List of ONS built-up areas in England by population


This list of built-up areas for England was compiled by the Office for National Statistics after the 2021 UK Census. Built-up area boundaries are defined and named by the ONS and do not necessarily coincide with other definitions that use the same names.

Major

The ONS has classified all built-up areas with a population of at least 200,000 as "major". Most are cities, with three large towns included.

Large

The ONS classified all built-up areas between 199,999 and 75,000 as large-sized, most include large towns or smaller cities.

Medium

The ONS classified all built-up areas between 75,000 and 20,000 as medium-sized, most are moderate towns with some exceptional cities or villages.

49,700 to 74,999

Hereford, Canterbury, Lancaster and Durham have city status, all others are towns and Rochester formerly had city status.

30,000 to 49,699

"Citypopulation.de" does not record areas with a population lower than Thundersley and South Benfleet.
Winchester, Lichfield and Chichester have city status between 30,000 and 49,700.
#BUA2021 Pop.County
176Altrincham49,680Greater Manchester
177Willenhall49,580West Midlands
178Christchurch48,985Dorset
179Keighley48,750West Yorkshire
180Ashton-under-Lyne48,600Greater Manchester
181Andover48,480Hampshire
182Winchester48,480Hampshire
183Eastleigh48,360Hampshire
184Bridgwater47,860Somerset
185Salisbury47,690Wiltshire
186King's Lynn47,615Norfolk
187Tipton47,200West Midlands
188West Molesey47,150Surrey
189Havant46,960Hampshire
190Middleton46,630Greater Manchester
191Kirkby45,560Merseyside
192Leigh45,495Greater Manchester
193Castleford45,355West Yorkshire
194Wallsend45,355Tyne and Wear
195Boston45,340Lincolnshire
196Oldbury45,180West Midlands
197Bletchley45,010Buckinghamshire
198Grantham44,905Lincolnshire
199Batley44,500West Yorkshire
200Grays44,345Essex
201Bexhill-on-Sea43,755East Sussex
202Trowbridge43,750Wiltshire
203Cheshunt43,680Hertfordshire
204Worksop43,440Nottinghamshire
205Braintree43,190Essex
206Leighton Buzzard42,735Bedfordshire
207Lytham St Anne's42,695Lancashire
208Fareham42,625Hampshire
209Newbury42,260Berkshire
210Ramsgate42,030Kent
211Urmston41,740Greater Manchester
212Hatfield41,560Hertfordshire
213Bury St Edmunds41,280Suffolk
214Eccles41,125Greater Manchester
215Bishop's Stortford40,915Hertfordshire
216Hoddesdon40,615Hertfordshire
217Bamber Bridge40,360Lancashire
218Haywards Heath40,185West Sussex
219Arnold40,010Nottinghamshire
220Aldershot39,825Hampshire
221Borehamwood39,765Hertfordshire
222Blyth39,730Northumberland
223Chorley39,535Lancashire
224Leyland39,295Lancashire
225Prescot39,225Merseyside
226Rowley Regis39,050West Midlands
227Ilkeston38,725Derbyshire
228Canvey Island38,010Essex
229Long Eaton37,820Derbyshire
230Fleet37,790Hampshire
231Bicester37,755Oxfordshire
232Redcar37,660North Yorkshire
233Chadderton37,610Greater Manchester
234Whitley Bay36,880Tyne and Wear
235Camberley36,785Surrey
236Warwick36,680Warwickshire
237West Bridgford36,490Nottinghamshire
238Sutton in Ashfield36,425Nottinghamshire
239Dover36,360Kent
240Tonbridge36,125Kent
241Chippenham36,090Wiltshire
242Denton35,995Greater Manchester
243Hyde35,895Greater Manchester
244Epsom35,850Surrey
245Hucknall35,840Nottinghamshire
246Locks Heath35,755Hampshire
247Exmouth35,500Devon
248Hitchin35,220Hertfordshire
249Skelmersdale34,915Lancashire
250Accrington34,895Lancashire
251Pudsey34,850West Yorkshire
252Bridlington34,845East Riding of Yorkshire
253Waterlooville34,775Hampshire
254Bromsgrove34,755Worcestershire
255Wigston34,730Leicestershire
256Fulwood34,690Lancashire
257Bilston34,640West Midlands
258Didcot34,600Oxfordshire
259Swadlincote34,565Derbyshire
260Dunstable34,500Bedfordshire
261Billericay34,075Essex
262Horndean34,050Hampshire
263Letchworth Garden City33,990Hertfordshire
264Billingham33,920County Durham
265Rustington33,885West Sussex
266Nelson33,805Lancashire
267Burgess Hill33,355West Sussex
268Loughton33,345Essex
269St Neots33,265Cambridgeshire
270Great Malvern33,185Worcestershire
271Abingdon-on-Thames33,175Oxfordshire
272Brighouse33,160West Yorkshire
273Caversham33,040Berkshire
274New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater33,035Surrey
275Pontefract32,975West Yorkshire
276Morecambe32,750Lancashire
277Lichfield32,580Staffordshire
278Morley32,550West Yorkshire
279Winsford32,530Cheshire
280Redhill32,525Surrey
281Rayleigh32,380Essex
282Brierley Hill32,305West Midlands
283Whitstable32,195Kent
284Sedgley31,990West Midlands
285Chandler's Ford31,975Hampshire
286Chichester31,710West Sussex
287Rushden31,685Northamptonshire
288Windsor31,560Berkshire
289Prestwich31,495Greater Manchester
290Barnstaple31,275Devon
291Radcliffe31,115Greater Manchester
292Bedworth31,090Warwickshire
293Harpenden30,965Hertfordshire
294Beverley30,930East Riding of Yorkshire
295Spalding30,550Lincolnshire
296Witney30,165Oxfordshire
297Congleton30,005Cheshire

