Lincolnshire · England
Burwell population
5,963people · latest estimate
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Burwell has a population of 5,963, making it the 17th largest place in Lincolnshire. The World Gazetteer published 5,963 for Burwell 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 Burwell
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. |
5,963 | 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. |
5,915 | 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: East Lindsey population trends, 2001–2025.
Burwell 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 Burwell sits in postcode district LN11.
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Nearby in Lincolnshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horncastle | 6,815 |
| 2 | Washingborough | 6,463 |
| 3 | Heighington | 6,414 |
| 4 | Great Gonerby | 5,853 |
| 5 | Bracebridge Heath | 5,656 |
| 6 | Ruskington | 5,637 |