United Kingdom: North East England

Counties and Unitary Districts

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

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	→
Darlington	Unitary Authority	97,838	105,564	107,799	112,489	→
Hartlepool	Unitary Authority	88,611	92,028	92,338	98,180	→
Middlesbrough	Unitary Authority	134,855	138,412	143,924	156,161	→
Northumberland	Unitary Authority	307,190	316,028	320,567	331,420	→
Redcar and Cleveland	Unitary Authority	139,132	135,177	136,531	139,228	→
Stockton-on-Tees	Unitary Authority	178,408	191,610	196,595	206,800	→
Tyne and Wear	Metropolitan County	1,075,938	1,104,825	1,127,190	1,178,389	→
North East England	Region	2,515,442	2,596,886	2,647,013	2,760,678

Contents: Settlements

The population of all built-up areas in North East England with 500 inhabitants or more.

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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
Acomb	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,044	1,106	1,156	1,199	→
Allendale Town	Built-up Area	Northumberland	728	709	732	776	→
Alnwick	Built-up Area	Northumberland	7,650	8,036	8,430	8,681	→
Amble	Built-up Area	Northumberland	6,044	6,025	5,860	6,054	→
Annfield Plain	Built-up Area	County Durham	7,256	7,445	7,779	7,857	→
Ashington	Built-up Area	Northumberland	27,462	27,789	28,278	30,082	→
Backworth	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	2,061	2,818	4,484	4,856	→
Barnard Castle	Built-up Area	County Durham	5,402	5,679	5,784	5,662	→
Bedlington	Built-up Area	Northumberland	15,940	16,348	16,193	16,663	→
Belford	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,055	1,258	1,313	1,294	→
Bellingham	Built-up Area	Northumberland	959	1,070	1,029	1,053	→
Berwick-upon-Tweed	Built-up Area	Northumberland	12,870	13,265	13,170	13,301	→
Billingham	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	35,591	36,165	33,927	34,627	→
Billy Row	Built-up Area	County Durham	999	1,015	1,256	1,261	→
Birtley	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	11,948	12,909	13,843	14,329	→
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	→
Blaydon	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	14,468	14,862	14,245	14,636	→
Blyth	Built-up Area	Northumberland	36,005	37,465	39,732	41,531	→
Boldon Colliery	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	6,208	6,161	6,071	6,201	→
Boosbeck	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	941	1,168	1,124	1,150	→
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	→
Brotton	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	5,502	5,394	5,398	5,289	→
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	→
Callerton	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	331	334	432	1,105	→
Carlin How	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	1,301	1,305	1,196	1,182	→
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	→
Choppington	Built-up Area	Northumberland	817	994	979	1,060	→
Chopwell	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	2,871	2,782	2,531	2,625	→
Cleadon	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	4,795	4,508	4,599	4,716	→
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	→
Corbridge	Built-up Area	Northumberland	2,800	2,946	2,888	3,166	→
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	→
Cramlington	Built-up Area	Northumberland	29,337	28,395	28,843	30,518	→
Crawcrook (/ Greenside)	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	7,161	7,347	7,554	7,537	→
Crook	Built-up Area	County Durham	8,494	9,588	9,714	9,808	→
Darlington	Built-up Area	Darlington	86,322	92,087	93,037	96,723	→
Dinnington	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	1,710	1,636	2,361	2,595	→
Dipton	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,261	2,632	2,656	2,685	→
Dudley	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	4,910	4,953	4,802	4,906	→
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	→
Easington	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	950	923	870	873	→
Easington Lane	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	3,197	3,272	4,172	4,565	→
East Boldon (/ West Boldon) [The Boldons]	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	7,063	7,015	6,794	6,856	→
East Rainton	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	1,293	1,213	1,476	1,551	→
Ebchester	Built-up Area	County Durham	924	871	852	847	→
Egglescliffe	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	9,584	10,072	10,244	10,927	→
Eldon Lane (/ Coundon Grange)	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,156	1,142	998	1,051	→
Ellington	Built-up Area	Northumberland	2,176	2,176	2,135	2,099	→
Esh Winning	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,081	3,666	3,883	4,100	→
Eston	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	32,788	29,565	29,628	30,957	→
Evenwood	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,679	1,608	1,590	1,636	→
Fair Moor	Built-up Area	Northumberland	577	320	959	1,331	→
Felton	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,163	1,126	1,269	1,250	→
