List of settlements in Suffolk by population
The largest settlements of the county of Suffolk, with the county town in bold, and district centres in yellow.
This is a list of settlements in Suffolk by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Suffolk, shown in the table below.
This not a list of parishes or their populations, but of settlements as defined by the ONS.
Population ranking
[edit]| # | Settlement | Borough/District | Population[1][2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | |||
| 1 | Ipswich | Ipswich | 127,790 | 144,957 |
| 2 | Lowestoft | East Suffolk | 68,850 | 70,945 |
| 3 | Bury St Edmunds | West Suffolk | 35,470 | 41,113 |
| 4 | Haverhill | West Suffolk | 22,010 | 27,041 |
| 5 | Felixstowe | East Suffolk | 23,921 | 23,564 |
| 6 | Sudbury | Babergh | 20,190 | 22,213 |
| 7 | Newmarket | West Suffolk | 18,600 | 20,384 |
| 8 | Stowmarket | Mid Suffolk | 15,240 | 19,280 |
| 9 | Kesgrave | East Suffolk | 14,000 | 18,975 |
| 10 | Beccles | East Suffolk | 13,040 | 13,868 |
| 11 | Mildenhall | West Suffolk | 13,080 | 13,388 |
| 12 | Woodbridge | East Suffolk | 10,956 | 11,341 |
| 13 | Brandon | West Suffolk | 8,256 | 9,145 |
| 14 | Hadleigh | Babergh | 7,120 | 8,150 |
| 15 | Leiston | East Suffolk | 5,416 | 5,643 |
| 16 | Trimley St Mary | East Suffolk | 5,617 | 5,607 |
| 17 | Halesworth | East Suffolk | 5,454 | 5,558 |
| 18 | Bungay | East Suffolk | 4,895 | 5,127 |
| 19 | Needham Market | Mid Suffolk | 4,574 | 4,528 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Suffolk (County, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.