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Great Ashby

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The south of the North Hertfordshire. About 5,778 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Great Ashby, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,735
3,367th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.4%
661st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Great Ashby compares

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

Great AshbyMiddle
Population25 wards, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 2,066 to 9,239. The middle area is 5,634. Great Ashby is 5,735.
5,73511th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, North Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 22.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 90.9%. Great Ashby is 92.5%.
92.5%11th highest
Claimant rate25 wards, North Hertfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 0.9% to 4.4%. The middle area is 2.0%. Great Ashby is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 12th highest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 56.9% to 70.4%. The middle area is 61.5%. Great Ashby is 70.4%.
70.4%highest

Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Great Ashby alone. See North Hertfordshire

Average house price
£418,857
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,224
18th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.3
38th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Great Ashby in brief

Great Ashby had 5,735 usual residents at the census.

In Great Ashby, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

70.4% of residents in Great Ashby were aged 15 to 64 at the census.