List of settlements in County Durham by population

This is a list of settlements in County Durham by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 26 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in County Durham, shown in the table below. This list does not include areas transferred from County Durham to Tyne and Wear in 1974, including Gateshead and Sunderland, which would both be larger than the current largest settlement of Darlington.

Population ranking

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The 11 largest settlements of County Durham. The city of Durham in bold and council centres in yellow.
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The 12th to 20th largest settlements in County Durham. Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe are interchangeably used. Peterlee and Horden are counted separately in 2021 and together in previous censuses.
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The 21st to 26th largest settlements in County Durham, Easington and Easington Colliery are counted as just Easington in the 2021 census. Pelton and Ouston are counted together in 2021 and separate in previous censuses


# Settlement Council area Population[1][2]
2001 2011 2021
1 Darlington Darlington 86,460 92,363 93,015
2 Hartlepool Hartlepool 86,030 88,855 87,995
3 Stockton-on-Tees Stockton (North Tees) 80,060 82,729 84,815
4 Durham Co. Durham 43,220 47,785 50,510
5 Billingham Stockton (North Tees) 34,760 35,392 33,920
6 Consett Co. Durham 21,060 24,828 29,885
7 Newton Aycliffe Co. Durham 25,660 25,964 25,765
8 Chester-le-Street Co. Durham 23,946 24,277 23,560
9 Bishop Auckland Co. Durham 23,830 24,908 23,355
10 Seaham Co. Durham 21,160 22,373 21,665
11 Spennymoor Co. Durham 17,270 17,766 20,410
12 Peterlee & Horden Co. Durham 29,936 27,871 19,750
6,805
13 Stanley Co. Durham 19,455 20,995 19,415
14 Egglescliffe/ Eaglescliffe Stockton (North Tees) 7,908† 8,559† 10,250
15 Crook Co. Durham 8,540 10,019 9,715
16 Shildon Co. Durham 10,080 9,976 9,645
17 Brandon Co. Durham 9,082 9,566 9,505
18 Ferryhill Co. Durham 10,554 9,805 8,860
19 Annfield Plain Co. Durham 9,824 7,774 7,785
20 Murton Co. Durham 6,820 7,413 7,240
21 Easington & Easington Colliery Co. Durham 7,123 7,193 6,965
22 Barnard Castle Co. Durham 6,720 7,040 5,785
23 Willington Co. Durham 6,105 6,633 5,685
24 Pelton &
Ouston 		Co. Durham 5,249
5,490 		5,278
5,303 		7,305
25 Sacriston Co. Durham 4,394 4,611 5,190
26 Wingate Co. Durham 4,660 5,134 5,035
27 Castleside Co. Durham 4,480 4,881 N/a
28 Blackhall Colliery Co. Durham 5,223 4,785 N/a
30 Langley Park Co. Durham 4,529 4,545 N/a

† - Parish count[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "County Durham (Unitary County, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
    "Darlington (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
    "Hartlepool (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
    "Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs". Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics - Egglescliffe (Parish)". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Key Figures for 2011 Census: Census Area Statistics - Egglescliffe (Parish)". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2017.