Greater London · England
Sudbury population
14,950people · latest estimate
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Sudbury has a population of 14,950, making it the 130th largest place in Greater London. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 20,638, a fall of 27.6% since.
The other populations of Sudbury
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Sudbury has between 14,950 and 23,920 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
14,950 | 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. |
23,920 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
20,638 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
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.
Sudbury in context
1 km
east to Brent, the nearest larger town
1,656,902
people live within 10 km
#874
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 Sudbury sits in postcode district HA0.
Common questions
What is the population of Sudbury?
The populated place itself holds 14,950 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 | Shadwell | 15,110 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hale | 15,064 |
| 3 | Kenley | 14,966 |
| 4 | Crofton Park | 14,937 |
| 5 | Kensal Green | 14,915 |
| 6 | Headstone | 14,900 |