Photo: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0New College Durham is 5 miles from Bournmoor
No college sits inside the town; New College Durham is 5 miles away in Durham. 4 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students, against 8 across England.
What stands out about college from Bournmoor
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Bournmoor
11 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 7 further education colleges.
What would you pay?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Questions about college near Bournmoor
Is Bournmoor a university town?
No. 4 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.
What colleges are near Bournmoor?
New College Durham (5 mi); City of Sunderland College (5.1 mi); Durham University (5.9 mi, 19,520 students); University of Sunderland (6.2 mi); Gateshead College (8.3 mi); Newcastle College (8.9 mi).
Where can you study after 16 near Bournmoor?
New College Durham, 5 miles away in Durham, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
What does university cost here?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Neighbours talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbours next door.
Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Bournmoor. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
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