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Appleton

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North west Castle Point. About 6,733 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Appleton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,637
4,114th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Appleton compares

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

AppletonMiddle
Population13 wards, Castle Point · 2021
Population: every ward in Castle Point13 areas from 5,310 to 8,307. The middle area is 6,856. Appleton is 6,637.
6,6375th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Castle Point · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Castle Point13 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Appleton is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Castle Point · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Castle Point13 areas from 63.7% to 97.3%. The middle area is 90.9%. Appleton is 97.3%.
97.3%highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Castle Point · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Castle Point13 areas from 1.5% to 3.8%. The middle area is 2.5%. Appleton is 1.5%.
1.5%joint lowest

Is Appleton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Appleton at a rate of 35.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 62.3 per 1,000 people across Castle Point.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Appleton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (135), other crime (22) and burglary (20).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Castle Point

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

Average house price
£356,579
Down 4.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,745
105th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
Joint 105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Appleton in brief

Appleton had 6,637 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Appleton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Appleton, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Appleton, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.