Median age of residents, every council ranked

Half the people who live here are older than this and half younger. Figures for Mid-2025, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: Manchester, 30.6 years. The council in the middle: North Lanarkshire, 42.7 years. Highest: North Norfolk, 56.5 years.

Median age of residents, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1	ManchesterNorth West	30.6 years
2	Tower HamletsLondon	30.8 years
3	OxfordSouth East	31.7 years
4	NewhamLondon	31.8 years
5 joint	CambridgeEast of England	31.9 years
5 joint	NottinghamEast Midlands	31.9 years
7	HackneyLondon	32.9 years
8	IslingtonLondon	33.0 years
9	Barking and DagenhamLondon	33.2 years
10	WandsworthLondon	33.3 years
11	SalfordNorth West	33.4 years
12 joint	City of LondonLondon	33.5 years
12 joint	LeicesterEast Midlands	33.5 years
14 joint	BristolSouth West	33.6 years
14 joint	LambethLondon	33.6 years
16	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	33.7 years
17 joint	CamdenLondon	33.9 years
17 joint	SouthwarkLondon	33.9 years
19 joint	BirminghamWest Midlands	34.1 years
19 joint	LutonEast of England	34.1 years
21	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	34.2 years
22	CardiffWales	34.7 years
23	SouthamptonSouth East	34.8 years
24 joint	CoventryWest Midlands	35.0 years
24 joint	SloughSouth East	35.0 years
26	ReadingSouth East	35.3 years
27	LiverpoolNorth West	35.4 years
28 joint	BrentLondon	35.5 years
28 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	35.5 years
30 joint	Glasgow CityScotland	35.6 years
30 joint	NorwichEast of England	35.6 years
32 joint	PrestonNorth West	35.7 years
32 joint	WestminsterLondon	35.7 years
34	ExeterSouth West	35.8 years
35 joint	GreenwichLondon	35.9 years
35 joint	RedbridgeLondon	35.9 years
37 joint	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	36.5 years
37 joint	LewishamLondon	36.5 years
39 joint	BelfastNorthern Ireland	36.6 years
39 joint	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	36.6 years
41 joint	EalingLondon	36.9 years
41 joint	HillingdonLondon	36.9 years
41 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	36.9 years
41 joint	SandwellWest Midlands	36.9 years
41 joint	Waltham ForestLondon	36.9 years
46 joint	HaringeyLondon	37.0 years
46 joint	MiddlesbroughNorth East	37.0 years
46 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	37.0 years
49	OldhamNorth West	37.2 years
50 joint	City of EdinburghScotland	37.4 years
50 joint	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	37.4 years
50 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	37.4 years
53 joint	HounslowLondon	37.5 years
53 joint	ThurrockEast of England	37.5 years
55 joint	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	37.6 years
55 joint	DartfordSouth East	37.6 years
55 joint	HarlowEast of England	37.6 years
55 joint	WatfordEast of England	37.6 years
59 joint	DerbyEast Midlands	37.7 years
59 joint	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	37.7 years
61 joint	CrawleySouth East	37.8 years
61 joint	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	37.8 years
63 joint	CroydonLondon	38.1 years
63 joint	RochdaleNorth West	38.1 years
65	HarrowLondon	38.2 years
66 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	38.3 years
66 joint	MertonLondon	38.3 years
68	RushmoorSouth East	38.4 years
69 joint	BoltonNorth West	38.5 years
69 joint	Milton KeynesSouth East	38.5 years
69 joint	WalsallWest Midlands	38.5 years
72	StevenageEast of England	38.6 years
73 joint	BarnetLondon	38.8 years
73 joint	EnfieldLondon	38.8 years
73 joint	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	38.8 years
73 joint	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	38.8 years
77 joint	BurnleyNorth West	38.9 years
77 joint	NewportWales	38.9 years
79 joint	Dundee CityScotland	39.0 years
79 joint	GraveshamSouth East	39.0 years
79 joint	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	39.0 years
82 joint	BasildonEast of England	39.1 years
82 joint	GloucesterSouth West	39.1 years
82 joint	GuildfordSouth East	39.1 years
82 joint	MedwaySouth East	39.1 years
86 joint	HaveringLondon	39.2 years
86 joint	HyndburnNorth West	39.2 years
86 joint	KnowsleyNorth West	39.2 years
89	IpswichEast of England	39.3 years
90	Aberdeen CityScotland	39.4 years
91 joint	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	39.5 years
91 joint	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	39.5 years
91 joint	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	39.5 years
