London is by far the biggest city in the United Kingdom, from recent surveys in August 2022.
But you might be interested to know the largest towns or cities in Wales, Scotland and England.
158 towns of the biggest 1000 locations in the United Kingdom are located in South East England.
We have compiled the biggest cities and towns in the United Kingdom in order of population.
Biggest Cities in England
Here is a list of all the biggest 100 cities in England by population.
City/Town | Ceremonial county | Population |
London | Greater London | 8,907,918 |
Birmingham | West Midlands | 1,153,717 |
Liverpool | Merseyside | 579,256 |
Bristol | Bristol | 571,922 |
Manchester | Greater Manchester | 554,400 |
Sheffield | South Yorkshire | 544,402 |
Leeds | West Yorkshire | 503,388 |
Leicester | Leicestershire | 470,965 |
Coventry | West Midlands | 369,127 |
Bradford | West Yorkshire | 361,046 |
Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 311,823 |
Kingston upon Hull | East Riding of Yorkshire | 288,671 |
Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | 281,842 |
Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire | 277,051 |
Southampton | Hampshire | 269,231 |
Derby | Derbyshire | 263,933 |
Portsmouth | Hampshire | 248,479 |
Brighton | East Sussex | 241,999 |
Plymouth | Devon | 241,179 |
Northampton | Northamptonshire | 229,815 |
Reading | Berkshire | 229,274 |
Luton | Bedfordshire | 222,907 |
Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 218,255 |
Bolton | Greater Manchester | 202,369 |
Bournemouth | Dorset | 198,727 |
Norwich | Norfolk | 195,761 |
Swindon | Wiltshire | 191,314 |
Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | 184,105 |
Southend-on-Sea | Essex | 183,809 |
Middlesbrough | North Yorkshire | 176,991 |
Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | 175,680 |
Sunderland | Tyne and Wear | 175,031 |
Warrington | Cheshire | 172,068 |
Huddersfield | West Yorkshire | 170,269 |
Slough | Berkshire | 164,046 |
Oxford | Oxfordshire | 163,967 |
York | North Yorkshire | 161,994 |
Poole | Dorset | 158,762 |
Ipswich | Suffolk | 150,334 |
Telford | Shropshire | 149,377 |
Cambridge | Cambridgeshire | 149,023 |
Gloucester | Gloucestershire | 146,667 |
Blackpool | Lancashire | 145,722 |
Birkenhead | Merseyside | 144,756 |
Watford | Hertfordshire | 140,902 |
Sale | Greater Manchester | 137,915 |
Colchester | Essex | 134,176 |
Solihull | West Midlands | 127,289 |
High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | 124,073 |
Exeter | Devon | 123,379 |
Gateshead | Tyne and Wear | 122,088 |
Blackburn | Lancashire | 119,707 |
Cheltenham | Gloucestershire | 117,843 |
Maidstone | Kent | 117,626 |
Chelmsford | Essex | 116,997 |
Salford | Greater Manchester | 116,361 |
Basildon | Essex | 115,269 |
Doncaster | South Yorkshire | 114,900 |
Basingstoke | Hampshire | 114,329 |
Worthing | West Sussex | 114,212 |
Eastbourne | East Sussex | 113,646 |
Crawley | West Sussex | 111,856 |
Rochdale | Greater Manchester | 111,733 |
Rotherham | South Yorkshire | 110,751 |
Stockport | Greater Manchester | 110,000 |
Gillingham | Kent | 108,880 |
Sutton Coldfield | West Midlands | 108,330 |
Woking | Surrey | 107,611 |
Wigan | Greater Manchester | 106,686 |
Lincoln | Lincolnshire | 105,447 |
Oldham | Greater Manchester | 105,402 |
Wakefield | West Yorkshire | 104,757 |
St Helens | Merseyside | 104,641 |
Worcester | Worcestershire | 103,769 |
Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire | 101,849 |
Bath | Somerset | 101,106 |
Preston | Lancashire | 99,198 |
Rayleigh | Essex | 98,809 |
Barnsley | South Yorkshire | 96,878 |
Stevenage | Hertfordshire | 93,944 |
Hastings | East Sussex | 93,592 |
Southport | Merseyside | 93,426 |
Darlington | County Durham | 92,988 |
Bedford | Bedfordshire | 92,405 |
Halifax | West Yorkshire | 91,338 |
Hartlepool | County Durham | 89,610 |
Chesterfield | Derbyshire | 89,181 |
Nuneaton | Warwickshire | 89,001 |
Grimsby | Lincolnshire | 88,500 |
Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | 87,983 |
Chester | Cheshire | 87,593 |
St Albans | Hertfordshire | 86,961 |
Harlow | Essex | 86,321 |
The table above shows the most populated cities in England.
