Rank |
Built-up area[4] |
Population
(2011 Census) |
Area (km²) |
Density (People/km²) |
Major subdivisions |
Metropolitan Area[5] |
Notable changes between 2001 and 2011 censuses [6] [lower-alpha 1] |
1 |
Greater London Built-up area |
9,787,426 |
1,737.9 |
5,630 |
London Boroughs, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Woking, Harlow, St Albans, Bracknell |
London |
The addition of Guildford, Harlow, Bracknell and St Albans |
2 |
Greater Manchester Built-up area |
2,553,379 |
630.3 |
4,051 |
Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Trafford, Tameside |
Manchester |
The addition of Golborne, Glossop and Newton-le-Willows |
3 |
West Midlands Built-up area |
2,440,986 |
598.9 |
4,076 |
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull |
Birmingham |
|
4 |
West Yorkshire Built-up area |
1,777,934 |
487.8 |
3,645 |
Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Keighley, Halifax |
Leeds-Bradford |
The addition of Halifax |
5 |
Greater Glasgow Built-up area |
1,209,143 |
368.5 |
3,390 |
Glasgow, Paisley, Clydebank |
Glasgow |
|
6 |
Liverpool Built-up area |
864,122 |
199.6 |
4,329 |
Liverpool, Bootle, Litherland, Crosby, Prescot, St. Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield |
Liverpool/Birkenhead |
The addition of Ashton-in-Makerfield |
7 |
South Hampshire Built-up area |
855,569 |
192.0 |
4,455 |
Southampton, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Horndean |
Southampton-Portsmouth |
Portsmouth Urban Area and Southampton Urban Area combined into one.
The addition of Hedge End, Locks Heath, Bursledon and Whiteley.
Stubbington and Lee-on-the-Solent are no longer part of the built-up area. |
8 |
Tyneside Built-up area |
774,891 |
180.5 |
4,292 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Jarrow |
Newcastle-Sunderland |
Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring are no longer part of the built-up area. |
9 |
Nottingham Built-up area |
729,977 |
176.4 |
4,139 |
Nottingham, Beeston, Carlton, West Bridgford, Ilkeston, Hucknall |
Nottingham-Derby |
|
10 |
Sheffield Built-up area |
685,368 |
167.5 |
4,092 |
Sheffield, Rotherham, Rawmarsh |
Sheffield |
|
11 |
Bristol Built-up area |
617,280 |
144.4 |
4,274 |
Bristol, Filton, Pill, Frampton Cotterell, Kingswood, Warmley, Mangotsfield, Winterbourne |
Bristol |
|
12 |
Belfast Urban Area |
595,879 |
|
|
Belfast, Castlereagh, Greenisland, Holywood, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Milltown |
Belfast |
|
13 |
Leicester Built-up area |
508,916 |
109.4 |
4,653 |
Leicester, Wigston, Oadby, Syston, Blaby, Birstall, Narborough, Enderby |
Leicester |
Ratby no longer part of the built-up area.
Addition of Narborough and Enderby |
14 |
Edinburgh |
482,005 |
|
|
|
Edinburgh |
|
15 |
Brighton and Hove Built-up area |
474,485 |
89.4 |
5,304 |
Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea |
Brighton |
Rottingdean, Saltdean and Findon are no longer part of the built-up area. |
16 |
Bournemouth/Poole Built-up area |
466,266 |
131.0 |
3,559 |
Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Wimborne Minster |
Bournemouth/Poole |
Ferndown and Wimborne Minster now part of the built-up area. |
17 |
Cardiff Built-up area |
447,287 |
102.3 |
4,370 |
Cardiff, Caerphilly, Penarth, Pontypridd |
Cardiff-Newport |
Caerphilly and Pontypridd now part of the built-up area. |
18 |
Teesside Built-up area |
376,633 |
108.2 |
3,482 |
Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees, Billingham, Redcar |
