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Bridge

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East Newark and Sherwood. About 7,549 people in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bridge, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,346
3,796th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.7%
1,137th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bridge compares

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

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Population21 wards, Newark and Sherwood · 2021
Population: every ward in Newark and Sherwood21 areas from 2,915 to 11,776. The middle area is 5,626. Bridge is 7,346.
7,3466th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Newark and Sherwood · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newark and Sherwood21 areas from 25.6% to 99.2%. The middle area is 90.9%. Bridge is 97.7%.
97.7%4th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Newark and Sherwood · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Newark and Sherwood21 areas from 0.5% to 5.7%. The middle area is 2.3%. Bridge is 4.9%.
4.9%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Newark and Sherwood · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Newark and Sherwood21 areas from 54.4% to 67.7%. The middle area is 61.1%. Bridge is 67.7%.
67.7%highest

Figures for the whole of Newark and Sherwood

These figures are published for the whole of Newark and Sherwood, not for each ward, so they describe all of Newark and Sherwood and not Bridge alone. See Newark and Sherwood

Average house price
£234,764
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,118
127th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bridge in brief

Bridge had 7,346 usual residents at the census.

In Bridge, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bridge, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.7% of residents in Bridge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.