Forest
WardNorth east Horsham. About 9,214 people in 4.3 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Forest, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Forest compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
ForestMiddle
Population22 wards, Horsham · 2021
8,9224th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Horsham · Jan 2026
98.5%2nd highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Horsham · Aug 2026
2.5%joint 2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Horsham · 2021
62.1%10th highest
Figures for the whole of Horsham
These figures are published for the whole of Horsham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Horsham and not Forest alone. See Horsham
Forest in brief
Forest had 8,922 usual residents at the census.
In Forest, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Forest, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
62.1% of residents in Forest were aged 15 to 64 at the census.