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Skelton

Middle area

Central Redcar and Cleveland. 7,776 people in 14 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 Skelton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£179,950
1,030th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,707
4,052nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Skelton compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Redcar and Cleveland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Redcar and Cleveland19 areas from £86,000 to £233,500. The middle area is £160,000. Skelton is £179,950.
£179,9508th highest
Population19 middle areas, Redcar and Cleveland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Redcar and Cleveland19 areas from 5,086 to 13,088. The middle area is 6,473. Skelton is 7,707.
7,7075th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Redcar and Cleveland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Redcar and Cleveland19 areas from 24.7% to 99.7%. The middle area is 95.0%. Skelton is 79.3%.
79.3%joint 3rd lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Redcar and Cleveland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Redcar and Cleveland19 areas from 1.8% to 8.0%. The middle area is 4.0%. Skelton is 2.7%.
2.7%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Redcar and Cleveland

These figures are published for the whole of Redcar and Cleveland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redcar and Cleveland and not Skelton alone. See Redcar and Cleveland

Average house price
£151,341
Up 4.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,111
66th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.3×
19th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.3
37th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Skelton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Skelton was £179,950 in 2025.

Skelton had 7,707 usual residents at the census.

In Skelton, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Skelton, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.