Penkridge
Penkridge is a town in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 7,791. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 40 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Penkridge, 0.7 km away. There were around 71 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 Penkridge 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 53% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:33
9h 22m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
51 reported · August 2026▼ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences28
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Other theft4
- Criminal damage & arson3
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
47 food businesses within 2 miles
- 43 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Penkridge (0.3 km)
- 36 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Penkridge (0.3 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: 153.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: The Moat House Hotel (3.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds5
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
- In a conservation area (Penkridge Conservation Area Management Plan)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 51 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:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,665 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £27,988 avg
e.g. Care Assistant, Work from Home (Researcher), Internet Crowd Worker
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
56% low-carbon electricity
Gas 40% · Wind 35% · Nuclear 19% · Imports 4%
160 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
3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in ST19
- Brewood Medical Practice
- Penkridge Medical Practice
- Brewood Pharmacy
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
Penkridge · 0.1 kmPenkridge is a village and civil parish in South Staffordshire District in Staffordshire, England. It is to the south of Stafford, north of Wolverhampton, west of Cannock, east of Telford and south-east of Newport.
Penkridge railway station · 0.3 kmPenkridge railway station is a railway station serving the village of Penkridge in Staffordshire, England.
Penkridge Viaduct · 0.3 kmPenkridge Viaduct is a railway bridge north of the village of Penkridge, in Staffordshire, England. It carries the West Coast Main Line over the River Penk. It is a Grade II listed building.
History of Penkridge · 0.3 kmPenkridge is a village and parish in Staffordshire with a history stretching back to the Anglo-Saxon period. A religious as well as a commercial centre, it was originally centred on the Collegiate Church of St. Michae…
- Wolgarston High School · 1.2 km
Wolgarston High School is a coeducational upper school and sixth form located in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England. Wolgarston High School is an age 13 to 18 school, with Year 9 as the main year of entry. The school i…
Rodbaston · 1.9 kmRodbaston is a village in Staffordshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Penkridge. It is the location of a campus of South Staffordshire College.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penkridge?
- Penkridge is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the South Staffordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Penkridge?
- Penkridge has an approximate settlement population of 7,791.
- How deprived is Penkridge?
- The South Staffordshire local authority, which includes Penkridge, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.