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Cross Heath

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North east Newcastle-under-Lyme. About 6,107 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Cross Heath, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,494
3,153rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.5%
1,929th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cross Heath compares

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

Cross HeathMiddle
Population21 wards, Newcastle-under-Lyme · 2021
Population: every ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme21 areas from 2,675 to 9,007. The middle area is 5,728. Cross Heath is 5,494.
5,4948th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Newcastle-under-Lyme · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme21 areas from 18.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.4%. Cross Heath is 96.7%.
96.7%10th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Newcastle-under-Lyme · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme21 areas from 0.3% to 6.4%. The middle area is 2.6%. Cross Heath is 4.4%.
4.4%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Newcastle-under-Lyme · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme21 areas from 57.5% to 89.2%. The middle area is 62.1%. Cross Heath is 65.5%.
65.5%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme

These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme, not for each ward, so they describe all of Newcastle-under-Lyme and not Cross Heath alone. See Newcastle-under-Lyme

Average house price
£209,112
Up 6.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,723
86th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.9×
89th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.0
148th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cross Heath in brief

Cross Heath had 5,494 usual residents at the census.

In Cross Heath, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cross Heath, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.5% of residents in Cross Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.