The English biggest cities in order by size of the population.
Biggest Cities in Scotland
Here is a list of all the biggest 100 cities in Scotland.
City/Town | Ceremonial county | Population |
Glasgow | Glasgow | 612,040 |
Edinburgh | Edinburgh | 488,050 |
Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 200,680 |
Dundee | Dundee | 148,280 |
Paisley | Renfrewshire | 77,220 |
East Kilbride | South Lanarkshire | 75,120 |
Livingston | West Lothian | 57,030 |
Hamilton | South Lanarkshire | 54,080 |
Dunfermline | Fife | 53,100 |
Cumbernauld | North Lanarkshire | 50,920 |
Kirkcaldy | Fife | 50,010 |
Perth | Perth and Kinross | 47,430 |
Inverness | Highland | 47,290 |
Ayr | South Ayrshire | 46,780 |
Kilmarnock | East Ayrshire | 46,770 |
Coatbridge | North Lanarkshire | 43,960 |
Greenock | Inverclyde | 42,680 |
Glenrothes | Fife | 38,510 |
Stirling | Stirling | 37,610 |
Airdrie | North Lanarkshire | 37,410 |
Falkirk | Falkirk | 35,850 |
Irvine | North Ayrshire | 34,090 |
Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | 33,440 |
Motherwell | North Lanarkshire | 32,590 |
Rutherglen | South Lanarkshire | 31,190 |
Wishaw | North Lanarkshire | 30,290 |
Cambuslang | South Lanarkshire | 29,100 |
Bearsden | East Dunbartonshire | 28,120 |
Newton Mearns | East Renfrewshire | 26,600 |
Clydebank | West Dunbartonshire | 26,320 |
Elgin | Moray | 24,760 |
Arbroath | Angus | 23,940 |
Bishopbriggs | East Dunbartonshire | 23,540 |
Bathgate | West Lothian | 22,920 |
Renfrew | Renfrewshire | 22,570 |
Kirkintilloch | East Dunbartonshire | 21,380 |
Musselburgh | East Lothian | 20,840 |
Dumbarton | West Dunbartonshire | 20,560 |
Belshill | North Lanarkshire | 20,290 |
Peterhead | Aberdeenshire | 19,270 |
Barrhead | East Renfrewshire | 17,610 |
St Andrews | Fife | 17,580 |
Bonnyrigg | Midlothian | 17,530 |
Blantyre | South Lanarkshire | 16,900 |
Grangemouth | Falkirk | 16,650 |
Kilwinning | North Ayrshire | 16,460 |
Penicuik | Midlothian | 16,120 |
Johnstone | Renfrewshire | 16,090 |
Viewpark | North Lanarkshire | 15,770 |
Erskine | Renfrewshire | 15,510 |
Broxburn | West Lothian | 15,440 |
Borrowstounness | Falkirk | 14,760 |
Larkhall | South Lanarkshire | 14,740 |
Prestwick | South Ayrshire | 14,720 |
Troon | South Ayrshire | 14,710 |
Port Glasgow | Inverclyde | 14,620 |
Alloa | Clackmannanshire | 14,420 |
Forfar | Angus | 14,230 |
Rosyth | Fife | 13,780 |
Hawick | Scottish Borders | 13,740 |
Helensburgh | Argyll and Bute | 13,640 |
Inverurie | Aberdeenshire | 13,640 |
Mayfield | Midlothian | 13,570 |
Dalkieth | Midlothian | 13,400 |
Carluke | South Lanarkshire | 13,320 |
Linlithgow | West Lothian | 13,260 |
Fraserburgh | Aberdeenshire | 13,180 |
Galashiels | Scottish Borders | 13,000 |
Milngavie | East Dunbartonshire | 12,940 |
Saltcoats | North Ayrshire | 12,640 |
Armadale | West Lothian | 12,550 |
Giffnock | East Renfrewshire | 12,300 |
Westhill | Aberdeenshire | 12,290 |
Tranent | East Lothian | 12,140 |
Montrose | Angus | 12,100 |
Cowdenbeath | Fife | 11,640 |
Carnoustie | Angus | 11,360 |
Largs | North Ayrshire | 11,260 |
Stonehaven | Aberdeenshire | 11,170 |
Larbert | Falkirk | 11,050 |
Whitburn | West Lothian | 10,860 |
Methill | Fife | 10,800 |
Androssan | North Ayrshire | 10,670 |
Prestonpans | East Lothian | 10,410 |
Gourock | Inverclyde | 10,350 |
Stranraer | Dumfries and Galloway | 10,320 |
Ellon | Aberdeenshire | 10,200 |
Forres | Moray | 10,100 |
Kilsyth | North Lanarkshire | 10,080 |
Dalgety Bay | Fife | 10,050 |
Nairn | Highland | 9,960 |
Clarkston | East Renfrewshire | 9,860 |
Stenhousemuir | Falkirk | 9,740 |
Dunblane | Stirling | 9,410 |
South Queensferry | Edinburgh | 9,350 |
Stevenston | North Ayrshire | 9,230 |
Haddington | East Lothian | 9,130 |
Portlethen | Aberdeenshire | 9,090 |
Bonhill | West Dunbartonshire | 9,050 |
Lanark | South Lanarkshire | 9,050 |
The table above shows the most populated cities in Scotland.
The Scottish biggest cities in order by size of the population.
Biggest Cities in Wales
Here is a list of all the biggest 67 cities in Wales.
City/Town | Ceremonial county | Population |
Cardiff | South Glamorgan | 350,558 |
Swansea | West Glamorgan | 184,436 |
Newport | Gwent | 133.353 |
