Kennington has a population of 4,178, making it the 51st largest place in Kent. The World Gazetteer published 4,178 for Kennington in 2005 and the current source still carries that same figure, so there is no measured change to report rather than no change having happened.
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
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Ashford population trends, 2001–2025.
Kennington in context
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 |