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Downley

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South Buckinghamshire. About 6,213 people in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Downley, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,185
3,740th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.5%
3,620th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Downley compares

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

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Population49 wards, Buckinghamshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Buckinghamshire49 areas from 4,714 to 18,240. The middle area is 11,680. Downley is 6,185.
6,1859th lowest
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%. Downley is 94.9%.
94.9%6th 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%. Downley is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 15th 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%. Downley is 61.5%.
61.5%joint 21st lowest

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 Downley 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
Downley in brief

Downley had 6,185 usual residents at the census.

In Downley, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Downley, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.5% of residents in Downley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.