Leicestershire · England
Syston population
11,508people · latest estimate
Syston has a population of 11,508, making it the 16th largest place in Leicestershire.
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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
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Charnwood population trends, 2001–2025.
Syston 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 Syston sits in postcode district LE7.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Charnwood, the billing authority covering Syston, is £2,406 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
Common questions
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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 |