91 joint	PendleNorth West	39.5 years
91 joint	RunnymedeSouth East	39.5 years
96	PlymouthSouth West	39.7 years
97 joint	BexleyLondon	39.8 years
97 joint	ColchesterEast of England	39.8 years
97 joint	TamesideNorth West	39.8 years
100	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	39.9 years
101 joint	South GloucestershireSouth West	40.0 years
101 joint	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	40.0 years
101 joint	WarwickWest Midlands	40.0 years
104 joint	BedfordEast of England	40.1 years
104 joint	Bracknell ForestSouth East	40.1 years
104 joint	SwindonSouth West	40.1 years
104 joint	WorcesterWest Midlands	40.1 years
108 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	40.2 years
108 joint	CharnwoodEast Midlands	40.2 years
108 joint	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	40.2 years
108 joint	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	40.2 years
112	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	40.3 years
113 joint	BuryNorth West	40.4 years
113 joint	RugbyWest Midlands	40.4 years
115	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	40.5 years
116 joint	Central BedfordshireEast of England	40.7 years
116 joint	SuttonLondon	40.7 years
116 joint	SwanseaWales	40.7 years
119	CherwellSouth East	40.8 years
120 joint	DacorumEast of England	40.9 years
120 joint	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	40.9 years
120 joint	WokingSouth East	40.9 years
123	MaidstoneSouth East	41.0 years
124 joint	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	41.1 years
124 joint	TraffordNorth West	41.1 years
126 joint	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	41.2 years
126 joint	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	41.2 years
126 joint	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	41.2 years
126 joint	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	41.2 years
126 joint	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	41.2 years
131 joint	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	41.3 years
131 joint	SwaleSouth East	41.3 years
131 joint	TamworthWest Midlands	41.3 years
134 joint	ChelmsfordEast of England	41.4 years
134 joint	DudleyWest Midlands	41.4 years
134 joint	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	41.4 years
134 joint	HartlepoolNorth East	41.4 years
134 joint	RedditchWest Midlands	41.4 years
134 joint	SpelthorneSouth East	41.4 years
140 joint	LancasterNorth West	41.5 years
140 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	41.5 years
140 joint	WiganNorth West	41.5 years
143	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	41.6 years
144 joint	CheltenhamSouth West	41.7 years
144 joint	HaltonNorth West	41.7 years
144 joint	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	41.7 years
144 joint	Vale of White HorseSouth East	41.7 years
148 joint	GatesheadNorth East	41.8 years
148 joint	Merthyr TydfilWales	41.8 years
148 joint	West SuffolkEast of England	41.8 years
151 joint	AshfordSouth East	41.9 years
151 joint	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	41.9 years
151 joint	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	41.9 years
151 joint	WokinghamSouth East	41.9 years
155	MidlothianScotland	42.0 years
156 joint	BromleyLondon	42.1 years
156 joint	EastleighSouth East	42.1 years
156 joint	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	42.1 years
156 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	42.1 years
156 joint	StockportNorth West	42.1 years
161 joint	AshfieldEast Midlands	42.2 years
161 joint	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	42.2 years
161 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	42.2 years
161 joint	HertsmereEast of England	42.2 years
161 joint	MansfieldEast Midlands	42.2 years
161 joint	West LothianScotland	42.2 years
167 joint	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	42.3 years
167 joint	RossendaleNorth West	42.3 years
167 joint	SunderlandNorth East	42.3 years
170 joint	BlabyEast Midlands	42.4 years
170 joint	BuckinghamshireSouth East	42.4 years
170 joint	CanterburySouth East	42.4 years
170 joint	St. HelensNorth West	42.4 years
174 joint	BroxtoweEast Midlands	42.5 years
174 joint	Epsom and EwellSouth East	42.5 years
174 joint	TorfaenWales	42.5 years
177 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	42.6 years
177 joint	East HertfordshireEast of England	42.6 years
177 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	42.6 years
