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Population, Land Area & Density
Region
Local Authority
Population: 1998
Land Area: Square Miles
Population per Square Mile
Population per Square Kilometer
South East
Adur
58,500
16
3,610
1,393
North West
Allerdale
96,100
485
198
76
North East
Alnwick
31,400
416
75
29
East Midlands
Amber Valley
116,600
102
1,140
440
South East
Arun
140,800
85
1,651
637
East Midlands
Ashfield
107,900
42
2,543
981
South East
Ashford
99,900
224
446
172
South East
Aylesbury Vale
157,900
348
453
175
East
Babergh
79,500
230
346
134
London
Barking and Dagenham
155,600
13
11,862
4,576
London
Barnet
331,500
34
9,654
3,725
Yorkshire And The Humber
Barnsley
228,100
127
1,803
695
North West
Barrow-in-Furness
70,400
30
2,339
903
East
Basildon
164,400
42
3,874
1,495
South East
Basingstoke and Deane
147,900
245
605
233
East Midlands
Bassetlaw
105,700
246
430
166
South West
Bath and North East Somerset UA
167,300
135
1,235
477
East
Bedford
140,200
184
762
294
North East
Berwick-upon-Tweed
26,500
375
71
27
London
Bexley
217,800
24
9,255
3,570
West Midlands
Birmingham
1,013,400
102
9,912
3,824
East Midlands
Blaby
86,400
50
1,723
665
North West
Blackburn with Darwen UA
140,000
53
2,649
1,022
North West
Blackpool UA
150,500
14
11,146
4,300
North East
Blyth Valley
80,700
27
2,988
1,153
East Midlands
Bolsover
71,200
62
1,153
445
North West
Bolton
267,500
54
4,953
1,911
East Midlands
Boston
54,700
140
392
151
South West
Bournemouth UA
162,400
18
9,151
3,530
South East
Bracknell Forest UA
110,700
42
2,632
1,016
Yorkshire And The Humber
Bradford
483,300
141
3,423
1,320
East
Braintree
130,000
236
551
212
East
Breckland
117,500
503
233
90
London
Brent
253,200
17
14,916
5,755
East
Brentwood
71,400
57
1,242
479
West Midlands
Bridgnorth
52,200
244
214
82
South East
Brighton and Hove UA
255,800
32
8,086
3,120
South West
Bristol, City of UA
402,300
42
9,480
3,657
East
Broadland
118,000
213
554
214
London
Bromley
297,100
59
5,066
1,955
West Midlands
Bromsgrove
85,200
85
1,004
387
East
Broxbourne
82,300
20
4,102
1,583
East Midlands
Broxtowe
109,700
31
3,510
1,354
North West
Burnley
91,000
43
2,125
820
North West
Bury
182,800
38
4,786
1,846
Yorkshire And The Humber
Calderdale
192,900
140
1,377
531
East
Cambridge
120,600
16
7,624
2,941
London
Camden
188,600
8
22,221
8,573
West Midlands
Cannock Chase
91,500
30
3,002
1,158
South East
Canterbury
139,300
119
1,168
451
South West
Caradon
81,300
256
317
122
North West
Carlisle
103,000
401
257
99
South West
Carrick
85,300
178
480
185
North East
Castle Morpeth
50,200
239
210
81
East
Castle Point
84,500
17
4,867
1,878
East Midlands
Charnwood
155,400
108
1,444
557
East
Chelmsford
154,600
132
1,172
452
South West
Cheltenham
105,800
18
5,835
2,251
South East
Cherwell
134,600
227
592
229
North West
Chester
118,700
173
687
265
North East
Chester-le-Street
57,200
26
2,180
841
East Midlands
Chesterfield
100,200
25
3,935
1,518
South East
Chichester
107,400
303
354
137
South East
Chiltern
93,700
76
1,239
478
North West
Chorley
97,900
78
1,250
482
South West
Christchurch
43,900
19
2,276
878
London
City of London
5,200
1
4,493
1,733
East
Colchester
156,400
129
1,214
468
North West
Congleton
88,400
81
1,086
419
North West
Copeland
