United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
East Staffordshire
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~121k · 59 state-funded schools
Affordable housing comes at the cost of average earnings. East Staffordshire offers a median house price 6.1 times median annual pay, below the West Midlands average, and rents are also cheaper at £833 monthly, taking 25.9% of gross pay. However, weekly earnings are only slightly above the regional median at £741.90. Crime rates are also slightly higher than the West Midlands average at 64 per 1,000. This location suits those prioritising a lower property price and manageable rent over higher earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How East Staffordshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,579/yr
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
House price
£235,000
Affordable
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Rent
£833/mo
Affordable
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,351/yr
Cheap
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Crime
64.0/1k
Low
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Deprivation
19.0
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
94.8%
Strong
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
58 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
55 of 58 (94.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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59 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 59 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.