Towns and cities in Cambridgeshire by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 137 populated places in Cambridgeshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Cambridge, with 145,674 people.

Every place in Cambridgeshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Cambridgeshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area. Why figures differ.

0.59M

sum of the places listed below

137

towns & places

Cambridge

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Cambridge	145,674
2	Wisbech	32,489
3	Saint Neots	30,811
4	Huntingdon	23,937
5	March	21,051
6	Ely	20,574
7	Primrose Place	17,161
8	Saint Ives	16,815
9	Whittlesey	12,745
10	Chatteris	10,298
11	Soham	9,834
12	Yaxley	9,174
13	Cambourne	8,186
14	Littleport	7,935
15	Ramsey	7,829
16	Histon	7,592
17	Sawston	7,275
18	Godmanchester	6,506
19	Burwell	6,309
20	Cottenham	5,903
21	Waterbeach	5,795
22	Eaton Socon	5,704
23	Sawtry	5,252
24	Brampton	4,862
25	Melbourn	4,689
26	Linton	4,525
27	Wimblington	4,239
28	Bar Hill	4,032
29	Willingham	4,015
30	Girton	3,836
31	Warboys	3,825
32	Sutton	3,816
33	Fulbourn	3,725
34	Somersham	3,524
35	Gamlingay	3,247
36	Little Paxton	3,244
37	Doddington	3,235
38	Hemingford Grey	3,163
39	Haddenham	2,937
40	Papworth Everard	2,880
41	Bluntisham	2,868
42	Over	2,862
43	Fordham	2,712
44	Buckden	2,677
45	Fenstanton	2,639
46	Bassingbourn	2,481
47	Swavesey	2,463
48	Stilton	2,455
49	Witchford	2,385
50	Comberton	2,346
51	Longstanton	2,294
52	Isleham	2,228
53	Bottisham	2,199
54	Needingworth	2,191
55	Duxford	2,099
56	Manea	2,088
57	Stretham	1,831
58	Meldreth	1,783
59	Harston	1,729
60	Earith	1,606
61	Balsham	1,591
62	Alconbury	1,569
63	Whittlesford	1,536
64	Oakington	1,527
65	Haslingfield	1,507
66	Houghton	1,391
67	Great Gransden	1,319
68	Fowlmere	1,206
69	Kimbolton	1,103
70	Hilton	1,052
71	Orwell	1,035
72	Wilburton	1,013
73	Great Paxton	1,007
74	Guilden Morden	986
75	Mepal	982
76	Great Chishill	921
77	Coton	910
78	Great Staughton	896
79	Cheveley	884
80	Folksworth	881
81	Litlington	877
82	Steeple Morden	852
83	Swaffham Prior	841
84	Parson Drove	828
85	Murrow	792
86	Ashley	749
87	Great Stukeley	720
88	Ickleton	709
89	Swaffham Bulbeck	708
90	Stetchworth	704
91	Lode	704
92	Wicken	698
93	Castle Camps	684
94	Elton	679
95	Hauxton	673
96	Bourn	669
97	Great Wilbraham	654
98	Dry Drayton	643
99	Holme	636
100	Hemingford Abbots	635
101	Spaldwick	631
102	Hail Weston	610
103	Shepreth	594
104	Ellington	585
105	Caxton	572
106	Elsworth	566
107	Stow cum Quy	544
108	Grantchester	540
109	Wistow	522
110	Chippenham	517
111	Toft	503
112	West Wratting	502
113	Thriplow	488
114	Abbotsley	446
115	Witcham	429
116	Coveney	424
117	Yelling	411
118	Eltisley	401
119	Brinkley	391
120	Upwood	390
121	Woodhurst	379
122	Horningsea	378
123	Tilbrook	370
124	Horseheath	369
125	Great Gidding	363
126	Prickwillow	354
127	Catworth	347
128	Shudy Camps	338
129	Guyhirn	333
130	Holywell	326
131	Glatton	308
132	Graveley	289
133	Waresley	279
134	Babraham	276
135	Croydon	221
136	Kingston	214
137	Bartlow	110

Common questions

What is the largest town in Cambridgeshire?

Cambridge, with 145,674 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 137 recorded places in Cambridgeshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.