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Whinfield

Middle area

North east Darlington. 5,487 people in 1.5 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 Whinfield’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£170,000
810th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,422
2,146th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whinfield compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Darlington · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from £103,500 to £285,000. The middle area is £154,500. Whinfield is £170,000.
£170,0006th highest
Population14 middle areas, Darlington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from 5,422 to 11,484. The middle area is 6,930. Whinfield is 5,422.
5,422lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Darlington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from 81.7% to 99.7%. The middle area is 98.2%. Whinfield is 98.3%.
98.3%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Darlington · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from 0.9% to 6.1%. The middle area is 3.5%. Whinfield is 2.3%.
2.3%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Darlington

These figures are published for the whole of Darlington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Darlington and not Whinfield alone. See Darlington

Average house price
£159,988
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,166
98th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.4×
23rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.7
71st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whinfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Whinfield was £170,000 in 2025.

Whinfield had 5,422 usual residents at the census.

In Whinfield, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whinfield, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.