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Armitage with Handsacre

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North west Lichfield. About 8,228 people in 24 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Armitage with Handsacre, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,018
3,401st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.0%
3,243rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Armitage with Handsacre compares

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

Armitage with HandsacreMiddle
Population22 wards, Lichfield · 2021
Population: every ward in Lichfield22 areas from 2,015 to 8,018. The middle area is 4,643. Armitage with Handsacre is 8,018.
8,018highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Lichfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lichfield22 areas from 0.8% to 99.3%. The middle area is 89.3%. Armitage with Handsacre is 91.8%.
91.8%10th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Lichfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Lichfield22 areas from 1.1% to 4.4%. The middle area is 1.9%. Armitage with Handsacre is 2.2%.
2.2%9th highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Lichfield · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Lichfield22 areas from 55.1% to 68.3%. The middle area is 60.1%. Armitage with Handsacre is 61.0%.
61.0%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Lichfield

These figures are published for the whole of Lichfield, not for each ward, so they describe all of Lichfield and not Armitage with Handsacre alone. See Lichfield

Average house price
£335,799
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,803
104th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.0×
135th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.7
57th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Armitage with Handsacre in brief

Armitage with Handsacre had 8,018 usual residents at the census.

In Armitage with Handsacre, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Armitage with Handsacre, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.0% of residents in Armitage with Handsacre were aged 15 to 64 at the census.