaySouth EastSouth East292,697
58SeftonNorth WestNorth West287,583
59SunderlandNorth EastNorth East287,070
60Brighton and HoveSouth EastSouth East284,170
61Waltham ForestLondonLondon283,713
62CumberlandNorth WestNorth West282,343
63WolverhamptonWest MidlandsWest Midlands281,434
64HaveringLondonLondon280,787
65RotherhamYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber279,161
66DerbyEast MidlandsEast Midlands275,344
67Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber273,257
68HarrowLondonLondon272,612
69Stoke-on-TrentWest MidlandsWest Midlands272,282
70PlymouthSouth WestSouth West271,361
71HackneyLondonLondon266,241
72HaringeyLondonLondon266,218
73SouthamptonSouth EastSouth East259,230
74BexleyLondonLondon257,103
75BarnsleyYorkshire 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 Humber252,784
76OldhamNorth WestNorth West251,915
77East SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England250,106
78SwindonSouth WestSouth West245,286
79TraffordNorth WestNorth West240,981
80TamesideNorth WestNorth West240,822
81Barking and DagenhamLondonLondon238,295
82RochdaleNorth WestNorth West237,641
83LutonEast of EnglandEast of England236,380
84Westmorland and FurnessNorth WestNorth West231,307
85North SomersetSouth WestSouth West227,160
86PeterboroughEast of EnglandEast of England224,757
87IslingtonLondonLondon224,551
88SolihullWest MidlandsWest Midlands221,449
89MertonLondonLondon218,891
90CamdenLondonLondon216,658
91WarringtonNorth WestNorth West215,425
92North TynesideNorth EastNorth East215,401
93SuttonLondonLondon213,972
94WestminsterLondonLondon212,367
95PortsmouthSouth EastSouth East211,475
96CalderdaleYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber210,734
97YorkYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber209,118
98Stockton-on-TeesNorth EastNorth East207,158
99GatesheadNorth EastNorth East202,509
100ColchesterEast of EnglandEast of England201,163
101Bath and North East SomersetSouth WestSouth West200,898
102Telford and WrekinWest MidlandsWest Midlands199,378
103BuryNorth WestNorth West199,271
104Richmond upon ThamesLondonLondon196,713
105BedfordEast of EnglandEast of England196,398
106Basingstoke and DeaneSouth EastSouth East194,037
107BasildonEast of EnglandEast of England193,489
108HerefordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands192,539
109HuntingdonshireEast of EnglandEast of England191,941
110MaidstoneSouth EastSouth East191,415
111ChelmsfordEast of EnglandEast of England190,570
112Hammersmith and FulhamLondonLondon190,216
113St. HelensNorth WestNorth West189,890
114CharnwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands189,718
115West SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England189,407
116WokinghamSouth EastSouth East189,024
117Southend-on-SeaEast of EnglandEast of England185,214
118ReadingSouth EastSouth East183,762
119ThurrockEast of EnglandEast of England181,664
120New ForestSouth EastSouth East175,930
121South CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England174,641
122Kingston upon ThamesLondonLondon172,761
123ArunSouth EastSouth East172,326
124CherwellSouth EastSouth East172,178
125North LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber171,421
126WealdenSouth EastSouth East168,308
127SloughSouth EastSouth East167,450
128BraintreeEast of EnglandEast of England166,471
129OxfordSouth EastSouth East165,940
130West BerkshireSouth EastSouth East165,523
131PrestonNorth WestNorth West164,498
132Blackburn with DarwenNorth WestNorth West163,801
133KnowsleyNorth WestNorth West163,723
134Mid SussexSouth EastSouth East163,566
135CanterburySouth EastSouth East162,612
136DacorumEast of EnglandEast of England162,316
137SwaleSouth EastSouth East160,671
138North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberYorkshire and The Humber160,101
