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Watchfield & Shrivenham

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South west Vale of White Horse. About 8,991 people in 99 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Watchfield & Shrivenham, 71.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,945
3,438th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.4%
3,987th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Watchfield & Shrivenham compares

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

Watchfield & ShrivenhamMiddle
Population24 wards, Vale of White Horse · 2021
Population: every ward in Vale of White Horse24 areas from 3,139 to 9,237. The middle area is 6,453. Watchfield & Shrivenham is 7,945.
7,9453rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Vale of White Horse · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Vale of White Horse24 areas from 48.8% to 97.9%. The middle area is 88.0%. Watchfield & Shrivenham is 71.9%.
71.9%3rd lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Vale of White Horse · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Vale of White Horse24 areas from 0.9% to 3.6%. The middle area is 1.9%. Watchfield & Shrivenham is 2.8%.
2.8%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Vale of White Horse · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Vale of White Horse24 areas from 58.1% to 67.1%. The middle area is 62.5%. Watchfield & Shrivenham is 62.4%.
62.4%joint 11th lowest

Figures for the whole of Vale of White Horse

These figures are published for the whole of Vale of White Horse, not for each ward, so they describe all of Vale of White Horse and not Watchfield & Shrivenham alone. See Vale of White Horse

Average house price
£413,773
Up 5.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,454
57th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.5
15th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Watchfield & Shrivenham in brief

Watchfield & Shrivenham had 7,945 usual residents at the census.

In Watchfield & Shrivenham, 71.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Watchfield & Shrivenham, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.4% of residents in Watchfield & Shrivenham were aged 15 to 64 at the census.