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Charlton & the Pentons

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North Test Valley. About 3,317 people in 14 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Charlton & the Pentons, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,313
1,373rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.5%
2,254th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Charlton & the Pentons compares

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Charlton & the PentonsMiddle
Population20 wards, Test Valley · 2021
Population: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 2,392 to 10,223. The middle area is 6,425. Charlton & the Pentons is 3,313.
3,3134th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Test Valley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 24.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 81.5%. Charlton & the Pentons is 73.0%.
73.0%9th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Test Valley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 1.1% to 3.1%. The middle area is 1.7%. Charlton & the Pentons is 1.1%.
1.1%lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Test Valley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 52.9% to 68.5%. The middle area is 61.0%. Charlton & the Pentons is 59.5%.
59.5%8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Test Valley

These figures are published for the whole of Test Valley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Test Valley and not Charlton & the Pentons alone. See Test Valley

Average house price
£368,131
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,576
128th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
85th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.2
49th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Charlton & the Pentons in brief

Charlton & the Pentons had 3,313 usual residents at the census.

In Charlton & the Pentons, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Charlton & the Pentons, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.5% of residents in Charlton & the Pentons were aged 15 to 64 at the census.