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Symonds Green

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West Stevenage. About 6,373 people in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Symonds Green, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,077
3,663rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.9%
2,838th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Symonds Green compares

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

Symonds GreenMiddle
Population13 wards, Stevenage · 2021
Population: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 5,438 to 7,954. The middle area is 7,120. Symonds Green is 6,077.
6,0773rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Stevenage · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 80.5% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.2%. Symonds Green is 84.9%.
84.9%3rd lowest
Claimant rate13 wards, Stevenage · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 2.2% to 5.3%. The middle area is 3.3%. Symonds Green is 2.8%.
2.8%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6413 wards, Stevenage · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 63.9% to 68.6%. The middle area is 65.5%. Symonds Green is 63.9%.
63.9%joint lowest

Figures for the whole of Stevenage

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

Average house price
£316,210
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,200
99th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.9
146th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Symonds Green in brief

Symonds Green had 6,077 usual residents at the census.

In Symonds Green, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

63.9% of residents in Symonds Green were aged 15 to 64 at the census.