180 joint	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	42.7 years
180 joint	North LanarkshireScotland	42.7 years
180 joint	St AlbansEast of England	42.7 years
183 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	42.8 years
183 joint	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	42.8 years
183 joint	RenfrewshireScotland	42.8 years
186 joint	SolihullWest Midlands	42.9 years
186 joint	WinchesterSouth East	42.9 years
188 joint	CaerphillyWales	43.0 years
188 joint	South CambridgeshireEast of England	43.0 years
190 joint	BostonEast Midlands	43.1 years
190 joint	BraintreeEast of England	43.1 years
190 joint	DarlingtonNorth East	43.1 years
190 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	43.1 years
190 joint	HuntingdonshireEast of England	43.1 years
190 joint	Three RiversEast of England	43.1 years
190 joint	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	43.1 years
190 joint	WrexhamWales	43.1 years
198 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	43.2 years
198 joint	Blaenau GwentWales	43.2 years
198 joint	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	43.2 years
198 joint	South TynesideNorth East	43.2 years
198 joint	TewkesburySouth West	43.2 years
198 joint	WarringtonNorth West	43.2 years
204 joint	BolsoverEast Midlands	43.3 years
204 joint	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	43.3 years
206 joint	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	43.4 years
206 joint	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	43.4 years
208 joint	Mid SussexSouth East	43.5 years
208 joint	North TynesideNorth East	43.5 years
210 joint	Neath Port TalbotWales	43.7 years
210 joint	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	43.7 years
212 joint	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	43.8 years
212 joint	GedlingEast Midlands	43.8 years
212 joint	Surrey HeathSouth East	43.8 years
215 joint	County DurhamNorth East	43.9 years
215 joint	ElmbridgeSouth East	43.9 years
215 joint	ErewashEast Midlands	43.9 years
215 joint	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	43.9 years
219 joint	ChorleyNorth West	44.0 years
219 joint	East CambridgeshireEast of England	44.0 years
219 joint	StirlingScotland	44.0 years
219 joint	West BerkshireSouth East	44.0 years
223 joint	BridgendWales	44.1 years
223 joint	HartSouth East	44.1 years
223 joint	West LancashireNorth West	44.1 years
226 joint	FalkirkScotland	44.2 years
226 joint	South LanarkshireScotland	44.2 years
226 joint	South OxfordshireSouth East	44.2 years
226 joint	South RibbleNorth West	44.2 years
226 joint	West DunbartonshireScotland	44.2 years
226 joint	West OxfordshireSouth East	44.2 years
226 joint	WirralNorth West	44.2 years
233 joint	HastingsSouth East	44.3 years
233 joint	RushcliffeEast Midlands	44.3 years
235	TandridgeSouth East	44.4 years
236 joint	East RenfrewshireScotland	44.5 years
236 joint	GosportSouth East	44.5 years
236 joint	Test ValleySouth East	44.5 years
239	Vale of GlamorganWales	44.6 years
240 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	44.7 years
240 joint	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	44.7 years
240 joint	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	44.7 years
240 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	44.7 years
240 joint	UttlesfordEast of England	44.7 years
245 joint	FenlandEast of England	44.8 years
245 joint	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	44.8 years
247 joint	GwyneddWales	44.9 years
247 joint	WaverleySouth East	44.9 years
249 joint	Cheshire EastNorth West	45.0 years
249 joint	FifeScotland	45.0 years
249 joint	RochfordEast of England	45.0 years
252 joint	East LothianScotland	45.1 years
252 joint	FlintshireWales	45.1 years
254 joint	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	45.2 years
254 joint	ThanetSouth East	45.2 years
254 joint	WiltshireSouth West	45.2 years
257	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	45.3 years
258 joint	HarboroughEast Midlands	45.4 years
258 joint	SeftonNorth West	45.4 years
258 joint	StaffordWest Midlands	45.4 years
261 joint	BromsgroveWest Midlands	45.5 years
261 joint	WorthingSouth East	45.5 years
263 joint	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	45.6 years
263 joint	ClackmannanshireScotland	45.6 years
263 joint	North SomersetSouth West	45.6 years
266 joint	East AyrshireScotland	45.8 years
266 joint	LichfieldWest Midlands	45.8 years
268 joint	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	45.9 years
268 joint	EastbourneSouth East	45.9 years
