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Assington

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South west Babergh. About 2,782 people in 34 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Assington, 74.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,653
780th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.9%
1,002nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Assington compares

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Population24 wards, Babergh · 2021
Population: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 2,289 to 9,950. The middle area is 2,991. Assington is 2,653.
2,6535th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Babergh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 28.1% to 97.6%. The middle area is 76.8%. Assington is 74.6%.
74.6%11th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Babergh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 0.5% to 4.4%. The middle area is 2.2%. Assington is 0.5%.
0.5%lowest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Babergh · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 53.8% to 66.1%. The middle area is 56.9%. Assington is 56.9%.
56.9%joint 12th highest

Figures for the whole of Babergh

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

Average house price
£330,523
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,904
30th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
61st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.4
104th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Assington in brief

Assington had 2,653 usual residents at the census.

In Assington, 74.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Assington, 0.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.9% of residents in Assington were aged 15 to 64 at the census.