Ellastone
Ellastone is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 320. There are four bus stops and the nearest railway station is Alton Towers Car Park, 3.4 km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, 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 Ellastone area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Staffordshire area is around the average in England (IoD2025). 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 77th of 294 English council areas — better than 74% 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
10°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 5° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:34
9h 28m 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
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences1
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
230 reported road collisions (2025)
53 killed or seriously injured · 299 casualties · 18.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Alton Towers Car Park (3.4 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Uttoxeter (9.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£229,876 average▲ 2% YoY
Across East Staffordshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£858 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY
- 1 bed £614
- 2 bed £775
- 3 bed £943
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,751 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 179.9p · Asda (8.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (8.6 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: The Duncombe Arms (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,175
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,835
- Net moves+1,340
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 156 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
59 inspected 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
833 CQC-registered services
- Care homes274
- GP practices127
- Dentists179
- Homecare agencies170
- Hospitals & hospices18
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Ellastone)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 42 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
246 applications decided
81.3% granted · 200 granted, 46 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 21
- Con 15
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,905 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£742 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% 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
Healthy life expectancy (Staffordshire): 62.5 women · 63 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in DE6
- Ashbourne Medical Practice
- Henmore Health - Brailsford Surgery
- Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Burton and Uttoxeter:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills577 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth190 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 152 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK144 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Ellastone · 0.1 km
Ellastone is a village in the East Staffordshire borough of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands of England. It is on the Staffordshire side of the River Dove and is directly opposite the village of Norbury in Derbyshi…
- Norbury and Ellaston railway station · 0.8 km
Norbury and Ellaston railway station was on a branch of the North Staffordshire Railway between Rocester and Ashbourne. The station, which had a waiting room, ticket office, and stationmaster's office, and two side pl…
Norbury Manor · 0.8 kmNorbury Manor is a 17th-century manor house with an adjoining 14th-century stone-built medieval hall house, Norbury Hall, known as The Old Manor, in Norbury near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building.
Norbury and Roston · 0.8 kmNorbury and Roston is a civil parish in west Derbyshire incorporating the villages of Norbury and Roston.
Norbury, Derbyshire · 0.8 kmNorbury is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Rocester, on the B5033 road and the River Dove. The hamlet has links with George Eliot's family, the Evans. George Eliot's father, R…
St Mary and St Barlock's Church, Norbury · 1.0 kmSt Mary and St Barlock's Church, Norbury is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Norbury, Derbyshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ellastone?
- Ellastone is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the East Staffordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Ellastone?
- Ellastone has an approximate settlement population of 320.
- How deprived is Ellastone?
- The East Staffordshire local authority, which includes Ellastone, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.