Middlesbrough |
Eston & Southbank now part of Middlesbrough sub-division, no longer counted as separate sub-division |
19 |
Stoke-on-Trent Built-up area |
372,775 |
103.9 |
3,588 |
Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove |
Stoke-on-Trent |
|
20 |
Coventry Built-up area |
359,262 |
81.3 |
4,420 |
Coventry, Bedworth |
Coventry |
|
21 |
Sunderland Built-up area |
335,415 |
83.5 |
4,018 |
Sunderland, Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring |
Newcastle-Sunderland |
Addition of Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring |
22 |
Birkenhead Built-up area |
325,264 |
88.2 |
3,687 |
Birkenhead, Wallasey, Ellesmere Port, Bebington |
Liverpool/Birkenhead |
|
23 |
Reading Built-up area |
318,014 |
83.7 |
3,800 |
Reading, Wokingham, Woodley, Crowthorne |
London |
Bracknell no longer part of the built-up area. |
24 |
Kingston upon Hull Built-up area |
314,018 |
82.6 |
3,802 |
Kingston upon Hull, Cottingham, Hessle |
Hull |
|
25 |
Preston Built-up area |
313,322 |
82.4 |
3,802 |
Preston, Bamber Bridge, Chorley, Fulwood, Leyland |
Preston |
The addition of Longton and Adlington to the built-up area. |
26 |
Newport Built-up area |
306,844 |
84.2 |
3,643 |
Newport, Pontypool, Cwmbran, Blackwood, Risca, Ystrad Mynach |
Cardiff-Newport |
Pontypool, Cwmbran and Blackwood added to the built-up area. |
27 |
Swansea Built-up area |
300,352 |
87.6 |
3,431 |
Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Ystradgynlais, Pontardawe |
Swansea/Neath/Port Talbot |
Ystradgynlais now part of the built-up area. |
28 |
Southend-on-Sea Built-up area |
295,310 |
71.8 |
4,111 |
Southend-on-Sea, Hullbridge, Rayleigh, Rochford |
London |
Hullbridge now part of the built-up area. |
29 |
Derby Built-up area |
270,468 |
64.1 |
4,219 |
Derby, Borrowash, Duffield |
Nottingham-Derby |
|
30 |
Plymouth Built-up area |
260,203 |
59.7 |
4,356 |
Plymouth, Plymstock, Plympton |
Plymouth |
|
31 |
Luton Built-up area |
258,018 |
50.7 |
5,088 |
Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis |
London |
|
32 |
Farnborough/Aldershot Built-up area |
252,397 |
78.5 |
3,217 |
Farnborough, Aldershot, Camberley, Farnham, Frimley, Sandhurst, Yateley |
London |
|
33 |
Medway Towns Built-up area |
243,931 |
52.2 |
4,677 |
Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester |
London |
|
34 |
Blackpool Built-up area |
239,409 |
61.3 |
3,908 |
Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, Cleveleys |
Blackpool |
Fleetwood no longer forms part of the built-up area. |
35 |
Milton Keynes Built-up area |
229,941 |
62.5 |
3,678 |
'Milton Keynes',[lower-alpha 2] Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Woburn Sands |
Milton Keynes |
The addition of Woburn Sands. |
36 |
Barnsley/Dearne Valley Built-up area |
223,281 |
59.7 |
3,739 |
Barnsley, Wath upon Dearne, Wombwell, Hoyland |
Sheffield |
|
37 |
Northampton Built-up area |
215,963 |
57.9 |
3,731 |
Northampton, Collingtree |
Northampton |
|
38 |
Norwich Built-up area |
213,166 |
61.9 |
3,444 |
Norwich, Taverham, Costessey, Cringleford, Hellesdon |
Norwich |
|
39 |
Aberdeen |
207,932 |
|
|
|
Aberdeen |
|
40 |
Swindon Built-up area |
185,609 |
47.1 |
3,945 |
Swindon, Haydon Wick, Stratton St. Margaret, Broad Blunsdon, Blunsdon St Andrew, Wroughton |
Swindon |
|
41 |
Crawley Built-up area |
180,508 |
58.1 |
3,107 |
Crawley, Horley, East Grinstead, Copthorne, Crawley Down |
London |
The addition of East Grinstead, Copthorne and Crawley Down.
