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Bedlington Town

Middle area

South east Northumberland. 8,840 people in 13 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 Bedlington Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£209,500
1,698th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,477
2,768th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bedlington Town compares

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Median sale price38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from £75,000 to £530,000. The middle area is £191,375. Bedlington Town is £209,500.
£209,50017th highest
Population38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 5,447 to 14,549. The middle area is 8,039. Bedlington Town is 8,477.
8,47717th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Northumberland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 24.6% to 98.7%. The middle area is 91.7%. Bedlington Town is 96.5%.
96.5%7th highest
Claimant rate38 middle areas, Northumberland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 1.0% to 7.1%. The middle area is 2.6%. Bedlington Town is 2.2%.
2.2%16th lowest

Figures for the whole of Northumberland

These figures are published for the whole of Northumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Northumberland and not Bedlington Town alone. See Northumberland

Average house price
£212,563
Up 7.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,721
147th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bedlington Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bedlington Town was £209,500 in 2025.

Bedlington Town had 8,477 usual residents at the census.

In Bedlington Town, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bedlington Town, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.