List of settlements in Cambridgeshire by population
The 22 largest settlements of the county of Cambridgeshire, with cities in bold, and district centres in yellow.
This is a list of settlements in Cambridgeshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census . The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 22 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cambridgeshire , shown in the table below.
Population ranking
#
Settlement
Borough/District
Population (2001)[ 1] [ 2]
Population (2011) [ 3]
1
Peterborough
Peterborough
137,200
161,707
2
Cambridge / Milton
Cambridge
127,290
145,818
3
Wisbech
Fenland
27,957
31,573
4
St Neots
Huntingdonshire
27,480
30,252
5
Huntingdon
Huntingdonshire
20,760
23,937
6
March
Fenland
18,040
21,051
7
Ely
East Cambridgeshire
13,950
19,090
8
St Ives
Huntingdonshire
16,000
16,384
9
Whittlesey
Fenland
12,442
12,745
10
Chatteris
Fenland
8,649
10,298
11
Yaxley
Huntingdonshire
7,410
9,174
12
Soham
East Cambridgeshire
7,480
9,165
13
Cambourne
South Cambridgeshire
1,200
8,186
14
Littleport
East Cambridgeshire
6,730
7,935
15
Histon
South Cambridgeshire
7,427
7,866
16
Ramsey
Huntingdonshire
7,667
7,829
17
Sawston
South Cambridgeshire
7,281
7,275
18
Godmanchester
Huntingdonshire
5,835
6,506
19
Burwell
East Cambridgeshire
5,833
6,309
20
Cottenham
South Cambridgeshire
5,478
5,903
21
Sawtry
Huntingdonshire
5,568
5,252
22
Waterbeach
South Cambridgeshire
4,476
5,210
23
Brampton
Huntingdonshire
5,030
4,862
24
Melbourn
South Cambridgeshire
4,414
4,689
25
Linton
South Cambridgeshire
4,298
4,525
See also
References
Unitary authorities Boroughs or districts Major settlements (cities in italics) Rivers Topics