List of settlements in Norfolk by population
The largest district centres of Norfolk, with its city in bold, and in yellow.
This is a list of settlements in Norfolk by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The following United Kingdom census took place in 2021. In 2011, there were 23 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Norfolk, shown in the table below.
Population ranking
[edit]| Rank | Settlement | Borough/District | Population[1][2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | |||
| 1 | Norwich/Thorpe St Andrew | Norwich/Broadland | 173,870 | 186,682 |
| 2 | King's Lynn | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 40,920 | 46,093 |
| 3 | Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth | 34,830 | 38,693 |
| 4 | Thetford | Breckland | 22,030 | 24,833 |
| 5 | Gorleston-on-Sea | Great Yarmouth | 23,200 | 24,741 |
| 6 | Dereham | Breckland | 17,780 | 20,651 |
| 7 | Taverham | Broadland | 15,383 | 15,631 |
| 8 | Wymondham | South Norfolk | 11,750 | 13,587 |
| 9 | North Walsham | North Norfolk | 11,845 | 12,463 |
| 10 | Downham Market | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 7,580 | 10,884 |
| 11 | Attleborough | Breckland | 9,600 | 10,549 |
| 12 | Diss | South Norfolk | 8,870 | 9,829 |
| 13 | Caister-on-Sea | Great Yarmouth | 8,756 | 8,901 |
| 14 | Hunstanton | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 8,886 | 8,704 |
| 15 | Watton | Breckland | 7,360 | 8,417 |
| 16 | Fakenham | North Norfolk | 8,019 | 8,285 |
| 17 | Cromer | North Norfolk | 8,000 | 7,949 |
| 18 | Sheringham | North Norfolk | 7,143 | 7,367 |
| 19 | Swaffham | Breckland | 6,935 | 7,258 |
| 20 | Aylsham | Broadland | 5,504 | 6,016 |
| 21 | Hemsby | Great Yarmouth | 5,325 | 5,522 |
| 22 | Hethersett | South Norfolk | 5,266 | 5,520 |
| 23 | Poringland | South Norfolk | 4,570 | 5,132 |
| 24 | Dersingham | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 4,502 | 4,640 |
| 25 | Belton | Great Yarmouth | 4,620 | 4,520 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Norfolk (County, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2016.