Oulton
Oulton is a town or village in Staffordshire, England. There are around 2 restaurants and cafés and the nearest railway station is Stone, 1.8 km away. There were around 6 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 Oulton 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
- Stone
- 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 6° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:32
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US 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
9 reported · August 2026▲ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Fulford Barlaston & Oulton · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Fly tipping in the lanes around Oulton.
- Concerns have been raised for litter being left around Barlaston Downs. We have approached the council to support with bins and signs
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
130 food businesses within 2 miles
- 105 rated 4–5 ★ (89 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stone (1.8 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stone (1.8 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: 155.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Stone Carpark (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches11
- 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)
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 27 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
Your MP
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour
Stoke-on-Trent South
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 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
- Schools3
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,495 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
18 jobs advertised · £58,545 avg
e.g. Sales Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, Private Yacht Medical Provider – Exclusive Seaborne Opportunity
Source: Adzuna
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
Grid electricity
57% low-carbon electricity
Gas 40% · Wind 34% · Nuclear 19% · Imports 4%
160 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
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
3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in ST15
- Cumberland House
- Mansion House
- Pes@Peter Bowers Optometrist, Staffs
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stoke-on-Trent South:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills797 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth191 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 181 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND157 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases157 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Oulton Abbey · 0.2 kmSt Mary's Abbey, Oulton is a former Benedictine convent located in the village of Oulton near Stone in Staffordshire, England. The Abbey church is Grade II* listed, and other buildings are Grade II. The Benedictine co…
St Dominic's Priory School, Stone · 0.9 kmSt Dominic's Priory School is an independent Catholic day school in the town of Stone, Staffordshire, halfway between Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. The school buildings are set near to the grounds of St Dominic's Convent.
- Alleyne's Academy · 0.9 km
Alleyne's Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located in Stone, Staffordshire, England, and is one of three schools founded in 1558 by Thomas Alleyne.
Stone, Staffordshire · 1.3 kmStone is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles north of Stafford, 7 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent and 15 miles north of Rugeley. As a…
Downs Banks · 1.6 kmDowns Bank, also known as Barlaston Downs, is an area of open countryside, located two miles (3 km) north of the town of Stone in Staffordshire, and four miles (6 km) south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is owned a…
Stone railway station · 1.8 kmStone railway station serves the market town of Stone, in Staffordshire, England. It is located on a junction of the Colwich to Manchester spur of the West Coast Main Line, but has platforms only on the branch from St…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oulton?
- Oulton is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Stafford local authority.
- How deprived is Oulton?
- The Stafford local authority, which includes Oulton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.