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Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley

Middle area

North County Durham. 10,158 people in 19 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 Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£188,750
1,229th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,956
1,186th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley compares

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

Benfieldside, Hamsterley & MedomsleyMiddle
Median sale price65 middle areas, County Durham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from £50,000 to £336,500. The middle area is £142,500. Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley is £188,750.
£188,75013th highest
Population65 middle areas, County Durham · 2021
Population: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 5,536 to 13,300. The middle area is 7,722. Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley is 9,956.
9,9569th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage65 middle areas, County Durham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 11.3% to 99.4%. The middle area is 92.7%. Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley is 70.5%.
70.5%8th lowest
Claimant rate65 middle areas, County Durham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 0.8% to 5.8%. The middle area is 3.3%. Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 10th lowest

Figures for the whole of County Durham

These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley alone. See County Durham

Average house price
£140,447
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,436
23rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley was £188,750 in 2025.

Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley had 9,956 usual residents at the census.

In Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley, 70.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.