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Ashdown

Middle area

North west Hastings. 8,388 people in 4.0 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 Ashdown’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£325,000
2,994th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,292
3,062nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ashdown compares

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Median sale price11 middle areas, Hastings · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from £201,250 to £349,000. The middle area is £266,700. Ashdown is £325,000.
£325,0002nd highest
Population11 middle areas, Hastings · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 6,877 to 10,709. The middle area is 8,221. Ashdown is 8,292.
8,2925th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Hastings · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 50.1% to 95.0%. The middle area is 91.5%. Ashdown is 87.0%.
87.0%4th lowest
Claimant rate11 middle areas, Hastings · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Hastings11 areas from 2.6% to 7.6%. The middle area is 4.7%. Ashdown is 3.2%.
3.2%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Hastings

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

Average house price
£238,757
Down 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,714
49th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
37.3
7th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ashdown in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ashdown was £325,000 in 2025.

Ashdown had 8,292 usual residents at the census.

In Ashdown, 87.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ashdown, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.