List of settlements in Leicestershire by population
Below is a list of settlements in Leicestershire (including the City of Leicester) by population based on the results of the 2011 census, where the population exceeded 2,000 (52 locations), as well as county and regional demographics in detail.
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- = * Administrative centre for district.
- = ** Leicester EurostatMETROREG (Leics, Leicester, N Northants & Rutland)
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Map of 'Greater Leicester' showing its extra muros suburbs and commuter settlements |
Demographics
City and county
The City of Leicester's and its contiguous urban extension has a population of 509,000 inhabitants. The next largest settlements are two towns - Loughborough and Hinckley - with populations in the range of 40 to 80 thousands.
The 2011 list of UK metropolitan areas shows the population of the Leicester Metropolitan Area to have been 0.75 million.
Government projections calculated in Q4 2014 show that the combined population of Leicester/Leicestershire (excluding quasi-interdependent, Rutland) will increase by some 7.6% to approximately 1.06 million in the ten years from the 2011 census to the date of the upcoming 2021 census.
Wider environs
A 'conservative' Leicester City Region which extends beyond the county boundary to include, Corby, Kettering, Rutland and Wellingborough districts would have a population estimated at 1.34 million. A more 'liberal' city region adding Northampton and Daventry would have a total of 1.60 million inhabitants (2015).
This region corresponds approximately to Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS); EurostatNUTS UKF2 region (Combined Leicestershire/City of Leicester, Northamptonshire and Rutland); population 1.77 million (2015) and a projected population of 1.85 million (2020) that also includes East Northamptonshire and South Northamptonshire districts.
An even more 'expansive' Leicester City Region might extend further south- and eastwards beyond the limits of the EurostatNUTS UKF2 region into Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire. This assumes that the competing 'pulls' of the neighbouring cities of Coventry, Nottingham, Derby, Peterborough, Lichfield, Birmingham, Lincoln, Cambridge, Oxford, St. Albans through to the more distant capital (City of London, City of Westminster, Southwark), are not so strong as that of the Leicester 'city region' / EurostatNUTS UKF2 region.
List of larger settlements#I/IIx/ villages#IIIx by population
Rank | § | Built-up Area | Population[1][2][3] | UA/Borough/ District | Local areas included and excluded | |
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2001 | 2011 | |||||
1 | Iζ | Leicester* | 330,574
(279,921) |
443,760[4]
(329,839) |
City of Leicester (UA)
Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough: parts |
The makeup of the Leicester area figures is shown at the Leicester Built-Up Area article.
Figures in brackets are the population of the city council (Unitary Authority/UA) area. |
2 | IIγ | Loughborough* | 55,258 | 59,932 | Charnwood | Includes Dishley, Nanpantan, Snell's Nook, Shelthorpe, Thorpe Acre. Excludes Cotes, Hathern, Woodthorpe |
3 | IIγ | Hinckley* | 43,246 | 45,249 | Hinckley and Bosworth | Includes Burbage, Hollycroft, Middlefield, Sketchley. Excludes Aston Flamville, Wykin |
4 | IIδ | Wigston* | 33,116 | ⤴︎ | Oadby and Wigston | Included within Leicester's figure in 2011 |
5 | IIδ | Coalville* | 31,884 | 34,024 | North West Leicestershire | Includes Agar Nook, Donington le Heath, Greenhill, Hugglescote, Thringstone, Whitwick. Excludes Abbots Oak, Bardon, Coleorton, Ellistown, Grace-Dieu, Griffydam, Newbold, Osgathorpe, Peggs Green, Ravenstone, Sinope, Snibston, Swannington |
6 | IIδ | Melton Mowbray* | 25,554 | 27,158 | Melton | Includes New Guadaloupe. Excludes Asfordby, Brentingby, Burton Lazars, Eye Kettleby, Old Guadaloupe, Thorpe Arnold, Welby |
7 | IIδ | Market Harborough* | 20,127 | 22,911 | Harborough | Includes Great Bowden, Little Bowden. Excludes East Farndon and Lubenham |
8 | IIδ | Oadby | 22,679 | ⤴︎ | Oadby and Wigston | Included within Leicester's figure in 2011 |
9 | IIε | Earl Shilton | 18,366 | 19,069 | Hinckley and Bosworth | Includes Barwell. Excludes Elmesthorpe |
