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Fellgate & Hedworth

Ward

The south west of the South Tyneside. About 7,264 people in 8.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Fellgate & Hedworth, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,341
3,801st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.1%
2,627th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Fellgate & Hedworth compares

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

Fellgate & HedworthMiddle
Population18 wards, South Tyneside · 2021
Population: every ward in South Tyneside18 areas from 7,164 to 9,463. The middle area is 8,382. Fellgate & Hedworth is 7,341.
7,3413rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, South Tyneside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Tyneside18 areas from 84.8% to 98.0%. The middle area is 93.6%. Fellgate & Hedworth is 95.7%.
95.7%7th highest
Claimant rate18 wards, South Tyneside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Tyneside18 areas from 1.2% to 8.5%. The middle area is 4.5%. Fellgate & Hedworth is 4.3%.
4.3%joint 8th lowest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, South Tyneside · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in South Tyneside18 areas from 57.6% to 67.0%. The middle area is 62.6%. Fellgate & Hedworth is 60.1%.
60.1%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of South Tyneside

These figures are published for the whole of South Tyneside, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Tyneside and not Fellgate & Hedworth alone. See South Tyneside

Average house price
£161,559
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,739
28th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.8×
36th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.1
31st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fellgate & Hedworth in brief

Fellgate & Hedworth had 7,341 usual residents at the census.

In Fellgate & Hedworth, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fellgate & Hedworth, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.1% of residents in Fellgate & Hedworth were aged 15 to 64 at the census.