Leicestershire · England
Syston population
11,508people · latest estimate
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Syston has a population of 11,508, making it the 16th largest place in Leicestershire.
#16
of 123 in Leicestershire
The other populations of Syston
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. |
11,508 | 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. |
13,620 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Syston in context
4 km
south-west to Birstall, the nearest larger town
526,235
people live within 10 km
#1,118
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 Syston sits in postcode district LE7.
Common questions
What is the population of Syston?
The populated place itself holds 11,508 residents. Each figure describes a different boundary and all are correct; the meanings table on this page says which is which, because a population without its boundary is not an answer.
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Nearby in Leicestershire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester Forest East | 13,846 |
| 2 | Shepshed | 13,505 |
| 3 | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 12,370 |
| 4 | Glenfield | 10,000 |
| 5 | Lutterworth | 9,907 |
| 6 | Kirby Muxloe | 9,712 |