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
#SettlementCouncil areaPopulation2001201120211DarlingtonDarlington86,46092,36393,0152HartlepoolHartlepool86,03088,85587,9953Stockton-on-TeesStockton (North Tees)80,06082,72984,8154DurhamCo. Durham43,22047,78550,510 5BillinghamStockton (North Tees)34,76035,39233,920 6ConsettCo. Durham21,06024,82829,885 7Newton AycliffeCo. Durham25,66025,96425,765 8Chester-le-StreetCo. Durham23,94624,27723,5609Bishop AucklandCo. Durham23,83024,90823,35510SeahamCo. Durham21,16022,37321,66511SpennymoorCo. Durham17,27017,76620,41012Peterlee & HordenCo. Durham29,93627,87119,7506,80513StanleyCo. Durham19,45520,99519,41514Egglescliffe/ EaglescliffeStockton (North Tees)7,908†8,559†10,25015CrookCo. Durham8,54010,0199,71516ShildonCo. Durham10,0809,9769,64517BrandonCo. Durham9,0829,5669,50518FerryhillCo. Durham10,5549,8058,86019Annfield PlainCo. Durham9,8247,7747,78520MurtonCo. Durham6,8207,4137,24021Easington & Easington CollieryCo. Durham7,1237,1936,96522Barnard CastleCo. Durham6,7207,0405,78523WillingtonCo. Durham6,1056,6335,68524 Pelton &OustonCo. Durham 5,2495,490 5,278 5,303 7,30525SacristonCo. Durham4,3944,6115,19026WingateCo. Durham4,6605,1345,03527CastlesideCo. Durham4,4804,881N/a28Blackhall CollieryCo. Durham5,2234,785N/a30Langley ParkCo. Durham4,5294,545N/a † - Parish count
See also
County Durham List of civil parishes in County Durham List of settlements in Northumberland by population List of settlements in Tyne and Wear by population List of towns and cities in England by population
References
External links ONS Census website