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Forest Bradgate

Ward

South west Charnwood. About 3,344 people in 37 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Forest Bradgate, 56.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,361
1,417th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.9%
1,915th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Forest Bradgate compares

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

Forest BradgateMiddle
Population24 wards, Charnwood · 2021
Population: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 1,468 to 12,622. The middle area is 7,872. Forest Bradgate is 3,361.
3,3614th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Charnwood · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 10.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.5%. Forest Bradgate is 56.3%.
56.3%2nd lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Charnwood · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 1.0% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.3%. Forest Bradgate is 1.0%.
1.0%lowest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Charnwood · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 57.1% to 81.4%. The middle area is 62.6%. Forest Bradgate is 58.9%.
58.9%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Charnwood

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

Average house price
£273,945
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,078
162nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.2×
171st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.3
69th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Forest Bradgate in brief

Forest Bradgate had 3,361 usual residents at the census.

In Forest Bradgate, 56.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forest Bradgate, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.9% of residents in Forest Bradgate were aged 15 to 64 at the census.