List of settlements in County Durham by population

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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.

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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


#SettlementCouncil areaPopulation [1] [2]
200120112021
1 Darlington Darlington 86,46092,36393,015
2 Hartlepool Hartlepool 86,03088,85587,995
3 Stockton-on-Tees Stockton (North Tees) 80,06082,72984,815
4 Durham Co. Durham 43,22047,78550,510
5 Billingham Stockton (North Tees)34,76035,39233,920
6 Consett Co. Durham21,06024,82829,885
7 Newton Aycliffe Co. Durham25,66025,96425,765
8 Chester-le-Street Co. Durham23,94624,27723,560
9 Bishop Auckland Co. Durham23,83024,90823,355
10 Seaham Co. Durham21,16022,37321,665
11 Spennymoor Co. Durham17,27017,76620,410
12 Peterlee & Horden Co. Durham29,93627,87119,750
6,805
13 Stanley Co. Durham19,45520,99519,415
14 Egglescliffe/ Eaglescliffe Stockton (North Tees)7,908†8,559†10,250
15 Crook Co. Durham8,54010,0199,715
16 Shildon Co. Durham10,0809,9769,645
17 Brandon Co. Durham9,0829,5669,505
18 Ferryhill Co. Durham10,5549,8058,860
19 Annfield Plain Co. Durham9,8247,7747,785
20 Murton Co. Durham6,8207,4137,240
21 Easington & Easington Colliery Co. Durham7,1237,1936,965
22 Barnard Castle Co. Durham6,7207,0405,785
23 Willington Co. Durham6,1056,6335,685
24 Pelton &
Ouston 		Co. Durham5,249
5,490		5,278
5,303		7,305
25 Sacriston Co. Durham4,3944,6115,190
26 Wingate Co. Durham4,6605,1345,035
27 Castleside Co. Durham4,4804,881N/a
28 Blackhall Colliery Co. Durham5,2234,785N/a
30 Langley Park Co. Durham4,5294,545N/a

† - Parish count [3] [4]

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    "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.
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