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 (IoD2025). 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
7°CClear
- Today: 11° / 5° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:36
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
8 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary2
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
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
204 reported road collisions (2025)
44 killed or seriously injured · 276 casualties · 18.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
57 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):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£308,695 average▲ 2.3% YoY
Across South Staffordshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£958 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY
- 1 bed £665
- 2 bed £858
- 3 bed £1,019
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,400 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: 153.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
6 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,660
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,622
- Net moves+1,038
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 222 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
50 inspected 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
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
145 applications decided
80.7% granted · 117 granted, 28 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Gavin Williamson
Conservative
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 1
- Con 29
- 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
4,665 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£765 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% 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
71% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 32% · Wind 32% · Gas 22% · Biomass 8%
94 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Staffordshire): 62.5 women · 63 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in ST18
- Stafford Medical Centre
- Hazeldene House Surgery
- Beacon Park Hospital
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills361 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND199 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth181 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK172 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases137 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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)
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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 IoD2025.