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Colleges and universities in and near Craghead

New College Durham is 4.9 miles from Craghead

No college sits inside the town; New College Durham is 4.9 miles away in Durham.

Within 15 miles
12
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
4.9 mi
New College Durham
Full-time students
7%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
4.9 mi
New College Durham
Nearest university
6.5 mi
Durham University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Craghead

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A further education college 4.9 miles awayNew College Durham’s campus is in Durham.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Craghead

12 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 8 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miNew College DurhamDurham UniversityDerwentside CollegeNewcastle CollegeCity of Sunderland ColCraghead
UniversityFurther education college
New College DurhamFurther education college · 4.9 mi · Durham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Durham UniversityUniversity · 6.5 mi · Durham19,520students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Derwentside CollegeFurther education college · 6.6 mi · Consett—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Newcastle CollegeFurther education college · 8.1 mi · Newcastle upon Tyne—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Gateshead CollegeFurther education college · 8.4 mi · Gateshead—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Northumbria UniversityUniversity · 8.9 mi · Newcastle upon Tyne—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Newcastle UniversityUniversity · 9 mi · Newcastle upon Tyne—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education college · 10.7 mi · Sunderland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of SunderlandUniversity · 11.6 mi · Sunderland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Tyne Coast CollegeFurther education college · 13.6 mi · South Shields—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bishop Auckland CollegeFurther education college · 13.9 mi · Bishop Auckland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
East Durham CollegeFurther education college · 14.1 mi · Peterlee—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
What it costs

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 Craghead

Is Craghead a university town?

No. 7 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Craghead?

New College Durham (4.9 mi); Durham University (6.5 mi, 19,520 students); Derwentside College (6.6 mi); Newcastle College (8.1 mi); Gateshead College (8.4 mi); Northumbria University (8.9 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Craghead?

New College Durham, 4.9 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.

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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 Craghead. 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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