Eggardon
WardWest Dorset. About 5,239 people in 143 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Eggardon, 28.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Eggardon compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
EggardonMiddle
Population52 wards, Dorset · 2021
5,29726th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage52 wards, Dorset · Jan 2026
28.8%3rd lowest
Claimant rate52 wards, Dorset · Aug 2026
2.2%22nd highest
Aged 15 to 6452 wards, Dorset · 2021
55.4%21st lowest
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 Eggardon alone. See Dorset
Eggardon in brief
Eggardon had 5,297 usual residents at the census.
In Eggardon, 28.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Eggardon, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
55.4% of residents in Eggardon were aged 15 to 64 at the census.