United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Stafford
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~138k · 63 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but not especially cheap to earn in. Stafford offers a median house price 6.2 times median annual pay, which is close to the regional average, and rents take a manageable 25.3% of gross median earnings. Council tax is also below the West Midlands median at £2,303. Crime rates are slightly below the regional average at 61.8 per 1,000, and deprivation is also lower than the regional median. School quality is exactly on par with the West Midlands average, with 93% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This suits those prioritising a balanced cost of living and lower crime over high earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Stafford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,886/yr
High
Better than 67% of UK LAs
House price
£260,000
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£882/mo
Affordable
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,303/yr
Cheap
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Crime
61.8/1k
Low
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.7
Low
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Schools
83.6%
Concerning
Worse than 98% 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
61 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
51 of 61 (83.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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63 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 63 schools, sortable and filterable.
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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.