County Durham

Unitary Authority in North East England

Unitary Authority

The population development of County Durham.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
County Durham	Unitary Authority	493,470	513,242	522,068	538,011	→
North East England	Region	2,515,442	2,596,886	2,647,013	2,760,678

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in County Durham.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Annfield Plain	Built-up Area	County Durham	7,256	7,445	7,779	7,857	→
Barnard Castle	Built-up Area	County Durham	5,402	5,679	5,784	5,662	→
Billy Row	Built-up Area	County Durham	999	1,015	1,256	1,261	→
Bishop Auckland	Built-up Area	County Durham	21,755	22,763	23,354	24,402	→
Bishop Middleham	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,231	1,151	1,137	1,135	→
Blackhall Colliery	Built-up Area	County Durham	5,223	4,785	4,575	4,703	→
Blackhall Mill	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,154	1,573	1,527	1,509	→
Bournmoor	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,117	2,082	1,996	2,166	→
Bowburn	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,675	4,119	4,840	5,169	→
Brandon	Built-up Area	County Durham	8,573	9,037	9,506	9,481	→
Burnhope	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,181	1,421	1,469	1,422	→
Burnopfield	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,929	2,929	2,995	2,989	→
Byers Green	Built-up Area	County Durham	809	858	829	838	→
Castleside	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,394	1,544	1,534	1,507	→
Chester-le-Street	Built-up Area	County Durham	23,962	24,255	23,555	24,185	→
Chilton	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,100	3,956	4,698	4,980	→
Cockfield	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,401	1,402	1,353	1,368	→
Consett	Built-up Area	County Durham	24,145	28,165	29,885	30,543	→
Cornforth	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,409	2,501	2,424	2,511	→
Cotherstone	Built-up Area	County Durham	552	594	554	564	→
Coundon (/ Leeholme)	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,490	2,376	2,526	2,561	→
Coxhoe	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,306	4,422	4,544	5,173	→
Craghead	Built-up Area	County Durham	931	943	921	943	→
Crook	Built-up Area	County Durham	8,494	9,588	9,714	9,808	→
Dipton	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,261	2,632	2,656	2,685	→
Durham	Built-up Area	County Durham	42,452	46,819	50,515	52,050	→
Easington	Built-up Area	County Durham	7,020	7,055	6,965	7,403	→
Ebchester	Built-up Area	County Durham	924	871	852	847	→
Eldon Lane (/ Coundon Grange)	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,156	1,142	998	1,051	→
Esh Winning	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,081	3,666	3,883	4,100	→
Evenwood	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,679	1,608	1,590	1,636	→
Ferryhill	Built-up Area	County Durham	9,906	9,237	8,857	8,869	→
Fishburn	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,454	2,588	2,384	2,375	→
Frosterley	Built-up Area	County Durham	617	636	573	579	→
Gainford	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,010	1,133	1,129	1,146	→
Great Lumley	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,843	3,684	3,630	3,650	→
Haswell	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,007	1,248	1,186	1,261	→
High Pittington	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,226	1,175	1,145	1,099	→
High Shincliffe	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,177	1,141	1,044	1,081	→
Hobson	Built-up Area	County Durham	632	694	708	715	→
Horden	Built-up Area	County Durham	8,074	7,707	6,807	7,163	→
Hunwick	Built-up Area	County Durham	635	683	656	583	→
Kelloe	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,475	1,502	1,436	1,417	→
Kirk Merrington	Built-up Area	County Durham	722	799	754	833	→
Lanchester	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,668	3,543	3,508	3,553	→
Langley Park	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,118	4,149	4,030	3,988	→
Leadgate	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,502	3,561	3,338	3,469	→
Medomsley	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,265	1,283	1,218	1,239	→
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Built-up Area	County Durham	943	934	882	900	→
Murton	Built-up Area	County Durham	6,942	7,676	7,244	7,519	→
Nettlesworth (/ Kimblesworth)	Built-up Area	County Durham	854	824	899	953	→
New Brancepeth	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,077	1,144	1,280	1,280	→
Newfield	Built-up Area	County Durham	976	1,050	1,529	1,575	→
Newton Aycliffe	Built-up Area	County Durham	25,657	25,964	25,766	26,175	→
Pelton (/ Ouston)	Built-up Area	County Durham	7,586	7,411	7,304	7,632	→
Peterlee	Built-up Area	County Durham	21,245	19,532	19,743	20,197	→
Sacriston	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,725	4,996	5,193	5,292	→
School Aycliffe	Built-up Area	County Durham	968	1,402	1,588	1,560	→
Seaham	Built-up Area	County Durham	20,847	22,107	21,680	21,939	→
Sedgefield	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,170	4,846	4,986	5,355	→
Sherburn	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,735	2,824	2,802	3,025	→
Sherburn Hill	Built-up Area	County Durham	816	831	954	944	→
Shildon	Built-up Area	County Durham	9,820	9,545	9,651	9,939	→
Shotton Colliery	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,265	4,359	4,946	5,085	→
South Hetton	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,618	3,032	2,874	2,924	→
Spennymoor	Built-up Area	County Durham	17,443	17,962	20,419	21,744	→
Staindrop	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,327	1,310	1,334	1,267	→
Stanhope	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,644	1,602	1,572	1,544	→
Stanley	Built-up Area	County Durham	17,241	18,912	19,427	19,796	→
Startforth	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,313	1,361	1,391	1,783	→
Tanfield Lea	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,665	2,586	2,401	2,360	→
Tantobie	Built-up Area	County Durham	965	926	933	909	→
Thornley	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,526	2,457	2,544	2,680	→
Toft Hill (/ High Etherley)	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,073	1,929	1,864	1,897	→
Tow Law	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,682	1,831	1,796	1,784	→
Trimdon	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,007	2,958	2,838	2,804	→
Trimdon Colliery	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,553	1,780	1,789	1,799	→
Trimdon Grange	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,331	1,304	1,232	1,235	→
Urpeth	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,177	2,120	2,052	2,005	→
Ushaw Moor (/ Bearpark)	Built-up Area	County Durham	5,725	6,224	6,486	6,829	→
West Auckland	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,088	3,111	3,113	3,326	→
West Pelton	Built-up Area	County Durham	740	700	678	702	→
West Rainton	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,255	2,316	2,323	2,495	→
Wheatley Hill	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,181	3,144	3,150	3,194	→
Whitehill	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,286	1,370	1,679	1,948	→
Willington	Built-up Area	County Durham	5,184	5,511	5,686	5,812	→
Wingate	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,448	4,987	5,033	5,526	→
Witton Gilbert	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,288	2,419	2,529	2,522	→
Witton-le-Wear	Built-up Area	County Durham	528	567	571	571	→
Wolsingham	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,340	2,503	2,427	2,454	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.