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Virginia Water

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West Runnymede. About 6,127 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Virginia Water, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,970
3,553rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.5%
3,620th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Virginia Water compares

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

Virginia WaterMiddle
Population14 wards, Runnymede · 2021
Population: every ward in Runnymede14 areas from 4,017 to 7,310. The middle area is 6,381. Virginia Water is 5,970.
5,9704th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Runnymede · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Runnymede14 areas from 65.0% to 96.0%. The middle area is 87.8%. Virginia Water is 93.6%.
93.6%2nd highest
Claimant rate14 wards, Runnymede · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Runnymede14 areas from 0.6% to 3.6%. The middle area is 2.6%. Virginia Water is 1.4%.
1.4%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Runnymede · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Runnymede14 areas from 58.4% to 84.3%. The middle area is 64.3%. Virginia Water is 61.5%.
61.5%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Runnymede

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

Average house price
£477,182
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,777
34th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.4
53rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Virginia Water in brief

Virginia Water had 5,970 usual residents at the census.

In Virginia Water, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Virginia Water, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.5% of residents in Virginia Water were aged 15 to 64 at the census.