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Spennymoor West

Middle area

East County Durham. 11,422 people in 21 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Spennymoor West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£149,000
498th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,501
821st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Spennymoor West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price65 middle areas, County Durham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from £50,000 to £336,500. The middle area is £142,500. Spennymoor West is £149,000.
£149,00030th highest
Population65 middle areas, County Durham · 2021
Population: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 5,536 to 13,300. The middle area is 7,722. Spennymoor West is 10,501.
10,5016th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage65 middle areas, County Durham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 11.3% to 99.4%. The middle area is 92.7%. Spennymoor West is 93.1%.
93.1%30th highest
Claimant rate65 middle areas, County Durham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 0.8% to 5.8%. The middle area is 3.3%. Spennymoor West is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 22nd lowest

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 Spennymoor West alone. See County Durham

Average house price
£140,447
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,436
23rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Spennymoor West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Spennymoor West was £149,000 in 2025.

Spennymoor West had 10,501 usual residents at the census.

In Spennymoor West, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Spennymoor West, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.