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Biddulph Moor

Biddulph Moor is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 2,800. It has around 1 pharmacy and 4 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Hunthouse Wood, 4.3 km away, and there were around 8 recorded street crimes 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 Biddulph Moor area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Staffordshire Moorlands area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 95,845 residents at roughly 166 people per km².

Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
County
Staffordshire
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands
Police force
Staffordshire
68/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 30th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% of them.

Low crime90
Home affordability64
Affordable rents81
Good schools26
Life expectancy62
Low deprivation64
Employment88
Low council tax74

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 15° · 75% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:31

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

9 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Burglary1
  • Robbery1

Neighbourhood team: Biddulph Town · Staffordshire

Local policing priorities

  • Burglary and vehicle crime is an ongoing priority.
  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB), including vandalism, off-road bikes and youth-related nuisance behaviour is an ongoing priority.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

134 reported road collisions (2024)

46 killed or seriously injured · 184 casualties · 14 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

76 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 68 rated 4–5 ★ (62 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hunthouse Wood (4.3 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Congleton (5.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£227,875 average 9.4% YoY

Across Staffordshire Moorlands · to 2026-06

Detached£336,576
Semi-detached£225,155
Terraced£166,176
Flat£113,062

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£724 average monthly rent 7.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £524
  • 2 bed £681
  • 3 bed £861

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)

11 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: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Sov - Type 2 - Charger 2 (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

95,845 residents in Staffordshire Moorlands · 166/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 204 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,338 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (24% of 45,160)

A £1,559
B £1,819
C £2,078
D £2,338
E £2,858
F £3,377
G £3,897
H £4,676

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

68 schools · 14,402 pupils

42 primary · 8 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Blythe Bridge High SchoolGood
  • Endon High SchoolGood
  • Moorside High SchoolGood
  • Painsley Catholic CollegeGood
  • Leek High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Westwood CollegeRequires improvement
  • Biddulph High School
  • The Cheadle Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Staffordshire Moorlands

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
  • 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

81 applications decided

69.1% granted · 56 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dame Karen Bradley

Conservative

Staffordshire Moorlands

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 20
  • Con 22
  • LD 1
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 10

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,535 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£770 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,399 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

30% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 41,004 certificates

17.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

48% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Nuclear 27% · Wind 12% · Imports 9%

179 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in ST8

  • Biddulph Valley Surgery
  • Biddulph Doctors
  • Biddulph Drug Misuse

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Staffordshire Moorlands:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Biddulph Moor · 0.0 km

    Biddulph Moor is a village located on the hill which bears the same name. It is in Biddulph parish and is a part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district in England. It is very similar to Mow Cop which is located on th…

  • Biddulph Grange Country Park · 1.4 km

    Biddulph Grange Country Park is a country park in Biddulph, Staffordshire, England. It was originally part of Biddulph Grange.

  • Biddulph Grange · 1.8 km

    Biddulph Grange is a National Trust landscaped garden, in Biddulph near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. It is separate from Biddulph Grange Country Park.

  • Braddocks Hay · 1.9 km

    Braddocks Hay is a suburb of Biddulph in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England. Braddocks Hay is a former hamlet and now forms part of the town of Biddulph.

  • Biddulph · 2.0 km

    Biddulph is a town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England. The town lies 9 miles (14 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent and 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Congleton, cl…

  • Biddulph Town Hall · 2.3 km

    Biddulph Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Biddulph, a town in Staffordshire, in England. It currently serves as the meeting place of Biddulph Town Council and as a venue for concerts and other p…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Biddulph Moor?
Biddulph Moor is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Staffordshire Moorlands local authority.
How deprived is Biddulph Moor?
The Staffordshire Moorlands local authority, which includes Biddulph Moor, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.