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Frisby-on-the-Wreake

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South west Melton. About 2,060 people in 49 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Frisby-on-the-Wreake, 66.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
1,885
218th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
66.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.8%
3,658th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Frisby-on-the-Wreake compares

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Frisby-on-the-WreakeMiddle
Population16 wards, Melton · 2021
Population: every ward in Melton16 areas from 1,564 to 5,538. The middle area is 3,572. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 1,885.
1,8856th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Melton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Melton16 areas from 19.6% to 98.9%. The middle area is 80.1%. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 66.9%.
66.9%6th lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Melton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Melton16 areas from 1.0% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 1.7%.
1.7%7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Melton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Melton16 areas from 55.6% to 63.1%. The middle area is 60.8%. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 62.8%.
62.8%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Melton

These figures are published for the whole of Melton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Melton and not Frisby-on-the-Wreake alone. See Melton

Average house price
£282,521
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,900
29th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.9
94th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Frisby-on-the-Wreake in brief

Frisby-on-the-Wreake had 1,885 usual residents at the census.

In Frisby-on-the-Wreake, 66.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Frisby-on-the-Wreake, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.8% of residents in Frisby-on-the-Wreake were aged 15 to 64 at the census.