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Hitchin Oughton

Ward

The west of the North Hertfordshire. About 5,961 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 Hitchin Oughton, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,839
3,455th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
2,692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hitchin Oughton compares

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

Hitchin OughtonMiddle
Population25 wards, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 2,066 to 9,239. The middle area is 5,634. Hitchin Oughton is 5,839.
5,8399th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, North Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 22.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 90.9%. Hitchin Oughton is 99.8%.
99.8%highest
Claimant rate25 wards, North Hertfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 0.9% to 4.4%. The middle area is 2.0%. Hitchin Oughton is 3.6%.
3.6%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 56.9% to 70.4%. The middle area is 61.5%. Hitchin Oughton is 64.1%.
64.1%7th highest

Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Hitchin Oughton alone. See North Hertfordshire

Average house price
£418,857
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,224
18th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.3
38th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hitchin Oughton in brief

Hitchin Oughton had 5,839 usual residents at the census.

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

In Hitchin Oughton, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.1% of residents in Hitchin Oughton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.