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Queenborough and Halfway

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North west Swale. About 8,782 people in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Queenborough and Halfway, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,261
3,277th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.6%
3,697th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Queenborough and Halfway compares

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

Queenborough and HalfwayMiddle
Population24 wards, Swale · 2021
Population: every ward in Swale24 areas from 2,763 to 13,253. The middle area is 6,439. Queenborough and Halfway is 8,261.
8,2614th highest
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%. Queenborough and Halfway is 87.6%.
87.6%12th highest
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%. Queenborough and Halfway is 3.8%.
3.8%6th highest
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%. Queenborough and Halfway is 61.6%.
61.6%10th 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 Queenborough and Halfway 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
Queenborough and Halfway in brief

Queenborough and Halfway had 8,261 usual residents at the census.

In Queenborough and Halfway, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Queenborough and Halfway, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.6% of residents in Queenborough and Halfway were aged 15 to 64 at the census.