Compare

Longton & Meir Hay South

Ward

South east Stoke-on-Trent. About 5,473 people in 2.1 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Longton & Meir Hay South, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,439
3,109th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.4%
3,987th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Longton & Meir Hay South compares

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

Longton & Meir Hay SouthMiddle
Population34 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · 2021
Population: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 4,435 to 17,064. The middle area is 6,294. Longton & Meir Hay South is 5,439.
5,4395th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 76.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.8%. Longton & Meir Hay South is 91.7%.
91.7%7th lowest
Claimant rate34 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 1.4% to 8.8%. The middle area is 5.8%. Longton & Meir Hay South is 6.0%.
6.0%joint 13th highest
Aged 15 to 6434 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 58.2% to 74.5%. The middle area is 62.7%. Longton & Meir Hay South is 62.4%.
62.4%15th lowest

Figures for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent

These figures are published for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, not for each ward, so they describe all of Stoke-on-Trent and not Longton & Meir Hay South alone. See Stoke-on-Trent

Average house price
£147,377
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,622
13th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.6
21st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Longton & Meir Hay South in brief

Longton & Meir Hay South had 5,439 usual residents at the census.

In Longton & Meir Hay South, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Longton & Meir Hay South, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.4% of residents in Longton & Meir Hay South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.