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Low Fell East

Middle area

East Gateshead. 7,610 people in 1.4 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 Low Fell East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£247,000
2,616th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,408
4,562nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Low Fell East compares

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Median sale price27 middle areas, Gateshead · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Gateshead27 areas from £113,000 to £247,000. The middle area is £155,000. Low Fell East is £247,000.
£247,000highest
Population27 middle areas, Gateshead · 2021
Population: every middle area in Gateshead27 areas from 5,126 to 10,255. The middle area is 7,021. Low Fell East is 7,408.
7,40813th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Gateshead · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Gateshead27 areas from 53.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.2%. Low Fell East is 97.6%.
97.6%8th highest
Claimant rate27 middle areas, Gateshead · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Gateshead27 areas from 1.2% to 6.4%. The middle area is 4.0%. Low Fell East is 2.1%.
2.1%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Gateshead

These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Low Fell East alone. See Gateshead

Average house price
£155,550
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,199
37th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.1
53rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Low Fell East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Low Fell East was £247,000 in 2025.

Low Fell East had 7,408 usual residents at the census.

In Low Fell East, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Low Fell East, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.