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Selston

Middle area

South west Ashfield. 6,499 people in 5.9 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 Selston’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£196,500
1,426th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,583
3,634th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Selston compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Ashfield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Ashfield16 areas from £150,000 to £240,000. The middle area is £196,750. Selston is £196,500.
£196,5008th lowest
Population16 middle areas, Ashfield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ashfield16 areas from 5,528 to 10,626. The middle area is 7,714. Selston is 6,583.
6,5835th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Ashfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Ashfield16 areas from 92.3% to 99.0%. The middle area is 97.3%. Selston is 95.1%.
95.1%joint 2nd lowest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, Ashfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Ashfield16 areas from 2.5% to 6.8%. The middle area is 3.4%. Selston is 2.7%.
2.7%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Ashfield

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

Average house price
£190,179
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,577
12th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.6
73rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Selston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Selston was £196,500 in 2025.

Selston had 6,583 usual residents at the census.

In Selston, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Selston, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.