South Gloucestershire · England
Alveston population
2,656people · latest estimate
Alveston has a population of 2,656, making it the 8th largest place in South Gloucestershire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 2,405, a rise of 10.4% since.
The other populations of Alveston
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Alveston has between 2,065 and 2,656 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
2,656 | 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. |
2,065 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
2,405 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: South Gloucestershire population trends, 2001–2024.
Alveston 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 Alveston sits in postcode district BS35.
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Nearby in South Gloucestershire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornbury | 11,687 |
| 2 | Chipping Sodbury | 5,500 |
| 3 | Hinton | 3,533 |
| 4 | Charfield | 2,370 |
| 5 | Pucklechurch | 2,364 |
| 6 | Severn Beach | 2,182 |