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Perton Lakeside

Ward

The west of the South Staffordshire. About 4,791 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Perton Lakeside, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,772
2,546th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.3%
4,066th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Perton Lakeside compares

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

Perton LakesideMiddle
Population20 wards, South Staffordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 2,302 to 8,676. The middle area is 5,237. Perton Lakeside is 4,772.
4,7726th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, South Staffordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 33.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 86.2%. Perton Lakeside is 99.8%.
99.8%highest
Claimant rate20 wards, South Staffordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 1.6% to 4.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Perton Lakeside is 4.8%.
4.8%highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, South Staffordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 54.4% to 75.8%. The middle area is 59.9%. Perton Lakeside is 62.3%.
62.3%4th highest

Figures for the whole of South Staffordshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Staffordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Staffordshire and not Perton Lakeside alone. See South Staffordshire

Average house price
£310,862
Up 5.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,788
167th 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
13.5
71st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Perton Lakeside in brief

Perton Lakeside had 4,772 usual residents at the census.

In Perton Lakeside, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Perton Lakeside, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.3% of residents in Perton Lakeside were aged 15 to 64 at the census.