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Whickham

Middle area

Central Gateshead. 6,894 people in 2.0 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 Whickham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£245,500
2,602nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,964
4,193rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whickham 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. Whickham is £245,500.
£245,5002nd highest
Population27 middle areas, Gateshead · 2021
Population: every middle area in Gateshead27 areas from 5,126 to 10,255. The middle area is 7,021. Whickham is 6,964.
6,96413th lowest
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%. Whickham is 95.2%.
95.2%14th 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%. Whickham is 1.3%.
1.3%2nd 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 Whickham 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
Whickham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Whickham was £245,500 in 2025.

Whickham had 6,964 usual residents at the census.

In Whickham, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whickham, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.