Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent is a town in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 122,199. It has around 51 bus stops, 4 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 45 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Burton-on-Trent, 0.7 km away. There were around 399 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 Burton upon Trent 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
20°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 15° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:26
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom
Crime
381 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences140
- Anti-social behaviour58
- Public order44
- Shoplifting42
27 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Burton Urban · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Drug misuse and anti-social behaviour (ASB).
- Drug misuse and anti-social behaviour (ASB).
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
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 350 rated 4–5 ★ (260 top)
- 36 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Burton-on-Trent (0.2 km)
- 70 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Burton-On-Trent (0.2 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: 140.9p · AppleGreen (0.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (0.7 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Wellington Road Retail Park (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches47
- Playgrounds8
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
- In a conservation area (Station Street and Borough Road, Burton upon Trent)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 126 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
Jacob Collier
Labour
Burton and Uttoxeter
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
- Schools12
- GPs & clinics9
- Pharmacies9
- Supermarkets7
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés73
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,835 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
46% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Biomass 21% · Wind 16% · Solar 9%
223 gCO₂/kWh · 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
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
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burton upon Trent?
- Burton upon Trent is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the East Staffordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Burton upon Trent?
- Burton upon Trent has an approximate settlement population of 122,199.
- How deprived is Burton upon Trent?
- The East Staffordshire local authority, which includes Burton upon Trent, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.