Hyde Lea and Coppenhall
Hyde Lea and Coppenhall is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 3,000. There are 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Stafford, 3.5 km away. There were around 16 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 Hyde Lea and Coppenhall 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
- Stafford
- Police force
- Staffordshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 18th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% 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
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 20° / 10° · 73% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:33
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
12 reported · July 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Public order1
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, inparticular drugs and gangs, 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
59 food businesses within 2 miles
- 50 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stafford (3.5 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stafford (3.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£310,258 average▲ 5.8% YoY
Across South Staffordshire · to 2026-06
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: 153.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
35 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: W R Davies Nissan (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds3
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 4 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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,615 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
87% low-carbon electricity
Wind 55% · Nuclear 24% · Biomass 7% · Imports 7%
33 gCO₂/kWh · low 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:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office419 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills355 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership329 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s281 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test261 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St Lawrence's Church, Coppenhall · 0.3 kmSt Lawrence's Church, Coppenhall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Coppenhall, Staffordshire.
Hyde Lea · 0.6 kmHyde Lea is a village and parish in Staffordshire, England, just west of Stafford itself.
- Stafford Grammar School · 1.3 km
Stafford Grammar School is a co-educational private day school at Burton Manor, founded in 1982 and located on the outskirts of Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire.
- Coppenhall · 1.4 km
Coppenhall is a small settlement in Staffordshire, England. Coppenhall lies 2 kilometres (1 mi) southwest of Stafford and 4 miles (6.4 km) NNW of Penkridge with Baron Stafford as lord of the manor. The parish of ~900…
- Stafford Manor High School · 1.9 km
Stafford Manor High School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Stafford in the English county of Staffordshire.
- 1996 Stafford rail crash · 2.2 km
The 1996 Stafford rail crash occurred on 8 March 1996 when a Transrail freight train travelling from Mossend, North Lanarkshire, to Willesden, North London, derailed after an axle on a wagon carrying liquid carbon dio…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hyde Lea and Coppenhall?
- Hyde Lea and Coppenhall is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the South Staffordshire local authority.
- How deprived is Hyde Lea and Coppenhall?
- The South Staffordshire local authority, which includes Hyde Lea and Coppenhall, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.