RankUrban sub-areaPopulation
1 London7,172,091
2 Birmingham970,892
3 Liverpool469,017
4 Leeds443,247
5 Sheffield439,866
6 Bristol420,556
7 Manchester394,269
8 Leicester330,574
9 Coventry303,475
10 Kingston upon Hull301,416
11 Bradford293,717
12 Stoke-on-Trent259,252
13 Wolverhampton251,462
14 Nottingham249,584
15 Plymouth243,795
16 Southampton234,224
17 Reading232,662
18 Derby229,407
19 Dudley194,919
20 Newcastle upon Tyne189,863
21 Northampton189,474
22 Portsmouth187,056
23 Luton185,543
24 Preston184,836
25 Milton Keynes184,506 †
26 Sunderland177,739
27 Norwich174,047
28 Walsall170,994
29 Bournemouth167,527
30 Southend-on-Sea160,257
31 Swindon155,432
32 Huddersfield146,234
33 Poole144,800
34 Oxford143,016
35 Middlesbrough142,691
36 Blackpool142,283
37 Bolton139,403
38 Ipswich138,718
39 Telford138,241 †
40 York137,505
41 West Bromwich136,940
42 Peterborough136,292
43 Stockport136,082
44 Brighton134,293
45 Slough126,276
46 Gloucester123,205
47 Watford120,960
48 Rotherham117,262
49 Cambridge113,442 ††
50 Exeter106,772
51 Eastbourne106,562
52 Sutton Coldfield105,452
53 Blackburn105,085
54 Colchester104,390
55 Oldham103,544
56 St Helens102,629
57 Crawley100,547