This list of towns and cities in England ordered by population, defined as built-up areas and compiled by the Office for National Statistics after the 2021 UK Census.^[1] London is not defined for the census as a built-up area, the city of Birmingham is therefore has the highest population. Multiple larger towns, the largest town being Northampton, are larger than the majority of England's 55 cities.

The 2021 census does not supply figures for the London region's BUAs (London Borough statistics). Westminster and the City of London have city status.

The ONS classified all built-up areas over 200,000 as major. Most are cities^[1] with some exceptional towns; Luton, Northampton and Reading) The West Midlands county has three cities over 200,000; Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton.

The ONS classified all built-up areas between 199,999 and 75,000 as large-sized, most are large towns or smaller cities.^[1]

The ONS classified all built-up areas between 75,000 and 20,000 as medium-sized, most are moderate towns with some exceptional cities or villages.^[1]

• List of cities in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom and dependent territories' cities and locations of the cities
• City status in the United Kingdom, the differing ways which cities have become cities.
• List of towns in England, England's towns in alphabet order and the differing ways which towns have become towns.
• List of towns and cities in England by historical population, the development of urban centres in England and before England through time.
• Settlements in ceremonial counties of England by population county directory for places with 5,000 or more residents and sets out the highest populated city, town or village in each county.
• List of English districts by population, population of each local government district in England.
• List of urban areas in the United Kingdom sets out the population of each built-up area in England and the wider United Kingdom, as defined by the Office for National Statistics in the 2011 census.