This is a list of settlements in Nottinghamshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The 2021 results are pending, and the following United Kingdom census will take place in 2031. In 2011, there were 34 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Nottinghamshire, shown in the table below.
Nottinghamshire's largest administrative centres, the only city (Nottingham) in bold. | Nottinghamshire's largest non-administrative centres. |
| # | Urban Subdivision | Population [1] | District | Areas within | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | ||||
| 1 | Nottingham | 249,584 (266,988) | 289,301 (305,680) | City of Nottingham | Full list of areas given at the Nottingham (Within the city) section. See notes and separate entries regarding areas south of the Trent - Clifton, Silverdale & Wilford. |
| 2 | Mansfield | 69,987 | 77,551 | Mansfield | Clipstone, Forest Town, Pleasley See notes for Mansfield Woodhouse. |
| 3 | Beeston | 66,683 | 51,479 | Broxtowe | Attenborough, Bramcote, Chilwell, Toton See notes for Beeston. |
| 4 | Carlton | 48,493 | 49,235 | Gedling | Colwick, Gedling Village, Mapperley, Netherfield, Porchester, Thorneywood |
| 5 | Sutton-In-Ashfield | 32,885 | 45,848 | Ashfield | Fackley, Huthwaite, Skegby, Stanton Hill |
| 6 | West Bridgford | 43,395 | 45,509 | Rushcliffe /City of Nottingham | Compton Acres, Edwalton, Gamston, Lady Bay, Silverdale, Wilford See notes regarding included city areas. |
| 7 | Worksop | 39,072 | 41,820 | Bassetlaw | Gateford, Kilton, Manton |
| 8 | Arnold | 37,402 | 37,768 | Gedling | Daybrook, Killisick, Redhill, Woodthorpe |
| 9 | Newark-on-Trent | 35,454 | 37,084 | Newark and Sherwood | Balderton |
| 10 | Hucknall | 29,188 | 32,107 | Ashfield/Gedling | Butler's Hill, Linby, Westville |
| 11 | Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 27,067 | 26,927 | Ashfield | Annesley, Annesley Woodhouse, Kirkby Woodhouse, Nuncargate, Old Kirkby |
| 12 | Clifton | 22,312 | 22,407 | City of Nottingham | Clifton Village |
| 13 | Retford | 21,314 | 22,023 | Bassetlaw | Ordsall |
| 14 | Mansfield Woodhouse | 17,931 | 18,574 | Mansfield | |
| 15 | Eastwood | 18,612 | 18,422 | Broxtowe | Greasley, Giltbrook, Moorgreen, Newthorpe |
| 16 | Stapleford | - | 16,190 | Broxtowe | See notes for Beeston. |
| 17 | Kimberley | 11,027 | 11,353 | Broxtowe | Nuthall, Swingate, Watnall |
| 18 | Ollerton | 9,900 | 9,840 | Newark and Sherwood | Boughton, Ollerton Village |
| 19 | Bingham | 8,685 | 9,131 | Rushcliffe | |
| 20 | Market Warsop | 9,553 | 9,018 | Mansfield | Church Warsop |
| 21 | Bircotes | 7,441 | 7,948 | Bassetlaw | Harworth |
| 22 | Rainworth | 7,829 | 7,693 | Newark and Sherwood/Mansfield | |
| 23 | Radcliffe-on-Trent | 7,189 | 7,510 | Rushcliffe | Harlequin |
| 24 | Cotgrave | 7,373 | 7,203 | Rushcliffe | |
| 25 | Ruddington | 6,264 | 7,020 | Rushcliffe | |
| 26 | Selston | 11,456 | 7,019 | Ashfield | Alma, Selston Common, Selston Green See notes for Selston. |
| 27 | Calverton | 6,720 | 6,868 | Gedling | |
| 28 | Southwell | 6,285 | 6,757 | Newark and Sherwood | Easthorpe, Westhorpe |
| 29 | Keyworth | 6,920 | 6,733 | Rushcliffe | Plumtree Park |
| 30 | East Leake | 6,108 | 6,337 | Rushcliffe | |
| 31 | Ravenshead | 5,636 | 5,759 | Gedling | |
| 32 | Carlton-in-Lindrick | 5,684 | 5,456 | Bassetlaw | Costhorpe |
| 33 | Edwinstowe | 4,959 | 5,188 | Newark and Sherwood | Lidgett |
| 34 | Brinsley | - | 5,038 | Broxtowe/Ashfield | Bagthorpe, New Brinsley, Underwood See notes for Selston. |
Notes:
Nottinghamshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county borders South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632), which is also the county town.
Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, it is 3 miles south-west of Nottingham. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The headquarters of pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots are 0.6 miles (1 km) east of the centre of Beeston, on the border with Broxtowe and the City of Nottingham. To the south lie the River Trent and the village of Attenborough, with extensive wetlands.
Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately west of the city of Nottingham, and most of the built-up areas of the borough form part of the Nottingham Urban Area. The council is based in Beeston and the borough also includes the towns of Eastwood, Kimberley and Stapleford and surrounding villages and rural areas.
The Nottingham Built-up Area (BUA), Nottingham Urban Area, or Greater Nottingham is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics as built-up land with a minimum area of 20 hectares, while settlements within 200 metres of each other are linked. It consists of the city of Nottingham and the adjoining urban areas of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. It had a total population of 729,977 at the time of the 2011 census. This was an increase of almost 10% since the 2001 census recorded population of 666,358, due to population increases, reductions and several new sub-divisions.
Toton is a large suburban village in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It forms part of the built-up area of Beeston, which in turn forms part of the wider Nottingham Urban Area. The population of the electoral ward of Toton and Chilwell Meadows was 7,298 in the 2001 census; it increased to 8,238 at the 2011 census.
Chilwell is a suburban area in the borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the west side of the town of Beeston and is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of the centre of Nottingham.
Broxtowe is a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Juliet Campbell, from the Labour Party.
Stapleford is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 14,991, at the 2011 census it was 15,241, and 15,453 at the 2021 census.
Attenborough is a village in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham area and is 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) to the south-west of the city of Nottingham, between Long Eaton and Beeston. It adjoins the suburbs of Toton to the west and Chilwell to the north. The population of the ward, as at the 2011 Census, was 2,328.
The Greater Manchester Built-up Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), consisting of the large conurbation that encompasses the urban element of the city of Manchester and the metropolitan area that forms much of Greater Manchester in North West England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area has a population of 2,553,379 making it the second most populous conurbation in the United Kingdom after the Greater London Built-up Area. This was an increase of 14% from the population recorded at the United Kingdom Census 2001 of 2,240,230, when it was known as the Greater Manchester Urban Area.
The Leicester Built Up Area (BUA), Leicester Urban Area, or Greater Leicester is an urban agglomeration defined by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), centred on the City of Leicester in the East Midlands, England. With a population of 559,017 at the time of the 2021 census, Greater Leicester BUA is the eleventh largest in England and thirteenth largest in the United Kingdom. It comprises Leicester itself and its suburbs, all of which are contiguous with or situated in close proximity to the city.
The Sheffield Urban Area is a conurbation in the north of England with a population of 685,368 according to the 2011 census. This was a 7% increase on the 2001 population of 640,720 making it the 8th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom and England's 6th largest. Named the Sheffield Urban Area by the Office for National Statistics, it must not be confused with the Sheffield City Region, a non-government term, although often used, particularly by the business community. In 2001 the population density of the urban area was 3,949.2 people per km2 by 2011 this had increased slightly to 4,092 people per km2.
The Swansea Urban Area or Swansea Built-up Area is an area of land in south Wales, defined by the Office for National Statistics for population monitoring purposes. It is an urban conurbation and is not coterminous with the City and County of Swansea. It consists of the urban area centred on Swansea city centre; the Swansea Valley including Clydach, Ystradgynlais and Pontardawe; and includes Neath and Port Talbot which are outside the county boundaries, but excludes the urban area of Gorseinon within the county boundaries.
