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Unitary authorityE06000047Population 539,146
Durham County Council
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Contracts running
390
Ending in the next year
170
Payments published
£1.6B
Paid in 2025-26 so far
£710.5M
Council tax collected
£344.2M
Borrowing
£508.0M
Debt interest
£13.5M a year
Schools
282
Housing waiting list
9,642
Properties owned
8,098
About
County Durham is a unitary authority serving 539,146 people. It has published 134,906 payments since 2023-24, worth £1.6B, and 390 of the 2,384 contracts on record are still running.