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Hemlington

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South west Middlesbrough. About 6,531 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

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

Population
6,565
4,053rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
2,300th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hemlington compares

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

HemlingtonMiddle
Population20 wards, Middlesbrough · 2021
Population: every ward in Middlesbrough20 areas from 3,265 to 11,502. The middle area is 6,438. Hemlington is 6,565.
6,56510th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Middlesbrough · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Middlesbrough20 areas from 73.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.8%. Hemlington is 97.9%.
97.9%joint 8th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Middlesbrough · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Middlesbrough20 areas from 1.1% to 9.1%. The middle area is 5.1%. Hemlington is 6.3%.
6.3%7th highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Middlesbrough · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Middlesbrough20 areas from 55.7% to 75.3%. The middle area is 62.4%. Hemlington is 59.6%.
59.6%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Middlesbrough

These figures are published for the whole of Middlesbrough, not for each ward, so they describe all of Middlesbrough and not Hemlington alone. See Middlesbrough

Average house price
£140,909
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,177
68th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.0×
8th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
40.0
2nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hemlington in brief

Hemlington had 6,565 usual residents at the census.

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

In Hemlington, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in Hemlington were aged 15 to 64 at the census.