Pattingham
Pattingham is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 1,749. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 park and green, and 2 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Albrighton, 5.6 km away. There were around 8 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 Pattingham 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
- South Staffordshire
- 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 6° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:35
9h 26m 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)
- 6.8 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
9 reported · August 2026
- Public order3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Drugs2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Perton & Pattingham · Staffordshire
Local policing priorities
- Continuing issues of drug dealing and misuse within the Perton Area.
- The use of motorbikes in an anti-social manner.
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
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Albrighton (5.6 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Albrighton (5.6 km):
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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: 159.9p · Esso (11.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.7 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Pigot Arms (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds2
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
- 26 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
Mike Wood
Conservative
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- 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
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
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,665 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £29,952 avg
e.g. Full / Part time Chef/Cook, Waiter/Waitress
Source: Adzuna
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
45% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Nuclear 23% · Wind 19% · Imports 5%
203 gCO₂/kWh · high 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
7 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in WV6
- Lakeside
- Tamar Medical Centre
- Tettenhall Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kingswinford and South Staffordshire:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases186 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills174 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth168 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND154 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately133 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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Nurton · 1.7 kmNurton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Pattingham and Patshull, in the South Staffordshire district, in the English county of Staffordshire. Nearby settlements include the city of Wolverhampton and the villages of…
Rudge, Shropshire · 2.0 kmRudge is a settlement and civil parish about 6 miles east of Bridgnorth, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 98. The parish touches those of Claverley and Worfield w…
St Mary's Church, Patshull · 2.8 kmSt Mary's Church, Patshull, is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Pattingham and Patshull, Staffordshire, England, and is situated near Patshull Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England…
Patshull · 2.8 kmPatshull is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Pattingham and Patshull, in the South Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is seven miles west of Wolverhampton and 7½ miles east…
Patshull Hall · 2.8 kmPatshull Hall is a substantial Georgian mansion house situated near Pattingham in Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and by repute is one of the largest listed buildings in the county.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pattingham?
- Pattingham is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the South Staffordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Pattingham?
- Pattingham has an approximate settlement population of 1,749.
- How deprived is Pattingham?
- The South Staffordshire local authority, which includes Pattingham, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.