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Brown Edge

Brown Edge is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 2,500. There are 20 bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Longport, located 6.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 21 recorded street crimes, 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 Brown Edge 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: 18° / 9° · 41% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:38

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

24 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Burglary3
  • Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Leek Rural · Staffordshire

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling anti-social behaviour, including the use of off-road bikes and e-scooters in residential streets.
  • We have had recent reports relating to speeding, parking issues and poor standards of driving, mainly centred around Endon.

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

109 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 96 rated 4–5 ★ (86 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Longport (6.5 km)
  • 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Longport (6.5 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 (3.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 170 kW
  • Nearest: Next to CO-OP (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches10
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

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
  • 15 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:

  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

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

  • Schools4
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 58% · Gas 18% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 4%

78 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Staffordshire Moorlands:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Brown Edge · 0.3 km

    Brown Edge is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,406, increasing to 2,486 at the 2011 census. The villag…

  • St Anne's Church, Brown Edge · 0.8 km

    St Anne's Church is an Anglican church in Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England, and in the Diocese of Lichfield. The building is Grade II listed.

  • Endon High School · 1.5 km

    Endon High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Endon in the English county of Staffordshire.

  • Stockton Brook railway station · 1.6 km

    Stockton Brook railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire.

  • Baddeley Green · 1.8 km

    Baddeley Green is an area of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

  • Endon · 1.8 km

    Endon is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Leek and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Stoke-on-Trent. Endon was formerly a township…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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