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| Town | Population | Status | |
| 1 | Bristol | 420,556 | City |
| 2 | Leicester | 330,574 | City |
| 3 | Coventry | 303,475 | City |
| 4 | Hull | 301,416 | City |
| 5 | Bradford | 293,717 | City |
| 6 | Cardiff | 292,150 | City |
| 7 | Stoke | 259,252 | City |
| 8 | Plymouth | 243,795 | City |
| 9 | Southampton | 234,224 | City |
| 10 | Reading | 232,662 | Town |
| 11 | Brighton and Hove | 206,628 | City |
| 12 | Dudley | 194,919 | Town |
| 13 | Northampton | 189,474 | Town |
| 14 | Luton | 185,543 | Town |
| 15 | Milton Keynes | 184,506 | Town |
| 16 | Westminster | 181,766 | City |
| 17 | Norwich | 174,047 | City |
| 18 | Walsall | 170,994 | Town |
| 19 | Swansea | 169,880 | City |
| 20 | Bournemouth | 167,527 | Town |
| 21 | Southend | 160,257 | Town |
Note
The table has been compiled using the 2001 Census publication Key Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales Table KS01 ( released 17 June 2004).