Marshwood Vale
WardWest Dorset. About 4,632 people in 132 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Marshwood Vale, 27.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Marshwood Vale compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Marshwood ValeMiddle
Population52 wards, Dorset · 2021
4,56013th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage52 wards, Dorset · Jan 2026
27.3%2nd lowest
Claimant rate52 wards, Dorset · Aug 2026
2.0%joint 20th lowest
Aged 15 to 6452 wards, Dorset · 2021
52.3%11th 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 Marshwood Vale alone. See Dorset
Marshwood Vale in brief
Marshwood Vale had 4,560 usual residents at the census.
In Marshwood Vale, 27.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Marshwood Vale, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
52.3% of residents in Marshwood Vale were aged 15 to 64 at the census.