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Singleton West

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Central Ashford. About 3,269 people in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Singleton West, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,037
Joint 1,129th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.3%
Joint 1,011th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Singleton West compares

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Singleton WestMiddle
Population39 wards, Ashford · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 2,104 to 7,499. The middle area is 2,722. Singleton West is 3,037.
3,03714th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage39 wards, Ashford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 4.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.5%. Singleton West is 95.6%.
95.6%11th highest
Claimant rate39 wards, Ashford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 1.0% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Singleton West is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 18th lowest
Aged 15 to 6439 wards, Ashford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 49.3% to 70.3%. The middle area is 60.8%. Singleton West is 68.3%.
68.3%5th highest

Is Singleton West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Singleton West at a rate of 34.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Singleton West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (32), anti-social behaviour (16) and criminal damage and arson (7).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ashford

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

Average house price
£347,562
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,440
139th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Singleton West in brief

Singleton West had 3,037 usual residents at the census.

In Singleton West, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Singleton West, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.3% of residents in Singleton West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.