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Glastonbury

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East Somerset. About 9,141 people in 20 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Glastonbury, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,982
2,941st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.1%
3,314th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Glastonbury compares

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

GlastonburyMiddle
Population55 wards, Somerset · 2021
Population: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 7,922 to 13,128. The middle area is 10,418. Glastonbury is 8,982.
8,9826th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage55 wards, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 22.1% to 99.6%. The middle area is 82.3%. Glastonbury is 86.0%.
86.0%22nd highest
Claimant rate55 wards, Somerset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 1.5% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.3%. Glastonbury is 4.3%.
4.3%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6455 wards, Somerset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 51.6% to 66.8%. The middle area is 59.0%. Glastonbury is 61.1%.
61.1%19th highest

Figures for the whole of Somerset

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

Average house price
£282,062
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Glastonbury in brief

Glastonbury had 8,982 usual residents at the census.

In Glastonbury, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Glastonbury, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.1% of residents in Glastonbury were aged 15 to 64 at the census.