This is a list of settlements in Berkshire by population based on the results of the 2021 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2031. In 2021, there were 21 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Berkshire, shown in the table below.
Bracknell
Reading
Slough
Maidenhead
Windsor
Wokingham
Newbury
Woodley
Thatcham
Sandhurst
Crowthorne
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Berkshire's 11 largest settlements, council centres are highlighted.Population ranking
| # | Settlement | Borough/District | Population1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wokingham | 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
Historical County Population ranking
| # | Settlement | Borough/District | Population1 | 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 | ||
See also
- Berkshire
- List of settlements in Oxfordshire by population
- List of towns and cities in England by population
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