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Hardwicke

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North Stroud. About 9,639 people in 63 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hardwicke, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,498
3,147th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.1%
2,116th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hardwicke compares

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

HardwickeMiddle
Population27 wards, Stroud · 2021
Population: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 2,012 to 8,498. The middle area is 4,411. Hardwicke is 8,498.
8,498highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Stroud · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 47.3% to 96.0%. The middle area is 85.4%. Hardwicke is 93.2%.
93.2%5th highest
Claimant rate27 wards, Stroud · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 1.1% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. Hardwicke is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 11th highest
Aged 15 to 6427 wards, Stroud · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 52.2% to 66.8%. The middle area is 61.3%. Hardwicke is 65.1%.
65.1%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Stroud

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

Average house price
£351,736
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,608
172nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
85th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.6
55th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hardwicke in brief

Hardwicke had 8,498 usual residents at the census.

In Hardwicke, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hardwicke, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.1% of residents in Hardwicke were aged 15 to 64 at the census.