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Harwich Parkeston

Middle area

North east Tendring. 8,307 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Harwich Parkeston’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£224,000
2,058th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,863
3,789th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Harwich Parkeston compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Tendring · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Tendring18 areas from £169,995 to £410,000. The middle area is £261,313. Harwich Parkeston is £224,000.
£224,0004th lowest
Population18 middle areas, Tendring · 2021
Population: every middle area in Tendring18 areas from 6,108 to 12,285. The middle area is 7,888. Harwich Parkeston is 7,863.
7,8639th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Tendring · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Tendring18 areas from 53.8% to 98.8%. The middle area is 82.9%. Harwich Parkeston is 85.1%.
85.1%8th highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Tendring · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Tendring18 areas from 1.7% to 9.6%. The middle area is 3.8%. Harwich Parkeston is 4.0%.
4.0%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Tendring

These figures are published for the whole of Tendring, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tendring and not Harwich Parkeston alone. See Tendring

Average house price
£259,568
Down 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,799
142nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.1
25th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Harwich Parkeston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Harwich Parkeston was £224,000 in 2025.

Harwich Parkeston had 7,863 usual residents at the census.

In Harwich Parkeston, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Harwich Parkeston, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.