List of settlements in Nottinghamshire by population

This is a list of settlements in Nottinghamshire by population based on the results of the 2021 census. 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.

Map of locations

Nottingham Mansfield Beeston West Bridgford Worksop Arnold Newark Kirkby Nottinghamshire's largest administrative centres, the only city (Nottingham) in bold.

Carlton Sutton Hucknall Clifton Retford Mansfield Woodhouse Eastwood EMA Nottinghamshire's largest non-administrative centres.

List of settlements

#	Urban Subdivision	Population[1]			District	Areas within
		2001	2011	2021
		1	Nottingham	249,584 (266,988)			289,301 (305,680)	323,700	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. Figures in brackets are the population of the city council (Unitary Authority/UA) area.
2	Mansfield	69,987	77,551	111,500	Mansfield	Clipstone, Forest Town, Pleasley See notes for Mansfield Woodhouse.
3	Beeston	66,683	51,479	52,365	Broxtowe	Attenborough, Bramcote, Chilwell, Toton See notes for Beeston.
4	Carlton	48,493	49,235	53,555	Gedling	Colwick, Gedling Village, Mapperley, Netherfield, Porchester, Thorneywood
5	Sutton-In-Ashfield	32,885	34,256	36,404	Ashfield	Fackley, Huthwaite, Skegby, Stanton Hill
6	West Bridgford	43,395	45,509	36,487	Rushcliffe /City of Nottingham	Compton Acres, Edwalton, Gamston, Lady Bay, Silverdale, Wilford See notes regarding included city areas.
7	Worksop	39,072	41,820	44,733	Bassetlaw	Gateford, Kilton, Manton
8	Arnold	37,402	37,768	39,995	Gedling	Daybrook, Killisick, Redhill, Woodthorpe
9	Newark-on-Trent	35,454	37,084	30,345	Newark and Sherwood	Balderton
10	Hucknall	29,188	32,107	35,849	Ashfield/Gedling	Butler's Hill, Linby, Westville
11	Kirkby-in-Ashfield	27,067	26,927	21,262	Ashfield	Annesley, Annesley Woodhouse, Kirkby Woodhouse, Nuncargate, Old Kirkby
12	Clifton	22,312	22,407	22,936	City of Nottingham	Clifton Village
13	Retford	21,314	22,023	23,740	Bassetlaw	Ordsall
14	Mansfield Woodhouse	17,931	18,574	19,525	Mansfield
15	Eastwood	18,612	18,422	18,887	Broxtowe	Greasley, Giltbrook, Moorgreen, Newthorpe
16	Stapleford	14,991	16,190	15,453	Broxtowe	See notes for Beeston.
17	Kimberley	11,027	11,353	11,027	Broxtowe	Nuthall, Swingate, Watnall
18	Ollerton	9,900	9,840	11,103	Newark and Sherwood	Boughton, Ollerton Village
19	Bingham	8,685	9,131	10,080	Rushcliffe
20	Warsop	9,553	9,018	12,644	Mansfield	Church Warsop
21	Bircotes	7,441	7,948	8,886	Bassetlaw	Harworth
22	Rainworth	7,829	7,693	7,053	Newark and Sherwood/Mansfield
23	Radcliffe-on-Trent	7,189	7,510	8,144	Rushcliffe	Harlequin
24	Cotgrave	7,373	7,203	8,206	Rushcliffe
25	Ruddington	6,264	7,020	7,264	Rushcliffe
26	Selston	11,456	12,596	12,240	Ashfield	Alma, Selston Common, Selston Green See notes for Selston.
27	Calverton	6,720	6,868	7,282	Gedling
28	Southwell	6,285	6,757	7,491	Newark and Sherwood	Easthorpe, Westhorpe
29	Keyworth	6,920	6,733	6,821	Rushcliffe	Plumtree Park
30	East Leake	6,108	6,337	8,553	Rushcliffe
31	Ravenshead	5,636	5,759	5,366	Gedling
32	Carlton-in-Lindrick	5,684	5,456	5,635	Bassetlaw	Costhorpe
33	Edwinstowe	4,959	5,188	5,320	Newark and Sherwood	Lidgett
34	Brinsley	4,785	5,038	4,514	Broxtowe/Ashfield	Bagthorpe, New Brinsley, Underwood See notes for Selston.

Notes:

• At the time of the 2001 census the Beeston subdivision included Stapleford and was named Beeston And Stapleford, hence the increased figure.
• At the time of the 2001 census the Selston subdivision included Brinsley.
• Clifton is administratively in Nottingham, but counted separately from the city itself for ONS purposes.
• Silverdale and Wilford while administratively in Nottingham, are counted separately from the city and instead included with the West Bridgford subdivision, again for ONS purposes.
• Mansfield Woodhouse is counted separately from Mansfield.

See also

• List of places in Nottinghamshire
• List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
• Nottingham Built-up Area