Perumbakkam is a suburban locality in Chennai, located in the outskirts, near Sholinganallur and Chemancheri area that lie on Old Mahabalipuram Road. It used to be a tiny village in the city outskirts but with emergence of IT companies, it has grown into a township.

Connectivity
The biggest advantage of Perumbakkam is its ease of access to the IT passageway of Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sholinganallur. These localities are connected to Perumbakkam through ECR Link Road. It is also possible to travel to Sholinganallur all the way through Medavakkam-Sholinganallur Road. Perumbakkam is connected to another major area of Chennai city, Tambaram, via Velachery-Tambaram Road.The most commonly used mode of public transportation is state-run buses. Chennai Metropolitan Transportation Corporation buses connect Perumbakkam with other areas including Tambaram, Medavakkam, Thiruvanmiyur, Adyar, Koyambedu, T. Nagar, and Pallavaramm. It is located at a distance of 15 kilometres from Chennai International Airport and 25 kilometres from Chennai Central Railway Station.

Real estate
Expansion of real estate in Perumbakkam is driven by the establishment of IT parks in the localities surrounding it. The region rapidly rose to be a possible alternative for the IT employees, increasing and enhancing the suburban project development. There was a time when apartments and individual houses were built and sold at reasonably low rates. These lucrative rates ended up attracting further more people who bought properties thereby calling for expansion in the building and developmental sector. The housing market in this area includes multi-storey accommodation buildings, and also suburban plots, and individual houses. The apartment configurations available here include 1,2 and 3BHK, and are accessible in the price range of Rs 3,800-4,300 per sq ft.

Social infrastructure
Perumbakkam Lake situated in the locality, the residents of this area have a source of recreation amid the intermittent hustle-bustle of the neighbourhood. Renowned schools and colleges and multi-specialty hospitals make this area self-sufficient.