Beamhurst
Beamhurst is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Uttoxeter, 3.6 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Beamhurst 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
- Burton
- Police force
- Staffordshire
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
18°CSunny
- Today: 22° / 14° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:27
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Uttoxeter Rural · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Rural crime.
- Anti-social behaviour that is negatively affecting residents, businesses, and public spaces.
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
21 food businesses within 2 miles
- 18 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Uttoxeter (4.7 km)
- 4 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: 175.9p · Asda (4.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (4.2 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: ASDA Drovers Close Uttoxeter (4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
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
- 10 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
Local businesses
5,835 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
28 jobs advertised · £44,569 avg
e.g. Primary Teacher - Uttoxeter, Weighbridge Operative, Groundworker Cscs
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
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
- Beamhurst · 0.1 km
Beamhurst is a village in Staffordshire, England. For population details taken at the 2011 census see Croxden.
- Beamhurst Lane · 0.5 km
Beamhurst Lane is a hamlet in Uttoxeter Rural, Staffordshire, England. It lies 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Stafford and 198 km (123 mi) north-west of London.
Stramshall · 2.1 kmStramshall is a village within the civil parish of Uttoxeter Rural, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England.
Uttoxeter Rural · 2.2 kmUttoxeter Rural is a civil parish in the borough of East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, comprising the villages of Stramshall and Bramshall. It is separate from the town of Uttoxeter, and surrounds it to the n…
- Spath · 2.7 km
Spath is a small village located 0.3 miles (0.48 km) north of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. The village is on the River Tean and is separated from Uttoxeter by the A50 road.
- Hollington, Staffordshire · 2.9 km
Hollington is a village in the civil parish of Checkley, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district in Staffordshire, England. There are several villages of this name, including Hollington, Derbyshire, a few miles to the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beamhurst?
- Beamhurst is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the East Staffordshire local authority.
- How deprived is Beamhurst?
- The East Staffordshire local authority, which includes Beamhurst, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.