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Benfleet Appleton

Middle area

North west Castle Point. 6,636 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Benfleet Appleton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£411,250
1,795th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,626
3,696th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Benfleet Appleton compares

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Castle Point · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Castle Point12 areas from £300,000 to £460,000. The middle area is £367,500. Benfleet Appleton is £411,250.
£411,2503rd highest
Population12 middle areas, Castle Point · 2021
Population: every middle area in Castle Point12 areas from 6,045 to 8,365. The middle area is 7,888. Benfleet Appleton is 6,626.
6,6262nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Castle Point · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Castle Point12 areas from 70.0% to 98.4%. The middle area is 92.5%. Benfleet Appleton is 96.5%.
96.5%2nd highest
Claimant rate12 middle areas, Castle Point · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Castle Point12 areas from 1.6% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.5%. Benfleet Appleton is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Castle Point

These figures are published for the whole of Castle Point, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Castle Point and not Benfleet Appleton alone. See Castle Point

Average house price
£356,579
Down 4.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,745
105th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Benfleet Appleton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Benfleet Appleton was £411,250 in 2025.

Benfleet Appleton had 6,626 usual residents at the census.

In Benfleet Appleton, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Benfleet Appleton, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.