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Charles Dickens

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West Portsmouth. About 23,655 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Charles Dickens, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
22,323
97th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
73.3%
428th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Charles Dickens compares

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

Charles DickensMiddle
Population14 wards, Portsmouth · 2021
Population: every ward in Portsmouth14 areas from 12,036 to 22,323. The middle area is 14,513. Charles Dickens is 22,323.
22,323highest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Portsmouth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Portsmouth14 areas from 91.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 98.2%. Charles Dickens is 92.8%.
92.8%2nd lowest
Claimant rate14 wards, Portsmouth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Portsmouth14 areas from 1.5% to 7.2%. The middle area is 4.0%. Charles Dickens is 7.2%.
7.2%highest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Portsmouth · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Portsmouth14 areas from 60.1% to 76.6%. The middle area is 67.1%. Charles Dickens is 73.3%.
73.3%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Portsmouth

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

Average house price
£251,220
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,022
95th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.4
64th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Charles Dickens in brief

Charles Dickens had 22,323 usual residents at the census.

In Charles Dickens, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Charles Dickens, 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

73.3% of residents in Charles Dickens were aged 15 to 64 at the census.