Fence Houses	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	5,826	6,649	6,944	7,762	→
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	→
Gateshead	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	112,844	119,626	115,316	119,893	→
Greatham	Built-up Area	Hartlepool	924	939	852	1,016	→
Great Lumley	Built-up Area	County Durham	3,843	3,684	3,630	3,650	→
Guisborough	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	17,185	16,979	18,097	18,278	→
Hadston	Built-up Area	Northumberland	2,626	3,224	2,708	2,451	→
Haltwhistle	Built-up Area	Northumberland	3,811	3,791	3,645	3,684	→
Hart	Built-up Area	Hartlepool	636	771	811	1,100	→
Hartlepool	Built-up Area	Hartlepool	85,556	88,516	87,984	92,703	→
Haswell	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,007	1,248	1,186	1,261	→
Haydon Bridge	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,103	1,212	1,233	1,266	→
Hebburn	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	18,859	18,721	21,337	22,482	→
Heddon-on-the-Wall	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,298	1,318	1,300	1,287	→
Heighington	Built-up Area	Darlington	1,407	1,383	1,547	1,583	→
Hetton-le-Hole	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	9,618	8,855	8,974	9,642	→
Hexham	Built-up Area	Northumberland	11,027	11,388	10,941	11,264	→
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	→
High Spen	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	1,734	1,732	1,935	2,233	→
Hipsburn	Built-up Area	Northumberland	594	675	698	673	→
Hobson	Built-up Area	County Durham	632	694	708	715	→
Horden	Built-up Area	County Durham	8,074	7,707	6,807	7,163	→
Houghton-Le-Spring	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	12,593	11,498	12,550	13,095	→
Hunwick	Built-up Area	County Durham	635	683	656	583	→
Hurworth-on-Tees	Built-up Area	Darlington	2,581	2,513	2,659	2,797	→
Ingleby Barwick	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	14,453	20,524	23,378	24,251	→
Jarrow	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	31,434	30,274	29,465	30,206	→
Kelloe	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,475	1,502	1,436	1,417	→
Kibblesworth	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	1,251	1,174	1,498	1,491	→
Killingworth	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	11,686	11,645	12,185	12,315	→
Kirklevington	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	739	620	620	950	→
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	→
Lingdale	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	1,481	1,423	1,320	1,360	→
Loftus	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	4,905	4,271	4,274	4,451	→
Longbenton	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	21,838	24,793	26,880	28,011	→
Longframlington	Built-up Area	Northumberland	979	1,032	1,360	1,492	→
Longhorsley	Built-up Area	Northumberland	798	887	866	862	→
Longhoughton	Built-up Area	Northumberland	974	1,383	1,174	1,200	→
Longnewton	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	733	828	807	820	→
Lynemouth	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,832	1,858	1,686	1,609	→
Marske-by-the-Sea	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	8,340	8,007	7,572	7,539	→
Medomsley	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,265	1,283	1,218	1,239	→
Merrybent	Built-up Area	Darlington	250	490	478	526	→
Middlesbrough	Built-up Area	Middlesbrough	141,357	144,230	148,219	160,220	→
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Built-up Area	County Durham	943	934	882	900	→
Middleton St George	Built-up Area	Darlington	3,549	4,092	4,759	4,952	→
Morpeth	Built-up Area	Northumberland	13,353	13,727	14,419	14,643	→
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	→
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	Built-up Area	Northumberland	5,957	6,308	5,953	5,847	→
New Brancepeth	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,077	1,144	1,280	1,280	→
Newburn	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	1,341	1,601	1,477	1,518	→
Newcastle upon Tyne	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	248,076	268,597	286,468	304,542	→
Newfield	Built-up Area	County Durham	976	1,050	1,529	1,575	→
New Hartley	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,691	1,841	1,766	1,970	→
New Marske	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	3,527	3,271	2,990	3,101	→
Newton Aycliffe	Built-up Area	County Durham	25,657	25,964	25,766	26,175	→
Norham	Built-up Area	Northumberland	536	579	607	580	→
Otterburn	Built-up Area	Northumberland	550	654	582	531	→
Ovingham	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,144	1,222	1,157	1,188	→
Pegswood	Built-up Area	Northumberland	3,174	3,280	3,302	3,585	→
Pelton (/ Ouston)	Built-up Area	County Durham	7,586	7,411	7,304	7,632	→
Penshaw	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	754	666	626	611	→
Peterlee	Built-up Area	County Durham	21,245	19,532	19,743	20,197	→
Ponteland	Built-up Area	Northumberland	9,826	9,804	10,148	10,831	→
Prudhoe	Built-up Area	Northumberland	9,898	10,579	10,288	10,525	→
