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Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe

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North east County Durham. About 13,646 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, 63.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
13,635
1,134th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
63.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
81.2%
98th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe compares

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

Elvet, Gilesgate & ShincliffeMiddle
Population51 wards, County Durham · 2021
Population: every ward in County Durham51 areas from 4,589 to 16,901. The middle area is 10,704. Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe is 13,635.
13,63510th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage51 wards, County Durham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in County Durham51 areas from 5.7% to 98.3%. The middle area is 90.9%. Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe is 63.5%.
63.5%3rd lowest
Claimant rate51 wards, County Durham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in County Durham51 areas from 0.4% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.9%. Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6451 wards, County Durham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in County Durham51 areas from 55.1% to 81.2%. The middle area is 62.1%. Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe is 81.2%.
81.2%highest

Figures for the whole of County Durham

These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each ward, so they describe all of County Durham and not Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe 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
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe in brief

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe had 13,635 usual residents at the census.

In Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, 63.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

81.2% of residents in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe were aged 15 to 64 at the census.