Milford (Stafford)
Milford (Stafford) is a village in Staffordshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stafford, 5.5 km away. There were around 9 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 Milford (Stafford) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stafford area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 136,867 residents at roughly 229 people per km².
- Council
- Stafford
- County
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Police force
- Staffordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 74th of 294 English council areas — better than 75% 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 50% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:32
9h 22m 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 · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▼ 40% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Milford,Baswich,Weeping Cross · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Issues raised concerning anti-social behaviour in Wildwood and Baswich, especially around Bodmin Avenue and Wildwood park.
- Increase in anti-social behaviour in the early hours of the morning including kicking doors, noise and general nuisance. It is believed t…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
59 food businesses within 2 miles
- 52 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stafford (5.5 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stafford (5.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£260,446 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across Stafford · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
37 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: New Beacon Group (3.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
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
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)
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
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
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
148 applications decided
79.1% granted · 117 granted, 31 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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 & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,495 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
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
Health
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
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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in ST17
- Rising Brook
- Wolverhampton Road Surgery
- Weeping Cross Health Centre
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
- Milford, Staffordshire · 0.3 km
Milford is a village in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies at the edge of Cannock Chase, on the A513 road between Stafford and Rugeley. Just to the north of the village is the River Sow.
Milford and Brocton railway station · 0.4 kmMilford and Brocton railway station served the villages of Milford and Brocton in Staffordshire, England from 1877 to 1950 on the Trent Valley line.
Milford Hall · 0.5 kmMilford Hall is a privately owned 18th-century English country house at Milford, near Stafford. It is the family seat of the Levett Haszard family and is a Grade II listed building.
Shugborough Tunnel · 1.1 kmThe Shugborough Tunnel is a 777-yard (710 m) railway tunnel on the Trent Valley line running under part of the Shugborough Estate in Colwich, Staffordshire, England. It was constructed in 1846 by the Trent Valley Rail…
St Thomas Church, Walton-on-the-hill · 1.3 kmSt Thomas Church is a Anglican church in the village of Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire, England.
Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire · 1.4 kmWalton-on-the-Hill is a village in the civil parish of Berkswich, in the Stafford district, in Staffordshire, England. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the centre of Stafford, and lies on the A513 road. The popula…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milford (Stafford)?
- Milford (Stafford) is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Stafford local authority.
- How deprived is Milford (Stafford)?
- The Stafford local authority, which includes Milford (Stafford), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.