70,000
285
246
95
East Midlands
Corby
51,400
31
1,665
643
South West
Cotswold
82,800
449
184
71
West Midlands
Coventry
304,300
37
8,131
3,137
Yorkshire And The Humber
Craven
52,100
455
115
44
South East
Crawley
96,600
17
5,691
2,195
North West
Crewe and Nantwich
114,400
166
690
266
London
Croydon
338,200
34
10,076
3,887
East
Dacorum
137,100
82
1,676
647
North East
Darlington UA
101,400
76
1,334
515
South East
Dartford
85,400
28
3,032
1,170
East Midlands
Daventry
67,900
257
264
102
East Midlands
Derby UA
235,800
30
7,836
3,023
East Midlands
Derbyshire Dales
70,700
307
231
89
North East
Derwentside
88,200
105
844
325
Yorkshire And The Humber
Doncaster
290,500
224
1,296
500
South East
Dover
108,700
122
894
345
West Midlands
Dudley
311,500
38
8,239
3,179
North East
Durham
90,300
72
1,252
483
London
Ealing
302,100
21
14,237
5,493
North East
Easington
93,500
56
1,671
645
East
East Cambridgeshire
72,900
253
288
111
South West
East Devon
124,400
314
396
153
South West
East Dorset
82,800
137
606
234
South East
East Hampshire
111,300
199
560
216
East
East Hertfordshire
127,100
184
691
266
East Midlands
East Lindsey
124,800
679
184
71
East Midlands
East Northamptonshire
73,500
197
374
144
Yorkshire And The Humber
East Riding of Yorkshire UA
312,800
932
336
130
West Midlands
East Staffordshire
103,400
150
687
265
South East
Eastbourne
90,400
17
5,325
2,055
South East
Eastleigh
112,500
31
3,645
1,406
North West
Eden
50,100
832
60
23
North West
Ellesmere Port and Neston
80,000
34
2,383
920
South East
Elmbridge
129,300
37
3,455
1,333
London
Enfield
264,900
31
8,477
3,270
East
Epping Forest
119,800
131
913
352
South East
Epsom and Ewell
70,300
13
5,359
2,068
East Midlands
Erewash
107,800
42
2,563
989
South West
Exeter
111,000
18
6,122
2,362
South East
Fareham
105,200
29
3,685
1,422
East
Fenland
81,300
211
386
149
East
Forest Heath
69,200
144
480
185
South West
Forest of Dean
77,800
203
383
148
North West
Fylde
75,600
64
1,180
455
North East
Gateshead
198,900
55
3,605
1,391
East Midlands
Gedling
111,300
46
2,404
928
South West
Gloucester
107,400
16
6,790
2,620
South East
Gosport
76,700
10
7,952
3,068
South East
Gravesham
91,800
38
2,403
927
East
Great Yarmouth
89,300
67
1,330
513
London
Greenwich
215,100
19
11,615
4,481
South East
Guildford
126,700
105
1,212
468
London
Hackney
194,700
8
25,233
9,735
North West
Halton UA
121,700
29
4,263
1,645
Yorkshire And The Humber
Hambleton
85,900
506
170
66
London
Hammersmith and Fulham
157,500
6
25,515
9,844
East Midlands
Harborough
75,200
229
329
127
London
Haringey
221,600
12
19,146
7,387
East
Harlow
75,800
12
6,549
2,527
Yorkshire And The Humber
Harrogate
149,800
503
298
115
London
Harrow
211,300
20
10,739
4,143
South East
Hart
86,200
83
1,039
401
North East
Hartlepool UA
91,900
36
2,534
978
South East
Hastings
81,400
12
7,033
2,713
South East
Havant
118,300
21
5,575
2,151
London
Havering
228,300
46
5,015
1,935
West Midlands
Herefordshire, County of UA
167,900
834
201
78
East
Hertsmere
97,300
38
2,573
993
East Midlands
High Peak
88,900
208
427
165
London
Hillingdon
251,200
42
5,919
2,284
East Midlands
Hinckley and Bosworth
97,700
115
853
329
South East
Horsham
121,700
204
595
230
London
Hounslow
211,600
22
9,456
3,648
East
