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Broadheath

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South Torridge. About 4,255 people in 177 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Broadheath, 28.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,145
2,004th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
28.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.6%
892nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Broadheath compares

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

BroadheathMiddle
Population16 wards, Torridge · 2021
Population: every ward in Torridge16 areas from 2,189 to 6,083. The middle area is 3,938. Broadheath is 4,145.
4,1456th 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%. Broadheath is 28.4%.
28.4%4th lowest
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%. Broadheath is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 5th lowest
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%. Broadheath is 56.6%.
56.6%7th lowest

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 Broadheath 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
Broadheath in brief

Broadheath had 4,145 usual residents at the census.

In Broadheath, 28.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Broadheath, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.6% of residents in Broadheath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.