Wrexham | Clwyd | 61,548 |
Barry | South Glamorgan | 56,892 |
Neath | West Glamorgan | 50,973 |
Bridgend | Mid Glamorgan | 48,417 |
Cwmbrân | Gwent | 47,133 |
Llanelli | Dyfed | 44,812 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Mid Glamorgan | 44,807 |
Caerphilly | Gwent | 41,905 |
Port Talbot | West Glamorgan | 37,900 |
Pontypridd | Mid Glamorgan | 30,910 |
Aberdare | Mid Glamorgan | 30,831 |
Penarth | South Glamorgan | 29,388 |
Pontypool | Gwent | 28,868 |
Colwyn Bay | Clwyd | 28,142 |
Rhyl | Clwyd | 25,994 |
Blackwood | Gwent | 24,145 |
Buckley | Clwyd | 20,232 |
Ystrad Mynach | Gwent | 19,775 |
Maesteg | Mid Glamorgan | 18,729 |
Bangor | Gwynedd | 18,476 |
Ebbw Vale | Gwent | 18,170 |
Tonypandy | Mid Glamorgan | 17,960 |
Shotton | Clwyd | 17,346 |
Gorseinon | West Glamorgan | 16,983 |
Prestatyn | Clwyd | 16,960 |
Connah’s Quay | Clwyd | 16,843 |
Aberystwyth | Dyfed | 16,522 |
Carmarthen | Dyfed | 16,192 |
Porthcawl | Mid Glamorgan | 15,581 |
Llandudno | Clwyd | 15,375 |
Haverfordwest | Dyfed | 15,032 |
Tredegar | Gwent | 15,000 |
Risca | Gwent | 14,944 |
Flint | Clwyd | 14,690 |
Porth | Mid Glamorgan | 14,587 |
Pyle | Mid Glamorgan | 14,361 |
Church Village | Mid Glamorgan | 14,124 |
Milford Haven | Dyfed | 13,959 |
Llantrisant | Mid Glamorgan | 13,590 |
Abergavenny | Gwent | 13,402 |
Rhosllanerchrugog | Clwyd | 13,384 |
Rhondda | Mid Glamorgan | 13,233 |
Pontardawe | West Glamorgan | 12,801 |
Llandudno Junction | Clwyd | 12,496 |
Chepstow | Gwent | 12,451 |
Bargoed | Gwent | 11,825 |
Holyhead | Gwynedd | 11,715 |
Caldicot | Gwent | 11,623 |
Newtown | Powys | 11,319 |
Mountain Ash | Mid Glamorgan | 11,289 |
Abertillery | Gwent | 10,774 |
Ystradgynlais | Powys | 10,559 |
Monmouth | Gwent | 10,486 |
Mold | Clwyd | 10,142 |
Holywell | Clwyd | 9,911 |
Caernarfon | Gwynedd | 9,815 |
Pembroke Dock | Dyfed | 9,716 |
Newbridge | Gwent | 9,640 |
Tonyrefail | Mid Glamorgan | 9,579 |
Kinmel Bay | Clwyd | 9,544 |
Pencoed | Mid Glamorgan | 9,342 |
Abergele | Clwyd | 9,333 |
Pontarddulais | West Glamorgan | 9,316 |
Pontllanfraith | Gwent | 9,291 |
The table above shows the most populated cities in Wales.
The Welsh’s biggest cities are in order by size of the population.
Biggest Cities in the UK by Population
Here are the largest 500 towns and cities in the United Kingdom.
The highest 500 populated cities include England, Wales and Scotland.
- London, Greater London
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Glasgow, Glasgow
- Liverpool, Merseyside
- Bristol, Bristol
- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Edinburgh, Edinburgh
- Leicester, Leicestershire
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Cardiff, South Glamorgan
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Southampton, Hampshire
- Derby, Derbyshire
- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Brighton, East Sussex
- Plymouth, Devon
- Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Reading, BerkshireLuton, Bedfordshire
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Bolton, Greater Manchester
- Aberdeen, Aberdeen
- Bournemouth, Dorset
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Swindon, Wiltshire
- Swansea, West Glamorgan
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- Warrington, Cheshire
- Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- Slough, Berkshire
- Oxford, Oxfordshire
- York, North Yorkshire
- Poole, Dorset
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- Telford, Shropshire
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Dundee, Dundee
- Gloucester, Gloucestershire
- Blackpool, Lancashire
- Birkenhead, Merseyside
- Watford, Hertfordshire
- Sale, Greater Manchester
- Colchester, Essex
- Newport, Gwent
- Solihull, West Midlands
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Exeter, Devon
- Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
- Blackburn, Lancashire
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Maidstone, Kent
- Chelmsford, Essex
- Salford, Greater Manchester
- Basildon, Essex
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Worthing, West Sussex
- Eastbourne, East Sussex
- Crawley, West Sussex
- Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- Rotherham, South Yorkshire
- Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Gillingham, Kent
- Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
- Woking, Surrey
- Wigan, Greater Manchester
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Oldham, Greater Manchester
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- St Helens, Merseyside
- Worcester, Worcestershire
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
- Bath, Somerset
- Preston, Lancashire
- Rayleigh, Essex
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Hastings, East Sussex
- Southport, Merseyside
- Darlington, County Durham
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Hartlepool, County Durham
- Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Grimsby, Lincolnshire
- Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
- Chester, Cheshire
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Harlow, Essex
- Guildford, Surrey
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
- Dudley, West Midlands
- Bracknell, Berkshire
- Redditch, Worcestershire
- Batley, West Yorkshire
- Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
- Burnley, Lancashire
- Eastleigh, Hampshire
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Chatham, Kent
- Bury, Greater Manchester
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
- West Bromwich, West Midlands
- Paisley, Renfrewshire
- South Shields, Tyne and Wear
- Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
- Rugby, Warwickshire
- East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire
- Carlisle, Cumbria
- Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Gosport, Hampshire
- Grays, Essex
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Ashford, Kent
- Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Crewe, Cheshire
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Atherton, Greater Manchester
- Walsall, West Midlands
- Stafford, Staffordshire
- Cannock, Staffordshire
- Bognor Regis, West Sussex
- Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
- Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
- Bamber Bridge, Lancashire
- Maidenhead, Berkshire
- Washington, Tyne and Wear
- Paignton, Devon
- Filton, Gloucestershire
- Rochester, Kent
- Farnborough, Hampshire
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
- Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Margate, Kent
- Stourbridge, West Midlands
- Hereford, Herefordshire
- Widnes, Merseyside
- Canterbury, Kent
- Taunton, Somerset
- Runcorn, Cheshire
- Wrexham, Clwyd
- Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Wallasey, Merseyside
- Corby, Northamptonshire
- Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- Kettering, Northamptonshire
- Halesowen, West Midlands
- Aldershot, Hampshire
- Littlehampton, West Sussex
- Bebington, Merseyside
- Gravesend, Kent
- Kidderminster, Worcestershire
- Livingston, West Lothian
- Barry, South Glamorgan
- Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
- Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Christchurch, Dorset
- Altrincham, Greater Manchester
- Weymouth, Dorset
- Brentwood, Essex
- Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Ewell, Surrey
- Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
- Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Beeston, Nottinghamshire
- Dunfermline, Fife
- Willenhall, West Midlands
- Folkestone, Kent
- Smethwick, West Midlands
- Esher, Surrey
- Sittingbourne, Kent
- Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
- Bootle, Merseyside
- Durham, County Durham
- Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
- Bloxwich, West Midlands
- Neath, West Glamorgan
- Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
- Kingswinford, West Midlands
- Lancaster, Lancashire
- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
- Torquay, Devon
- Horsham, West Sussex
- Carlton, Nottinghamshire
- Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Crosby, Merseyside
- King’s Lynn, Norfolk
- Horndean, Hampshire
- Hinckley, Leicestershire
- Swadlincote, Derbyshire
- Winchester, Hampshire
- Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
