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Appleton

Middle area

South Warrington. 5,785 people in 6.4 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 Appleton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£562,500
651st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,815
2,527th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Appleton compares

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Median sale price25 middle areas, Warrington · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Warrington25 areas from £145,000 to £562,500. The middle area is £245,000. Appleton is £562,500.
£562,500highest
Population25 middle areas, Warrington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Warrington25 areas from 5,090 to 12,661. The middle area is 8,193. Appleton is 5,815.
5,8153rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 middle areas, Warrington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Warrington25 areas from 90.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.8%. Appleton is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate25 middle areas, Warrington · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Warrington25 areas from 0.6% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Appleton is 0.6%.
0.6%lowest

Figures for the whole of Warrington

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

Average house price
£260,040
Up 5.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,380
131st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Appleton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Appleton was £562,500 in 2025.

Appleton had 5,815 usual residents at the census.

In Appleton, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Appleton, 0.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.