East Riding of Yorkshire · England
Watton population
7,601people · latest estimate
Watton has a population of 7,601, making it the 10th largest place in East Riding of Yorkshire. The World Gazetteer published 7,601 for Watton in 2005 and the current source still carries that same figure, so there is no measured change to report rather than no change having happened.
The other populations of Watton
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Watton has between 7,601 and 11,545 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
7,601 | 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. |
11,545 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: East Riding of Yorkshire population trends, 2001–2025.
Watton in context
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 Watton sits in postcode district YO25.
Go deeper
Nearby in East Riding of Yorkshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scalby | 9,462 |
| 2 | Hornsea | 8,432 |
| 3 | Pocklington | 8,337 |
| 4 | North Ferriby | 7,416 |
| 5 | Skelton | 6,538 |
| 6 | Market Weighton | 6,429 |