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Buckingham

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North west Buckinghamshire. About 18,995 people in 100 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Buckingham, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
18,240
297th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.3%
3,276th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Buckingham compares

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

BuckinghamMiddle
Population49 wards, Buckinghamshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Buckinghamshire49 areas from 4,714 to 18,240. The middle area is 11,680. Buckingham is 18,240.
18,240highest
Gigabit broadband coverage49 wards, Buckinghamshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Buckinghamshire49 areas from 27.8% to 97.7%. The middle area is 84.6%. Buckingham is 86.5%.
86.5%24th highest
Claimant rate49 wards, Buckinghamshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Buckinghamshire49 areas from 1.1% to 7.6%. The middle area is 2.6%. Buckingham is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 21st highest
Aged 15 to 6449 wards, Buckinghamshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Buckinghamshire49 areas from 57.2% to 70.1%. The middle area is 62.1%. Buckingham is 63.3%.
63.3%17th highest

Figures for the whole of Buckinghamshire

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

Average house price
£479,736
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,290
81st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.1×
31st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.9
47th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Buckingham in brief

Buckingham had 18,240 usual residents at the census.

In Buckingham, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Buckingham, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.3% of residents in Buckingham were aged 15 to 64 at the census.