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Nelson East

Middle area

South Pendle. 11,542 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Nelson East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£84,475
20th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,466
839th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Nelson East compares

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Pendle · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from £76,000 to £212,500. The middle area is £151,475. Nelson East is £84,475.
£84,4752nd lowest
Population12 middle areas, Pendle · 2021
Population: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from 5,423 to 10,767. The middle area is 7,509. Nelson East is 10,466.
10,4662nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Pendle · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from 82.3% to 98.8%. The middle area is 96.6%. Nelson East is 98.8%.
98.8%joint highest
Claimant rate12 middle areas, Pendle · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from 1.6% to 9.5%. The middle area is 5.2%. Nelson East is 8.6%.
8.6%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Pendle

These figures are published for the whole of Pendle, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Pendle and not Nelson East alone. See Pendle

Average house price
£152,798
Up 8.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£30,327
2nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
35.3
15th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Nelson East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Nelson East was £84,475 in 2025.

Nelson East had 10,466 usual residents at the census.

In Nelson East, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Nelson East, 8.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.