East Durham College is 3 miles from Wheatley Hill

No college sits inside the town; East Durham College is 3 miles away in Peterlee. 4 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students, against 8 across England.

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

3 mi

East Durham College

Full-time students

Below England (8%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

3 mi

East Durham College

Nearest university

6.7 mi

Durham University

Tuition fee

£9,790

a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Wheatley Hill

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

A further education college 3 miles awayEast Durham College’s campus is in Peterlee.Few students: 4% of residents 16+Against 8% across England (Census 2021).

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Wheatley Hill

10 within 15 miles: 3 universities, 7 further education colleges.

UniversityFurther education college

East Durham CollegeFurther education college · 3 mi · Peterlee—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Durham UniversityUniversity · 6.7 mi · Durham19,520students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

New College DurhamFurther education college · 8 mi · Durham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Hartlepool College of Further EducationFurther education college · 9.2 mi · Hartlepool—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education college · 10.4 mi · Sunderland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of SunderlandUniversity · 11.3 mi · Sunderland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Bishop Auckland CollegeFurther education college · 12.8 mi · Bishop Auckland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Stockton Riverside CollegeFurther education college · 13.3 mi · Thornaby-on-Tees—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Middlesbrough CollegeFurther education college · 13.5 mi · Middlesbrough—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Teesside UniversityUniversity · 13.9 mi · Middlesbrough19,290students (Wikidata, 2019)Students: 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 Wheatley Hill

Is Wheatley Hill 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 Wheatley Hill?

East Durham College (3 mi); Durham University (6.7 mi, 19,520 students); New College Durham (8 mi); Hartlepool College of Further Education (9.2 mi); City of Sunderland College (10.4 mi); University of Sunderland (11.3 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Wheatley Hill?

East Durham College, 3 miles away in Peterlee, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

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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 Wheatley Hill. 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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