Towns and cities in Hertfordshire by population
By
James Burfield , SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated
18 September 2026 · 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
# 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.