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

List of settlements in County Durham by population is located in County Durham
Bishop Auckland
Billingham
Chester-le-Street
Consett
Darlington
Durham
Hartlepool
Newton Aycliffe
Peterlee
Stockton
The 10 largest settlements of County Durham. The city of Durham in bold and council centres in yellow.
List of settlements in County Durham by population is located in County Durham
Seaham
Stanley
Annfield Plain
Shildon
Ferryhill
Brandon
Crook
Murton
Wingate
Eaglescliffe/ Egglescliffe
Spennymoor
The 11th to 20th largest settlements in County Durham, Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe are interchangeably used.


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

† - Parish count[2][3]

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. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics - Egglescliffe (Parish)". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Key Figures for 2011 Census: Census Area Statistics - Egglescliffe (Parish)". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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