List of settlements in Hertfordshire by population explained

This is a list of settlements in Hertfordshire ordered by population based on the results of the 2001 and 2011 censuses. In 2011 there were 35 settlements with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Hertfordshire. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021.

See the List of places in Hertfordshire article for an extensive list of local places and districts.

List of settlements

	Settlement	District	data-sort-type="number" scope="col"	Population (2001)	data-sort-type="number" scope="col"	Population (2011)^[1]
1	Watford	Watford		131,982^†
2	Hemel Hempstead	Dacorum		94,932
3	Stevenage	Stevenage		89,663
4	St Albans	St Albans		82,146
5	Welwyn Garden City	Welwyn Hatfield		48,380
6	Cheshunt	Broxbourne		45,832
7	Hoddesdon	Broxbourne		42,253
8	Bishop's Stortford	East Hertfordshire		37,838
9	Hatfield	Welwyn Hatfield		37,577
10	Borehamwood	Hertsmere		35,489
11	Hitchin	North Hertfordshire		34,266
12	Letchworth Garden City	North Hertfordshire		33,249
13	Harpenden	St Albans		30,240
14	Hertford	East Hertfordshire		26,658
15	Bushey	Hertsmere		25,328
16	Rickmansworth	Three Rivers		23,973
17	Potters Bar	Hertsmere		22,639
18	Berkhamsted	Dacorum		20,641
19	Abbots Langley	Three Rivers		19,574
20	Ware	East Hertfordshire		18,799
21	Royston	North Hertfordshire		15,781
22	Broxbourne	Broxbourne		15,303
23	Chorleywood	Three Rivers		12,948
24	Croxley Green	Three Rivers		12,562
25	South Oxhey	Three Rivers		See notes^†
26	Tring	Dacorum		11,929
27	Baldock	North Hertfordshire		10,280
28	Waltham Cross	Broxbourne		10,069
29	Sawbridgeworth	East Hertfordshire		9,800
30	London Colney	St Albans		9,507
31	Radlett	Hertsmere	8,134	8,163
32	Oaklands	Welwyn Hatfield	7,399	7,711
33	How Wood	St Albans	6,674	6,834
34	Eastbury/Moor Park/Northwood	Three Rivers	5,188	5,253
35	Redbourn	St Albans	4,680	5,113
36	Bovingdon	Dacorum	4,880	4,997
37	Buntingford	East Hertfordshire	4,820	4,948

Notes

† - Watford count includes South Oxhey

See also

• List of civil parishes in Hertfordshire
• List of lost settlements in Hertfordshire
• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire
• Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire
• List of towns and cities in England by population

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hertfordshire (County, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 30 November 2016.