Hertfordshire · England
Meriden population
8,100people · latest estimate
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Meriden has a population of 8,100, making it the 41st largest place in Hertfordshire.
#41
of 128 in Hertfordshire
The other populations of Meriden
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Meriden has between 2,205 and 8,100 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
8,100 | 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. |
2,205 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Meriden in context
1 km
west to North Watford, the nearest larger town
771,007
people live within 10 km
#1,435
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 Meriden sits in postcode district WD25.
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Nearby in Hertfordshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernards Heath | 8,200 |
| 2 | Fleetville | 8,200 |
| 3 | Radlett | 8,163 |
| 4 | Woodside | 8,000 |
| 5 | Cunningham | 8,000 |
| 6 | Mill End | 7,700 |