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Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet

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West Isle of Wight. About 3,024 people in 55 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet, 58.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,061
1,154th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
58.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
51.3%
122nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet compares

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

Brighstone, Calbourne & ShalfleetMiddle
Population39 wards, Isle of Wight · 2021
Population: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 2,504 to 4,615. The middle area is 3,564. Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet is 3,061.
3,0614th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage39 wards, Isle of Wight · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 51.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 91.2%. Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet is 58.3%.
58.3%3rd lowest
Claimant rate39 wards, Isle of Wight · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 1.6% to 9.3%. The middle area is 3.4%. Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6439 wards, Isle of Wight · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 44.5% to 70.6%. The middle area is 55.5%. Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet is 51.3%.
51.3%8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Isle of Wight

These figures are published for the whole of Isle of Wight, not for each ward, so they describe all of Isle of Wight and not Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet alone. See Isle of Wight

Average house price
£245,900
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,184
4th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.6
83rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet in brief

Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet had 3,061 usual residents at the census.

In Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet, 58.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

51.3% of residents in Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet were aged 15 to 64 at the census.