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Boughton and Courtenay

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East Swale. About 5,948 people in 64 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Boughton and Courtenay, 49.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,802
3,433rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
49.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.3%
2,764th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Boughton and Courtenay compares

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

Boughton and CourtenayMiddle
Population24 wards, Swale · 2021
Population: every ward in Swale24 areas from 2,763 to 13,253. The middle area is 6,439. Boughton and Courtenay is 5,802.
5,8028th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Swale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Swale24 areas from 7.4% to 97.2%. The middle area is 87.0%. Boughton and Courtenay is 49.7%.
49.7%4th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Swale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Swale24 areas from 1.6% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Boughton and Courtenay is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Swale · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Swale24 areas from 56.9% to 68.4%. The middle area is 62.4%. Boughton and Courtenay is 60.3%.
60.3%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Swale

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

Average house price
£298,985
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,432
171st 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
26.7
62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Boughton and Courtenay in brief

Boughton and Courtenay had 5,802 usual residents at the census.

In Boughton and Courtenay, 49.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

60.3% of residents in Boughton and Courtenay were aged 15 to 64 at the census.