- Yeovil, Somerset
- Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
- West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
- Perth, Perth and Kinross
- Havant, Hampshire
- Inverness, Highland
- Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
- Banbury, Oxfordshire
- Cwmbrân, Gwent
- Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
- Northwich, Cheshire
- Ayr, South Ayrshire
- Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
- Wokingham, Berkshire
- Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Andover, Hampshire
- Boston, Lincolnshire
- Hatfield, Hertfordshire
- Llanelli, Dyfed
- Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan
- Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
- Tipton, West Midlands
- Grantham, Lincolnshire
- Dover, Kent
- Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
- Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
- Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
- Bridgwater, Somerset
- Middleton, Greater Manchester
- Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
- Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
- Braintree, Essex
- Fareham, Hampshire
- Trowbridge, Wiltshire
- Worksop, Nottinghamshire
- Kirkby, Merseyside
- Jarrow, Tyne and Wear
- Greenock, Inverclyde
- Ramsgate, Kent
- Urmston, Greater Manchester
- Castleford, West Yorkshire
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Caerphilly, Gwent
- Newbury, Berkshire
- Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
- Fleet, Hampshire
- Tonbridge, Kent
- Eccles, Greater Manchester
- Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
- Herne Bay, Kent
- Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Leyland, Lancashire
- Ilkeston, Derbyshire
- Camberley, Surrey
- Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
- Arnold, Nottinghamshire
- Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
- Long Eaton, Derbyshire
- Aldridge, West Midlands
- Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
- Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
- Blyth, Northumberland
- Canvey Island, Essex
- Chorley, Lancashire
- Glenrothes, Fife
- Prescot, Merseyside
- Great Malvern, Worcestershire
- Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
- Longbenton, Tyne and Wear
- Haywards Heath, West Sussex
- Stirling, Stirling
- Chester-le-Street, County Durham
- Woodley, Berkshire
- Redcar, North Yorkshire
- Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
- Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
- Redhill, Surrey
- Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Accrington, Lancashire
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Coalville, Leicestershire
- Denton, Greater Manchester
- Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire
- Chippenham, Wiltshire
- Chadderton, Greater Manchester
- Falkirk, Falkirk
- Exmouth, Devon
- Fulwood, Lancashire
- Rowley Regis, West Midlands
- Hyde, Greater Manchester
- Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
- Romiley, Greater Manchester
- Spalding, Lincolnshire
- Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
- Billericay, Essex
- Skelmersdale, Lancashire
- Epsom, Surrey
- Billingham, County Durham
- Wickford, Essex
- Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
- Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
- Stroud, Gloucestershire
- Irvine, North Ayrshire
- Pudsey, West Yorkshire
- Brighouse, West Yorkshire
- Lichfield, Staffordshire
- Whitstable, Kent
- Morecambe, Lancashire
- Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
- Glossop, Derbyshire
- Dunstable, Bedfordshire
- Leatherhead, Surrey
- St Neots, Cambridgeshire
- Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Warwick, Warwickshire
- Loughton, Essex
- Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
- Bilston, West Midlands
- Windsor, Berkshire
- Barnstaple, Devon
- Rushden, Northamptonshire
- Burgess Hill, West Sussex
- Chichester, West Sussex
- Brierley Hill, West Midlands
- Deal, Kent
- Sevenoaks, Kent
- Sedgley, West Midlands
- Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
- Bedworth, Warwickshire
- Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire
