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Witham

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Central Boston. About 4,699 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Witham, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,620
2,414th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.6%
1,461st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Witham compares

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

WithamMiddle
Population15 wards, Boston · 2021
Population: every ward in Boston15 areas from 2,190 to 8,273. The middle area is 4,304. Witham is 4,620.
4,6207th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage15 wards, Boston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Boston15 areas from 11.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 88.7%. Witham is 90.9%.
90.9%6th highest
Claimant rate15 wards, Boston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Boston15 areas from 1.7% to 9.7%. The middle area is 3.9%. Witham is 7.0%.
7.0%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6415 wards, Boston · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Boston15 areas from 57.6% to 72.5%. The middle area is 61.1%. Witham is 66.6%.
66.6%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Boston

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

Average house price
£177,438
Down 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£29,805
Lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.5
51st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Witham in brief

Witham had 4,620 usual residents at the census.

In Witham, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Witham, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.6% of residents in Witham were aged 15 to 64 at the census.