List of settlements in Norfolk by population

This is a list of settlements in Norfolk by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The following United Kingdom census took place in 2021. In 2011, there were 23 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Norfolk, shown in the table below.

Norwich

King's Lynn

Great Yarmouth

Dereham

Long Stratton

Cromer

Thorpe St Andrew

The largest district centres of Norfolk, with its city in bold, and in yellow.

Thetford

Gorleston

Taverham

Wymondham

North Walsham

Downham Market

Attleborough

Diss

Caister

Hunstanton

Watton

Fakenham

Sheringham

Swaffham

Aylsham

Hemsby

The other largest settlements of Norfolk.

Population ranking

Rank	Settlement	Borough/District	Population[1][2]
			2001	2011
1	Norwich/Thorpe St Andrew	Norwich/Broadland	173,870	186,682
2	King's Lynn	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	40,920	46,093
3	Great Yarmouth	Great Yarmouth	34,830	38,693
4	Thetford	Breckland	22,030	24,833
5	Gorleston-on-Sea	Great Yarmouth	23,200	24,741
6	Dereham	Breckland	17,780	20,651
7	Taverham	Broadland	15,383	15,631
8	Wymondham	South Norfolk	11,750	13,587
9	North Walsham	North Norfolk	11,845	12,463
10	Downham Market	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	7,580	10,884
11	Attleborough	Breckland	9,600	10,549
12	Diss	South Norfolk	8,870	9,829
13	Caister-on-Sea	Great Yarmouth	8,756	8,901
14	Hunstanton	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	8,886	8,704
15	Watton	Breckland	7,360	8,417
16	Fakenham	North Norfolk	8,019	8,285
17	Cromer	North Norfolk	8,000	7,949
18	Sheringham	North Norfolk	7,143	7,367
19	Swaffham	Breckland	6,935	7,258
20	Aylsham	Broadland	5,504	6,016
21	Hemsby	Great Yarmouth	5,325	5,522
22	Hethersett	South Norfolk	5,266	5,520
23	Poringland	South Norfolk	4,570	5,132
24	Dersingham	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	4,502	4,640
25	Belton	Great Yarmouth	4,620	4,520

See also

• England portal

• Norfolk