Reigate and Redhill no longer part of the built-up area. |
42 |
Ipswich Built-up area |
178,835 |
49.1 |
3,639 |
Ipswich, Kesgrave, Woodbridge |
Ipswich |
The addition of Woodbridge. |
43 |
Wigan Built-up area |
175,405 |
43.8 |
4,009 |
Wigan, Skelmersdale, Standish, Ince-in-Makerfield |
Manchester |
|
44 |
Mansfield Built-up area |
171,958 |
48.4 |
3,556 |
Mansfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Woodhouse |
Nottingham-Derby |
|
45 |
Oxford Built-up area |
171,380 |
37.4 |
4,585 |
Oxford, Kennington, Wheatley |
Oxford |
The addition of Kennington and Wheatley. |
46 |
Warrington Built-up area |
165,456 |
44.9 |
3,686 |
Warrington |
Liverpool |
|
47 |
Slough Built-up area |
163,777 |
34.1 |
4,797 |
Slough, Stoke Poges, Poyle |
London |
|
48 |
Peterborough Built-up area |
163,379 |
44.2 |
3,693 |
Peterborough, Farcet |
Peterborough |
|
49 |
Cambridge Built-up area |
158,434 |
42.1 |
3,760 |
Cambridge, Fen Ditton, Girton, Histon |
Cambridge |
Addition of Histon and Impington and Fen Ditton |
50 |
Doncaster Built-up area |
158,141 |
43.5 |
3,634 |
Doncaster, Bentley, Armthorpe, Sprotbrough |
Sheffield |
Addition of Bessacarr |
51 |
Dundee |
157,444 |
|
|
|
Dundee |
|
52 |
York Built-up area |
153,717 |
34.0 |
4,518 |
York, Earswick |
York |
|
53 |
Gloucester Built-up area |
150,053 |
40.4 |
3,718 |
Gloucester, Innsworth |
Gloucester-Cheltenham |
|
54 |
Burnley Built-up area |
149,422 |
35.7 |
4,183 |
Burnley, Padiham, Brierfield Colne, Barrowford Nelson |
Blackburn-Burnley |
|
55 |
Telford Built-up area |
147,980 |
47.7 |
3,103 |
Telford, Broseley |
Telford |
|
56 |
Blackburn Built-up area |
146,521 |
35.6 |
4,115 |
Blackburn, Darwen |
Blackburn-Burnley |
|
57 |
Basildon Built-up area |
144,859 |
37.1 |
3,902 |
Basildon, Wickford, Ramsden Heath, North Benfleet |
London |
The addition of Wickford to the urban area. |
58 |
Grimsby Built-up area |
134,160 |
35.3 |
3,804 |
Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Waltham |
Grimsby |
New Waltham is no longer part of the Built-up area. |
59 |
Hastings Built-up area |
133,422 |
33.2 |
4,019 |
Hastings, Bexhill |
Hastings |
|
60 |
High Wycombe Built-up area |
133,204 |
39.2 |
3,398 |
High Wycombe, Cookham, Hughenden Valley |
London |
|
61 |
Thanet Built-up area |
125,370 |
27.9 |
4,495 |
Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs |
Thanet |
|
62 |
Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area |
125,059 |
30.0 |
4,168 |
Accrington, Rawtenstall, Bacup, Great Harwood, Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle |
Blackburn-Burnley |
Accrington Urban Area and Rossendale Urban Area combined. |
63 |
Burton-upon-Trent Built-up area |
122,199 |
35.0 |
3,487 |
Burton-upon-Trent, Swadlincote |
Burton-upon-Trent |
The addition of Swadlincote, Stapenhill and Winshill[lower-alpha 3] |
64 |
Colchester Built-up area |
121,859 |
32.7 |
3,732 |
Colchester, Marks Tey |
Colchester |
|
65 |
Eastbourne Built-up area |
118,219 |
25.1 |
4,705 |
Eastbourne, Polegate |
Brighton |
|
66 |
Exeter Built-up area |
117,763 |
28.5 |
4,133 |
Exeter, Topsham |
Exeter |
|
67 |
Cheltenham Built-up area |
116,447 |
28.9 |
4,034 |
Cheltenham, |
Gloucester-Cheltenham |
|
68 |
Paignton/Torquay Built-up area |
115,410 |
31.5 |
3,667 |
Paignton, Torquay, Marldon |
Torbay |
|
69 |
Lincoln Built-up area |
114,879 |
32.7 |
3,518 |
Lincoln, North Hykeham |
Lincoln |
|
70 |
Chesterfield Built-up area |
113,057 |
34.6 |
3,263 |
Chesterfield, Staveley, Wingerworth, Holymoorside |
Sheffield |
Addition of Wingerworth to the Built-up area. |
71 |
Chelmsford Built-up area |
111,511 |
26.2 |
4,259 |
Chelmsford, Little Waltham |
London |
|
72 |
Basingstoke Built-up area |
107,642 |
29.4 |
3,662 |
Basingstoke |
London |
|
73 |
Maidstone Built-up area |
107,627 |
25.4 |
4,229 |
Maidstone |
London |
|
74 |
Bedford Built-up area |
106,940 |
24.8 |
4,309 |
Bedford, Kempston |
Bedford |
|
75 |
Worcester Built-up area |
101,659 |
24.7 |
4,121 |
Worcester, Norton |
Worcester |
|