Fulford

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 49% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:32

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

6 reported · August 2026

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Burglary2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Fulford Barlaston & Oulton · Staffordshire

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

193 reported road collisions (2025)

52 killed or seriously injured · 257 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

25 food businesses within 2 miles

• 21 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Blythe Bridge (3.3 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£260,446 average▲ 3.5% YoY

Across Stafford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£901 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

• 1 bed £631
• 2 bed £791
• 3 bed £978

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.5 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,877 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

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (11.6 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: The Windmill (3.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

136,867 residents in Stafford · 229/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,988
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,477
• Net moves+1,511

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 225 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,303 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 64,130)

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

68 schools · 18,003 pupils

49 primary · 6 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 18 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (72%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stafford

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

• In a conservation area (Fulford)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

148 applications decided

79.1% granted · 117 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dr Allison Gardner

Labour

Stoke-on-Trent South

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Independent / Green coalition

• Lab 12
• Con 15
• LD 1
• Grn 5
• Oth 7

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

107 jobs advertised · £30,370 avg

e.g. Kitchen Designer, Financial Services Administrator, Festive Team Member - Front of House

Source: Adzuna

£806 median full-time weekly pay

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

£25,383 disposable income per head (2024)

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

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 63,931 certificates

14.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Wind 24% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 11%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Staffordshire): 62.5 women · 63 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.0

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

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in ST11

• Trinity Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stoke-on-Trent South:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills797 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth191 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 181 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND157 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases157 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Fulford, Staffordshire · 0.1 km

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  Meir K.A. F.C. · 2.1 km

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• Meir Heath Cricket Club · 2.3 km

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  Cresswell railway station · 2.7 km

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  Cresswell, Staffordshire · 2.7 km

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  Stone Rural · 2.9 km

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