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Lobley Hill & Bensham

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East Gateshead. About 10,017 people in 3.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Lobley Hill & Bensham, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,443
2,706th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.5%
2,443rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Lobley Hill & Bensham compares

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

Lobley Hill & BenshamMiddle
Population22 wards, Gateshead · 2021
Population: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 7,887 to 10,796. The middle area is 8,836. Lobley Hill & Bensham is 9,443.
9,4435th 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%. Lobley Hill & Bensham is 82.3%.
82.3%5th lowest
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%. Lobley Hill & Bensham is 4.5%.
4.5%8th 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%. Lobley Hill & Bensham is 64.5%.
64.5%6th 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 Lobley Hill & Bensham 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
Lobley Hill & Bensham in brief

Lobley Hill & Bensham had 9,443 usual residents at the census.

In Lobley Hill & Bensham, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lobley Hill & Bensham, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.5% of residents in Lobley Hill & Bensham were aged 15 to 64 at the census.