Stafford: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£394,688

Semi-detached

£249,654

Terraced

£194,593

Flat or maisonette

£110,959

First-time buyers

£209,460

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

  119,504 in 1991 → 141,556 in 2024 (+18.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £152,681 in 2005 → £258,024 in 2026 (+69.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £415 in 2008 → £696 in 2025 (+67.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.9% in 2004 → 76.5% in 2023 (−0.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.9% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+26.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,522 in 1997 → £25,383 in 2024 (+141.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Stafford; 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

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing8.2% (2020 to 2024) · 39th lowest of 373
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work62.5% (2021) · 44th highest of 374
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£696 (April 2025) · 91st highest of 359
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.4% (2025) · 99th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing4.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 352nd lowest of 363
• Productivity · Economy & work£31.2 per hour (2023) · 329th highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 328th highest of 363
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.9 t per person (2024) · 313th lowest of 361

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

• 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 Stafford.

• 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