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Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown

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Central Gravesham. About 5,066 people in 29 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown, 69.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,073
2,813th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
69.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.1%
481st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown compares

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

Istead Rise, Cobham & LuddesdownMiddle
Population17 wards, Gravesham · 2021
Population: every ward in Gravesham17 areas from 2,920 to 9,648. The middle area is 6,013. Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown is 5,073.
5,0734th 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%. Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown is 69.3%.
69.3%4th lowest
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%. Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown is 1.4%.
1.4%lowest
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%. Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown is 55.1%.
55.1%lowest

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 Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown 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
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown in brief

Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown had 5,073 usual residents at the census.

In Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown, 69.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.1% of residents in Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown were aged 15 to 64 at the census.