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Stow Thorney

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South west Mid Suffolk. About 6,098 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Stow Thorney, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,856
3,469th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.4%
990th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Stow Thorney compares

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

Stow ThorneyMiddle
Population26 wards, Mid Suffolk · 2021
Population: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 2,649 to 6,968. The middle area is 3,128. Stow Thorney is 5,856.
5,8565th 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%. Stow Thorney is 94.2%.
94.2%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%. Stow Thorney is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 10th lowest
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%. Stow Thorney is 68.4%.
68.4%highest

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 Stow Thorney 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
Stow Thorney in brief

Stow Thorney had 5,856 usual residents at the census.

In Stow Thorney, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stow Thorney, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.4% of residents in Stow Thorney were aged 15 to 64 at the census.