East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire is a town or village in Staffordshire, England. There are around 1 restaurants & cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Uttoxeter, 4.6 km away. There were around 21 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 21 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, East Staffordshire is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 124,022 residents at roughly 320 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 79th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 11° · 75% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:32
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
27 reported · July 2026▲ 69% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences15
- Other crime9
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Needwood · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB), linked to drug misuse is a key priority for the area.
- Traffic concerns.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
171 reported road collisions (2024)
43 killed or seriously injured · 202 casualties · 13.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
17 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Uttoxeter (4.6 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Uttoxeter (4.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£225,551 average▲ 5.2% YoY
Across East Staffordshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£851 average monthly rent▲ 5.5% YoY
- 1 bed £610
- 2 bed £770
- 3 bed £936
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Uttoxeter (4.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
124,022 residents in East Staffordshire · 320/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 157 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,351 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (33% of 56,250)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
62 schools · 22,302 pupils
43 primary · 9 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 25 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyOutstanding
- John Taylor Free SchoolGood
- Paget High SchoolGood
- Paulet High SchoolGood
- The de Ferrers AcademyGood
- The JCB AcademyGood
- Abbot Beyne School
- John Taylor High School
- Thomas Alleyne's High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Staffordshire
Care & health services
842 CQC-registered services
- Care homes273
- GP practices129
- Dentists179
- Homecare agencies178
- Hospitals & hospices18
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
171 applications decided
94.2% granted · 161 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 21
- Con 15
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,835 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£742 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,329 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 62,281 certificates
15.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Burton and Uttoxeter:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills572 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s483 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office421 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership393 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test269 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Marchington · 0.7 kmMarchington is a small village in East Staffordshire, England. It lies between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter. Marchington has a small community-run shop, a first school, two churches and two pubs. The p…
St Peter's Church, Marchington · 0.8 kmSt Peter's Church is a Church of England church in Marchington, Staffordshire. It is the only church in the parish of St. Peter Marchington.
Marchington railway station · 1.1 kmMarchington railway station was a railway station in Marchington, Staffordshire which opened in 1854 and closed in 1958. It was on the Crewe to Derby Line.
HM Prison Dovegate · 1.6 kmHis Majesty's Prison Dovegate is a Category B men's private prison near Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England, operated by Serco.
Burton and Uttoxeter · 1.7 kmBurton and Uttoxeter is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Jacob Collier of the Labour Party.
Forest Banks · 2.2 kmForest Banks is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Staffordshire, England. It is located 3km southwest of Marchington. This protected area comprises three patches of woodland that are within a section of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in East Staffordshire
- Abbots Bromley
- Alton (Staffordshire Moorlands)
- Barton Turn
- Barton-under-Needwood
- Beamhurst
- Bramshall
- Burton upon Trent
- Denstone
- Draycott in the Clay
- Ellastone
- Kingstone (East Staffordshire)
- Marchington
- Mayfield (East Staffordshire)
- Newchurch (East Staffordshire)
- Rocester
- Rolleston on Dove
- Stretton (East Staffordshire)
- Tutbury
- Uttoxeter
- Walton-on-Trent
- Yoxall