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Biddulph West

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West Staffordshire Moorlands. About 5,019 people in 5.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Biddulph West, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,026
2,778th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.7%
1,338th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Biddulph West compares

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

Biddulph WestMiddle
Population27 wards, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2021
Population: every ward in Staffordshire Moorlands27 areas from 1,356 to 6,061. The middle area is 3,401. Biddulph West is 5,026.
5,0269th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Staffordshire Moorlands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Staffordshire Moorlands27 areas from 13.3% to 99.2%. The middle area is 82.3%. Biddulph West is 94.1%.
94.1%6th highest
Claimant rate27 wards, Staffordshire Moorlands · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Staffordshire Moorlands27 areas from 0.5% to 4.0%. The middle area is 1.5%. Biddulph West is 2.8%.
2.8%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6427 wards, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Staffordshire Moorlands27 areas from 54.5% to 65.1%. The middle area is 58.8%. Biddulph West is 57.7%.
57.7%10th lowest

Figures for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands

These figures are published for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, not for each ward, so they describe all of Staffordshire Moorlands and not Biddulph West alone. See Staffordshire Moorlands

Average house price
£224,415
Up 7.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,228
167th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.9×
89th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.8
93rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Biddulph West in brief

Biddulph West had 5,026 usual residents at the census.

In Biddulph West, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

57.7% of residents in Biddulph West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.