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Wheaton Aston

Wheaton Aston is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 1,965. It has 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Penkridge, 7 km away. There were around 22 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wheaton Aston area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Staffordshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
70/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 18th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% of them.

Low crime91
Home affordability65
Affordable rents81
Good schools40
Life expectancy64
Low deprivation74
Employment68
Low council tax78

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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 15° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:31

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · July 2026 150% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Wheaton Aston & Rural · Staffordshire

Local policing priorities

  • Continuing issues of anti-social behaviour (ASB), specifically fly tipping and groups of youths.
  • Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour, in particular, neighbour disputes, is a priority for our local officers.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

184 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 253 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 13 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Penkridge (7.0 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Penkridge (7.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£310,258 average 5.8% YoY

Across South Staffordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£451,565
Semi-detached£279,367
Terraced£238,375
Flat£149,187

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£949 average monthly rent 4.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £659
  • 2 bed £849
  • 3 bed £1,008

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (10.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10.1 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: Granary Brasserie (4.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds3

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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 235 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,314 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 49,350)

A £1,542
B £1,800
C £2,057
D £2,314
E £2,828
F £3,342
G £3,856
H £4,627

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%)

50inspected 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

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
  • 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

176 applications decided

82.4% granted · 145 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Gavin Williamson

Conservative

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 2
  • Con 28
  • LD 4
  • Grn 2
  • Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,615 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £28,000 avg

e.g. Senior Support worker, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Become a Maths Tutor in Wheaton Aston – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% 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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 8% · Imports 6%

222 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.3 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Wheaton Aston · 0.1 km

    Wheaton Aston is a small village in Staffordshire, England about 9 miles (14 km) south west of Stafford and 7 miles (11 km) west of Cannock. It is located beside Bridge 19 of the Shropshire Union Canal. The civil pari…

  • Mottey Meadows · 1.0 km

    Mottey Meadows National Nature Reserve (NNR) consists of a series of alluvial flood meadows near the village of Wheaton Aston in Staffordshire, England. The meadows have been managed for hay making for many centuries.…

  • Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston · 1.4 km

    Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston is a civil parish in the South Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,548.

  • Lapley Priory · 2.1 km

    Lapley Priory was a priory in Staffordshire, England. Founded at the very end of the Anglo-Saxon period, it was an alien priory, a satellite house of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Remi or Saint-Rémy at Reims in North…

  • Lapley · 2.4 km

    Lapley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston, in the South Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is some 3.5 miles WSW of Penkridge…

  • RAF Wheaton Aston · 2.4 km

    Royal Air Force Wheaton Aston, or more simply RAF Wheaton Aston, was a Royal Air Force station located just outside of the village of Wheaton Aston in Staffordshire, England. The base was actually in the hamlet of Lit…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wheaton Aston?
Wheaton Aston is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the South Staffordshire local authority.
What is the population of Wheaton Aston?
Wheaton Aston has an approximate settlement population of 1,965.
How deprived is Wheaton Aston?
The South Staffordshire local authority, which includes Wheaton Aston, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.