139Windsor and MaidenheadSouth EastSouth East159,776
140East DevonSouth WestSouth West159,637
141Reigate and BansteadSouth EastSouth East159,413
142TendringEast of EnglandEast of England159,060
143South OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East158,084
144East HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England158,033
145WarwickWest MidlandsWest Midlands157,925
146King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England156,943
147MiddlesbroughNorth EastNorth East152,795
148Vale of White HorseSouth EastSouth East152,217
149GuildfordSouth EastSouth East152,148
150HorshamSouth EastSouth East152,016
151South TynesideNorth EastNorth East151,255
152St AlbansEast of EnglandEast of England150,757
153South NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England150,396
154CambridgeEast of EnglandEast of England149,872
155Stratford-on-AvonWest MidlandsWest Midlands148,772
156BrecklandEast of EnglandEast of England148,095
157South KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands148,069
158East LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands146,756
159Kensington and ChelseaLondonLondon145,734
160NorwichEast of EnglandEast of England145,676
161LancasterNorth WestNorth West145,237
162Nuneaton and BedworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands144,042
163EastleighSouth EastSouth East143,710
164ThanetSouth EastSouth East143,618
165BlackpoolNorth WestNorth West143,492
166StaffordWest MidlandsWest Midlands142,903
167AshfordSouth EastSouth East142,523
168ElmbridgeSouth EastSouth East142,484
169Isle of WightSouth EastSouth East140,777
170BroadlandEast of EnglandEast of England139,652
171Redcar and ClevelandNorth EastNorth East139,541
172TorbaySouth WestSouth West139,486
173IpswichEast of EnglandEast of England139,457
174WychavonWest MidlandsWest Midlands139,175
175TeignbridgeSouth WestSouth West138,607
176GloucesterSouth WestSouth West138,565
177Epping ForestEast of EnglandEast of England138,394
178Tonbridge and MallingSouth EastSouth East137,913
179ExeterSouth WestSouth West137,894
180North HertfordshireEast of EnglandEast of England137,365
181WaverleySouth EastSouth East137,218
182WinchesterSouth EastSouth East136,856
183Test ValleySouth EastSouth East135,698
184Bracknell ForestSouth EastSouth East132,145
185HaltonNorth WestNorth West131,912
186Amber ValleyEast MidlandsEast Midlands131,894
187East StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands131,541
188East HampshireSouth EastSouth East130,599
189AshfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands130,581
190ChichesterSouth EastSouth East130,224
191Newark and SherwoodEast MidlandsEast Midlands128,684
192Newcastle-under-LymeWest MidlandsWest Midlands128,093
193RushcliffeEast MidlandsEast Midlands127,857
194HavantSouth EastSouth East127,362
195BassetlawEast MidlandsEast Midlands126,454
196StroudSouth WestSouth West126,418
197DartfordSouth EastSouth East126,297
198RugbyWest MidlandsWest Midlands125,594
199CrawleySouth EastSouth East124,462
200West LancashireNorth WestNorth West123,564
201North KestevenEast MidlandsEast Midlands123,267
202SevenoaksSouth EastSouth East123,183
203ChorleyNorth WestNorth West121,814
204Welwyn HatfieldEast of EnglandEast of England121,748
205CheltenhamSouth WestSouth West121,452
206West OxfordshireSouth EastSouth East121,412
207GedlingEast MidlandsEast Midlands121,105
208DoverSouth EastSouth East121,055
209WyreNorth WestNorth West120,528
210Tunbridge WellsSouth EastSouth East120,098
211South DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands119,441
212Hinckley and BosworthEast MidlandsEast Midlands118,240
213South RibbleNorth WestNorth West117,554
214FarehamSouth EastSouth East115,373
215South StaffordshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands114,811
216BroxtoweEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,963
217WorthingSouth EastSouth East113,844
218MansfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,682
219ErewashEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,474
220DarlingtonNorth EastNorth East113,402
221LichfieldWest MidlandsWest Midlands113,270
222North West LeicestershireEast MidlandsEast Midlands113,263
223Mid SuffolkEast of EnglandEast of England113,047
224Folkestone and HytheSouth EastSouth East112,163
225GraveshamSouth EastSouth East111,221
226HertsmereEast of EnglandEast of England110,242
227BlabyEast MidlandsEast Midlands108,423
228North East DerbyshireEast MidlandsEast Midlands107,888
229WatfordEast of EnglandEast of England107,658
230SpelthorneSouth EastSouth East107,188
231WorcesterWest MidlandsWest Midlands106,954
232HarboroughEast MidlandsEast Midlands106,577
233ChesterfieldEast MidlandsEast Midlands106,419
234WokingSouth EastSouth East106,197
235RushmoorSouth EastSouth East106,185
236FenlandEast of EnglandEast of England105,930
237Cannock ChaseWest MidlandsWest Midlands104,299
238Wyre ForestWest MidlandsWest Midlands104,179
239EastbourneSouth EastSouth East103,894
240TewkesburySouth WestSouth West103,753
241North NorfolkEast of EnglandEast of England103,708
242LincolnEast MidlandsEast Midlands103,351
243HartSouth EastSouth East103,335
244BroxbourneEast of EnglandEast of England103,130
245LewesSouth EastSouth East102,648
246BromsgroveWest MidlandsWest Midlands101,973
247North DevonSouth WestSouth West101,281
248Great YarmouthEast of EnglandEast of England100,957
249BurnleyNorth WestNorth West100,946
250South HollandEast MidlandsEast Midlands100,758
251PendleNorth WestNorth West100,203
252West LindseyEast MidlandsEast Midlands99,716
253HartlepoolNorth EastNorth East99,656
254HarlowEast of EnglandEast of England98,543
255BaberghEast of EnglandEast of England97,833
256Staffordshire MoorlandsWest MidlandsWest Midlands96,764
257UttlesfordEast of EnglandEast of England96,762
258RotherSouth EastSouth East96,150
259Three RiversEast of EnglandEast of England96,068
260Surrey HeathSouth EastSouth East95,094
261East CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEast of England94,599
262South HamsSouth WestSouth West93,171
263RunnymedeSouth EastSouth East93,013
264StevenageEast of EnglandEast of England92,081
265High PeakEast MidlandsEast Midlands91,676
266CotswoldSouth WestSouth West91,563
267HastingsSouth EastSouth East90,855
268RochfordEast of EnglandEast of England90,760
269Castle PointEast of EnglandEast of England90,613
270TandridgeSouth EastSouth East90,322
271Forest of DeanSouth WestSouth West90,157
272Mole ValleySouth EastSouth East88,808
273RedditchWest MidlandsWest Midlands87,548
274HyndburnNorth WestNorth West86,908
275FyldeNorth WestNorth West86,689
276Mid DevonSouth WestSouth West85,593
277BolsoverEast MidlandsEast Midlands84,397
278Malvern HillsWest MidlandsWest Midlands84,380
279Epsom and EwellSouth EastSouth East83,370
280GosportSouth EastSouth East82,618
281TamworthWest MidlandsWest Midlands81,392
282BrentwoodEast of EnglandEast of England80,104
283RossendaleNorth WestNorth West73,688
284BostonEast MidlandsEast Midlands72,092
285Derbyshire DalesEast MidlandsEast Midlands72,028
286TorridgeSouth WestSouth West70,378
287MaldonEast of EnglandEast of England70,196
288North WarwickshireWest MidlandsWest Midlands67,688
289Ribble ValleyNorth WestNorth West66,938
290AdurSouth EastSouth East64,802
291Oadby and WigstonEast MidlandsEast Midlands61,533
292West DevonSouth WestSouth West58,980
293MeltonEast MidlandsEast Midlands54,694
294RutlandEast MidlandsEast Midlands41,629
295City of LondonLondonLondon15,631
296Isles of ScillySouth WestSouth West2,299

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