20,000 to 29,999

Truro officially has city status.
#BUA2021 Pop.County
298Northfleet29,900Kent
299Consett29,885County Durham
300Newark-on-Trent29,755Nottinghamshire
301Heywood29,725Greater Manchester
302Cleethorpes29,670Lincolnshire
303Newton Abbot29,650Devon
304Eston29,635North Yorkshire
305Stanford-le-Hope29,525Essex
306Jarrow29,470Tyne and Wear
307Shipley29,225West Yorkshire
308Heswall29,075Merseyside
309Deal28,985Kent
310Great Yarmouth28,985Norfolk
311Kendal28,940Cumbria
312Cramlington28,845Northumberland
313Hertford28,800Hertfordshire
314Farnworth28,760Greater Manchester
315Bushey28,425Hertfordshire
316Yate28,350Gloucestershire
317Ashington28,280Northumberland
318Evesham28,250Worcestershire
319Stratford-upon-Avon28,120Warwickshire
320Totton28,090Hampshire
321Woodley28,025Berkshire
322Stretford28,015Greater Manchester
323Egham28,000Surrey
324Lancing and Sompting27,930West Sussex
325Frome27,905Somerset
326Burntwood27,900Staffordshire
327Darwen27,900Lancashire
328Daventry27,790Northamptonshire
329Ormskirk27,715Lancashire
330Atherton27,575Greater Manchester
331Wickford27,535Essex
332Ewell27,515Surrey
333Melton Mowbray27,450Leicestershire
334Witham27,395Essex
335Tadworth and Epsom Downs27,095Surrey
336Horley27,070Surrey
337Walton-on-Thames27,020Surrey
338Longbenton26,880Tyne and Wear
339Stalybridge26,830Greater Manchester
340Wisbech26,795Cambridgeshire
341Haverhill26,705Suffolk
342Sevenoaks26,475Kent
343Droitwich Spa26,420Worcestershire
344Ashton-in-Makerfield26,375Greater Manchester
345Portishead26,355Somerset
346East Grinstead26,350West Sussex
347Rickmansworth26,290Hertfordshire
348Fleetwood26,225Lancashire
349Larkfield26,150Kent
350Rugeley26,145Staffordshire
351Stroud26,080Gloucestershire
352Little Hulton25,825Greater Manchester
353Broadstairs25,775Kent
354Newton Aycliffe25,765County Durham
355Wilmslow25,725Cheshire
356Huntingdon25,600Cambridgeshire
357Golborne25,555Greater Manchester
358Thatcham25,550Berkshire
359Thetford25,510Norfolk
360Newport25,405Isle of Wight
361Coseley25,205West Midlands
362Bradley Stoke25,200Gloucestershire
363Herne Bay24,870Kent
364Cheadle Hulme24,785Greater Manchester
365Wickersley and Bramley24,655South Yorkshire
366Newton-le-Willows24,650Merseyside
367Newquay24,545Cornwall
368Hindley24,490Greater Manchester
369Gorleston-on-Sea24,470Norfolk
370St Austell24,360Cornwall
371Lee-on-the-Solent24,315Hampshire
372Ash and Ash Vale24,285Surrey
373Heanor24,260Derbyshire
374Felixstowe24,220Suffolk
375Market Harborough24,165Leicestershire
376Ryde24,105Isle of Wight
377 Falmouth24,070Cornwall
378Oadby24,030Leicestershire
