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Weald Central

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West Ashford. About 4,844 people in 54 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Weald Central, 42.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,343
2,195th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
42.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.8%
1,862nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Weald Central compares

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

Weald CentralMiddle
Population39 wards, Ashford · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 2,104 to 7,499. The middle area is 2,722. Weald Central is 4,343.
4,3438th highest
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%. Weald Central is 42.8%.
42.8%8th 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%. Weald Central is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 10th highest
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%. Weald Central is 58.8%.
58.8%17th 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 Weald Central 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
Weald Central in brief

Weald Central had 4,343 usual residents at the census.

In Weald Central, 42.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Weald Central, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.8% of residents in Weald Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.