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Gilesgate & Old Durham

Middle area

North east County Durham. 6,715 people in 3.2 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 Gilesgate & Old Durham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£215,000
1,831st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,746
3,871st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Gilesgate & Old Durham compares

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

Gilesgate & Old DurhamMiddle
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. Gilesgate & Old Durham is £215,000.
£215,000joint 5th 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. Gilesgate & Old Durham is 6,746.
6,74615th lowest
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%. Gilesgate & Old Durham is 93.7%.
93.7%joint 23rd highest
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%. Gilesgate & Old Durham is 4.2%.
4.2%joint 14th highest

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 Gilesgate & Old Durham 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
Gilesgate & Old Durham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Gilesgate & Old Durham was £215,000 in 2025.

Gilesgate & Old Durham had 6,746 usual residents at the census.

In Gilesgate & Old Durham, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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