Ford End has a population of 685, making it the 120th largest place in Essex.
#120
of 153 in Essex
The other populations of Ford End
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Ford End has between 345 and 685 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
685 | 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. |
345 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Ford End in context
4 km
south-east to Great Waltham, the nearest larger town
18,704
people live within 10 km
#4,689
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 Ford End sits in postcode district CM3.
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Nearby in Essex
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Oakley | 702 |
| 2 | Hastingwood | 700 |
| 3 | Wethersfield | 691 |
| 4 | Manuden | 677 |
| 5 | Goldhanger | 654 |
| 6 | Woodham Mortimer | 641 |