268 joint	Shetland IslandsScotland	45.9 years
271	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	46.0 years
272 joint	DoverSouth East	46.1 years
272 joint	HorshamSouth East	46.1 years
274	HavantSouth East	46.2 years
275 joint	AberdeenshireScotland	46.3 years
275 joint	North KestevenEast Midlands	46.3 years
277 joint	AdurSouth East	46.4 years
277 joint	CumberlandNorth West	46.4 years
277 joint	South HollandEast Midlands	46.4 years
277 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	46.4 years
281 joint	Castle PointEast of England	46.5 years
281 joint	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	46.5 years
281 joint	South KestevenEast Midlands	46.5 years
284	Great YarmouthEast of England	46.6 years
285	MorayScotland	46.8 years
286	StroudSouth West	46.9 years
287	InverclydeScotland	47.0 years
288	East DunbartonshireScotland	47.1 years
289 joint	East HampshireSouth East	47.2 years
289 joint	SomersetSouth West	47.2 years
291 joint	BrecklandEast of England	47.3 years
291 joint	DenbighshireWales	47.3 years
291 joint	High PeakEast Midlands	47.3 years
291 joint	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	47.3 years
295	CarmarthenshireWales	47.4 years
296 joint	Isles of ScillySouth West	47.5 years
296 joint	MeltonEast Midlands	47.5 years
296 joint	Mid DevonSouth West	47.5 years
299	CeredigionWales	47.6 years
300	Mid SuffolkEast of England	47.7 years
301 joint	BroadlandEast of England	47.9 years
301 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	47.9 years
301 joint	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	47.9 years
304 joint	FarehamSouth East	48.0 years
304 joint	Perth and KinrossScotland	48.0 years
304 joint	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	48.0 years
307 joint	Mole ValleySouth East	48.1 years
307 joint	WychavonWest Midlands	48.1 years
309 joint	North AyrshireScotland	48.2 years
309 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	48.2 years
311	CornwallSouth West	48.3 years
312 joint	HighlandScotland	48.4 years
312 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	48.4 years
314 joint	Forest of DeanSouth West	48.5 years
314 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	48.5 years
316	Ribble ValleyNorth West	48.6 years
317	ChichesterSouth East	48.9 years
318	AngusScotland	49.0 years
319 joint	LewesSouth East	49.1 years
319 joint	MaldonEast of England	49.1 years
319 joint	North DevonSouth West	49.1 years
319 joint	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	49.1 years
323 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	49.4 years
323 joint	NorthumberlandNorth East	49.4 years
323 joint	ShropshireWest Midlands	49.4 years
326 joint	BaberghEast of England	49.5 years
326 joint	PembrokeshireWales	49.5 years
328	WealdenSouth East	49.7 years
329 joint	MonmouthshireWales	49.8 years
329 joint	TorbaySouth West	49.8 years
329 joint	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	49.8 years
332	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	49.9 years
333	ArunSouth East	50.0 years
334 joint	Isle of AngleseyWales	50.4 years
334 joint	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	50.4 years
334 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	50.4 years
337	Orkney IslandsScotland	50.5 years
338	South AyrshireScotland	50.6 years
339	TendringEast of England	50.7 years
340	CotswoldSouth West	50.9 years
341	WyreNorth West	51.0 years
342 joint	East DevonSouth West	51.2 years
342 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	51.2 years
342 joint	Scottish BordersScotland	51.2 years
345 joint	ConwyWales	51.3 years
345 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	51.3 years
347	South HamsSouth West	51.5 years
348	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	51.8 years
349	PowysWales	52.0 years
350	Argyll and ButeScotland	52.1 years
351 joint	FyldeNorth West	52.3 years
351 joint	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	52.3 years
353	DorsetSouth West	52.7 years
354	Isle of WightSouth East	52.8 years
355	New ForestSouth East	52.9 years
356	TorridgeSouth West	53.1 years
357	West DevonSouth West	53.3 years
358	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	53.8 years
359	RotherSouth East	54.4 years
360	East LindseyEast Midlands	54.7 years
361	North NorfolkEast of England	56.5 years

ONS, population estimates for the UK, median age by council (MYE6), Mid-2025 · Mid-2025 · fetched 4 October 2026 · How this is measured

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