Plaitford has a population of 352, making it the 126th largest place in Hampshire.
#126
of 142 in Hampshire
The other populations of Plaitford
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. |
352 | 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. |
355 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Test Valley population trends, 2001–2025.
Plaitford in context
1 km
north-east to West Wellow, the nearest larger town
60,730
people live within 10 km
#5,774
largest of 6,358 UK places
367
food businesses in Test Valley
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 Plaitford sits in postcode district SO51.
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Population since 2001
Test Valley, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district SO51
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Hampshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin | 413 |
| 2 | Penton Mewsey | 412 |
| 3 | East Worldham | 354 |
| 4 | Norleywood | 342 |
| 5 | Heckfield | 339 |
| 6 | Soberton | 326 |