Towns and cities in West Sussex by population

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

All 97 populated places in West Sussex, ranked by current population. The largest is Crawley, with 124,008 people.

Every place in West Sussex, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get West Sussex'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.

0.84M

sum of the places listed below

towns & places

Crawley

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Crawley	124,008
2	Worthing	113,866
3	Bognor Regis	63,885
4	Littlehampton	58,714
5	Horsham	51,472
6	Haywards Heath	33,845
7	Chichester	31,654
8	Burgess Hill	30,635
9	East Grinstead	26,523
10	Shoreham-by-Sea	19,175
11	Lancing	18,692
12	Rustington	13,210
13	Broadfield	13,000
14	Hurstpierpoint	12,730
15	Barnham	11,881
16	Selsey	10,550
17	Westergate	9,783
18	Steyning	9,627
19	Bewbush	9,081
20	Southwater	8,692
21	Storrington	8,618
22	Broadwater	8,442
23	Maidenbower	8,070
24	Langley Green	7,000
25	Billingshurst	6,911
26	Hassocks	6,821
27	Furnace Green	6,737
28	Midhurst	6,514
29	Gossops Green	6,000
30	East Wittering	5,647
31	Yapton	5,459
32	Copthorne	5,000
33	Henfield	4,799
34	Crawley Down	4,300
35	Pulborough	3,993
36	Cuckfield	3,500
37	Arundel	3,285
38	Tangmere	3,269
39	Ashurst	3,185
40	Boxgrove	3,134
41	Bosham	2,623
42	Petworth	2,544
43	Ashington	2,403
44	Partridge Green	2,341
45	Fishbourne	2,325
46	Fernhurst	2,106
47	Rudgwick	1,955
48	Fontwell	1,941
49	Washington	1,930
50	South Nutfield	1,920
51	Findon	1,886
52	Walberton	1,778
53	Balcombe	1,424
54	Cowfold	1,301
55	Ardingly	1,250
56	Warnham	1,193
57	Horsted Keynes	1,180
58	Birdham	1,166
59	Slinfold	1,147
60	South Harting	1,087
61	Handcross	1,027
62	Goring-by-Sea	1,001
63	Barns Green	982
64	Loxwood	956
65	Turners Hill	885
66	West Wittering	875
67	Wisborough Green	843
68	Small Dole	796
69	Kirdford	745
70	Fittleworth	681
71	Rusper	647
72	Coldwaltham	597
73	Bolney	591
74	Amberley	586
75	Stedham	544
76	Graffham	516
77	West Dean	481
78	Singleton	480
79	Poynings	432
80	Cocking	420
81	Bury	400
82	Plaistow	395
83	Lyminster	369
84	Westhampnett	361
85	Funtington	352
86	Lodsworth	348
87	Duncton	345
88	Watersfield	344
89	Ansty	332
90	Milland	326
91	Albourne	310
92	Itchenor	289
93	Slindon	289
94	Woodmancote	285
95	Poling	174
96	Houghton	153
97	Hickstead	60

Common questions

What is the largest town in West Sussex?

Crawley, with 124,008 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 97 recorded places in West Sussex by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.