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Lower Teesdale

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South County Durham. About 8,427 people in 156 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Lower Teesdale, 80.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,230
3,290th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.4%
2,185th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Lower Teesdale compares

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Population51 wards, County Durham · 2021
Population: every ward in County Durham51 areas from 4,589 to 16,901. The middle area is 10,704. Lower Teesdale is 8,230.
8,23014th lowest
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%. Lower Teesdale is 80.6%.
80.6%12th 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%. Lower Teesdale is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 8th 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%. Lower Teesdale is 59.4%.
59.4%6th lowest

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 Lower Teesdale 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
Lower Teesdale in brief

Lower Teesdale had 8,230 usual residents at the census.

In Lower Teesdale, 80.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lower Teesdale, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.4% of residents in Lower Teesdale were aged 15 to 64 at the census.