Shropshire · England
Loughton population
33,346people · latest estimate
Loughton has a population of 33,346, making it the 2nd largest place in Shropshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 42,229, a fall of 21.0% since.
The other populations of Loughton
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. |
33,346 | 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. |
33,345 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
42,229 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Shropshire population trends, 2001–2024.
Loughton 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 Loughton sits in postcode district WV16.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Shropshire, the billing authority covering Loughton, is £2,528 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 Shropshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury | 76,782 |
| 2 | Oswestry | 18,743 |
| 3 | Ryton | 16,093 |
| 4 | Bridgnorth | 12,657 |
| 5 | Market Drayton | 11,773 |