Longdon
Longdon is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 1,200. It has 3 bus stops and Rugeley Town railway station is 4.7 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Longdon area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Lichfield area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 106,436 residents at roughly 321 people per km².
- Council
- Lichfield
- County
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Police force
- Staffordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 70th of 294 English council areas — better than 76% 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°CSunny
- Today: 12° / 5° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:35
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Other theft1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Lichfield Rural · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Preventing and disrupting vehicle crime, as identified from feedback from the community and monitoring crime statistics.
- Preventing and disrupting vehicle crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
145 reported road collisions (2025)
43 killed or seriously injured · 193 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
39 food businesses within 2 miles
- 32 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rugeley Town (5.6 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rugeley Town (5.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£339,176 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Lichfield · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,103 average monthly rent▲ 7.5% YoY
- 1 bed £741
- 2 bed £967
- 3 bed £1,158
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (8.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,568 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 (7.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (7.8 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: EVC Lichfield Golf & Country Club (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Golf courses1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
106,436 residents in Lichfield · 321/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,290
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,404
- Net moves+1,886
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 241 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,352 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (25% of 49,360)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
60 schools · 17,352 pupils
42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 14 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
54 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Nether Stowe SchoolRequires improvement
- Chase Terrace Academy
- Erasmus Darwin Academy
- King Edward VI School
- Lift Rawlett
- The Friary School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lichfield
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
167 applications decided
82% granted · 137 granted, 30 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 14
- Con 21
- LD 7
- Grn 1
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,550 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £29,773 avg
e.g. Pastoral Assistant, Head of Maths, Learning Support Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£862 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,955 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 · 46,236 certificates
12.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Staffordshire): 62.5 women · 63 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WS15
- Horsefair Practice
- Abbots Bromley Surgery
- Brereton Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lichfield:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills445 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND238 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth192 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks157 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Reform UK Bail Law: Require Passport Surrender for Serious Criminal Charges117 local signatures · 6,379 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Longdon, Staffordshire · 1.0 kmLongdon is a village and civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
- George's Hayes · 1.5 km
George's Hayes is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It is an ancient woodland, about a mile south-west of the village of Longdon, between Rugeley and Lichfield in Staffordshire, England.
Farewell Priory · 1.6 kmFarewell Priory was a Benedictine nunnery near Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. Although it received considerable episcopal support, it was always small and poor. It was dissolved in 1527 as a by-product of Cardin…
Farewell and Chorley · 1.9 kmFarewell and Chorley is a civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. The villages of Farewell and Chorley, that make up the parish, lie 3 or 4 miles north-west of the City of Lichfield. The parish cou…
Upper Longdon · 2.3 kmUpper Longdon is a village within the civil parish of Longdon and is in the District of Lichfield of the English county of Staffordshire.
Beaudesert, Cannock Chase · 2.5 kmBeaudesert was an estate and stately home on the southern edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. It was one of the family seats of the Paget family, the Marquesses of Anglesey. The estate was obtained by William Page…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longdon?
- Longdon is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Lichfield local authority.
- How deprived is Longdon?
- The Lichfield local authority, which includes Longdon, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.