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Chickerell

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South west Dorset. About 8,546 people in 16 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Chickerell, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,820
3,514th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.6%
1,770th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chickerell compares

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

ChickerellMiddle
Population52 wards, Dorset · 2021
Population: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 3,665 to 15,526. The middle area is 5,395. Chickerell is 7,820.
7,82024th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage52 wards, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 18.3% to 97.0%. The middle area is 85.6%. Chickerell is 83.4%.
83.4%23rd lowest
Claimant rate52 wards, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 0.9% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.1%. Chickerell is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 16th lowest
Aged 15 to 6452 wards, Dorset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 48.5% to 64.9%. The middle area is 56.6%. Chickerell is 58.6%.
58.6%joint 11th highest

Figures for the whole of Dorset

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

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chickerell in brief

Chickerell had 7,820 usual residents at the census.

In Chickerell, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chickerell, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.6% of residents in Chickerell were aged 15 to 64 at the census.