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Kington

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North west Wiltshire. About 5,656 people in 65 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Kington, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,369
3,042nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.0%
2,561st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Kington compares

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

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Population98 wards, Wiltshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Wiltshire98 areas from 2,790 to 7,490. The middle area is 5,109. Kington is 5,369.
5,369joint 37th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage98 wards, Wiltshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wiltshire98 areas from 13.5% to 99.4%. The middle area is 84.7%. Kington is 89.6%.
89.6%41st highest
Claimant rate98 wards, Wiltshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wiltshire98 areas from 0.8% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.2%. Kington is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 18th lowest
Aged 15 to 6498 wards, Wiltshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Wiltshire98 areas from 52.5% to 72.3%. The middle area is 61.3%. Kington is 60.0%.
60.0%joint 41st lowest

Figures for the whole of Wiltshire

These figures are published for the whole of Wiltshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wiltshire and not Kington alone. See Wiltshire

Average house price
£328,746
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,811
151st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.6
72nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kington in brief

Kington had 5,369 usual residents at the census.

In Kington, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kington, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.0% of residents in Kington were aged 15 to 64 at the census.