Huntingdonshire
156,400
352
445
171
North West
Hyndburn
79,400
28
2,819
1,088
East
Ipswich
113,900
15
7,570
2,921
South East
Isle of Wight UA
127,000
147
866
334
South West
Isles of Scilly
2,000
6
346
133
London
Islington
179,000
6
30,931
11,933
South West
Kennet
79,500
369
215
83
London
Kensington and Chelsea
169,900
5
36,698
14,158
South West
Kerrier
90,500
182
496
191
East Midlands
Kettering
82,400
90
917
354
East
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
133,500
551
242
93
Yorkshire And The Humber
Kingston upon Hull, City of UA
261,800
27
9,558
3,687
London
Kingston upon Thames
147,300
15
10,047
3,876
Yorkshire And The Humber
Kirklees
390,900
158
2,471
953
North West
Knowsley
154,600
37
4,131
1,594
London
Lambeth
269,500
10
25,872
9,981
North West
Lancaster
136,700
222
615
237
Yorkshire And The Humber
Leeds
727,400
217
3,355
1,294
East Midlands
Leicester UA
294,300
28
10,450
4,032
South East
Lewes
85,900
113
763
294
London
Lewisham
243,800
14
18,055
6,966
West Midlands
Lichfield
94,100
127
741
286
East Midlands
Lincoln
82,800
14
5,962
2,300
North West
Liverpool
461,500
44
10,586
4,084
East
Luton UA
183,300
17
11,049
4,263
North West
Macclesfield
153,100
203
756
292
South East
Maidstone
141,100
152
931
359
East
Maldon
56,400
139
406
157
West Midlands
Malvern Hills
74,100
230
323
125
North West
Manchester
429,800
45
9,604
3,705
East Midlands
Mansfield
99,300
30
3,343
1,290
South East
Medway UA
242,600
74
3,275
1,264
East Midlands
Melton
46,300
186
250
96
South West
Mendip
99,200
285
348
134
London
Merton
184,300
15
12,571
4,850
East
Mid Bedfordshire
123,000
194
634
245
South West
Mid Devon
67,400
353
191
74
East
Mid Suffolk
81,900
336
244
94
South East
Mid Sussex
127,100
128
989
382
North East
Middlesbrough UA
145,100
21
6,965
2,687
South East
Milton Keynes UA
203,200
119
1,705
658
South East
Mole Valley
78,700
100
791
305
South East
New Forest
171,000
291
589
227
East Midlands
Newark and Sherwood
105,000
251
418
161
West Midlands
Newcastle-under-Lyme
123,300
81
1,515
584
North East
Newcastle upon Tyne
276,100
43
6,390
2,465
London
Newham
231,300
14
16,654
6,425
South West
North Cornwall
80,700
459
176
68
South West
North Devon
87,100
419
208
80
South West
North Dorset
60,500
235
257
99
East Midlands
North East Derbyshire
98,300
107
920
355
Yorkshire And The Humber
North East Lincolnshire UA
156,200
74
2,109
814
East
North Hertfordshire
116,700
145
807
311
East Midlands
North Kesteven
87,600
356
246
95
Yorkshire And The Humber
North Lincolnshire UA
152,300
321
474
183
East
North Norfolk
100,200
372
269
104
West Midlands
North Shropshire
54,600
262
208
80
South West
North Somerset UA
188,700
144
1,311
506
North East
North Tyneside
194,000
32
5,986
2,310
West Midlands
North Warwickshire
61,900
110
563
217
East Midlands
North West Leicestershire
85,000
108
790
305
South West
North Wiltshire
123,800
296
418
161
East Midlands
Northampton
195,800
31
6,266
2,417
East
Norwich
124,000
15
8,241
3,179
East Midlands
Nottingham UA
286,800
29
9,912
3,824
West Midlands
Nuneaton and Bedworth
118,500
30
3,888
1,500
East Midlands
Oadby and Wigston
52,700
9
5,692
2,196
North West
Oldham
219,200
54
4,030
1,555
West Midlands
Oswestry
34,600
99
350
135
South East
Oxford
