Cities in United Kingdom Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Stoke-on-Trent ranks #1 with 213 m above sea level. Wolverhampton is second with 163 m above sea level, 30.7% behind. The top five are Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Bath and Milton Keynes. The median across all 34 is 29 m above sea level; Plymouth is last at 0 m above sea level.
- #1
- Stoke-on-Trent · 213 m above sea level
- Median
- 29 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 34 cities in United Kingdom
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | 213 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | 163 |
| 3 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 140 |
| 4 | Bath | United Kingdom | 132 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes | United Kingdom | 102 |
| 6 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | 75 |
| 7 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | 70 |
| 8 | Leicester | United Kingdom | 67 |
| 9 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | 61 |
| 10 | Sunderland | United Kingdom | 60 |
| 11 | Leeds | United Kingdom | 51 |
| 12 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 47 |
| 13 | Salford | United Kingdom | 46 |
| 14 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | 41 |
| 15 | Chelmsford | United Kingdom | 32 |
| 16 | Lincoln | United Kingdom | 31 |
| 17 | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | 30 |
| 18 | Carlisle | United Kingdom | 28 |
| 19 | York | United Kingdom | 25 |
| 20 | Eastbourne | United Kingdom | 22 |
| 21 | Dundee | United Kingdom | 18 |
| 22 | Newport | United Kingdom | 16 |
| 23 | Norwich | United Kingdom | 15 |
| 24 | Doncaster | United Kingdom | 15 |
| 25 | Peterborough | United Kingdom | 12 |
| 26 | Bristol | United Kingdom | 11 |
| 27 | Lancaster | United Kingdom | 9 |
| 28 | Exeter | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 29 | Cambridge | United Kingdom | 6 |
| 30 | London | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 31 | Belfast | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 32 | Lisburn | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 33 | Canterbury | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 34 | Plymouth | United Kingdom | 0 |
About the top 10
#1 Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent ranks #1 on this list with 213 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 249,008 people (2011)
- Area
- 92.7 km²
- Density
- 2,685 people per km²
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Founded
- 1925
- Coordinates
- 53.00° N, 2.18° W
#2 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ranks #2 on this list with 163 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 250,970 people (2012)
- Area
- 69.4 km²
- Density
- 3,614 people per km²
- Elevation
- 163 m
- Founded
- 985
- Coordinates
- 52.58° N, 2.13° W
#3 Birmingham
Birmingham ranks #3 on this list with 140 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,137,100 people (2017)
- Area
- 267.8 km²
- Density
- 4,247 people per km²
- Elevation
- 140 m
- Founded
- 601
- Coordinates
- 52.48° N, 1.90° W
Also ranks #16 in latitude · #27 in founded · #169 in population density.
#4 Bath
Bath ranks #4 on this list with 132 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 94,092 people (2021)
- Area
- 29 km²
- Density
- 3,245 people per km²
- Elevation
- 132 m
- Founded
- 43
- Coordinates
- 51.38° N, 2.36° W
#5 Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ranks #5 on this list with 102 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 264,349 people (2021)
- Area
- 88 km²
- Density
- 3,004 people per km²
- Elevation
- 102 m
- Founded
- 1967
- Coordinates
- 52.03° N, 0.77° W
#6 Sheffield
Sheffield ranks #6 on this list with 75 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 518,090 people (2011)
- Area
- 367.9 km²
- Density
- 1,408 people per km²
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Founded
- 701
- Coordinates
- 53.38° N, 1.47° W
#7 Liverpool
Liverpool ranks #7 on this list with 70 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 513,441 people (2016)
- Area
- 111.8 km²
- Density
- 4,591 people per km²
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Founded
- 1207
- Coordinates
- 53.41° N, 2.99° W
#8 Leicester
Leicester ranks #8 on this list with 67 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 368,600 people (2021)
- Area
- 92 km²
- Density
- 4,007 people per km²
- Elevation
- 67 m
- Coordinates
- 52.64° N, 1.13° W
#9 Nottingham
Nottingham ranks #9 on this list with 61 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 289,301 people (2011)
- Area
- 74.6 km²
- Density
- 3,878 people per km²
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Founded
- 600
- Coordinates
- 52.95° N, 1.15° W
#10 Sunderland
Sunderland ranks #10 on this list with 60 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 277,417 people (2018)
- Area
- 111.8 km²
- Density
- 2,480 people per km²
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Coordinates
- 54.90° N, 1.38° W
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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