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Melksham East

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West Wiltshire. About 5,436 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Melksham East, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,232
2,929th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.4%
1,982nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Melksham East compares

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

Melksham EastMiddle
Population98 wards, Wiltshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Wiltshire98 areas from 2,790 to 7,490. The middle area is 5,109. Melksham East is 5,232.
5,23246th 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%. Melksham East is 96.1%.
96.1%joint 16th 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%. Melksham East is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 20th highest
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%. Melksham East is 65.4%.
65.4%joint 15th highest

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 Melksham East 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
Melksham East in brief

Melksham East had 5,232 usual residents at the census.

In Melksham East, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

65.4% of residents in Melksham East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.