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Cliffsend and Pegwell

Ward

South east Thanet. About 5,244 people in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Cliffsend and Pegwell, 67.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,883
2,640th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.7%
634th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cliffsend and Pegwell compares

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Cliffsend and PegwellMiddle
Population23 wards, Thanet · 2021
Population: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 2,197 to 9,924. The middle area is 6,231. Cliffsend and Pegwell is 4,883.
4,8837th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Thanet · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 58.0% to 97.3%. The middle area is 84.5%. Cliffsend and Pegwell is 67.4%.
67.4%3rd lowest
Claimant rate23 wards, Thanet · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 2.6% to 9.2%. The middle area is 4.3%. Cliffsend and Pegwell is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Thanet · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 45.8% to 68.7%. The middle area is 59.8%. Cliffsend and Pegwell is 55.7%.
55.7%joint 7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Thanet

These figures are published for the whole of Thanet, not for each ward, so they describe all of Thanet and not Cliffsend and Pegwell alone. See Thanet

Average house price
£269,708
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,775
88th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.0
26th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cliffsend and Pegwell in brief

Cliffsend and Pegwell had 4,883 usual residents at the census.

In Cliffsend and Pegwell, 67.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cliffsend and Pegwell, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.7% of residents in Cliffsend and Pegwell were aged 15 to 64 at the census.