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Elmswell & Woolpit

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West Mid Suffolk. About 7,623 people in 16 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Elmswell & Woolpit, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,536
4,017th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.1%
1,512th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Elmswell & Woolpit compares

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

Elmswell & WoolpitMiddle
Population26 wards, Mid Suffolk · 2021
Population: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 2,649 to 6,968. The middle area is 3,128. Elmswell & Woolpit is 6,536.
6,5362nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, Mid Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 27.0% to 94.2%. The middle area is 60.6%. Elmswell & Woolpit is 82.1%.
82.1%4th highest
Claimant rate26 wards, Mid Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 0.8% to 3.1%. The middle area is 2.1%. Elmswell & Woolpit is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 5th highest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, Mid Suffolk · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 54.8% to 68.4%. The middle area is 58.6%. Elmswell & Woolpit is 58.1%.
58.1%joint 11th lowest

Figures for the whole of Mid Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of Mid Suffolk, not for each ward, so they describe all of Mid Suffolk and not Elmswell & Woolpit alone. See Mid Suffolk

Average house price
£315,898
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,350
113th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Elmswell & Woolpit in brief

Elmswell & Woolpit had 6,536 usual residents at the census.

In Elmswell & Woolpit, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Elmswell & Woolpit, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.1% of residents in Elmswell & Woolpit were aged 15 to 64 at the census.