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Denton

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North Gravesham. About 5,935 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Denton, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,896
3,491st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.1%
1,656th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Denton compares

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

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Population17 wards, Gravesham · 2021
Population: every ward in Gravesham17 areas from 2,920 to 9,648. The middle area is 6,013. Denton is 5,896.
5,8968th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Gravesham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Gravesham17 areas from 58.7% to 99.4%. The middle area is 89.5%. Denton is 89.5%.
89.5%9th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Gravesham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Gravesham17 areas from 1.4% to 8.0%. The middle area is 4.2%. Denton is 5.0%.
5.0%4th highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Gravesham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Gravesham17 areas from 55.1% to 70.5%. The middle area is 63.6%. Denton is 66.1%.
66.1%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Gravesham

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

Average house price
£344,923
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,199
100th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.6
97th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Denton in brief

Denton had 5,896 usual residents at the census.

In Denton, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Denton, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.1% of residents in Denton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.