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Calf Heath

Calf Heath is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. There are 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Cannock, 5.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, 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 Calf Heath area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Staffordshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 110,471 residents at roughly 271 people per km².

Council
South Staffordshire
County
Staffordshire
Constituency
South Staffordshire
Police force
Staffordshire
70/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 18th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% of them.

Low crime91
Home affordability65
Affordable rents81
Good schools40
Life expectancy64
Low deprivation74
Employment68
Low council tax78

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°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 23° / 16° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:28

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 · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Drugs1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Penkridge & Huntington · Staffordshire

Local policing priorities

  • Continuing issues of anti-social behaviour (ASB), specifically off-road bikes in the Shoal Hill area of Huntington.
  • Tackling anti-social behaviour, in particular drugs and groups of youths, is a priority for our local officers.

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

Road safety

184 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 253 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

44 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 37 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cannock (4.6 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cannock (4.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£310,258 average 5.8% YoY

Across South Staffordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£451,565
Semi-detached£279,367
Terraced£238,375
Flat£149,187

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£949 average monthly rent 4.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £659
  • 2 bed £849
  • 3 bed £1,008

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

Affordability

7.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.2 times median annual pay (8.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

28 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

26 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: PCP Gratings LTD (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

110,471 residents in South Staffordshire · 271/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 235 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,314 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 49,350)

A £1,542
B £1,800
C £2,057
D £2,314
E £2,828
F £3,342
G £3,856
H £4,627

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

Schools

59 schools · 16,630 pupils

36 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 19 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Cheslyn Hay AcademyGood
  • Codsall Community High SchoolGood
  • Great Wyrley AcademyGood
  • Kinver High School and Sixth FormGood
  • Wombourne High SchoolGood
  • The Rural Enterprise AcademyInadequate
  • Wolgarston High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South 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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

176 applications decided

82.4% granted · 145 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Gavin Williamson

Conservative

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 2
  • Con 28
  • LD 4
  • Grn 2
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,615 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,228 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 42,520 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Wind 24% · Nuclear 18% · Imports 4%

207 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.1
  • Feeling worthwhile8.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Hatherton Canal · 0.4 km

    The Hatherton Canal is a derelict branch of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in south Staffordshire, England. It was constructed in two phases, the first section opening in 1841 and connecting the main line…

  • Four Crosses, Staffordshire · 1.6 km

    Four Crosses in South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. Is a scattered hamlet located between Cannock and Wolverhampton. As well as Penkridge and Hatherton. The hamlet is a very rural area of Cannock Chase Distri…

  • Saredon · 1.6 km

    Saredon is a civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, situated to the north east of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and to the south west of Cannock.

  • Gailey Reservoirs · 1.6 km

    Gailey Reservoir is a pair of canal feeder reservoirs in South Staffordshire, separated by a dam, and owned by the Canal & River Trust. Gailey Upper Reservoir is to the east; Gailey Lower Reservoir to the west.

  • Cannock Hockey Club · 1.8 km

    Cannock Hockey Club are an English professional field hockey team. They were established in 1905, and are based in the village of Hatherton, near Cannock, Staffordshire. Both the men's and women's first teams have pla…

  • Shareshill · 2.4 km

    Shareshill is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. The population as measured in the 2011 census was 759. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary and St Luke, Sha…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Calf Heath?
Calf Heath is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the South Staffordshire local authority.
How deprived is Calf Heath?
The South Staffordshire local authority, which includes Calf Heath, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.