List of Tyne and Wear settlements by population
The 22 largest settlements of the county of Tyne and Wear, with cities in bold, district centres in yellow, and key towns and areas shown in white.
This is a list of settlements in Tyne and Wear by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 22 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Tyne and Wear, shown in the table below.
Administrative boundaries
Table taken from the Tyne and Wear - Settlements section:
| Metropolitan county | Metropolitan borough | Centre of administration | Other areas within the borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne & Wear | 1 | Borough of Gateshead | Gateshead | Blaydon, Low Fell, Rowlands Gill, Ryton, Sheriff Hill, Whickham |
| 2 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle upon Tyne | Byker, Gosforth, North Kenton, Blakelaw, Fenham, Elswick, Newburn, Walbottle, Westerhope, Jesmond, West Moor, Heaton, Throckley, Walker | |
| 3 | North Tyneside | Wallsend | Backworth, Benton, Cullercoats, Earsdon, Forest Hall, Killingworth, Longbenton, Monkseaton, Preston, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Wideopen | |
| 4 | South Tyneside | South Shields | Boldon, Cleadon, Harton, Hebburn, Jarrow, Monkton, Westoe, Whitburn | |
| 5 | City of Sunderland | Sunderland | Castletown, Fulwell, Hendon, Herrington, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, Hylton Red House, Newbottle, Penshaw, Rainton, Ryhope, Seaburn, Silksworth, Shiney Row, South Hylton, Southwick, Springwell Village, Washington, Warden Law | |
Population ranking
| Rank | Settlement | Population (2001)[1] | Population (2011)[2] | Outlying areas in detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 247,710 | 268,064 | Excludes Newburn, Wallbottle |
| 2 | Sunderland | 177,740 | 174,286 | Whitburn counted separately below |
| 3 | Gateshead | 113,220 | 120,046 | Excludes Springwell |
| 4 | South Shields | 78,170 | 75,337 | Includes Biddick Hall, Brockley Whins, Cleadon Park, Marsden, West Harton, Whiteleas. Cleadon counted separately below |
| 5 | Tynemouth | 62,880 | 67,519 | Includes North Shields, Shiremoor. Excludes Backworth |
| 6 | Washington | 67,500 | 67,085 | Includes Concord, New Herrington, Oxclose, Rickleton, Shiney Row, Sulgrave. Excludes Birtley, Bournmoor, Newbottle, Springwell |
| 7 | Wallsend | 42,580 | 43,826 | Includes Battle Hill, Howdon |
| 8 | Jarrow | 44,668 | 43,431 | Includes East Boldon, Fellgate, Monkton, Simonside |
| 9 | Longbenton | 34,120 | 37,070 | Includes Camperdown, Holystone, Killingworth |
| 10 | Whitley Bay | 36,544 | 36,702 | Includes Monkseaton |
| 11 | Hebburn | 19,300 | 19,148 | Includes Campbell Park |
| 12 | Whickham | 16,260 | 16,652 | Blaydon counted below. Excludes Dunston, Sunniside, Winlaton Mill |
| 13 | Ryton | 15,742 | 15,999 | Includes Crawcrook, Greenside, Stella Park |
| 14 | Blaydon | 14,648 | 15,155 | Includes Winlaton. Excludes Blaydon Burn |
| 15 | Houghton-Le-Spring | 15,013 | 13,863 | Includes Burnside, Coptleigh, Newbottle, Rainton Bridge. Excludes East Rainton |
| 16 | Hetton-le-Hole | 12,815 | 12,127 | Includes Easington Lane, Moorsley |
| 17 | Wideopen | 8,930 | 8,976 | Includes Brunswick, Hazlerigg, Seaton Burn |
| 18 | Fence Houses | 5,830 | 6,649 | Includes Chilton Moor, High Dubmire, Woodstone Village |
| 19 | Rowlands Gill | 5,995 | 6,096 | Includes Highfields, Lockhaugh. Excludes High Spen |
| 20 | Throckley | 5,588 | 5,507 | Excludes Heddon-on-the-Wall, Newburn, Wallbottle |
| 21 | Annitsford | 5,486 | 5,497 | Includes Dudley, Fordsley |
| 22 | Whitburn | 5,235 | 5,102 | Excludes Seaburn |
| Cleadon | 4,795 | 4,508 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Tyne and Wear (Metropolitan County, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ 2011 census table: ONS
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