Walker
WardSouth east Newcastle upon Tyne. About 12,977 people in 3.0 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Walker, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Walker compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
WalkerMiddle
Population26 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2021
12,6217th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · Jan 2026
99.8%joint highest
Claimant rate26 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · Aug 2026
8.4%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2021
62.6%6th 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 Walker alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne
Walker in brief
Walker had 12,621 usual residents at the census.
In Walker, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Walker, 8.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
62.6% of residents in Walker were aged 15 to 64 at the census.