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Rye & Winchelsea

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East Rother. About 4,975 people in 8.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Rye & Winchelsea, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,949
2,712th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.7%
634th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rye & Winchelsea compares

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

Rye & WinchelseaMiddle
Population21 wards, Rother · 2021
Population: every ward in Rother21 areas from 2,197 to 6,122. The middle area is 4,750. Rye & Winchelsea is 4,949.
4,9498th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Rother · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rother21 areas from 15.9% to 94.0%. The middle area is 74.8%. Rye & Winchelsea is 92.5%.
92.5%3rd highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Rother · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rother21 areas from 1.5% to 6.4%. The middle area is 2.6%. Rye & Winchelsea is 3.0%.
3.0%7th highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Rother · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Rother21 areas from 40.9% to 59.8%. The middle area is 55.4%. Rye & Winchelsea is 55.7%.
55.7%10th highest

Figures for the whole of Rother

These figures are published for the whole of Rother, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rother and not Rye & Winchelsea alone. See Rother

Average house price
£337,816
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,197
100th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rye & Winchelsea in brief

Rye & Winchelsea had 4,949 usual residents at the census.

In Rye & Winchelsea, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rye & Winchelsea, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.7% of residents in Rye & Winchelsea were aged 15 to 64 at the census.