Towns and cities in Essex by population

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

All 153 populated places in Essex, ranked by current population. The largest is Basildon, with 144,859 people.

Every place in Essex, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Essex'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.

1.34M

sum of the places listed below

153

towns & places

Basildon

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Basildon	144,859
2	Colchester	130,245
3	Chelmsford	111,511
4	Harlow	93,300
5	Braintree	53,477
6	Brentwood	52,586
7	Clacton-on-Sea	50,548
8	South Benfleet	48,824
9	Canvey Island	38,170
10	Billericay	36,338
11	Rayleigh	32,380
12	Wickford	27,535
13	Witham	25,353
14	Pitsea	25,000
15	Maldon	23,380
16	Waltham Abbey	22,858
17	Harwich	20,723
18	Hadleigh	18,300
19	Walton-on-the-Naze	17,458
20	Frinton-on-Sea	16,941
21	Rochford	16,739
22	Saffron Walden	16,610
23	Chigwell	12,250
24	Halstead	11,906
25	Buckhurst Hill	11,755
26	Epping	10,695
27	Wivenhoe	9,567
28	Tiptree	9,182
29	Brightlingsea	8,076
30	Great Dunmow	7,749
31	Grange Hill	7,602
32	Burnham-on-Crouch	7,561
33	West Mersea	7,057
34	Old Harlow	6,968
35	Danbury	6,673
36	Manningtree	5,696
37	Ingatestone	5,620
38	Shenfield	5,460
39	Stansted Mountfitchet	5,429
40	Great Wakering	5,400
41	Kelvedon	5,322
42	Writtle	4,840
43	Coggeshall	4,727
44	Little Clacton	4,590
45	Southminster	4,025
46	Chipping Ongar	3,967
47	Hatfield Peverel	3,950
48	Earls Colne	3,862
49	Silver End	3,861
50	Theydon Bois	3,829
51	Wickham Bishops	3,788
52	Mayland	3,724
53	Sible Hedingham	3,702
54	Marks Tey	3,679
55	Takeley	3,387
56	Boreham	3,244
57	West Bergholt	3,215
58	Bicknacre	2,889
59	Great Leighs	2,709
60	Tollesbury	2,621
61	Thaxted	2,538
62	Great Horkesley	2,476
63	Kelvedon Hatch	2,400
64	Newport	2,352
65	Elsenham	2,272
66	Little Dunmow	2,190
67	Saint Osyth	2,093
68	Rayne	2,018
69	Alresford	2,009
70	Black Notley	1,988
71	Ingrave	1,846
72	Great Yeldham	1,844
73	Hatfield Heath	1,717
74	Mistley	1,696
75	Layer de la Haye	1,656
76	West Horndon	1,650
77	Elmstead Market	1,646
78	Rowhedge	1,626
79	Abridge	1,613
80	Roydon	1,582
81	Stock	1,579
82	Great Bentley	1,545
83	Great Chesterford	1,494
84	Steeple Bumpstead	1,432
85	Thorpe le Soken	1,394
86	Little Hallingbury	1,352
87	Great Bardfield	1,227
88	Latchingdon and Snoreham	1,182
89	High Ongar	1,171
90	Gosfield	1,140
91	Eight Ash Green	1,106
92	Cold Norton	1,099
93	Canewdon	1,072
94	Castle Hedingham	1,063
95	Althorne	1,031
96	Tolleshunt Knights	1,030
97	Dedham	1,014
98	Boxted	1,004
99	Dovercourt	1,001
100	East Hanningfield	977
101	Henham	924
102	Stebbing	923
103	Hatfield Broad Oak	916
104	Ardleigh	912
105	Tillingham	902
106	Sheering	891
107	Clavering	882
108	Great Waltham	847
109	Panfield	841
110	North Fambridge	835
111	Abberton	831
112	Blackmore	829
113	Fyfield	796
114	High Easter	754
115	Great Totham	735
116	Finchingfield	711
117	Great Oakley	702
118	Hastingwood	700
119	Wethersfield	691
120	Ford End	685
121	Manuden	677
122	Goldhanger	654
123	Woodham Mortimer	641
124	Great Tey	620
125	Birchanger	596
126	Littlebury	592
127	Rickling Green	587
128	Great Sampford	586
129	Peldon	559
130	Chrishall	555
131	Ashdon	553
132	Margaretting	527
133	Purleigh	526
134	Ridgewell	509
135	Widdington	504
136	Wix	494
137	Steeple	490
138	High Roding	478
139	Wendens Ambo	473
140	Hempstead	451
141	Rettendon	448
142	Chappel	403
143	Tolleshunt Major	393
144	Roxwell	381
145	Moreton	366
146	Arkesden	366
147	Langley	355
148	West Hanningfield	348
149	Hadstock	332
150	Debden	328
151	Rawreth	304
152	Wicken Bonhunt	223
153	Lamarsh	187

Common questions

What is the largest town in Essex?

Basildon, with 144,859 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 153 recorded places in Essex by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.