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Abingdon

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South west Kensington and Chelsea. About 8,207 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Abingdon, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,894
3,466th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
71.9%
518th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Abingdon compares

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

AbingdonMiddle
Population18 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · 2021
Population: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 5,378 to 9,189. The middle area is 8,375. Abingdon is 7,894.
7,8947th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 81.6% to 97.1%. The middle area is 94.1%. Abingdon is 93.1%.
93.1%8th lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 1.0% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Abingdon is 1.9%.
1.9%5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 66.9% to 77.8%. The middle area is 71.8%. Abingdon is 71.9%.
71.9%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea

These figures are published for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, not for each ward, so they describe all of Kensington and Chelsea and not Abingdon alone. See Kensington and Chelsea

Average house price
£1,232,640
Down 14.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,576
6th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
23.4×
Least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Abingdon in brief

Abingdon had 7,894 usual residents at the census.

In Abingdon, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Abingdon, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

71.9% of residents in Abingdon were aged 15 to 64 at the census.