County Durham · England
Burnopfield population
3,735people · latest estimate
Burnopfield has a population of 3,735, making it the 27th largest place in County Durham. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 3,860, a fall of 3.2% since.
The other populations of Burnopfield
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Burnopfield has between 2,995 and 3,735 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
3,735 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
2,995 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
3,860 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: County Durham population trends, 2001–2024.
Burnopfield in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Burnopfield sits in postcode district NE16.
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Nearby in County Durham
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langley Park | 4,545 |
| 2 | Sedgefield | 4,456 |
| 3 | Bowburn | 3,884 |
| 4 | Lanchester | 3,543 |
| 5 | Coxhoe | 3,522 |
| 6 | Coundon | 3,256 |