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Lanchester

Middle area

North County Durham. 6,027 people in 62 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 Lanchester’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£192,500
1,323rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,993
2,740th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lanchester compares

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

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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. Lanchester is £192,500.
£192,5009th 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. Lanchester is 5,993.
5,9937th 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%. Lanchester is 67.0%.
67.0%5th 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%. Lanchester 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 Lanchester 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
Lanchester in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lanchester was £192,500 in 2025.

Lanchester had 5,993 usual residents at the census.

In Lanchester, 67.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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