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Clifton

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Central York. About 9,755 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 Clifton, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,420
2,724th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.6%
637th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Clifton compares

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

CliftonMiddle
Population21 wards, York · 2021
Population: every ward in York21 areas from 4,080 to 14,859. The middle area is 9,559. Clifton is 9,420.
9,42010th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, York · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in York21 areas from 46.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.7%. Clifton is 96.5%.
96.5%9th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, York · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in York21 areas from 0.8% to 3.7%. The middle area is 1.5%. Clifton is 2.9%.
2.9%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, York · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in York21 areas from 53.1% to 83.3%. The middle area is 62.2%. Clifton is 70.6%.
70.6%5th highest

Figures for the whole of York

These figures are published for the whole of York, not for each ward, so they describe all of York and not Clifton alone. See York

Average house price
£310,781
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,496
129th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.8
44th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Clifton in brief

Clifton had 9,420 usual residents at the census.

In Clifton, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Clifton, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

70.6% of residents in Clifton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.