Hertfordshire · England
Townsend population
5,700people · latest estimate
Townsend has a population of 5,700, making it the 52nd largest place in Hertfordshire.
#52
of 128 in Hertfordshire
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: St Albans population trends, 2001–2025.
Townsend in context
0 km
south-east to Bernards Heath, the nearest larger town
522,093
people live within 10 km
#1,771
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 Townsend sits in postcode district AL3.
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Population since 2001
St Albans, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district AL3
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Hertfordshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiswell Green | 6,700 |
| 2 | Bennetts End | 6,000 |
| 3 | Moor Park | 5,900 |
| 4 | Bovingdon | 5,295 |
| 5 | Redbourn | 5,113 |
| 6 | Buntingford | 4,948 |