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Downs West

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North east Ashford. About 2,791 people in 40 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Downs West, 23.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,681
800th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
23.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.2%
2,692nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Downs West compares

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

Downs WestMiddle
Population39 wards, Ashford · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 2,104 to 7,499. The middle area is 2,722. Downs West is 2,681.
2,68115th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage39 wards, Ashford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 4.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.5%. Downs West is 23.4%.
23.4%3rd lowest
Claimant rate39 wards, Ashford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 1.0% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Downs West is 1.2%.
1.2%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6439 wards, Ashford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 49.3% to 70.3%. The middle area is 60.8%. Downs West is 60.2%.
60.2%19th lowest

Figures for the whole of Ashford

These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ashford and not Downs West alone. See Ashford

Average house price
£347,562
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,440
139th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Downs West in brief

Downs West had 2,681 usual residents at the census.

In Downs West, 23.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Downs West, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.2% of residents in Downs West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.