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Fratton

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Central Portsmouth. About 16,330 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Fratton, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,487
704th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.3%
671st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Fratton compares

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FrattonMiddle
Population14 wards, Portsmouth · 2021
Population: every ward in Portsmouth14 areas from 12,036 to 22,323. The middle area is 14,513. Fratton is 15,487.
15,4873rd highest
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%. Fratton is 98.3%.
98.3%6th highest
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%. Fratton is 5.4%.
5.4%4th 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%. Fratton is 70.3%.
70.3%5th 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 Fratton 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
Fratton in brief

Fratton had 15,487 usual residents at the census.

In Fratton, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fratton, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

70.3% of residents in Fratton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.