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Broadmead

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East Folkestone and Hythe. About 4,267 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Broadmead, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,198
2,058th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.7%
2,367th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Broadmead compares

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

BroadmeadMiddle
Population13 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · 2021
Population: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 4,198 to 13,516. The middle area is 7,256. Broadmead is 4,198.
4,198lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 44.9% to 97.5%. The middle area is 84.3%. Broadmead is 97.5%.
97.5%highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 1.9% to 6.8%. The middle area is 3.2%. Broadmead is 3.4%.
3.4%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6413 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 51.2% to 65.4%. The middle area is 59.7%. Broadmead is 59.7%.
59.7%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe

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

Average house price
£303,296
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,864
165th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Broadmead in brief

Broadmead had 4,198 usual residents at the census.

In Broadmead, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Broadmead, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.7% of residents in Broadmead were aged 15 to 64 at the census.