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Barton-under-Needwood

Barton-under-Needwood is a town in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 3,796. It has one GP clinic, nine restaurants and cafés, 26 bus stops, and Burton-on-Trent railway station is 7.3 km away. There were around 19 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Barton-under-Needwood area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Staffordshire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 124,022 residents at roughly 320 people per km².

Council
East Staffordshire
County
Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 79th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% of them.

Low crime60
Home affordability71
Affordable rents72
Good schools73
Life expectancy41
Low deprivation49
Employment48
Low council tax71

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

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 15° · 64% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:29

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

20 reported · July 2026 54% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Public order2

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

41 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 34 rated 4–5 ★ (29 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Burton-on-Trent (7.3 km)
  • 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Burton-On-Trent (7.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£225,551 average 5.2% YoY

Across East Staffordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£352,159
Semi-detached£225,622
Terraced£175,333
Flat£103,175

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: 140.9p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: IHG Head Office Branston (4.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches19
  • Playgrounds5

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)

A £1,568
B £1,829
C £2,090
D £2,351
E £2,874
F £3,396
G £3,919
H £4,703

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
  • 40 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

Your MP

Dave Robertson

Labour

Lichfield

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 21
  • Con 15
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,835 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £29,120 avg

e.g. Trainee Teacher - John Taylor High School, Warehouse / Manufacturing Operative, Breakfast Chef

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 61% · Biomass 18% · Solar 18% · Imports 3%

260 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

Health services

6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in DE13

  • Dove River
  • Yoxall
  • Carlton Street Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lichfield:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Barton-under-Needwood · 0.3 km

    Barton-under-Needwood is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Situated a mile from the A38, and located between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield. The parish had a pop…

  • John Taylor High School · 0.4 km

    John Taylor High School is a specialist science and leadership academy located in the East Staffordshire village of Barton-under-Needwood, near Burton-on-Trent.

  • Barton Gate · 1.2 km

    Barton Gate is a village in Staffordshire, England. For population details at the 2011 census see Barton-under-Needwood.

  • Barton Turn · 1.4 km

    Barton Turn is a village in Staffordshire, England. For population details taken at the 2011 Census see Barton-under-Needwood.

  • Central Rivers TMD · 1.4 km

    Central Rivers TMD is a railway maintenance depot, located in Barton-under-Needwood, 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Burton on Trent, England. It was built by Bombardier Transportation as the central maintenance facility…

  • Catholme ceremonial complex · 1.7 km

    The Catholme ceremonial complex is an archaeological site of the Neolithic period in Staffordshire, England, near Barton-under-Needwood. It is a scheduled monument.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Barton-under-Needwood?
Barton-under-Needwood is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the East Staffordshire local authority.
What is the population of Barton-under-Needwood?
Barton-under-Needwood has an approximate settlement population of 3,796.
How deprived is Barton-under-Needwood?
The East Staffordshire local authority, which includes Barton-under-Needwood, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.