Baldwin's Gate
Baldwin's Gate is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 1,800. There is 1 restaurant or café and 10 bus stops. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Baldwin's Gate area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Newcastle-under-Lyme area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 123,299 residents at roughly 584 people per km².
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- County
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone
- Police force
- Staffordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 94th of 294 English council areas — better than 68% 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
15°CLight rain shower
- Today: 17° / 10° · 88% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:34
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Madeley Keele & Loggerheads · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Repeat anti-social behaviour (ASB) around Greyhound Court and Madeley shops. This is from groups of youths in and around the shops and ot…
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB) noted on Keele golf course, specifically nuisance off-road motorcycles
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
122 reported road collisions (2024)
31 killed or seriously injured · 177 casualties · 9.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 17 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wedgwood (9.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£209,547 average▲ 6.6% YoY
Across Newcastle-under-Lyme · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£830 average monthly rent▲ 8.4% YoY
- 1 bed £578
- 2 bed £741
- 3 bed £892
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (6.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (10.1 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Keele Northbound Supercharger (4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
123,299 residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme · 584/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 150 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,334 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (43% of 58,590)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
64 schools · 17,540 pupils
41 primary · 9 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 22 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Chesterton Community Sports CollegeGood
- Clayton Hall AcademyGood
- Kidsgrove Secondary SchoolGood
- Newcastle AcademyGood
- Sir Thomas Boughey AcademyGood
- The Orme AcademyGood
- St John Fisher Catholic CollegeRequires improvement
- Madeley High School
- The King's CofE Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Newcastle-under-Lyme
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
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
106 applications decided
92.5% granted · 98 granted, 8 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Leigh Ingham
Labour
Stafford
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 2
- Con 15
- Ref 26
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,290 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£692 median full-time weekly pay
2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,129 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 54,820 certificates
17.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
95% low-carbon electricity
Wind 67% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 12% · Gas 5%
20 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
19 GP surgeries · 16 pharmacies in ST5
- Heathcote Street Surgery
- The Village Surgery
- Miller Street Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stafford:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office373 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s322 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills311 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases302 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Baldwin's Gate · 0.2 km
Baldwin's Gate is a village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. The population details for the 2011 census can be found under Whitmore. There is a pub in the centre of the village called The Sheet…
- Whitmore railway station · 0.3 km
Whitmore was a station serving the village of Whitmore, Staffordshire.
- Berth Hill · 1.4 km
Berth Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in Staffordshire, England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and near the village of Maer. It is a scheduled monument. Other forms of its name have been Bryt…
Whitmore, Staffordshire · 1.6 kmWhitmore is a village, civil parish and small curacy in the county of Staffordshire, England, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Maer Hall · 1.8 kmMaer Hall is a large Grade II listed 17th-century country house in Maer, Staffordshire, set in a park which is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens
Whitmore Hall · 1.9 kmWhitmore Hall is the home of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family at Whitmore, Staffordshire. A Grade I listed building, the hall was designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and is a fine exa…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Baldwin's Gate?
- Baldwin's Gate is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local authority.
- How deprived is Baldwin's Gate?
- The Newcastle-under-Lyme local authority, which includes Baldwin's Gate, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.