Towns and cities in Staffordshire by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 67 populated places in Staffordshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Newcastle under Lyme, with 127,727 people.

Every place in Staffordshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Staffordshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area. Why figures differ.

0.87M

sum of the places listed below

towns & places

Newcastle under Lyme

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Newcastle under Lyme	127,727
2	Burton upon Trent	122,199
3	Cannock	86,121
4	Tamworth	81,964
5	Stafford	70,145
6	Lichfield	34,738
7	Kidsgrove	29,480
8	Burntwood	29,244
9	Rugeley	26,156
10	Leek	19,385
11	Great Wyrley	19,193
12	Biddulph	17,669
13	Stone	14,258
14	Featherstone	14,175
15	Uttoxeter	14,014
16	Wombourne	13,511
17	Codsall	11,860
18	Cheadle	11,404
19	Chasetown	9,000
20	Penkridge	7,791
21	Fazeley	7,522
22	Norton Canes	7,479
23	Basford, Stoke-on-Trent	7,321
24	Audley	5,638
25	Essington	4,829
26	Kinvere	4,723
27	Armitage	4,650
28	Keele	3,953
29	Madeley	3,893
30	Gnosall	3,869
31	Barton under Needwood	3,796
32	Standon	3,429
33	Endon	3,221
34	Cheddleton	2,947
35	Alrewas	2,852
36	Coven	2,694
37	Eccleshall	2,651
38	Brewood	2,614
39	Colwich	2,485
40	Shenstone	2,220
41	Whittington	2,085
42	Barlaston	1,979
43	Wheaton Aston	1,965
44	Great Haywood	1,844
45	Pattingham	1,749
46	Yoxall	1,638
47	Abbots Bromley	1,351
48	Mayfield	1,125
49	Betley	1,033
50	Haughton	920
51	Ipstones	881
52	Acton Trussell	786
53	Shareshill	759
54	Seisdon	752
55	Kingsley	716
56	Derrington	668
57	Bramshall	656
58	Fulford	650
59	Hopwas	647
60	Clifton Campville	634
61	Elford	632
62	Edingale	632
63	Marchington	615
64	Bradley	513
65	Swynnerton	484
66	Himley	462
67	Ellastone	320

Common questions

What is the largest town in Staffordshire?

Newcastle under Lyme, with 127,727 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 67 recorded places in Staffordshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.