Towns and cities in Hertfordshire by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 128 populated places in Hertfordshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Watford, with 125,707 people.

Every place in Hertfordshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Hertfordshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area. Why figures differ.

1.34M

sum of the places listed below

128

towns & places

Watford

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Watford	125,707
2	Hemel Hempstead	95,961
3	Stevenage	91,774
4	St Albans	84,561
5	Welwyn Garden City	51,505
6	Cheshunt	43,680
7	Hatfield	41,265
8	Bishops Stortford	40,915
9	Borehamwood	36,322
10	Hitchin	35,220
11	Hoddesdon	35,174
12	Letchworth Garden City	33,990
13	North Watford	33,000
14	Harpenden	30,674
15	Bushey	28,416
16	Hertford	25,847
17	Rickmansworth	25,413
18	Potters Bar	22,639
19	Berkhamsted	21,997
20	Ware	17,576
21	Royston	15,781
22	Croxley Green	13,500
23	Broxbourne	13,298
24	West Watford	12,800
25	Batchworth	12,600
26	Tring	11,929
27	Chorleywood	11,917
28	Codicote	10,938
29	Baldock	10,615
30	Abbots Langley	10,472
31	Waltham Cross	10,000
32	Holywell	9,900
33	London Colney	9,800
34	Leverstock Green	9,700
35	Marshalswick	9,000
36	Leavesden Green	8,600
37	Sawbridgeworth	8,400
38	Bernards Heath	8,200
39	Fleetville	8,200
40	Radlett	8,163
41	Meriden	8,100
42	Woodside	8,000
43	Cunningham	8,000
44	Mill End	7,700
45	Sopwell	7,700
46	Garston	7,300
47	Kings Langley	7,230
48	Carpenders Park	7,000
49	Chiswell Green	6,700
50	Bennetts End	6,000
51	Moor Park	5,900
52	Townsend	5,700
53	Bovingdon	5,295
54	Redbourn	5,113
55	Buntingford	4,948
56	Bricket Wood	4,600
57	Wheathampstead	4,326
58	Cuffley	4,282
59	Knebworth	4,155
60	Shenley	4,143
61	Brookmans Park	4,000
62	Nash Mills	3,800
63	Puckeridge	3,561
64	Jersey Farm	3,500
65	How Wood	3,300
66	Welwyn	3,254
67	Welham Green	3,000
68	New Greens	3,000
69	Markyate	2,912
70	Park Street	2,900
71	Apsley	2,900
72	Northchurch	2,800
73	Little Amwell	2,606
74	Maple Cross	2,600
75	Watton at Stone	2,338
76	Much Hadham	1,994
77	Sarratt	1,900
78	Ashwell	1,870
79	Elstree	1,835
80	Walkern	1,541
81	Sandridge	1,500
82	Napsbury Park	1,500
83	Kimpton	1,436
84	Pirton	1,274
85	Datchworth	1,210
86	Frogmore	1,200
87	Great Amwell	1,098
88	Little Wymondley	995
89	Flamstead	990
90	South Mimms	874
91	Tewin	864
92	Braughing	854
93	Ridge	830
94	Wigginton	804
95	Barkway	775
96	Great Offley	748
97	Thundridge	704
98	Bedmond	680
99	Barley	662
100	Aldbury	642
101	Rucklers Lane	630
102	Little Gaddesden	627
103	Benington	608
104	Northaw	590
105	Dudswell	590
106	Essendon	580
107	Furneux Pelham	553
108	Widford	534
109	Letchmore Heath	500
110	Bayford	466
111	Cottered	451
112	Cow Roast	420
113	Newgate Street	412
114	Great Hormead	412
115	Little Hadham	383
116	Sleapshyde	380
117	Chandler's Cross	370
118	Smallford	330
119	Therfield	320
120	Letty Green	316
121	Reed	310
122	Heronsgate	280
123	North Mymms	274
124	Childwick Green	250
125	Bourne End	233
126	Tyttenhanger	220
127	West Hyde	140
128	Hexton	123

Common questions

What is the largest town in Hertfordshire?

Watford, with 125,707 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 128 recorded places in Hertfordshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.