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Rowlands Castle

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The south of the East Hampshire. About 3,315 people in 19 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Rowlands Castle, 67.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,191
1,256th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.2%
1,565th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rowlands Castle compares

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

Rowlands CastleMiddle
Population31 wards, East Hampshire · 2021
Population: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 2,358 to 9,770. The middle area is 3,000. Rowlands Castle is 3,191.
3,19114th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage31 wards, East Hampshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 6.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 85.5%. Rowlands Castle is 67.8%.
67.8%9th lowest
Claimant rate31 wards, East Hampshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 1.1% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.1%. Rowlands Castle is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 10th highest
Aged 15 to 6431 wards, East Hampshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 55.8% to 70.4%. The middle area is 60.5%. Rowlands Castle is 58.2%.
58.2%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of East Hampshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Hampshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Hampshire and not Rowlands Castle alone. See East Hampshire

Average house price
£440,541
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£47,630
25th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.9
21st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rowlands Castle in brief

Rowlands Castle had 3,191 usual residents at the census.

In Rowlands Castle, 67.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rowlands Castle, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.2% of residents in Rowlands Castle were aged 15 to 64 at the census.