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Elson

Middle area

North east Gosport. 7,306 people in 2.5 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 Elson’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£267,500
3,074th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,313
4,723rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Elson compares

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

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Median sale price10 middle areas, Gosport · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from £167,750 to £367,000. The middle area is £263,750. Elson is £267,500.
£267,5005th highest
Population10 middle areas, Gosport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from 6,247 to 11,111. The middle area is 7,667. Elson is 7,313.
7,3134th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, Gosport · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from 88.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.9%. Elson is 99.8%.
99.8%5th lowest
Claimant rate10 middle areas, Gosport · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from 1.6% to 6.4%. The middle area is 3.5%. Elson is 2.6%.
2.6%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Gosport

These figures are published for the whole of Gosport, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gosport and not Elson alone. See Gosport

Average house price
£240,696
Up 3.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,060
125th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.4
101st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Elson in brief

The median price paid for a home in Elson was £267,500 in 2025.

Elson had 7,313 usual residents at the census.

In Elson, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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