Essex · England
Hadleigh population
18,300people · latest estimate
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Hadleigh has a population of 18,300, making it the 18th largest place in Essex.
#18
of 153 in Essex
The other populations of Hadleigh
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Hadleigh has between 8,640 and 18,300 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
18,300 | 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. |
8,640 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Hadleigh in context
3 km
west to South Benfleet, the nearest larger town
507,697
people live within 10 km
#713
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 Hadleigh sits in postcode district SS7.
Common questions
What is the population of Hadleigh?
The populated place itself holds 18,300 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 Essex
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldon | 23,380 |
| 2 | Waltham Abbey | 22,858 |
| 3 | Harwich | 20,723 |
| 4 | Walton-on-the-Naze | 17,458 |
| 5 | Frinton-on-Sea | 16,941 |
| 6 | Rochford | 16,739 |