Rayne has a population of 2,018, making it the 68th largest place in Essex. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 2,018, a rise of 0.0% since.
The other populations of Rayne
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. |
2,018 | 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. |
2,170 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
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.
Rayne in context
2 km
north-west to Braintree, the nearest larger town
113,342
people live within 10 km
#2,938
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 Rayne sits in postcode district CM77.
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Nearby in Essex
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elsenham | 2,272 |
| 2 | Little Dunmow | 2,190 |
| 3 | Saint Osyth | 2,093 |
| 4 | Alresford | 2,009 |
| 5 | Black Notley | 1,988 |
| 6 | Ingrave | 1,846 |