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Aughton

Middle area

The south of the West Lancashire. 8,229 people in 17 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Aughton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£348,000
2,675th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,036
3,493rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Aughton compares

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Median sale price15 middle areas, West Lancashire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Lancashire15 areas from £107,500 to £370,000. The middle area is £244,995. Aughton is £348,000.
£348,0002nd highest
Population15 middle areas, West Lancashire · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Lancashire15 areas from 6,273 to 10,140. The middle area is 7,570. Aughton is 8,036.
8,0366th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, West Lancashire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Lancashire15 areas from 48.3% to 99.5%. The middle area is 89.2%. Aughton is 92.4%.
92.4%4th highest
Claimant rate15 middle areas, West Lancashire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in West Lancashire15 areas from 1.1% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Aughton is 1.9%.
1.9%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of West Lancashire

These figures are published for the whole of West Lancashire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Lancashire and not Aughton alone. See West Lancashire

Average house price
£236,194
Up 5.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,102
163rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.3
138th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Aughton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Aughton was £348,000 in 2025.

Aughton had 8,036 usual residents at the census.

In Aughton, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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