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Albany and Blackfell

Middle area

North west Sunderland. 6,793 people in 3.4 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 Albany and Blackfell’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£139,500
361st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,693
3,802nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Albany and Blackfell compares

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Median sale price36 middle areas, Sunderland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from £73,000 to £255,000. The middle area is £145,250. Albany and Blackfell is £139,500.
£139,50015th lowest
Population36 middle areas, Sunderland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 5,480 to 9,978. The middle area is 7,632. Albany and Blackfell is 6,693.
6,69311th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage36 middle areas, Sunderland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 68.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.2%. Albany and Blackfell is 93.8%.
93.8%7th lowest
Claimant rate36 middle areas, Sunderland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 1.4% to 8.3%. The middle area is 3.6%. Albany and Blackfell is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 9th lowest

Figures for the whole of Sunderland

These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Albany and Blackfell alone. See Sunderland

Average house price
£147,114
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,744
16th 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
32.8
22nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Albany and Blackfell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Albany and Blackfell was £139,500 in 2025.

Albany and Blackfell had 6,693 usual residents at the census.

In Albany and Blackfell, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Albany and Blackfell, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.