Kennington has a population of 4,178, making it the 51st largest place in Kent. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 4,178, a rise of 0.0% since.
The other populations of Kennington
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. |
4,178 | 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. |
4,595 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Kennington in context
2 km
south to Ashford, the nearest larger town
74,112
people live within 10 km
#2,083
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 Kennington sits in postcode district TN24.
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Nearby in Kent
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cranbrook | 4,368 |
| 2 | Meopham | 4,361 |
| 3 | Borough Green | 4,342 |
| 4 | Culverstone Green | 4,001 |
| 5 | Hawkhurst | 3,963 |
| 6 | Lydd | 3,889 |