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Cradley

Population over time

Built-up area · Settlement · Census 2021

Cradley

270people · 2021

Census 2021 population of the named settlement, using ONS built-up area boundaries.

Published census counts.

Sources: ONS: Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, Census 2021 (Table 1c)

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Cradley — census population
Census yearPopulation
2021270
Sources and how to read this chart

Usual residents on 21 March 2021; published ONS count rounded to the nearest 5.. Boundary geography: December 2022 (E63003666).

Census 2021 population of the named settlement, using ONS built-up area boundaries.

ONS Table 1c rounds counts to the nearest 5 and suppresses counts below 10. Matched by exact settlement name or individually reviewed district-qualified name, with its coordinate strictly inside that same official BUA boundary. The 2022 BUA geography changed methodology and cannot be directly compared with 2011 BUAs. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: ONS: Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, Census 2021 (Table 1c). Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS and Ordnance Survey: Built Up Areas December 2022 GB BGG. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Neighbourhood census context

These figures describe statistical neighbourhoods, which may cover part of a place or include neighbouring places.

Neighbourhood census area · 1971–2021

Herefordshire 009

Population of the area containing the recorded point for Cradley, not the whole place. This area may cover part of the place or include neighbours.

01.5k3k4.5k6k1971: 5,342 people19711981: 5,049 people19811991: 5,362 people19912001: 5,706 people20012011: 5,591 people20112021: 5,799 people2021

Includes harmonised historical census estimates.

Sources: ONS · Paul Norman

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Herefordshire 009 — census population and harmonised historical estimates
Census yearPopulation
19715,342
19815,049
19915,362
20015,706
20115,591
20215,799
Sources and how to read this chart

Usual residents of the containing MSOA; this is local area context, not the population of the named settlement.. Boundary geography: 1 April 2022 (E02002913).

2011 and 2021 census counts harmonised by ONS to the same 1 April 2022 geography. Location matched to ONS 2021 MSOA polygons (full resolution, coastline clipped, V7). ONS exact-fit lookup marks this MSOA unchanged from 2011 (U); historical estimates use that same footprint.

1971–2011: Paul Norman harmonised historical estimates on 2011 MSOAs, rounded to whole residents (1971–1991 are modelled). 2021: ONS census count. The historical 2011 total can differ slightly from the ONS change-over-time 2011 total because of methodology and statistical disclosure controls. These are area estimates, not settlement totals.

Source: ONS Census change over time: usual resident population, 2011 and 2021. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS MSOA December 2021 boundaries EW BFC V7. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: Paul Norman — Area characteristics: Great Britain 1971 to 2011. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS MSOA 2011 to MSOA 2021 exact-fit lookup for England and Wales. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Recorded locationCradley52.12342° N · 2.38785° WInteractive map loads when this area enters view.
Approximate recorded location · Geographic source

Geographic context

Place type
Village
Country / region
England · West Midlands
County group
Herefordshire
Current administration
County of Herefordshire
Recorded coordinates
52.12342, -2.38785
OS Open Names ID
osgb4000000074578416

County groups are browsing aids. Current administrative and historic areas are recorded separately.

Recorded names

  • Cradley · en · official

Nearby heritage

Explore recorded heritage in Cradley and the surrounding area. This selection is based on proximity to a recorded settlement point; it is not a complete inventory or evidence that a site lies within the settlement or belongs to its history.

Heritage locationsCradley & surrounding areaInteractive map loads when this area enters view. Source records are listed below.

Numbered markers match the source records below. Locations are recorded reference points, not site boundaries.

  1. POST OFFICE · Listed building
  2. K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK OUTSIDE THE POST OFFICE · Listed building
  3. BULLSHEAD COTTAGE · Listed building
  4. STORES COTTAGE · Listed building
  5. ROSE COTTAGE · Listed building
  6. CLEMATIS COTTAGE · Listed building
  7. HYETHERMES · Listed building
  8. PENNY COTTAGE · Listed building

Sources & further reading

  1. OS Open Names October 2026 · Source licence.

Geographic source retrieved 2026-10-26. How this page was prepared.