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.[1] Built-up area boundaries are defined and named by the ONS. (In ONS reports of the 2011 and 2021 censuses, many of these areas were called "built-up sub-areas" of larger urban areas; as of October 2024[update], the ONS has not defined a new nomenclature for the urban areas or released any data for them.)
Classifications
[edit]| Population range | BUA classed as[1] | Approximate settlement type |
|---|---|---|
| 200,000+ | major | cities |
| 75,000-199,999 | large | large towns or smaller cities |
| 20,000-74,999 | medium | medium towns |
| 5,000-19,999 | small | larger village or small town |
| 0-4,999 | minor | hamlet or village |
Major
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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 (Luton, Northampton and Reading) included.[1] (Conversely, there are many settlements that have city status but do not reach the threshold.)
Large
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The ONS classified all built-up areas between 199,999 and 75,000 as large-sized, most include large towns or smaller cities.[1]
Medium
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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.[1]
49,700 to 74,999
[edit]Hereford, Canterbury, Lancaster and Durham have city status, all others are towns and Rochester formerly had city status.
| # | Built-up area | 2021 Population | County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONS[2] | Citypopulation[3] | |||
| 111 | Crewe | 74,120 | 74,123 | Cheshire |
| 112 | South Shields | 73,345 | 73,325 | Tyne and Wear |
| 113 | Stafford | 71,690 | 71,673 | Staffordshire |
| 114 | Rotherham | 71,535 | 71,542 | South Yorkshire |
| 115 | Barnsley | 71,405 | 71,422 | South Yorkshire |
| 116 | Lowestoft | 71,315 | 71,327 | Suffolk |
| 117 | Walsall | 70,775 | 70,778 | West Midlands |
| 118 | Gosport | 70,110 | 70,131 | Hampshire |
| 119 | Dartford | 69,130 | 69,134 | Kent |
| 120 | Bognor Regis | 68,435 | 68,408 | West Sussex |
| 121 | Corby | 68,160 | 68,164 | Northamptonshire |
| 122 | Paignton | 67,520 | 67,488 | Devon |
| 123 | Maidenhead | 67,375 | 67,374 | Berkshire |
| 124 | Rochester | 67,285 | 67,274 | Kent |
| 125 | Ellesmere Port | 65,430 | 65,421 | Cheshire |
| 126 | Loughborough | 64,860 | 64,884 | Leicester |
| 127 | Dudley | 64,270 | 64,275 | West Midlands |
| 128 | Dewsbury | 63,720 | 63,722 | West Yorkshire |
| 129 | Mansfield | 63,445 | 63,438 | Nottinghamshire |
| 130 | Margate | 63,320 | 63,322 | Kent |
| 131 | Kettering | 63,150 | 63,144 | Northamptonshire |
| 132 | Cannock | 63,065 | 63,054 | Staffordshire |
| 133 | Sale | 62,550 | 62,547 | Greater Manchester |
| 134 | Taunton | 61,665 | 61,674 | Somerset |
| 135 | Runcorn | 61,645 | 61,635 | Cheshire |
| 136 | Farnborough | 60,655 | 60,652 | Hampshire |
| 137 | Tynemouth | 60,605 | 60,600 | Tyne and Wear |
| 138 | Hereford | 60,480 | 60,475 | Herefordshire |
| 139 | Halesowen | 60,110 | 60,097 | West Midlands |
| 140 | Widnes | 59,935 | 59,939 | Cheshire |
| 141 | Huyton with Roby | 59,845 | 59,846 | Merseyside |
| 142 | Scarborough | 59,505 | 59,497 | North Yorkshire |
| 143 | Gravesend | 58,105 | 58,102 | Kent |
| 144 | Bebington | 57,600 | 57,597 | Merseyside |
| 145 | Kidderminster | 57,560 | 57,553 | Worcestershire |
| 146 | Stourbridge | 56,950 | 56,935 | West Midlands |
| 147 | Smethwick | 56,340 | 56,338 | West Midlands |
| 148 | Weymouth | 55,535 | 55,543 | Dorset |
| 149 | Brentwood | 55,340 | 55,358 | Essex |
| 150 | Barrow-in-Furness | 55,255 | 55,251 | Cumbria |
| 151 | Canterbury | 55,090 | 55,087 | Kent |
| 152 | Wellingborough | 54,425 | 54,412 | Northamptonshire |
| 153 | Sittingbourne | 54,390 | 54,392 | Kent |
| 154 | Macclesfield | 54,345 | 54,340 | Cheshire |
| 155 | Bootle | 53,720 | 53,718 | Merseyside |
| 156 | Carlton | 53,555 | 53,555 | Nottinghamshire |
| 157 | Clacton-on-Sea | 53,200 | 53,208 | Essex |
| 158 | Lancaster | 52,655 | 52,660 | Lancashire |
| 159 | Beeston | 52,355 | 52,356 | Nottinghamshire |
| 160 | Banbury | 52,045 | 52,052 | Oxfordshire |
| 161 | Torquay | 52,035 | 52,037 | Devon |
| 162 | Folkestone | 51,995 | 51,991 | Kent |
| 163 | Kingswinford | 51,910 | 51,904 | West Midlands |
| 164 | Bloxwich | 51,875 | 51,879 | West Midlands |
| 165 | Welwyn Garden City | 51,505 | 51,524 | Hertfordshire |
| 166 | Washington | 51,320 | 51,312 | Tyne and Wear |
| 167 | Royal Leamington Spa | 51,310 | 51,323 | Warwickshire |
| 168 | Royal Tunbridge Wells | 51,220 | 51,232 | Kent |
| 169 | Hinckley | 50,725 | 50,712 | Leicestershire |
| 170 | Durham | 50,510 | 50,515 | County Durham |
| 171 | Wokingham | 50,325 | 50,320 | Berkshire |
| 172 | Crosby | 50,215 | 50,213 | Merseyside |
| 173 | Horsham | 50,215 | 50,223 | West Sussex |
| 174 | Yeovil | 50,170 | 50,176 | Somerset |
| 175 | Thundersley and South Benfleet |
49,885 | 49,881 | Essex |
30,000 to 49,699
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"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.
20,000 to 29,999
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Truro officially has city status.
See also
[edit]- List of cities in the United Kingdom
- City status in the United Kingdom, differing ways which cities have become cities.
- List of towns in England, England's towns in alphabet order and the differing ways which towns have become towns.
- List of towns and cities in England by historical population, the development of urban centres in England and before England through time.
- Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population, places with 5,000 or more residents by county and the highest populated built-up area in each county.
- List of English districts by population, population of each local government district in England.
- List of urban areas in the United Kingdom sets out the population of each 2011 built-up area in the UK.
- List of built-up areas in Wales by population, Welsh equivalent.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs". Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "UNITED KINGDOM: Countries and Major Cities". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "United Kingdom: Countries and Major Urban Areas". citypopulation.de. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Under the 1967 designation of Milton Keynes, Bletchley is also officially included. This would give the city a higher population of 264,349, according to "citypopulation.de".[4]