- Harpenden, Hertfordshire
- Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan
- Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan
- Winsford, Cheshire
- Nelson, Lancashire
- Yate, Gloucestershire
- Witney, Oxfordshire
- Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
- East Grinstead, West Sussex
- Pontefract, West Yorkshire
- Weybridge, Surrey
- Didcot, Oxfordshire
- Heywood, Greater Manchester
- Northfleet, Kent
- Morley, West Yorkshire
- Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
- Totton, Hampshire
- Heswall, Merseyside
- Penarth, South Glamorgan
- Kendal, Cumbria
- Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire
- Stanford-le-Hope, Essex
- Pontypool, Gwent
- Hertford, Hertfordshire
- Shipley, West Yorkshire
- Ashford, Surrey
- Burntwood, Staffordshire
- Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
- Colwyn Bay, Clwyd
- Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire
- Egham, Surrey
- Ashington, Northumberland
- Farnworth, Greater Manchester
- Haverhill, Suffolk
- Stretford, Greater Manchester
- Darwen, Lancashire
- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- Evesham, Worcestershire
- Frome, Somerset
- Cramlington, Northumberland
- Thetford, Norfolk
- Bentley, South Yorkshire
- Ditton, Kent
- Farnham, Surrey
- Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
- Ferndown, Dorset
- Newton Abbot, Devon
- Peterlee, County Durham
- Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
- Bushey, Hertfordshire
- Witham, Essex
- Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire
- Hedge End, Hampshire
- Heanor, Derbyshire
- Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire
- Portishead, Somerset
- Congleton, Cheshire
- Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- Thatcham, Berkshire
- Ormskirk, Lancashire
- Rhyl, Clwyd
- Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- Thornaby-on-Tees, County Durham
- Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Maghull, Merseyside
- St Austell, Cornwall
- Fleetwood, Lancashire
- Corsett, County Durham
- Plymstock, Devon
- Swinton, Greater Manchester
- Oldbury, West Midlands
- Market Harborough, Leicestershire
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham
- Wednesfield, West Midlands
- Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
- Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
- Stubbington, Hampshire
- Horley, Surrey
- Skegness, Lincolnshire
- Wombwell, South Yorkshire
- Daventry, Northamptonshire
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Elgin, Moray
- Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk
- Hindley, Greater Manchester
- Broadstairs, Kent
- Windlesham, Surrey
- Rugeley, Staffordshire
- Amersham, Buckinghamshire
- Felixstowe, Suffolk
- Golborne, Greater Manchester
- Droylsden, Greater Manchester
- Rawtenstall, Lancashire
- Blackwood, Gwent
- Westhoughton, Greater Manchester
- Belper, Derbyshire
- Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
- Falmouth, Cornwall
- Arbroath, Angus
- Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
- Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
- Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Whitehaven, Cumbria
- Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
- Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
- Seaford, East Sussex
- Sudbury, Suffolk
- Godalming, Surrey
- Reigate, Surrey
- Formby, Merseyside
- Alfreton, Derbyshire
- Coseley, West Midlands
- Royton, Greater Manchester
- Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Clifton, Nottinghamshire
- Caterham, Surrey
- Bathgate, West Lothian
- Bingley, West Yorkshire
- Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
- Buxton, Derbyshire
- Chapeltown, South Yorkshire
- Seaham, County Durham
- Renfrew, Renfrewshire
- Swanscombe, Kent
- Ingleby Barwick, North Yorkshire
- Workington, Cumbria
- Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
- Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Truro, Cornwall
- Hailsham, East Sussex
- Camborne, Cornwall
- Newquay, Cornwall
- Crowborough, East Sussex
- Ossett, West Yorkshire
- Normanton, West Yorkshire
- Maldon, Essex
