Greater London · England
Purley population
72,000people · latest estimate
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Purley has a population of 72,000, making it the 26th largest place in Greater London.
#26
of 255 in Greater London
Purley in context
5 km
north to Croydon, the nearest larger town
1,004,292
people live within 10 km
#156
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 Purley sits in postcode district CR8.
Common questions
What is the population of Purley?
The populated place itself holds 72,000 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.