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Fairford & Lechlade

Middle area

South east Cotswold. 9,315 people in 66 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Fairford & Lechlade’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£473,500
1,175th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,264
1,843rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
55.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Fairford & Lechlade compares

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Median sale price11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cotswold11 areas from £300,000 to £626,500. The middle area is £473,500. Fairford & Lechlade is £473,500.
£473,5006th highest
Population11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cotswold11 areas from 6,129 to 10,261. The middle area is 8,409. Fairford & Lechlade is 9,264.
9,2644th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Cotswold · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cotswold11 areas from 55.2% to 87.0%. The middle area is 71.0%. Fairford & Lechlade is 55.2%.
55.2%lowest
Claimant rate11 middle areas, Cotswold · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cotswold11 areas from 1.5% to 3.3%. The middle area is 2.0%. Fairford & Lechlade is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Cotswold

These figures are published for the whole of Cotswold, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cotswold and not Fairford & Lechlade alone. See Cotswold

Average house price
£421,125
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,267
115th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.1
48th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fairford & Lechlade in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fairford & Lechlade was £473,500 in 2025.

Fairford & Lechlade had 9,264 usual residents at the census.

In Fairford & Lechlade, 55.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fairford & Lechlade, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.