379Ascot23,995Berkshire
380Sudbury23,920Suffolk
381Droylsden23,915Greater Manchester
382Seaford23,865East Sussex
383Reigate23,780Surrey
384Retford23,740Nottinghamshire
385Chesham23,695Buckinghamshire
386Rawtenstall23,680Lancashire
387Shoreham-by-Sea23,660West Sussex
388Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock23,585Essex
389Chester-le-Street23,560County Durham
390Orrell23,410Greater Manchester
391Potters Bar23,400Hertfordshire
392Ingleby Barwick23,380North Yorkshire
393Maldon23,380Essex
394Bishop Auckland23,355County Durham
395Thornaby-on-Tees23,350North Yorkshire
396Hedge End23,190Hampshire
397Truro23,060Cornwall
398Royton22,990Greater Manchester
399Whitehaven22,945Cumbria
400Clifton22,935Nottinghamshire
401Formby22,890Merseyside
402Swinton22,885Greater Manchester
403Ashford22,825Surrey
404Kempston22,785Bedfordshire
405Caterham22,755Surrey
406Hailsham22,550East Sussex
407South Ockendon22,440Essex
408Kenilworth22,235Warwickshire
409Reddish22,200Greater Manchester
410Whitefield22,185Greater Manchester
411Chapeltown and High Green22,180South Yorkshire
412Crowborough21,990East Sussex
413Coalville21,980Leicestershire
414 Normanton21,980West Yorkshire
415Westhoughton21,960Greater Manchester
416Biggleswade21,950Bedfordshire
417Gainsborough21,910Lincolnshire
418Ossett21,855West Yorkshire
419Seaham21,665County Durham
420Great Bookham and Fetcham21,655Surrey
421Darlaston21,540West Midlands
422Stowmarket21,535Suffolk
423Sunbury-on-Thames21,475Surrey
424Old Trafford21,445Greater Manchester
425Dorchester21,360Dorset
426Hebburn21,345Tyne and Wear
427March21,345March
428Bingley21,330West Yorkshire
429Staines-upon-Thames21,325Surrey
430Workington21,275Cumbria
431Kirkby-in-Ashfield21,270Nottinghamshire
432Berkhamsted21,240Hertfordshire
433Brownhills21,240West Midlands
434Dronfield21,160Derbyshire
435Dukinfield21,155Greater Manchester
436Quedgeley and Hardwicke21,125Gloucestershire
437Clevedon21,085Somerset
438Rothwell20,965West Yorkshire
439Faversham20,940Kent
440Dereham20,785Norfolk
441Stamford20,750Lincolnshire
442Horwich20,700Greater Manchester
443Skegness20,700Lincolnshire
444Stratton St Margaret20,690Wiltshire
445Farnham20,500Surrey
446Penwortham20,485Lancashire
447Camborne20,450Cornwall
448Spennymoor20,410County Durham
449Maghull20,370Merseyside
450Wednesbury20,315West Midlands
451Stourport-on-Severn20,305Worcestershire
452Harwich20,215Essex
453Sandhurst20,215Berkshire
454Ripley20,180Derbyshire
455Goole20,175East Riding of Yorkshire
456Hazel Grove20,170Greater Manchester
457Buxton20,050Derbyshire
458Hazlemere20,005Buckinghamshire