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Sheppey East

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North east Swale. About 7,957 people in 46 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sheppey East, 7.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,354
3,219th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
7.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.2%
1,032nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Sheppey East compares

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

Sheppey EastMiddle
Population24 wards, Swale · 2021
Population: every ward in Swale24 areas from 2,763 to 13,253. The middle area is 6,439. Sheppey East is 8,354.
8,3543rd 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%. Sheppey East is 7.4%.
7.4%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%. Sheppey East is 6.6%.
6.6%2nd 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%. Sheppey East is 68.2%.
68.2%2nd highest

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 Sheppey East 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
Sheppey East in brief

Sheppey East had 8,354 usual residents at the census.

In Sheppey East, 7.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sheppey East, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.2% of residents in Sheppey East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.