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Fairfield

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North west Stockton-on-Tees. About 9,196 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Fairfield, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,940
2,955th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.9%
1,915th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Fairfield compares

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

FairfieldMiddle
Population27 wards, Stockton-on-Tees · 2021
Population: every ward in Stockton-on-Tees27 areas from 2,463 to 12,137. The middle area is 7,376. Fairfield is 8,940.
8,9404th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Stockton-on-Tees · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stockton-on-Tees27 areas from 53.1% to 99.9%. The middle area is 96.2%. Fairfield is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate27 wards, Stockton-on-Tees · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stockton-on-Tees27 areas from 1.2% to 10.4%. The middle area is 3.8%. Fairfield is 2.5%.
2.5%12th lowest
Aged 15 to 6427 wards, Stockton-on-Tees · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stockton-on-Tees27 areas from 52.4% to 68.9%. The middle area is 62.2%. Fairfield is 58.9%.
58.9%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Stockton-on-Tees

These figures are published for the whole of Stockton-on-Tees, not for each ward, so they describe all of Stockton-on-Tees and not Fairfield alone. See Stockton-on-Tees

Average house price
£170,029
Up 3.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,558
144th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fairfield in brief

Fairfield had 8,940 usual residents at the census.

In Fairfield, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fairfield, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.9% of residents in Fairfield were aged 15 to 64 at the census.