Rural East
WardEast Epping Forest. About 8,263 people in 105 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Rural East, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Rural East compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Rural EastMiddle
Population18 wards, Epping Forest · 2021
8,0563rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Epping Forest · Jan 2026
81.6%2nd lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Epping Forest · Aug 2026
2.3%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Epping Forest · 2021
64.6%5th highest
Figures for the whole of Epping Forest
These figures are published for the whole of Epping Forest, not for each ward, so they describe all of Epping Forest and not Rural East alone. See Epping Forest
Rural East in brief
Rural East had 8,056 usual residents at the census.
In Rural East, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Rural East, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
64.6% of residents in Rural East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.