West Grimstead has a population of 223, making it the 122nd largest place in Wiltshire.
#122
of 123 in Wiltshire
The other populations of West Grimstead
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. |
223 | 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. |
240 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Wiltshire population trends, 2001–2024.
West Grimstead in context
2 km
north-east to East Grimstead, the nearest larger town
56,307
people live within 10 km
#6,198
largest of 6,358 UK places
1,485
food businesses in Wiltshire
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 West Grimstead sits in postcode district SP5.
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Population since 2001
Wiltshire, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district SP5
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Wiltshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Dean | 252 |
| 2 | Teffont Magna | 248 |
| 3 | Corton | 244 |
| 4 | Ham | 210 |