Greater London · England
Blackheath population
25,116people · latest estimate
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Blackheath has a population of 25,116, making it the 71st largest place in Greater London.
#71
of 255 in Greater London
The other populations of Blackheath
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Blackheath has between 6,950 and 25,116 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
25,116 | 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. |
6,950 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Blackheath in context
2 km
north-west to Greenwich, the nearest larger town
1,334,384
people live within 10 km
#518
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 Blackheath sits in postcode district SE3.
Common questions
What is the population of Blackheath?
The populated place itself holds 25,116 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 Greater London
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northolt | 26,000 |
| 2 | Coulsdon | 25,530 |
| 3 | Hornchurch | 25,470 |
| 4 | Isleworth | 25,008 |
| 5 | Chalk Farm | 24,977 |
| 6 | New Malden | 23,818 |