Haughton
Haughton is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 920. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stafford, 5.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Haughton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stafford area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 136,867 residents at roughly 229 people per km².
- Council
- Stafford
- County
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone
- Police force
- Staffordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 75th 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 10° · 73% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:33
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: South West Stone · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Last year, issues were raised with the MOD (Ministry of Defence) Swynnerton base and the Afghan families that are being resettled in the…
- Tackling anti-social behaviour around Eccleshall High Street, Newport Road and the park areas.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
227 reported road collisions (2024)
52 killed or seriously injured · 291 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stafford (5.8 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stafford (5.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£259,721 average▲ 4.4% YoY
Across Stafford · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£898 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY
- 1 bed £629
- 2 bed £789
- 3 bed £974
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (6.4 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
28 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Stafford Train Station (5.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
136,867 residents in Stafford · 229/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 233 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
66 schools · 18,003 pupils
49 primary · 6 secondary · 11 other
Ofsted: 18 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (72%)
62inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Alleyne's Academy
- Blessed William Howard Catholic School
- King Edward VI High School
- Sir Graham Balfour High School
- The Weston Road Academy
- Walton High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stafford
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
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
132 applications decided
77.3% granted · 102 granted, 30 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Leigh Ingham
Labour
Stafford
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Independent / Green coalition
- Lab 12
- Con 15
- LD 1
- Grn 5
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,350 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£806 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
95% low-carbon electricity
Wind 67% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 12% · Gas 5%
20 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stafford:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office373 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s322 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills311 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases302 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Haughton, Staffordshire · 0.0 kmHaughton is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 4 miles outside and to the west of the county town of Stafford. It lies on the A518 between Stafford and Gnosall. The name derives from a combination of t…
- Brazenhill · 0.3 km
Brazenhill is a rural area immediately north of the village of Haughton in Staffordshire, England. It is effectively defined by Brazenhill Lane which is a rural road running out of Haughton, bearing northwest, connect…
Haughton railway station · 0.9 kmHaughton railway station was a station in Haughton, Staffordshire, England. The station was opened on 1 June 1849 and closed in May 1949.
Allimore Green · 1.7 kmAllimore Green is a small hamlet in Staffordshire, England, 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Church Eaton.
Berry Ring · 2.3 kmBerry Ring is an Iron Age hillfort in Staffordshire, England, lying some two miles southwest of the county town of Stafford, a mile to the southwest of Stafford Castle and half a mile to the west of the M6 motorway.
Apeton · 2.8 kmApeton is a hamlet in Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. It is located 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) southwest of Stafford, in the civil parish of Church Eaton and the Borough of Stafford.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haughton?
- Haughton is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Stafford local authority.
- What is the population of Haughton?
- Haughton has an approximate settlement population of 920.
- How deprived is Haughton?
- The Stafford local authority, which includes Haughton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.