Upper Longdon
Upper Longdon is a village in Staffordshire, England, with 3 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Rugeley Town, 3.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Upper Longdon area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Lichfield area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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 69th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% 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
15°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 15° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:27
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
138 reported road collisions (2024)
31 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 13 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
53 food businesses within 2 miles
- 44 rated 4–5 ★ (37 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rugeley Town (3.4 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rugeley Town (3.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£337,052 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across Lichfield · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,100 average monthly rent▲ 8% YoY
- 1 bed £740
- 2 bed £965
- 3 bed £1,155
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · Esso (6.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (6.2 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: PremierInn (3.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- 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)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 250 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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 · 17,466 pupils
42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 14 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
55inspected 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
842 CQC-registered services
- Care homes273
- GP practices129
- Dentists179
- Homecare agencies178
- Hospitals & hospices18
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
155 applications decided
82.6% granted · 128 granted, 27 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dave Robertson
Labour
Lichfield
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 14
- Con 21
- LD 7
- Grn 1
- Ref 1
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,490 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£862 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% 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
Grid electricity
44% low-carbon electricity
Gas 52% · Wind 24% · Nuclear 18% · Imports 4%
207 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 80.5 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lichfield:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills442 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office422 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test287 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s281 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Upper Longdon · 0.1 kmUpper Longdon is a village within the civil parish of Longdon and is in the District of Lichfield of the English county of Staffordshire.
- George's Hayes · 1.1 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.
Beaudesert, Cannock Chase · 1.3 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…
- Hawkesyard Priory · 1.9 km
Hawkesyard Priory was a Dominican priory off Armitage Lane Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, built between 1896 and 1914 which included the Roman Catholic Priory Church of St Thomas.
Armitage Park · 1.9 kmArmitage Park is a 19th-century Grade II listed country house at Armitage near Rugeley, Staffordshire.
Longdon, Staffordshire · 1.9 kmLongdon is a village and civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upper Longdon?
- Upper Longdon is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Lichfield local authority.
- How deprived is Upper Longdon?
- The Lichfield local authority, which includes Upper Longdon, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.