Shere has a population of 670, making it the 112th largest place in Surrey.
#112
of 128 in Surrey
The other populations of Shere
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Shere has between 325 and 670 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
670 | 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. |
325 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
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Shere in context
4 km
south-east to Peaslake, the nearest larger town
169,892
people live within 10 km
#4,727
largest of 6,358 UK places
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 Shere sits in postcode district GU5.
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Nearby in Surrey
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headley | 774 |
| 2 | Newdigate | 744 |
| 3 | Alfold Crossways | 671 |
| 4 | Westhumble | 649 |
| 5 | Sidlow | 636 |
| 6 | Puttenham | 601 |