144,100
18
8,120
3,133
North West
Pendle
83,200
65
1,276
492
South West
Penwith
59,300
117
506
195
East
Peterborough UA
156,000
133
1,175
453
South West
Plymouth UA
253,000
31
8,197
3,163
South West
Poole UA
141,500
25
5,643
2,177
South East
Portsmouth UA
189,900
15
12,306
4,748
North West
Preston
135,000
55
2,464
951
South West
Purbeck
46,100
156
296
114
South East
Reading UA
147,800
15
9,577
3,695
London
Redbridge
231,900
22
10,734
4,141
North East
Redcar and Cleveland UA
138,300
95
1,463
564
West Midlands
Redditch
76,700
21
3,682
1,420
South East
Reigate and Banstead
120,200
50
2,415
932
South West
Restormel
91,300
174
524
202
North West
Ribble Valley
53,100
225
236
91
London
Richmond upon Thames
186,700
21
8,799
3,395
Yorkshire And The Humber
Richmondshire
49,300
509
97
37
North West
Rochdale
208,200
62
3,373
1,301
East
Rochford
77,300
65
1,186
457
North West
Rossendale
64,300
53
1,208
466
South East
Rother
91,400
197
464
179
Yorkshire And The Humber
Rotherham
254,400
109
2,330
899
West Midlands
Rugby
87,800
137
639
247
South East
Runnymede
76,400
30
2,539
979
East Midlands
Rushcliffe
105,900
158
671
259
South East
Rushmoor
87,200
15
5,795
2,236
East Midlands
Rutland UA
35,700
152
235
91
Yorkshire And The Humber
Ryedale
48,500
581
83
32
North West
Salford
225,900
37
6,036
2,329
South West
Salisbury
113,900
387
294
113
West Midlands
Sandwell
290,500
33
8,756
3,378
Yorkshire And The Humber
Scarborough
108,200
315
343
132
North East
Sedgefield
89,300
84
1,067
412
South West
Sedgemoor
104,300
218
479
185
North West
Sefton
287,700
59
4,874
1,880
Yorkshire And The Humber
Selby
71,200
232
307
118
South East
Sevenoaks
111,700
142
787
304
Yorkshire And The Humber
Sheffield
531,100
142
3,751
1,447
South East
Shepway
99,800
138
725
280
West Midlands
Shrewsbury and Atcham
97,400
232
419
162
South East
Slough UA
111,700
10
10,723
4,137
West Midlands
Solihull
205,600
69
2,977
1,149
East
South Bedfordshire
110,100
82
1,340
517
South East
South Bucks
63,700
56
1,139
439
East
South Cambridgeshire
132,500
348
381
147
East Midlands
South Derbyshire
80,700
130
619
239
South West
South Gloucestershire UA
241,000
192
1,257
485
South West
South Hams
80,200
342
234
90
East Midlands
South Holland
73,400
286
256
99
East Midlands
South Kesteven
122,700
364
337
130
North West
South Lakeland
103,200
600
172
66
East
South Norfolk
107,700
350
307
119
East Midlands
South Northamptonshire
77,300
245
316
122
South East
South Oxfordshire
127,400
262
486
188
North West
South Ribble
103,600
44
2,376
917
West Midlands
South Shropshire
41,500
396
105
40
South West
South Somerset
153,700
370
415
160
West Midlands
South Staffordshire
102,500
157
651
251
North East
South Tyneside
154,600
25
6,261
2,416
South East
Southampton UA
216,000
19
11,197
4,320
East
Southend-on-Sea UA
176,000
16
10,862
4,190
London
Southwark
232,000
11
20,736
8,000
South East
Spelthorne
88,600
22
4,029
1,554
West Midlands
Stafford
126,600
231
548
211
West Midlands
Staffordshire Moorlands
94,400
222
425
164
East
Stevenage
78,500
10
7,826
3,019
North West
Stockport
292,800
49
6,023
2,324
North East
Stockton-on-Tees UA
181,000
79
2,300
887
West Midlands
Stoke-on-Trent UA
251,500
36
7,010
2,704
West Midlands
Stratford-on-Avon
