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Hargate and Hempsted

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South Peterborough. About 11,784 people in 7.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hargate and Hempsted, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,796
2,554th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.4%
784th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hargate and Hempsted compares

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

Hargate and HempstedMiddle
Population22 wards, Peterborough · 2021
Population: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 3,510 to 14,116. The middle area is 10,570. Hargate and Hempsted is 9,796.
9,7967th 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%. Hargate and Hempsted is 98.6%.
98.6%6th 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%. Hargate and Hempsted is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 8th lowest
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%. Hargate and Hempsted is 69.4%.
69.4%highest

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 Hargate and Hempsted 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
Hargate and Hempsted in brief

Hargate and Hempsted had 9,796 usual residents at the census.

In Hargate and Hempsted, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hargate and Hempsted, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

69.4% of residents in Hargate and Hempsted were aged 15 to 64 at the census.