- South Ockenden, Essex
- Stanley, County Durham
- March, Cambridgeshire
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
- Gatley, Greater Manchester
- Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
- Walkden, Greater Manchester
- Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire
- Ampthill, Bedfordshire
- Stowmarket, Suffolk
- Dereham, Norfolk
- Kempston, Bedfordshire
- Whitefield, Greater Manchester
- Dukinfield, Greater Manchester
- Clevedon, Somerset
- Brownhills, West Midlands
- Redruth, Cornwall
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Minster, Kent
- Dronfield, Derbyshire
- Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
- Harwich, Essex
- Musselburgh, East Lothian
- Sandhurst, Berkshire
- Dorchester, Dorset
The largest 500 cities in the United Kingdom are sorted by population size.
FAQs
Is London the Biggest City in the UK by Area Size?
Yes, London is the biggest city in the United Kingdom by area size, closely followed byManchester, Birmingham and then Glasgow.
Why is London So Heavily Populated?
London is the capital of England and it is a highly urbanised area with many job opportunities and housing estates.
As London draws in a high volume of tourism due to attractions such as Buckingham Palace and The London Eye, this generates employment opportunities.
London local government also offer a range of housing schemes, building grants, and transportation schemes.
Historically, after the industrial revolution cities, such as London and North West Manchester, became highly populous urban areas due to trade and property.
Is London the Biggest City in Europe?
London is the third-largest city in Europe with around 9 million inhabitants of England’s capital.
The largest two cities are Instanbul and Moscow; Istanbul has a population of 15,840,900 and Moscow has a population of 12,632,409.
Both Moscow and Istanbul also have a greater area size than London.
What is the Largest City in the North West of England?
The largest city in the North West of England is Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester is located in North West England and has an area size of 1,276 km² and an estimated population size of 2.8 million people.
What is the Largest City in the North East of England?
The largest city in the North East of England is Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle upon Tyne is located in North East England and has an area size of 8,592 km² and an estimated population size of 818,000 people.
What are the Richest Cities in the UK?
London is considered to be the most affluent city in the United Kingdom.
Other areas which can be considered to be some of the richest cities include Reading, Cambridge, Birmingham and Bristol.
In Wales, the richest city is classed as Sketty in Swansea, in Scotland, the richest city is deemed to be Aberdeen, and in Northern Ireland, the richest city is thought to be Bangor.
How Many People Live in the United Kingdom?
The estimated population of people living in the United Kingdom in August 2022 is 67.2 million people.
This total includes those living in urban areas and rural areas.
What are the largest cities in Great Britain?
The largest cities in Great Britain are:
- London
- Manchester
- Birmingham
- Wolverhampton
- Leeds
- Bradford
- Glasgow
- Southampton
- Portsmouth
- Liverpool
- Newcastle
What are the biggest cities in Essex?
The biggest city in Essex is Southend-on-Sea.
Here are the 3 biggest cities in Essex:
- Southend-on-Sea
- Colchester
- Chelmsford
Summary
The ceremonial county column refers to the county in which the city or town is located.
- In England, this is the ceremonial county.
- In Scotland, it is the council area.
- In Wales, it is a preserved county.
- In Northern Ireland, it is a ceremonial county.
Population figures for cities and towns in England and Wales are based on the 2017 population estimates by the Office for National Statistics.
The largest city in the UK for both population and area size is London, the UK’s capital.
The largest city in Scotland is Glasgow, the largest in Wales is Cardiff, and the largest in Northern Ireland is Belfast.

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