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Farnworth

Middle area

North Halton. 8,909 people in 4.9 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 Farnworth’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£300,000
3,462nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,699
2,464th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Farnworth compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Halton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Halton16 areas from £120,000 to £339,998. The middle area is £175,500. Farnworth is £300,000.
£300,0003rd highest
Population16 middle areas, Halton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 6,251 to 10,654. The middle area is 7,774. Farnworth is 8,699.
8,6995th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Halton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 92.3% to 99.5%. The middle area is 96.4%. Farnworth is 95.3%.
95.3%joint 5th lowest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, Halton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 1.4% to 8.2%. The middle area is 4.1%. Farnworth is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Halton

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

Average house price
£194,727
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,187
70th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.1
31st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Farnworth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Farnworth was £300,000 in 2025.

Farnworth had 8,699 usual residents at the census.

In Farnworth, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Farnworth, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.