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Column & Sutton

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Central Shropshire. About 3,627 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Column & Sutton, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,667
1,674th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.8%
666th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Column & Sutton compares

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Population72 wards, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Shropshire72 areas from 3,108 to 8,904. The middle area is 4,365. Column & Sutton is 3,667.
3,6676th 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%. Column & Sutton is 95.5%.
95.5%joint 17th highest
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%. Column & Sutton is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 22nd highest
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%. Column & Sutton is 55.8%.
55.8%14th lowest

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 Column & Sutton 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
Column & Sutton in brief

Column & Sutton had 3,667 usual residents at the census.

In Column & Sutton, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Column & Sutton, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.8% of residents in Column & Sutton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.