114,700
377
304
117
South West
Stroud
109,000
178
613
236
East
St. Albans
131,400
62
2,115
816
East
St. Edmundsbury
97,200
253
383
148
North West
St. Helens
178,400
51
3,477
1,341
East
Suffolk Coastal
121,200
344
352
136
North East
Sunderland
292,300
53
5,490
2,118
South East
Surrey Heath
83,900
37
2,289
883
London
Sutton
177,100
17
10,675
4,119
South East
Swale
118,700
144
825
318
South West
Swindon UA
179,700
89
2,025
781
North West
Tameside
220,400
40
5,546
2,140
West Midlands
Tamworth
73,900
12
6,179
2,384
South East
Tandridge
79,400
96
823
318
South West
Taunton Deane
99,700
178
559
216
North East
Teesdale
25,000
324
77
30
South West
Teignbridge
119,400
260
459
177
West Midlands
Telford and Wrekin UA
149,800
112
1,339
517
East
Tendring
134,900
130
1,038
400
South East
Test Valley
111,500
246
454
175
South West
Tewkesbury
74,500
160
466
180
South East
Thanet
126,700
40
3,188
1,230
East
Three Rivers
86,500
34
2,519
972
East
Thurrock UA
135,000
63
2,134
823
South East
Tonbridge and Malling
106,000
93
1,145
442
South West
Torbay UA
123,000
24
5,061
1,952
South West
Torridge
55,400
378
147
57
London
Tower Hamlets
181,300
8
23,496
9,065
North West
Trafford
220,300
41
5,387
2,078
South East
Tunbridge Wells
102,700
128
802
309
North East
Tynedale
58,800
856
69
26
East
Uttlesford
69,300
247
280
108
South East
Vale of White Horse
113,200
223
507
196
North West
Vale Royal
117,800
147
804
310
Yorkshire And The Humber
Wakefield
318,800
128
2,481
957
West Midlands
Walsall
261,200
41
6,387
2,464
London
Waltham Forest
221,400
15
14,347
5,535
London
Wandsworth
265,600
14
19,670
7,589
North East
Wansbeck
62,100
26
2,402
927
North West
Warrington UA
190,200
68
2,801
1,081
West Midlands
Warwick
123,800
109
1,138
439
East
Watford
81,700
8
10,084
3,890
East
Waveney
108,200
143
758
292
South East
Waverley
115,400
133
867
334
South East
Wealden
142,300
323
441
170
North East
Wear Valley
63,000
195
323
125
East Midlands
Wellingborough
67,600
63
1,075
415
East
Welwyn Hatfield
95,000
49
1,939
748
South East
West Berkshire UA
144,200
272
531
205
South West
West Devon
47,500
448
106
41
South West
West Dorset
91,100
417
218
84
North West
West Lancashire
111,200
130
853
329
East Midlands
West Lindsey
77,200
446
173
67
South East
West Oxfordshire
97,400
275
354
136
South West
West Somerset
32,500
280
116
45
South West
West Wiltshire
108,600
199
544
210
London
Westminster
220,800
8
26,014
10,036
South West
Weymouth and Portland
63,000
16
3,888
1,500
North West
Wigan
310,500
77
4,044
1,560
South East
Winchester
110,000
255
431
166
South East
Windsor and Maidenhead UA
140,500
76
1,839
710
North West
Wirral
327,100
61
5,332
2,057
South East
Woking
91,800
25
3,718
1,434
South East
Wokingham UA
145,300
69
2,104
812
West Midlands
Wolverhampton
241,600
27
9,076
3,501
West Midlands
Worcester
95,300
13
7,485
2,888
South East
Worthing
99,700
12
8,076
3,116
West Midlands
Wychavon
110,600
256
432
167
South East
Wycombe
163,400
125
1,303
503
North West
Wyre
105,100
110
959
370
West Midlands
Wyre Forest
96,300
75
1,280
494
Yorkshire And The Humber
York UA
177,400
105
1,697
655
Total
49,494,500
50,319
984
379
Calculated from National Statistics data
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