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Penkside

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South east Stafford. About 3,576 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Penkside, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,564
1,589th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
2,909th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Penkside compares

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

PenksideMiddle
Population23 wards, Stafford · 2021
Population: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 2,821 to 10,231. The middle area is 6,501. Penkside is 3,564.
3,5644th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Stafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 47.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 92.9%. Penkside is 98.8%.
98.8%5th highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Stafford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 1.3% to 6.3%. The middle area is 2.1%. Penkside is 4.3%.
4.3%joint 4th highest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Stafford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 53.9% to 69.7%. The middle area is 60.3%. Penkside is 63.8%.
63.8%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Stafford

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

Average house price
£258,024
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,726
147th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.9
77th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Penkside in brief

Penkside had 3,564 usual residents at the census.

In Penkside, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Penkside, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in Penkside were aged 15 to 64 at the census.