City of Leicester · England
Birstall population
12,216people · latest estimate
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Birstall has a population of 12,216, making it the 3rd largest place in City of Leicester. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 11,736, a rise of 4.1% since.
The other populations of Birstall
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
12,216 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
14,315 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
11,736 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Birstall in context
3 km
south-east to Humberstone, the nearest larger town
643,609
people live within 10 km
#1,064
largest of 6,358 UK places
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Birstall sits in postcode district LE4.
Common questions
What is the population of Birstall?
The populated place itself holds 12,216 residents. Each figure describes a different boundary and all are correct; the meanings table on this page says which is which, because a population without its boundary is not an answer.
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Nearby in City of Leicester
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 368,600 |
| 2 | Humberstone | 18,854 |
| 3 | Belgrave | 11,558 |
| 4 | Aylestone | 11,151 |
| 5 | Wolsey Island | 430 |