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Bretton

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Central Peterborough. About 10,711 people in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bretton, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,478
2,248th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.9%
3,557th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bretton compares

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

BrettonMiddle
Population22 wards, Peterborough · 2021
Population: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 3,510 to 14,116. The middle area is 10,570. Bretton is 10,478.
10,47811th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Peterborough · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 32.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.5%. Bretton is 98.5%.
98.5%7th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Peterborough · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 1.1% to 8.8%. The middle area is 4.1%. Bretton is 6.2%.
6.2%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Peterborough · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 58.0% to 69.4%. The middle area is 64.9%. Bretton is 62.9%.
62.9%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Peterborough

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

Average house price
£234,690
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,196
71st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
145th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.8
54th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bretton in brief

Bretton had 10,478 usual residents at the census.

In Bretton, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bretton, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.9% of residents in Bretton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.