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Pallion & Ford

Ward

North east Sunderland. About 15,439 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Pallion & Ford, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,005
1,045th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.0%
1,337th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Pallion & Ford compares

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

Pallion & FordMiddle
Population25 wards, Sunderland · 2021
Population: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 8,913 to 14,005. The middle area is 10,955. Pallion & Ford is 14,005.
14,005highest
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%. Pallion & Ford is 96.3%.
96.3%13th 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%. Pallion & Ford 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%. Pallion & Ford is 67.0%.
67.0%2nd 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 Pallion & Ford 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
Pallion & Ford in brief

Pallion & Ford had 14,005 usual residents at the census.

In Pallion & Ford, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

67.0% of residents in Pallion & Ford were aged 15 to 64 at the census.