South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire is a town or village in Staffordshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bilbrook, 1.4 km away. There were around 83 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 35 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, South Staffordshire is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 110,471 residents at roughly 271 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 18th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 10° · 80% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:33
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
184 reported road collisions (2024)
37 killed or seriously injured · 253 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
196 food businesses within 2 miles
- 173 rated 4–5 ★ (156 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bilbrook (1.4 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bilbrook (1.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£310,258 average▲ 5.8% YoY
Across South Staffordshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£949 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY
- 1 bed £659
- 2 bed £849
- 3 bed £1,008
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.2 times median annual pay (8.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (4.6 km)
31 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
46 charging locations within ~8 km
- 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Booshtox Limited (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches19
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
110,471 residents in South Staffordshire · 271/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 235 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,314 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (24% of 49,350)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
59 schools · 16,630 pupils
36 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 19 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Cheslyn Hay AcademyGood
- Codsall Community High SchoolGood
- Great Wyrley AcademyGood
- Kinver High School and Sixth FormGood
- Wombourne High SchoolGood
- The Rural Enterprise AcademyInadequate
- Wolgarston High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South 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
- In a conservation area (Shropshire Union Canal Conservation Area Designation Document)
- Within the Green Belt
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
176 applications decided
82.4% granted · 145 granted, 31 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 2
- Con 28
- LD 4
- Grn 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens14
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,615 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£765 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,228 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 42,520 certificates
13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.1
- Feeling worthwhile8.5
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kingswinford and South Staffordshire:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office415 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test331 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s291 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership284 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance241 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Bilbrook, Staffordshire · 0.6 kmBilbrook is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated close to the border of the West Midlands, just outside Wolverhampton. Bilbrook is classed as part of…
- Aldersley High School · 1.0 km
Aldersley High School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Pendeford area of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.
- Dovecotes, Wolverhampton · 1.2 km
Dovecotes is a housing estate at Pendeford, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated NNW of the city centre and neighbours Pendeford Park which is adjacent to the border with Staffordshire, within the Oxl…
Barnhurst Farm · 1.2 kmBarnhurst Farm is a former manor house in Pendeford, Wolverhampton in England. It was once a large building, and the Dovecotes housing estate is located on the site today.
- Pendeford · 1.3 km
Pendeford is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is situated north-north-west of the city centre, within the Oxley ward of the City of Wolverhampton Council. At th…
Bilbrook railway station · 1.4 kmBilbrook railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Bilbrook in Staffordshire, England. It was known as Birches and Bilbrook Halt when opened, being renamed to Bilbrook on 6 May 1974.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in South Staffordshire
- Acton Trussell
- Bishops Wood
- Bloxwich
- Brewood
- Calf Heath
- Codsall
- Coven
- Essington
- Featherstone (South Staffordshire)
- Four Ashes
- Four Crosses (South Staffordshire)
- Gospel Ash
- Gospel End
- Himley
- Hyde Lea and Coppenhall
- Kingswinford
- Kinver
- New Wood
- Old Perton
- Pattingham
- Penkridge
- Perton
- Rodbaston
- Sedgley
- Seisdon
- Shareshill
- Springhill
- Stourbridge
- Stourton
- Swindon (South Staffordshire)
- Trysull
- Wheaton Aston
- Willenhall
- Wolverhampton
- Wombourne