South Staffordshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£453,103

Semi-detached

£279,533

Terraced

£239,267

Flat or maisonette

£148,692

First-time buyers

£256,245

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  104,586 in 1991 → 114,423 in 2024 (+9.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £171,687 in 2005 → £310,862 in 2026 (+81.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £393 in 2008 → £625 in 2025 (+59.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.3% in 2004 → 81.3% in 2023 (+3.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.9% in 2001 → 2.5% in 2025 (+31.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,911 in 1997 → £26,228 in 2024 (+140.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South Staffordshire; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing8.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 5th highest of 363
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills81.9% (2023) · 21st highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work15.6% (2023) · 65th lowest of 348
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing9.1% (2020 to 2024) · 70th lowest of 373

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work39.2% (2021) · 360th highest of 374
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.5% (2024) · 337th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.5 t per person (2024) · 298th lowest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 297th lowest of 363

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Staffordshire, which includes South Staffordshire.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.2 years · England 80.0 · 64th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.9 years · England 83.8 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.0 years · England 60.9 · 38th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.5 years · England 61.3 · 51st highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)307.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 62nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.6% · England 10.4 · 114th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.6% · England 64.6 · 112th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Staffordshire, which includes South Staffordshire.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.6% · England 68.3 · 38th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.6 score · England 46.0 · 99th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.8% · England 5.8 · 101st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.1% · England 19.8 · 81st lowest of 153