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Wallington & Downend

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North east Fareham. About 7,297 people in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

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

Population
7,261
3,849th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.8%
3,090th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wallington & Downend compares

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

Wallington & DownendMiddle
Population16 wards, Fareham · 2021
Population: every ward in Fareham16 areas from 4,215 to 8,461. The middle area is 7,304. Wallington & Downend is 7,261.
7,2618th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Fareham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Fareham16 areas from 91.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 98.9%. Wallington & Downend is 97.8%.
97.8%6th lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Fareham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Fareham16 areas from 1.0% to 3.5%. The middle area is 1.7%. Wallington & Downend is 1.4%.
1.4%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Fareham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Fareham16 areas from 52.9% to 65.4%. The middle area is 61.0%. Wallington & Downend is 60.8%.
60.8%8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Fareham

These figures are published for the whole of Fareham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Fareham and not Wallington & Downend alone. See Fareham

Average house price
£333,599
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,740
70th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.1
7th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wallington & Downend in brief

Wallington & Downend had 7,261 usual residents at the census.

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

In Wallington & Downend, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.8% of residents in Wallington & Downend were aged 15 to 64 at the census.