Stafford: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in West Midlands · 81 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £3,000 per m², up 3.3% in a year. Police record 68.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year (West Midlands 84.7), and there are 59 state schools.
Strong primaries.
Is Stafford a good place to live?
Safer than 55% of West Midlands's councils, prices up 3.3% in a year, 59 state schools (2 Outstanding), and a 41-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- 68.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearsafer than 55% of West Midlands's councils
- Prices
- £3,000 per m², up 3.3% in a yearpricier than 52% of West Midlands's councils
- Schools
- 59 state schools, 2 Outstandingprimaries nearby stronger than in 93% of West Midlands's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 41 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a longer walk than 62% of West Midlands's councils
Ranks among West Midlands's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
16 areasAgainst West Midlands: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is West Midlands's middle.
- Weeping Cross & Brocton · ST177 neighbourhoods£3,230 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Eccleshall & Yarnfield · ST215 neighbourhoods£3,220 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Little Stoke & Milwich · ST155 neighbourhoods£3,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Weston & Haywood · ST185 neighbourhoods£3,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Littleworth & Hopton · ST186 neighbourhoods£3,140 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton · ST125 neighbourhoods£3,120 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Gnosall & Haughton · ST205 neighbourhoods£3,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford · ST164 neighbourhoods£3,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rowley & Derrington · ST175 neighbourhoods£2,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Stone Town · ST156 neighbourhoods£2,790 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Doxey & Holmcroft · ST165 neighbourhoods£2,790 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Fulford & Meir Heath · ST114 neighbourhoods£2,640 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · ST174 neighbourhoods£2,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Highfields & Burton Manor · ST175 neighbourhoods£2,320 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Stafford North East · ST164 neighbourhoods£2,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Central Stafford · ST166 neighbourhoods£2,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,000 per m² · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £3,000
- By type
- Flat £129k · Terraced £204k · Semi £235k · Detached £364k
- 1-year change
- +3.3%
- Neighbourhoods
- 81
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of West Midlands's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 68.8 per 1,000 a year · West Midlands 84.7
- Among councils
- Safer than 55%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; West Midlands pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
59 state schools- Primary
- 50
- Secondary
- 9
- Outstanding
- 2
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 93% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among West Midlands's primaries.
- Station walk
- 41 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 31% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £54,800 a year · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £48,200
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical West Midlands neighbourhood 13%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 7% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 35% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of West Midlands's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Stafford
Is Stafford safe?
Police recorded about 68.8 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; safer than 55% of West Midlands's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Stafford?
Homes sold for a typical £3,000 per m² in the year to August 2026, up 3.3% in a year; pricier than 52% of West Midlands's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Stafford?
59 state schools, 2 Outstanding; primaries nearby stronger than in 93% of West Midlands's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Stafford from a station?
A 41-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a longer walk than 62% of West Midlands's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Stafford a deprived area?
7% of Stafford's 81 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 35% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.