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: # Administrative centre Other places 1Borough of Gateshead (Gateshead)Blaydon, Low Fell, Rowlands Gill, Ryton, Sheriff Hill, Whickham 2Newcastle upon Tyne (Newcastle City Centre)Byker, Gosforth, Kenton, Blakelaw, Fenham, Elswick, Newburn, Walbottle, Westerhope, Jesmond, West Moor, Heaton, Throckley, Walker 3North Tyneside (Wallsend)Annitsford, Backworth, Benton, Cullercoats, Dudley, Earsdon, Forest Hall, Killingworth, Longbenton, Monkseaton, Preston, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Wideopen 4South Tyneside (South Shields)Boldon, Cleadon, Harton, Hebburn, Jarrow, Monkton, Westoe, Whitburn5City of Sunderland (Sunderland City Centre)Castletown, Fencehouses, Fulwell, Hendon, Herrington, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, Hylton Red House, Newbottle, Penshaw, Rainton, Ryhope, Seaburn, Silksworth, Shiney Row, South Hylton, Southwick, Springwell, Washington, Warden Law
Population ranking
#SettlementPopulation2011 census table: ONSOutlying settlements2001 20111Newcastle upon Tyne247,710268,064Excludes Newburn, Wallbottle2Sunderland177,740174,286Whitburn counted separately3Gateshead113,220120,046Excludes Springwell4South Shields78,17075,337Includes Biddick Hall, Brockley Whins, Cleadon Park, Marsden, West Harton, Whiteleas. Cleadon counted separately5Tynemouth62,88067,519Includes North Shields, Shiremoor. Excludes Backworth6Washington67,50067,085Includes Concord, New Herrington, Oxclose, Rickleton, Shiney Row, Sulgrave. Excludes Birtley, Bournmoor, Newbottle, Springwell7Wallsend42,58043,826Includes Battle Hill, Howdon8Jarrow44,66843,431Includes East Boldon, Fellgate, Monkton, Simonside9Longbenton34,12037,070Includes Camperdown, Holystone, Killingworth10Whitley Bay36,54436,702Includes Monkseaton11Hebburn19,30019,148Includes Campbell Park12Whickham16,26016,652Blaydon counted below. Excludes Dunston, Sunniside, Winlaton Mill13Ryton15,74215,999Includes Crawcrook, Greenside, Stella Park14Blaydon14,64815,155Includes Winlaton. Excludes Blaydon Burn15Houghton-le-Spring15,01313,863Includes Burnside, Coptleigh, Newbottle, Rainton Bridge. Excludes East Rainton16Hetton-le-Hole12,81512,127Includes Easington Lane, Moorsley17Wideopen8,9308,976Includes Brunswick, Hazlerigg, Seaton Burn18Fence Houses5,8306,649Includes Chilton Moor, High Dubmire, Woodstone Village19Rowlands Gill5,9956,096Includes Highfields, Lockhaugh. Excludes High Spen20Throckley5,5885,507Excludes Heddon-on-the-Wall, Newburn, Wallbottle21Annitsford5,4865,497Includes Dudley, Fordley22Whitburn5,2355,102Excludes Seaburn23Cleadon4,7954,508
See also Tyne and Wear Tyneside Wearside List of urban areas in the United Kingdom
References
External links Link to ONS built up area statistics