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Hitchin Walsworth

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The west of the North Hertfordshire. About 8,500 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hitchin Walsworth, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,317
3,247th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.4%
1,982nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hitchin Walsworth compares

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

Hitchin WalsworthMiddle
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 Walsworth is 8,317.
8,3174th 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 Walsworth is 95.7%.
95.7%5th 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 Walsworth is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 12th 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 Walsworth is 65.4%.
65.4%5th 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 Walsworth 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 Walsworth in brief

Hitchin Walsworth had 8,317 usual residents at the census.

In Hitchin Walsworth, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hitchin Walsworth, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.4% of residents in Hitchin Walsworth were aged 15 to 64 at the census.