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Great Eccleston

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South west Wyre. About 4,875 people in 56 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Great Eccleston, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,366
2,210th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.2%
2,692nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Great Eccleston compares

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

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Population24 wards, Wyre · 2021
Population: every ward in Wyre24 areas from 1,850 to 6,618. The middle area is 4,613. Great Eccleston is 4,366.
4,3667th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Wyre · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wyre24 areas from 56.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.6%. Great Eccleston is 90.7%.
90.7%6th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Wyre · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wyre24 areas from 1.3% to 7.6%. The middle area is 2.2%. Great Eccleston is 1.5%.
1.5%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Wyre · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Wyre24 areas from 49.7% to 66.3%. The middle area is 58.0%. Great Eccleston is 60.2%.
60.2%joint 6th highest

Figures for the whole of Wyre

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

Average house price
£193,650
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,048
161st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.9
124th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Great Eccleston in brief

Great Eccleston had 4,366 usual residents at the census.

In Great Eccleston, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Great Eccleston, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.2% of residents in Great Eccleston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.