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Benwell

Middle area

South Newcastle upon Tyne. 8,648 people in 2.0 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 Benwell’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£145,000
435th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,173
3,253rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Benwell compares

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Median sale price34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newcastle upon Tyne34 areas from £115,500 to £345,000. The middle area is £187,500. Benwell is £145,000.
£145,0008th lowest
Population34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newcastle upon Tyne34 areas from 5,536 to 12,297. The middle area is 9,256. Benwell is 8,173.
8,17311th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newcastle upon Tyne34 areas from 47.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.0%. Benwell is 97.2%.
97.2%17th highest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Newcastle upon Tyne34 areas from 0.5% to 11.8%. The middle area is 4.1%. Benwell is 7.9%.
7.9%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne

These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Benwell alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne

Average house price
£207,547
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,446
82nd 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
28.8
48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Benwell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Benwell was £145,000 in 2025.

Benwell had 8,173 usual residents at the census.

In Benwell, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Benwell, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.