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Shipdham-with-Scarning

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North east Breckland. About 5,928 people in 53 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Shipdham-with-Scarning, 48.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,763
3,396th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
48.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.6%
2,950th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Shipdham-with-Scarning compares

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

Shipdham-with-ScarningMiddle
Population27 wards, Breckland · 2021
Population: every ward in Breckland27 areas from 2,604 to 8,971. The middle area is 5,500. Shipdham-with-Scarning is 5,763.
5,76312th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Breckland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Breckland27 areas from 15.7% to 92.3%. The middle area is 68.8%. Shipdham-with-Scarning is 48.6%.
48.6%8th lowest
Claimant rate27 wards, Breckland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Breckland27 areas from 1.2% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. Shipdham-with-Scarning is 1.8%.
1.8%6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6427 wards, Breckland · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Breckland27 areas from 53.1% to 67.4%. The middle area is 58.4%. Shipdham-with-Scarning is 60.6%.
60.6%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Breckland

These figures are published for the whole of Breckland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Breckland and not Shipdham-with-Scarning alone. See Breckland

Average house price
£268,905
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,399
40th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.4
129th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shipdham-with-Scarning in brief

Shipdham-with-Scarning had 5,763 usual residents at the census.

In Shipdham-with-Scarning, 48.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shipdham-with-Scarning, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.6% of residents in Shipdham-with-Scarning were aged 15 to 64 at the census.