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Whepstead & Wickhambrook

Ward

The south of the West Suffolk. About 2,463 people in 53 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Whepstead & Wickhambrook, 73.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,463
604th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.8%
428th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Whepstead & Wickhambrook compares

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

Whepstead & WickhambrookMiddle
Population43 wards, West Suffolk · 2021
Population: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 2,156 to 9,432. The middle area is 3,194. Whepstead & Wickhambrook is 2,463.
2,4636th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage43 wards, West Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 36.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 86.9%. Whepstead & Wickhambrook is 73.6%.
73.6%16th lowest
Claimant rate43 wards, West Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 0.9% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.2%. Whepstead & Wickhambrook is 1.2%.
1.2%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6443 wards, West Suffolk · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 51.9% to 69.6%. The middle area is 61.9%. Whepstead & Wickhambrook is 54.8%.
54.8%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of West Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of West Suffolk, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Suffolk and not Whepstead & Wickhambrook alone. See West Suffolk

Average house price
£294,810
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,628
149th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.2
115th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whepstead & Wickhambrook in brief

Whepstead & Wickhambrook had 2,463 usual residents at the census.

In Whepstead & Wickhambrook, 73.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whepstead & Wickhambrook, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

54.8% of residents in Whepstead & Wickhambrook were aged 15 to 64 at the census.