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West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington

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South west Horsham. About 8,688 people in 51 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington, 58.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,706
3,053rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
58.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.9%
444th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington compares

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

West Chiltington, Thakeham & AshingtonMiddle
Population22 wards, Horsham · 2021
Population: every ward in Horsham22 areas from 2,967 to 10,630. The middle area is 6,265. West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington is 8,706.
8,7065th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Horsham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Horsham22 areas from 19.0% to 98.9%. The middle area is 77.5%. West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington is 58.8%.
58.8%4th lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Horsham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Horsham22 areas from 0.7% to 2.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Horsham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Horsham22 areas from 52.8% to 66.1%. The middle area is 61.4%. West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington is 54.9%.
54.9%3rd lowest

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 West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington alone. See Horsham

Average house price
£441,654
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,487
77th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.6
18th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington in brief

West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington had 8,706 usual residents at the census.

In West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington, 58.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

54.9% of residents in West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington were aged 15 to 64 at the census.