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Upper Kent

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Central Westmorland and Furness. About 4,073 people in 149 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Upper Kent, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,021
1,914th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.8%
1,378th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Upper Kent compares

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

Upper KentMiddle
Population33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Population: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 3,178 to 12,159. The middle area is 6,216. Upper Kent is 4,021.
4,0216th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 30.2% to 98.9%. The middle area is 86.5%. Upper Kent is 83.0%.
83.0%12th lowest
Claimant rate33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 0.4% to 5.6%. The middle area is 1.3%. Upper Kent is 1.0%.
1.0%5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6433 wards, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 52.4% to 65.8%. The middle area is 59.5%. Upper Kent is 57.8%.
57.8%joint 8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Westmorland and Furness

These figures are published for the whole of Westmorland and Furness, not for each ward, so they describe all of Westmorland and Furness and not Upper Kent alone. See Westmorland and Furness

Average house price
£230,449
Up 7.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,859
103rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Upper Kent in brief

Upper Kent had 4,021 usual residents at the census.

In Upper Kent, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Upper Kent, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.8% of residents in Upper Kent were aged 15 to 64 at the census.