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Oulton

Middle area

The north east of the East Suffolk. 8,683 people in 3.3 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 Oulton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£240,000
2,422nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,148
3,294th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Oulton compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from £143,250 to £482,500. The middle area is £290,000. Oulton is £240,000.
£240,0007th lowest
Population30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 5,842 to 13,090. The middle area is 8,014. Oulton is 8,148.
8,14812th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, East Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 38.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.8%. Oulton is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 2nd highest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, East Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 1.1% to 7.3%. The middle area is 2.3%. Oulton is 2.8%.
2.8%12th highest

Figures for the whole of East Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of East Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Oulton alone. See East Suffolk

Average house price
£276,301
Down 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,793
117th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Oulton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Oulton was £240,000 in 2025.

Oulton had 8,148 usual residents at the census.

In Oulton, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Oulton, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.