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Howdon

Middle area

The south east of the North Tyneside. 6,438 people in 1.2 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 Howdon’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£144,000
425th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,408
3,364th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Howdon compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, North Tyneside · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from £125,000 to £485,000. The middle area is £211,000. Howdon is £144,000.
£144,0004th lowest
Population30 middle areas, North Tyneside · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 5,514 to 9,896. The middle area is 6,724. Howdon is 6,408.
6,40813th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, North Tyneside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 76.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.5%. Howdon is 99.7%.
99.7%3rd highest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, North Tyneside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 0.9% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Howdon is 5.2%.
5.2%joint 3rd highest

Figures for the whole of North Tyneside

These figures are published for the whole of North Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not Howdon alone. See North Tyneside

Average house price
£205,744
Up 6.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,063
126th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.9
124th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Howdon in brief

The median price paid for a home in Howdon was £144,000 in 2025.

Howdon had 6,408 usual residents at the census.

In Howdon, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Howdon, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.