This is a list of settlements in Berkshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 19 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Berkshire, shown in the table below.
| # | Settlement | Borough/District | Population 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | |||
| 1 | Reading | Reading | 206,060 | 218,705 | 300,800 |
| 2 | Slough | Slough | 133,860 | 155,298 | 200,054 |
| 3 | Bracknell | Bracknell Forest | 74,090 | 77,256 | 95,023 |
| 4 | Maidenhead | Windsor and Maidenhead | 57,930 | 63,580 | 77,012 |
| 5 | Wokingham | Wokingham | 42,190 | 42,728 | 45,923 |
| 6 | Newbury | West Berkshire | 34,670 | 38,762 | 42,987 |
| 7 | Woodley | Wokingham | 34,200 | 35,470 | 37,983 |
| 8 | Windsor | Windsor and Maidenhead | 28,443 | 31,225 | 35,000 |
| 9 | Thatcham | West Berkshire | 23,550 | 26,017 | 32,456 |
| 10 | Sandhurst | Bracknell Forest | 20,670 | 20,495 | 28,913 |
| 11 | Crowthorne | Bracknell Forest | 14,210 | 14,263 | 15,654 |
| 12 | Ascot/North Ascot | Bracknell Forest | 9,480 | 10,227 | 13,000 |
| 13 | Twyford | Wokingham | 7,035 | 7,533 | 12,101 |
| 14 | Wraysbury/Old Windsor | Windsor and Maidenhead | 7,008 | 7,377 | 10,055 |
| 15 | Sunninghill/South Ascot ** 2 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 6,538 | 7,042 | 10,000 |
| 16 | Burghfield Common | West Berkshire | 5,617 | 5,932 | 7,000 |
| 17 | Sunningdale ** 3 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4,875 | 5,347 | 7,459 |
| 18 | Cookham | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4,917 | 5,108 | 7,421 |
| 19 | Hungerford | West Berkshire | 4,938 | 5,100 | 7,012 |
| 20 | Datchet | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4,646 | 4,913 | 5,987 |
| 21 | Earley | Wokingham | 3,646 | 3,945 | 5,646 |
| 22 | Holyport | Windsor and Maidenhead | 2,000 | 2,022 | 3,041 |
| 23 | Sonning | Wokingam | 1,933 | 1,937 | 2,011 |
| 24 | Lambourn | West Berkshire | 1,300 | 1,567 | 2,066 |
| 25 | Theale | West Berkshire | 1,002 | 1,357 | 1,553 |
** Ward count
| # | Settlement | Borough/District | Population 1 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | ||||
| 1 | Reading | Reading | 206,060 | 218,705 | |
| 2 | Bracknell | Bracknell Forest | 74,090 | 77,256 | |
| 3 | Maidenhead | Windsor and Maidenhead | 57,930 | 63,580 | |
| 4 | Wokingham | Wokingham | 42,190 | 42,728 | |
| 5 | Newbury | West Berkshire | 34,670 | 38,762 | |
| 6 | Abingdon-on-Thames | Vale of White Horse | 37,931 | In Berkshire until 1974. | |
| 7 | Didcot | South Oxfordshire | 32,183 | 200 dwellings in the south-east of the town lie in neighbouring East Hagbourne parish. In Berkshire until 1974. | |
| 8 | Windsor | Windsor and Maidenhead | 28,443 | 31,225 | |
| 9 | Thatcham | West Berkshire | 23,550 | 26,017 | |
| 10 | Sandhurst | Bracknell Forest | 20,670 | 20,495 | |
| 11 | Crowthorne | Bracknell Forest | 14,210 | 14,263 | |
| 12 | Wantage | Vale of White Horse | 13,106 | In Berkshire until 1974. | |
| 13 | Ascot/North Ascot | Bracknell Forest | 9,480 | 10,227 | |
| 14 | Faringdon | Vale of White Horse | 8,627 | Great Faringdon civil parish, in Berkshire until 1974. | |
| 15 | Wallingford | South Oxfordshire | 8,455 | In Berkshire until 1974. | |
| 16 | Twyford | Wokingham | 7,035 | 7,533 | |
| 17 | Wraysbury/Old Windsor | Windsor and Maidenhead | 7,008 | 7,377 | |
| 18 | Sunninghill/South Ascot ** 2 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 6,538 | 7,042 | |
| 19 | Burghfield Common | West Berkshire | 5,617 | 5,932 | |
| 20 | Sunningdale ** 3 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4,875 | 5,347 | |
| 21 | Cookham | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4,917 | 5,108 | |
| 22 | Hungerford | West Berkshire | 4,938 | 5,100 | |
| 23 | Datchet | Windsor and Maidenhead | 4,646 | 4,913 | |
| 24 | Sonning | Windsor and Maidenhead | 1,101 | ||
Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority area in Berkshire, southern England. It covers the two towns of Bracknell and Sandhurst and the village of Crowthorne and also includes the areas of North Ascot, Binfield, Warfield, and Winkfield. The borough borders Wokingham and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead in Berkshire, and also parts of Surrey and Hampshire.
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a royal borough and unitary authority in Berkshire, South East England. While it is named after both the towns of Maidenhead and Windsor, the borough also covers the nearby towns of Ascot and Eton. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of four boroughs entitled to be prefixed Royal and is one of six unitary authorities in the county, which has historic and ceremonial status.
Bracknell is a constituency in Berkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by James Sunderland, a Conservative. It was created for the 1997 general election, largely replacing the abolished county constituency of East Berkshire.
East Berkshire was a county constituency in the county of Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The Borough of Slough is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, Southern England. The borough is centred around the town of Slough and includes Langley. It forms an urban area with parts of Buckinghamshire and extends to the villages of Burnham, Farnham Royal, George Green, and Iver. Part of the district's area was in Buckinghamshire prior to the district's formation and in Middlesex until 1965.
