United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~98k · 58 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in but modest in its economic reach, Staffordshire Moorlands offers a stable environment for those seeking lower costs. A median house price of £225,000 sits at 5.6 times median annual pay, making it one of the more accessible markets in the West Midlands. Monthly rent is particularly low, consuming only 21.5% of gross median earnings. While housing is cheaper than the regional median, weekly pay is also higher than the regional benchmark at £770.10. Crime rates remain lower than the regional median, suggesting a quiet quality of life. These figures do not account for the specific employment sectors available locally, but the data points to a location that prioritises affordability and safety over high-intensity urban wages.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Staffordshire Moorlands ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,045/yr
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
House price
£225,000
Affordable
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Rent
£718/mo
Most affordable
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,338/yr
Cheap
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
55.6/1k
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.0
Low
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Schools
91.4%
Weak
Worse than 63% 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
65 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
53 of 58 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 7 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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58 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 58 schools, sortable and filterable.
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