Redcar	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	36,698	37,073	37,651	38,055	→
Riding Mill	Built-up Area	Northumberland	792	801	801	813	→
Rothbury	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,740	2,107	2,022	2,013	→
Rowlands Gill	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	5,420	5,514	5,253	5,395	→
Ryton	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	8,073	8,146	8,819	9,198	→
Sacriston	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,725	4,996	5,193	5,292	→
Sadberge	Built-up Area	Darlington	631	691	675	673	→
Saltburn-by-the-Sea	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	5,912	5,958	5,874	5,735	→
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	→
Seahouses (/ North Sunderland)	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,803	1,959	1,674	1,667	→
Seaton Burn	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	1,295	1,349	1,353	1,361	→
Seaton Delaval	Built-up Area	Northumberland	7,350	7,509	8,005	8,106	→
Seaton Sluice	Built-up Area	Northumberland	3,081	3,082	2,956	2,874	→
Sedgefield	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,170	4,846	4,986	5,355	→
Seghill	Built-up Area	Northumberland	2,927	2,990	2,794	2,818	→
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	→
Shilbottle	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,348	1,834	1,783	1,845	→
Shildon	Built-up Area	County Durham	9,820	9,545	9,651	9,939	→
Shiney Row (/ Penshaw)	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	15,148	16,028	16,894	17,502	→
Shiremoor	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	5,062	5,820	6,959	7,080	→
Shotton Colliery	Built-up Area	County Durham	4,265	4,359	4,946	5,085	→
Skelton (Skelton-in-Cleveland)	Built-up Area	Redcar and Cleveland	5,496	6,535	6,893	6,985	→
South Bents	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	1,053	1,082	1,114	1,187	→
South Broomhill	Built-up Area	Northumberland	597	728	1,520	1,546	→
South Hetton	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,618	3,032	2,874	2,924	→
South Shields	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	78,173	75,337	73,325	74,784	→
Spennymoor	Built-up Area	County Durham	17,443	17,962	20,419	21,744	→
Springwell	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	2,066	2,074	2,142	2,351	→
Staindrop	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,327	1,310	1,334	1,267	→
Stainton	Built-up Area	Middlesbrough	740	719	1,816	1,871	→
Stakeford	Built-up Area	Northumberland	8,836	8,642	8,194	8,268	→
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	→
Stillington	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	1,085	1,210	1,407	1,459	→
Stocksfield	Built-up Area	Northumberland	2,106	2,073	1,941	1,974	→
Stockton-on-Tees	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	80,058	82,729	84,801	89,818	→
Sunderland	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	175,810	172,410	168,277	178,842	→
Sunniside	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	3,424	3,390	3,426	3,450	→
Swarland	Built-up Area	Northumberland	569	634	672	788	→
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	→
Thornaby-on-Tees	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	22,620	24,741	23,352	24,723	→
Thornley	Built-up Area	County Durham	2,526	2,457	2,544	2,680	→
Throckley	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	5,588	5,507	6,211	6,771	→
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	→
Tranwell Woods	Built-up Area	Northumberland	183	194	582	620	→
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	→
Tynemouth	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	57,548	60,892	60,600	62,187	→
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	→
Walbottle	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	609	578	564	578	→
Wallsend	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	42,327	43,494	45,348	47,234	→
Warkworth	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,292	1,346	1,413	1,440	→
Washington	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	53,388	52,157	51,312	51,783	→
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	→
Whickham	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	16,264	16,652	15,695	15,839	→
Whitburn	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	5,235	5,102	5,095	5,039	→
Whitehill	Built-up Area	County Durham	1,286	1,370	1,679	1,948	→
Whitley Bay	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	36,544	36,702	36,866	37,251	→
Widdrington Station	Built-up Area	Northumberland	2,197	2,545	2,490	2,513	→
Wideopen	Built-up Area	Tyne and Wear	7,636	7,627	9,145	10,319	→
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	→
Wolviston	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	839	877	841	835	→
Wooler	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,857	1,983	1,931	2,006	→
Wylam	Built-up Area	Northumberland	1,706	1,565	1,661	1,654	→
Wynyard	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	972	2,147	4,036	5,540	→
Yarm	Built-up Area	Stockton-on-Tees	8,889	8,526	9,604	9,883	→

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.