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Stafford

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
136,867
Households
60,048
Crimes · Aug '26
1,094

Estimated population, mid-2025: 142,903 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

60,048
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Least deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1,094
Crimes · Aug '26
£257,450
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,591 sales
£901
Average rent, August 2026
3,892
Postcodes
60,048
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Least deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1,094
Crimes · Aug '26
£257,450
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,591 sales
£901
Average rent, August 2026
3,892
Postcodes

Sold prices in Stafford

England & Wales
Property sales · Stafford
HM Land Registry · Stafford
Average price
£289,059
Median price: £257,450
Median -1.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,591 sales
View district ST16
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 40 sales · avg £288,425
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£316k£294k£272k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Stafford

England & Wales
Crime trends · Stafford

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
440
YoY +52%
495385274
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
188
YoY +32%
23515880
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
35
YoY +59%
422813
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
36
YoY +89%
392714
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
55
YoY stable
695336
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
117
YoY +52%
14710767
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
134
YoY +131%
1348637
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Drugs
26
YoY +73%
392612
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Shoplifting
63
YoY +232%
684419
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

1,094
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Stafford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 136,867
White Brit.90.0%
Other White2.7%
Indian1.4%
+ other · 5.9%

Religion

Total residents: 136,867
Christian54.3%
No religion36.9%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 136,867
50–6421.5%
35–4918.3%
25–3411.9%
65–7411.9%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%

Households

Total households: 60,048
One person: other15.7%
One person: aged 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Single family household, all members 66+12.4%
+ 9 other households · 31.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Stafford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 6.87 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.87 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Stafford

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Stafford

Stafford is a 48-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 3.9 km

  • Stafford

    Rail

    3.9 km

  • Norton Bridge

    Rail

    4.9 km

  • Stone

    Rail

    7.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Stafford

34 mapped places in this local authority

13 GPs · 8 Libraries · 8 Museums · 34 in all

  • GPs13
  • Libraries8
  • Museums8
  • Hospitals4
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Stafford

Average rent, August 2026

£901/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£631
1 bed
£791
2 bed
£978
3 bed
£1,353
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Staffordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Stafford is the district council. School applications go through Staffordshire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Staffordshire
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Overview of Stafford

Coordinates52.8377, -2.1361
Postcodes
3,892
Census 2021
136,867

Estimated population, mid-2025: 142,903 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
60,048
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1,094

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