South Murton & South Hetton
Middle areaNorth east County Durham. 7,627 people in 10 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for South Murton & South Hetton’s wards yet.
How South Murton & South Hetton compares
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Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not South Murton & South Hetton alone. See County Durham
South Murton & South Hetton in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Murton & South Hetton was £108,250 in 2025.
South Murton & South Hetton had 7,383 usual residents at the census.
In South Murton & South Hetton, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In South Murton & South Hetton, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.