List of settlements in Somerset by population

The largest settlements of the county of Somerset, with cities in bold, and administrative centres in yellow.

This is a list of settlements in Somerset by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 28 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Somerset, shown in the table below.


Population ranking

# Settlement Borough/District Population (2001)[1][2][3] Population (2011)[4]
1 Bath Bath and North East Somerset 89,760 94,782
2 Weston-super-Mare North Somerset 77,240 83,641
3 Taunton Taunton Deane 56,760 60,479
4 Yeovil South Somerset 42,060 45,784
5 Bridgwater Sedgemoor 36,610 41,276
6 Frome Mendip 24,510 26,203
7 Portishead North Somerset 17,340 23,699
8 Burnham-on-Sea Sedgemoor 21,480 23,325
9 Clevedon North Somerset 21,655 21,002
10 Nailsea North Somerset 17,028 16,060
11 Keynsham Bath and North East Somerset 15,533 15,641
12 Chard South Somerset 12,010 13,074
13 Street Mendip 12,170 12,911
14 Midsomer Norton Bath and North East Somerset 11,902 12,415
15 Minehead West Somerset 11,700 11,981
16 Wellington Taunton Deane 10,600 11,213
17 Wells Mendip 10,406 10,536
18 Shepton Mallet Mendip 8,980 10,369
19 Radstock Bath and North East Somerset 8,818 9,419
20 Glastonbury Mendip 8,429 8,471
21 Crewkerne South Somerset 7,520 7,826
22 Yatton North Somerset 7,196 7,203
23 Peasedown St John Bath and North East Somerset 6,127 6,269
24 Ilminster South Somerset 4,570 5,808
25 Wincanton South Somerset 4,803 5,435
26 Paulton Bath and North East Somerset 4,896 5,302
27 Long Ashton North Somerset 3,940 5,254
28 Cheddar Sedgemoor 4,849 5,199
Pill/Easton-in-Gordano North Somerset 4,719 4,828
Winscombe North Somerset 4,332 4,546
Martock South Somerset 4,309 4,522

See also


References

  1. ↑ "Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Somerset (County, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "North Somerset (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.


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