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Hylton Castle

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North Sunderland. About 11,023 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hylton Castle, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,791
2,083rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
2,692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hylton Castle compares

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

Hylton CastleMiddle
Population25 wards, Sunderland · 2021
Population: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 8,913 to 14,005. The middle area is 10,955. Hylton Castle is 10,791.
10,7919th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Sunderland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 72.8% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.3%. Hylton Castle is 99.6%.
99.6%highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Sunderland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 1.7% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.7%. Hylton Castle is 4.2%.
4.2%joint 8th highest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, Sunderland · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 60.2% to 69.0%. The middle area is 62.6%. Hylton Castle is 64.1%.
64.1%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Sunderland

These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Hylton Castle 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
Hylton Castle in brief

Hylton Castle had 10,791 usual residents at the census.

In Hylton Castle, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hylton Castle, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.1% of residents in Hylton Castle were aged 15 to 64 at the census.