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Westerhope

Middle area

South west Newcastle upon Tyne. 11,372 people in 2.9 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 Westerhope’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£191,500
1,305th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,853
651st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Westerhope compares

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

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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. Westerhope is £191,500.
£191,50017th highest
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. Westerhope is 10,853.
10,8534th highest
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%. Westerhope is 99.3%.
99.3%10th 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%. Westerhope is 2.3%.
2.3%12th lowest

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 Westerhope 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
Westerhope in brief

The median price paid for a home in Westerhope was £191,500 in 2025.

Westerhope had 10,853 usual residents at the census.

In Westerhope, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Westerhope, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.