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Felling

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East Gateshead. About 9,482 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Felling, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,136
2,873rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.7%
2,984th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Felling compares

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

FellingMiddle
Population22 wards, Gateshead · 2021
Population: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 7,887 to 10,796. The middle area is 8,836. Felling is 9,136.
9,1367th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Gateshead · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 59.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 93.9%. Felling is 97.9%.
97.9%6th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Gateshead · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 4.1%. Felling is 6.6%.
6.6%highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Gateshead · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 55.8% to 79.0%. The middle area is 62.3%. Felling is 63.7%.
63.7%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Gateshead

These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each ward, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Felling 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
Felling in brief

Felling had 9,136 usual residents at the census.

In Felling, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Felling, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.7% of residents in Felling were aged 15 to 64 at the census.