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Lightwater

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North west Surrey Heath. About 6,770 people in 4.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Lightwater, 75.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,539
4,020th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
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 Lightwater compares

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

LightwaterMiddle
Population14 wards, Surrey Heath · 2021
Population: every ward in Surrey Heath14 areas from 4,907 to 10,340. The middle area is 6,270. Lightwater is 6,539.
6,5397th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Surrey Heath · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Surrey Heath14 areas from 75.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 94.7%. Lightwater is 75.0%.
75.0%lowest
Claimant rate14 wards, Surrey Heath · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Surrey Heath14 areas from 1.4% to 4.4%. The middle area is 2.2%. Lightwater is 1.4%.
1.4%joint lowest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Surrey Heath · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Surrey Heath14 areas from 59.4% to 69.0%. The middle area is 62.9%. Lightwater is 61.1%.
61.1%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Surrey Heath

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

Average house price
£457,988
Up 4.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,633
74th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.5×
42nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.0
4th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lightwater in brief

Lightwater had 6,539 usual residents at the census.

In Lightwater, 75.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lightwater, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

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