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Syston

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South east Charnwood. About 10,774 people in 6.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Syston, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,999
1,998th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.7%
3,738th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Syston compares

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

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Population24 wards, Charnwood · 2021
Population: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 1,468 to 12,622. The middle area is 7,872. Syston is 10,999.
10,9995th highest
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%. Syston is 96.3%.
96.3%11th 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%. Syston is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 11th highest
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%. Syston is 62.7%.
62.7%joint 11th highest

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 Syston 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
Syston in brief

Syston had 10,999 usual residents at the census.

In Syston, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Syston, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.7% of residents in Syston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.