10 | IIε | Narborough*/ Enderby |
12,996 | 14,119 | Blaby | Excludes Croft, Littlethorpe, Huncote, Thurlaston |
11 | IIε | Shepshed | 12,882 | 13,505 | Charnwood | Includes Finney (Fenney) Hill and the Iveshead Road area. Excludes Blackbrook, Oaks in Charnwood |
12 | IIε | Syston | 11,508 | 12,804 | Charnwood | Excludes Barkby, East Goscote, Queniborough |
13 | IIε | Whetstone | 6,100 | 12,760(⇮) | Blaby | 2011 figure includes Blaby Village. Excludes Cosby |
14 | IIε | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 11,409 | 12,370 | North West Leicestershire | Includes Cliftonthorpe and Rotherwood. Excludes Annswell, Blackfordby, Lount, Moira, Packington, Shellbrook, Smisby, Willesley |
15 | IIε | Birstall | 11,480 | 12,216 | Charnwood | Included within Leicester's figure in 2011 |
16 | IIε | Mountsorrel | 11,306 | 12,120 | Charnwood | Includes Rothley. Excludes Cropston, Swithland |
17 | IIIα (IIζ) | Lutterworth | 8,752 | 9,907 | Harborough | Includes Bitteswell. Excludes Cotesbach, Misterton |
18 | IIIα (IIζ) | Broughton Astley | 8,290 | 8,940 | Harborough | Includes Primethorpe. Excludes Sutton in the Elms |
19 | IIIα (IIζ) | Sileby | 7,103 | 8,433 | Charnwood | Includes Cossington. Excludes Seagrave |
20 | IIIα (IIζ) | Groby | 6,256 | 6,782 | Charnwood | Excludes Glenfield, Ratby |
21 | IIIα (IIζ) | Anstey | 5,821 | 6,528 | Charnwood | Excludes Newtown Linford |
22 | IIIα (IIζ) | Castle Donington | 5,977 | 6,416 | North West Leicestershire | Includes Hill Top. Excludes Hemington, Lockington |
23 | IIIα (IIζ) | Countesthorpe | 6,393 | 6,377 | Blaby | Excludes Kilby |
24 | IIIα (IIζ) | Blaby Village | 6,163 | ⇮ | Blaby | See Whetstone for 2011 |
25 | IIIα (IIζ) | Ibstock | 5,760 | 6,201 | North West Leicestershire | Excludes Heather |
26 | IIIα (IIζ) | Barrow-upon-Soar | 5,083 | 5,956 | Charnwood | |
27 | IIIα (IIζ) | Kibworth Harcourt | 4,788 | 5,433 | Harborough | Includes Kibworth Beauchamp. Excludes Carlton Curlieu, Fleckney, Smeeton Westerby, Tur Langton |
28 | IIIα (IIζ) | Measham | 4,849 | 5,209 | North West Leicestershire | Excludes Snarestone |
29 | IIIα (IIζ) | Quorn | 4,961 | 5,177 | Charnwood | Excludes Woodhouse, Woodthorpe |
30 | IIIβ | Markfield | 4,969 | 4,993 | Hinckley and Bosworth | Includes Field Head, Little Markfield, Upper Grange. Excludes Stanton under Bardon |
31 | IIIβ | Fleckney† | 4,610 | 4,894 | Harborough | Excludes Saddington, Wistow |
32 | IIIβ | Ratby† | 3,862 | 4,468 | Hinckley and Bosworth | |
33 | IIIβ | Desford† | 3,676 | 3,930 | Hinckley and Bosworth | Includes Botcheston and Newtown Unthank |
34 | IIIβ | Stoney Stanton† | 3,454 | 3,793 | Blaby | |
35 | IIIβ | Moira/Norris Hill† | 3,496 | 3,763 | North West Leicestershire | Ashby Woulds parish count. Includes Albert Village, Boothorpe, Littleworth, Spring Cottage |
36 | IIIβ | Great Glen† | 3,220 | 3,662 | Harborough | |
37 | IIIβ | Kegworth† | 3,338 | 3,601 | North West Leicestershire | |
38 | IIIβ | Bottesford† | 3,436 | 3,587 | Melton | |
39 | IIIβ | Cosby† | 3,647 | 3,506 | Blaby | |
40 | IIIβ | Asfordby† | 3,107 | 3,286 | Melton | Includes Ashfordby Hill, Ashfordby Valley, Welby |
41 | IIIβ | Newbold Verdon† | 3,193 | 3,012 | Hinckley and Bosworth | Includes Brascote and Newbold Heath |
42 | IIIβ | East Goscote† | 2,809 | 2,866 | Charnwood | |
43 | IIIβ | Donisthorpe† | 2,336 | 2,637 | North West Leicestershire | Includes Oakthorpe |
44 | IIIβ | Ellistown† | 2,106 | 2,626 | North West Leicestershire | Includes Battleflat |
45 | IIIβ | Bagworth† | 1,836 | 2,605 | Hinckley and Bosworth | Includes Thornton |
46 | IIIβ | Harby† | 2,428 | 2,577 | Melton | Includes Hose and Long Clawson |
47 | IIIβ | Sapcote† | 2,257 | 2,442 | Blaby | |
48 | IIIβ | Queniborough† | 2,257 | 2,326 | Charnwood | |
49 | IIIβ | Woodhouse† | 2,013 | 2,319 | Charnwood | Includes Woodhouse Eaves |
50 | IIIβ | Ravenstone† | 2,149 | 2,212 | North West Leicestershire | Includes parts of Sinope, Snibston |
51 | IIIβ | Market Bosworth† | 1,906 | 2,097 | Hinckley and Bosworth | |
52 | IIIβ | Cropston† | 2,076 | 2,074 | Charnwood | Includes Thurcaston |
Notes:
- The Office of National Statistics (ONS) subdivide built-up areas into sectors which do not respect administrative or political boundaries. If those areas have a strong city/town/village identity, for population purposes they are classed into a distinct area.
