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Bideford North

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North east Torridge. About 5,746 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bideford North, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,740
3,375th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.8%
3,862nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bideford North compares

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

Bideford NorthMiddle
Population16 wards, Torridge · 2021
Population: every ward in Torridge16 areas from 2,189 to 6,083. The middle area is 3,938. Bideford North is 5,740.
5,7403rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Torridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Torridge16 areas from 10.7% to 92.3%. The middle area is 64.7%. Bideford North is 83.6%.
83.6%8th highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Torridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Torridge16 areas from 1.5% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.5%. Bideford North is 4.0%.
4.0%highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Torridge · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Torridge16 areas from 49.6% to 61.8%. The middle area is 57.1%. Bideford North is 61.8%.
61.8%highest

Figures for the whole of Torridge

These figures are published for the whole of Torridge, not for each ward, so they describe all of Torridge and not Bideford North alone. See Torridge

Average house price
£263,378
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,425
42nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.9
92nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bideford North in brief

Bideford North had 5,740 usual residents at the census.

In Bideford North, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

61.8% of residents in Bideford North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.