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West Park

Middle area

The north east of the South Tyneside. 5,125 people in 1.2 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 West Park’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£135,000
295th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,025
1,935th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Park compares

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Median sale price23 middle areas, South Tyneside · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from £96,000 to £275,000. The middle area is £162,000. West Park is £135,000.
£135,0006th lowest
Population23 middle areas, South Tyneside · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from 5,025 to 10,190. The middle area is 5,951. West Park is 5,025.
5,025lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, South Tyneside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from 82.9% to 98.7%. The middle area is 94.3%. West Park is 97.2%.
97.2%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate23 middle areas, South Tyneside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from 1.4% to 9.0%. The middle area is 4.4%. West Park is 5.1%.
5.1%10th highest

Figures for the whole of South Tyneside

These figures are published for the whole of South Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Tyneside and not West Park 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
West Park in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Park was £135,000 in 2025.

West Park had 5,025 usual residents at the census.

In West Park, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Park, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.