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Cheswardine

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North east Shropshire. About 4,157 people in 69 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Cheswardine, 33.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,317
2,167th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
33.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.2%
3,393rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cheswardine compares

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

CheswardineMiddle
Population72 wards, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Shropshire72 areas from 3,108 to 8,904. The middle area is 4,365. Cheswardine is 4,317.
4,31732nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage72 wards, Shropshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Shropshire72 areas from 16.0% to 99.4%. The middle area is 80.6%. Cheswardine is 33.3%.
33.3%7th lowest
Claimant rate72 wards, Shropshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Shropshire72 areas from 1.0% to 5.0%. The middle area is 2.2%. Cheswardine is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 32nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6472 wards, Shropshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Shropshire72 areas from 46.9% to 73.8%. The middle area is 59.7%. Cheswardine is 61.2%.
61.2%joint 20th highest

Figures for the whole of Shropshire

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

Average house price
£275,232
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,991
122nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cheswardine in brief

Cheswardine had 4,317 usual residents at the census.

In Cheswardine, 33.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cheswardine, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.2% of residents in Cheswardine were aged 15 to 64 at the census.