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Branston

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The south east of the East Staffordshire. About 10,774 people in 8.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Branston, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,788
3,015th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.0%
1,705th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Branston compares

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

BranstonMiddle
Population16 wards, East Staffordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in East Staffordshire16 areas from 2,722 to 10,514. The middle area is 8,190. Branston is 8,788.
8,7887th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, East Staffordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Staffordshire16 areas from 33.4% to 98.3%. The middle area is 89.6%. Branston is 97.8%.
97.8%2nd highest
Claimant rate16 wards, East Staffordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Staffordshire16 areas from 0.9% to 6.7%. The middle area is 2.3%. Branston is 2.4%.
2.4%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, East Staffordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in East Staffordshire16 areas from 57.3% to 69.7%. The middle area is 62.7%. Branston is 66.0%.
66.0%6th highest

Figures for the whole of East Staffordshire

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

Average house price
£227,135
Up 4.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,848
119th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.0
148th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Branston in brief

Branston had 8,788 usual residents at the census.

In Branston, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Branston, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.0% of residents in Branston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.