Staffordshire Moorlands: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£331,414

Semi-detached

£221,554

Terraced

£163,867

Flat or maisonette

£111,632

First-time buyers

£191,162

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

  95,723 in 1991 → 96,651 in 2024 (+1.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £134,432 in 2005 → £224,415 in 2026 (+66.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £407 in 2008 → £625 in 2025 (+53.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.5% in 2004 → 80.9% in 2023 (+3.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.6% in 2001 → 2.2% in 2025 (+37.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,793 in 1997 → £23,399 in 2024 (+138.9%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Staffordshire Moorlands; 30 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 & wellbeing8.3% (2020 to 2024) · 43rd lowest of 373
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.2% (2025) · 62nd lowest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.9× earnings (April 2025) · 62nd lowest of 316
• Employment rate · Economy & work80.9% (2023) · 86th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• No qualifications · Education & skills16.7% (2023) · 290th lowest of 293
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills49.2% (2023) · 336th highest of 348
• Productivity · Economy & work£29.9 per hour (2023) · 343rd highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.1% (2024) · 338th highest of 361

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

• 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 Staffordshire Moorlands.

• 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