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Lower Culm

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East Mid Devon. About 7,142 people in 33 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Lower Culm, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,932
4,071st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.9%
1,915th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Lower Culm compares

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

Lower CulmMiddle
Population22 wards, Mid Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 894 to 6,932. The middle area is 3,851. Lower Culm is 6,932.
6,932highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Mid Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 17.3% to 94.8%. The middle area is 71.9%. Lower Culm is 74.8%.
74.8%11th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Mid Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Mid Devon21 areas from 1.1% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.3%. Lower Culm is 2.0%.
2.0%10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Mid Devon · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 54.8% to 64.6%. The middle area is 58.9%. Lower Culm is 58.9%.
58.9%joint 10th highest

Figures for the whole of Mid Devon

These figures are published for the whole of Mid Devon, not for each ward, so they describe all of Mid Devon and not Lower Culm alone. See Mid Devon

Average house price
£281,450
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,994
123rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.0
148th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lower Culm in brief

Lower Culm had 6,932 usual residents at the census.

In Lower Culm, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lower Culm, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.9% of residents in Lower Culm were aged 15 to 64 at the census.