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Counties and Unitary Districts

The population of all counties and unitary districts in North East England.

NameStatusPopulation
census
1991-04-05
Population
census
2001-04-29
 
DarlingtonUnitary District98,90697,838
County DurhamCounty493,741493,470
HartlepoolUnitary District90,40988,611
MiddlesbroughUnitary District140,849134,855
NorthumberlandCounty304,557307,190
Redcar and ClevelandUnitary District145,123139,132
Stockton-on-TeesUnitary District173,912178,408
Tyne and WearMetropolitan County1,096,0721,075,938
North East EnglandRegion2,543,5692,515,442

Contents: Urban Areas

All urban areas in North East England with 1500 inhabitants or more.

Name StatusCounty/DistrictAgglomerationPopulation
census
1991-04-05
Population
census
2001-04-29
 
AlnwickUrban AreaNorthumberland7,4197,767
AmbleUrban AreaNorthumberland5,6396,044
Annfield PlainUrban AreaCounty DurhamStanley / Annfield Plain10,52210,130
Ashington (Wansbeck)Urban AreaNorthumberland27,96227,335
BackworthUrban AreaTyne and Wear...1,500
Barnard CastleUrban AreaCounty Durham6,0846,714
BedlingtonUrban AreaNorthumberland15,43016,464
Berwick-upon-TweedUrban AreaNorthumberland13,54412,870
BillinghamUrban AreaStockton-on-TeesTeesside36,86935,592
Bishop AucklandUrban AreaCounty Durham23,15424,764
Blackhall CollieryUrban AreaCounty Durham5,3075,223
BlaydonUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside15,51014,648
BlythUrban AreaNorthumberland35,32735,691
BoldonUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside12,42013,271
BowburnUrban AreaCounty Durham3,2963,491
BrandonUrban AreaCounty Durham9,1629,082
BrottonUrban AreaRedcar and Cleveland4,7355,502
BurnopfieldUrban AreaCounty Durham4,2683,776
CastlesideUrban AreaCounty Durham4,5554,625
Chester-le-StreetUrban AreaCounty DurhamTyneside35,12336,049
Chilton (Sedgefield)Urban AreaCounty Durham4,2503,927
ChopwellUrban AreaTyne and Wear4,4364,293
CleadonUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside5,0884,795
ConsettUrban AreaCounty DurhamConsett / Leadgate20,14820,659
CorbridgeUrban AreaNorthumberland2,7192,800
CornforthUrban AreaCounty Durham2,7422,409
CoundonUrban AreaCounty Durham2,5243,356
CoxhoeUrban AreaCounty Durham2,3953,393
CramlingtonUrban AreaNorthumberland26,23828,653
CrookUrban AreaCounty Durham8,2468,407
DarlingtonUrban AreaDarlington86,76786,082
Deaf HillUrban AreaCounty Durham...1,871
DinningtonUrban AreaTyne and Wear1,7221,572
Dudley (Tyne and Wear)Urban AreaTyne and Wear5,2775,179
DurhamUrban AreaCounty Durham36,93742,939
EaglescliffeUrban AreaStockton-on-Tees18,72918,335
EasingtonUrban AreaCounty Durham7,5937,470
East ChevingtonUrban AreaNorthumberland2,4781,713
Ellington (Castle Morpeth)Urban AreaNorthumberland2,2532,348
Esh WinningUrban AreaCounty Durham3,6434,081
Eston and South BankUrban AreaRedcar and ClevelandTeesside37,34332,788
EvenwoodUrban AreaCounty Durham1,9181,679
FellingUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside35,05334,196
FerryhillUrban AreaCounty Durham11,61010,554
FishburnUrban AreaCounty Durham2,2532,454
GatesheadUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside83,15978,403
GosforthUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside23,31523,620
Great LumleyUrban AreaCounty Durham3,2743,843
Guide PostUrban AreaNorthumberland8,6919,350
GuisboroughUrban AreaRedcar and Cleveland18,15617,186
HaltwhistleUrban AreaNorthumberland3,7733,811
HartlepoolUrban AreaHartlepool87,31086,075
HebburnUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside18,18318,808
Hetton-le-HoleUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside13,53812,815
HexhamUrban AreaNorthumberland11,00810,682
High EtherleyUrban AreaCounty Durham1,8492,073
Houghton-Le-SpringUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside35,10036,746
Hurworth-on-TeesUrban AreaDarlington3,2692,876
InglebyUrban AreaStockton-on-TeesTeesside4,32514,290
JarrowUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside29,32527,526
