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Upper Culm

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East Mid Devon. About 4,511 people in 72 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Upper Culm, 54.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,326
2,178th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
54.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.6%
1,770th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Upper Culm compares

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

Upper CulmMiddle
Population22 wards, Mid Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 894 to 6,932. The middle area is 3,851. Upper Culm is 4,326.
4,3267th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Mid Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 17.3% to 94.8%. The middle area is 71.9%. Upper Culm is 54.2%.
54.2%8th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Mid Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Mid Devon21 areas from 1.1% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.3%. Upper Culm is 1.2%.
1.2%joint 2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Mid Devon · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 54.8% to 64.6%. The middle area is 58.9%. Upper Culm is 58.6%.
58.6%10th lowest

Figures for the whole of Mid Devon

These figures are published for the whole of Mid Devon, not for each ward, so they describe all of Mid Devon and not Upper Culm alone. See Mid Devon

Average house price
£281,450
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,994
123rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.0
148th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Upper Culm in brief

Upper Culm had 4,326 usual residents at the census.

In Upper Culm, 54.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Upper Culm, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.6% of residents in Upper Culm were aged 15 to 64 at the census.