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Fawdon & West Gosforth

Ward

Central Newcastle upon Tyne. About 11,784 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Fawdon & West Gosforth, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,388
1,835th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.6%
3,058th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Fawdon & West Gosforth compares

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

Fawdon & West GosforthMiddle
Population26 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2021
Population: every ward in Newcastle upon Tyne26 areas from 8,222 to 18,060. The middle area is 10,981. Fawdon & West Gosforth is 11,388.
11,38812th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newcastle upon Tyne26 areas from 55.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.9%. Fawdon & West Gosforth is 98.7%.
98.7%10th highest
Claimant rate26 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Newcastle upon Tyne26 areas from 1.0% to 10.3%. The middle area is 4.0%. Fawdon & West Gosforth is 3.1%.
3.1%11th lowest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Newcastle upon Tyne26 areas from 55.2% to 90.4%. The middle area is 64.0%. Fawdon & West Gosforth is 63.6%.
63.6%11th lowest

Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne

These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each ward, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Fawdon & West Gosforth 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
Fawdon & West Gosforth in brief

Fawdon & West Gosforth had 11,388 usual residents at the census.

In Fawdon & West Gosforth, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fawdon & West Gosforth, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.6% of residents in Fawdon & West Gosforth were aged 15 to 64 at the census.