LanchesterUrban AreaCounty Durham3,5993,668
Langley ParkUrban AreaCounty Durham3,9104,118
LeadgateUrban AreaCounty DurhamConsett / Leadgate4,7364,273
LoftusUrban AreaRedcar and Cleveland5,9315,484
Longbenton / KillingworthUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside34,63034,878
LynemouthUrban AreaNorthumberland2,0241,832
Marske-by-the-SeaUrban AreaRedcar and Cleveland8,9368,921
MiddlesbroughUrban AreaMiddlesbroughTeesside147,430142,691
Middleton St GeorgeUrban AreaDarlington2,2862,909
MorpethUrban AreaNorthumberland14,39313,555
MurtonUrban AreaCounty Durham7,3746,564
Newbiggin-by-the-SeaUrban AreaNorthumberland7,1005,957
NewburnUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside42,89741,294
Newcastle upon TyneUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside189,150189,863
New HartleyUrban AreaNorthumberland1,8281,691
New MarskeUrban AreaRedcar and Cleveland3,6463,527
Newton AycliffeUrban AreaCounty Durham25,08525,655
North ShieldsUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside38,11939,042
North SunderlandUrban AreaNorthumberland1,7811,803
OustonUrban AreaCounty DurhamOuston / Pelton5,9575,490
PainshawfieldUrban AreaNorthumberland3,0332,106
PegswoodUrban AreaNorthumberland3,2253,174
PeltonUrban AreaCounty DurhamOuston / Pelton5,2795,249
PeterleeUrban AreaCounty Durham31,13929,936
PontelandUrban AreaNorthumberland9,9339,826
PrudhoeUrban AreaNorthumberland11,20410,437
RedcarUrban AreaRedcar and ClevelandTeesside35,87736,443
RothburyUrban AreaNorthumberland1,8051,963
Rowlands GillUrban AreaTyne and Wear6,6035,420
RytonUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside15,95215,742
SacristonUrban AreaCounty Durham4,7264,078
Saltburn-by-the-SeaUrban AreaRedcar and Cleveland6,1455,912
SeahamUrban AreaCounty Durham22,13021,153
Seaton DelavalUrban AreaNorthumberland7,3337,062
Seaton SluiceUrban AreaNorthumberland3,2923,081
SedgefieldUrban AreaCounty Durham4,4244,170
SeghillUrban AreaNorthumberland2,6812,927
Sherburn (nr Durham)Urban AreaCounty Durham2,8323,020
ShildonUrban AreaCounty Durham11,13610,075
ShiremoorUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside6,0544,782
Shotton CollieryUrban AreaCounty Durham4,2874,265
SkeltonUrban AreaRedcar and Cleveland5,3536,396
South HettonUrban AreaCounty DurhamTyneside2,7992,505
South ShieldsUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside83,70482,854
SpennymoorUrban AreaCounty Durham17,38117,270
SpringwellUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside2,6032,066
StanhopeUrban AreaCounty Durham1,3421,644
StanleyUrban AreaCounty DurhamStanley / Annfield Plain18,90519,072
Stockton-on-TeesUrban AreaStockton-on-TeesTeesside83,57680,060
SunderlandUrban AreaTyne and WearSunderland183,310177,739
SunnisideUrban AreaTyne and Wear3,4563,424
ThornabyUrban AreaStockton-on-TeesTeesside24,18922,620
ThornleyUrban AreaCounty Durham2,9702,526
Tow LawUrban AreaCounty Durham2,2041,952
TrimdonUrban AreaCounty Durham3,0493,007
TynemouthUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside17,42217,056
Ushaw MoorUrban AreaCounty Durham6,1595,382
WallsendUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside45,28042,842
WashingtonUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside56,84853,388
West RaintonUrban AreaCounty Durham2,1822,255
Wheatley HillUrban AreaCounty Durham3,4983,181
WhickhamUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside17,42816,263
WhitburnUrban AreaTyne and WearSunderland5,9715,235
Whitley BayUrban AreaTyne and WearTyneside33,33536,544
Widdrington StationUrban AreaNorthumberland2,3192,197
Wide OpenUrban AreaTyne and Wear8,9879,127
Willington (Wear Valley)Urban AreaCounty Durham4,9136,105
WingateUrban AreaCounty Durham4,5414,657
Witton GilbertUrban AreaCounty Durham2,7042,288
WolsinghamUrban AreaCounty Durham1,2862,020
WoolerUrban AreaNorthumberland1,8681,857
WylamUrban AreaNorthumberland1,5341,549

Source: UK National Statistics.