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
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
# | 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
- ^ "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.