- Leicester in particular will include population counts from suburbs which are not within the city boundaries – but are close enough to be counted together.
- * – District HQ location.
- † - Civil parish population figure.
Summary of larger settlements#I/IIx/ villages#IIIx in EurostatNUTS UKF2 region
(City of Leicester~'metro' and counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland)
§ I | § II | § III | Category | Population: 2011 ≃,Interval,≃ | Leicester & Leics
Nº |
Northants
Nº |
Rutland
Nº |
TOTAL
Nº |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iα | Mega-city | 10.00 - 40.00 million | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Iβ | Cosmopolis | 5.00 - 10.00 million | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Iγ | Metro-conurbation Tier-1 | 2.50 - 5.00 million | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Iδ | Metro-conurbation Tier-2 | 1.25 - 2.50 million | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Iε | Metropolitan city Tier-1 | 0.625 - 1.25 million | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Iζ | Metropolitan city Tier-2 | 0.320 - 0.625 million | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Iη | IIα | City ⦙ quasi-City | 160 - 320 thousand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Iθ | IIβ | City (rural) ⦙ County borough | 80 - 160 thousand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
IIγ | Borough (administrative/academic) | 40 - 80 thousand | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
IIδ | Town (administrative) | 20 - 40 thousand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
IIε | Town | 10 - 20 thousand | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
urban areas pop'n >10,000 | Count | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | |||
Σ | Σ | Σ | 2011 urban areas | Populations | 742,000 | 452,000 | 11,000 | 1,205,000 |
Sub-total | % ⟪2011 ⦙ datum⟫ | 75.60% | 65.30% | 29.70% | 71.50% | |||
IIζ | IIIα | Town (rural) ⦙ Village (commuter) | 5,000-10,000 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | |
IIIβ | Village (large) | 2,000-5,000 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 40 | ||
IIIγ | Village | 500-2,000 | 62 | 81 | 15 | 158 | ||
IIIδ | Rural village | 100-500 | + | + | + | + | ||
IIIε | Hamlet | <100 | + | + | + | + | ||
rural communities pop'n <10,000 | Count | 97+ | 107+ | 16+ | 220+ | |||
Σ | Σ | Σ | 2011 rural communities | Populations | 239,000 | 240,000 | 26,000 | 505,000 |
Sub-total | % ⟪2011 ⦙ datum⟫ | 24.40% | 34.70% | 70.30% | 29.50% | |||
Villages/Towns/Cities | Count | 110+ | 115+ | 17+ | 242+ | |||
2011 Census Actuals | Populations | 981,000 | 692,000 | 37,000 | 1,710,000 | |||
Total | Base-line %
⟪2011 ⦙ datum⟫ |
100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||
2016 Estimate | Populations | 1,031,000 | 733,000 | 38,500 | 1,802,500 | |||
Total | % ⟪2011 ⦙ datum⟫ | 105.1% | 105.9% | 104.1% | 105.4% | |||
2026 Projection | Populations | 1,103,000 | 790,000 | 39,500 | 1,932,500 | |||
Total | % ⟪2011 ⦙ datum⟫ | 112.4% | 114.2% | 106.8% | 113.0% | |||
2036 Projection | Populations | 1,172,500 | 840,500 | 41,000 | 2,054,000 | |||
Total | % ⟪2011 ⦙ datum⟫ | 119.5% | 121.5% | 110.8% | 120.1% |
The above table summarises the key centres within the UKF2 Region by population range (category) and number of occurrences (count). The combined population of the EurostatNUTS UKF2 region is projected to reach the 2 million mark just after the 2031 census (2031-2).
See also
References
- "Leicestershire (County, East Midlands, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Leicester (Unitary District, East Midlands, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Leicester (Unitary District, East Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Leicester BUA (E35001399)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2019.