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Wishing Tree

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West Hastings. About 5,907 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wishing Tree, 78.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,906
3,501st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.2%
3,393rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wishing Tree compares

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

Wishing TreeMiddle
Population16 wards, Hastings · 2021
Population: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 4,787 to 6,935. The middle area is 5,521. Wishing Tree is 5,906.
5,9064th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Hastings · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 42.3% to 96.1%. The middle area is 91.9%. Wishing Tree is 78.7%.
78.7%4th lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Hastings · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 2.5% to 7.7%. The middle area is 4.4%. Wishing Tree is 4.1%.
4.1%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Hastings · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Hastings16 areas from 52.8% to 71.4%. The middle area is 62.9%. Wishing Tree is 61.2%.
61.2%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Hastings

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

Average house price
£238,757
Down 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,714
49th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
37.3
7th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wishing Tree in brief

Wishing Tree had 5,906 usual residents at the census.

In Wishing Tree, 78.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wishing Tree, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.2% of residents in Wishing Tree were aged 15 to 64 at the census.