Compare UK areas

See any two UK local-authority areas side by side — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and the official indices of deprivation. Pick a popular comparison below, or open any council’s page and use its “compare” links.

Popular comparisons

• Liverpool vs Manchester
• Leeds vs Sheffield
• Oxford vs Reading
• Leicester vs Nottingham
• Cardiff vs Swansea
• Newcastle upon Tyne vs Sunderland
• Cambridge vs Milton Keynes
• Bath and North East Somerset vs Cheltenham

Looking for somewhere specific? Open a county or council page and follow its comparison links, or search for a postcode or town.