Is Stafford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Stafford, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 3,894 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Stafford, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 3,894 postcodes
The average home in Stafford sold for £258,024 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.2% on a year earlier. Across Stafford, police record 84 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Stafford, the nearest primary school is Beaconfields Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Sir Graham Balfour High School, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Holmcroft, 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
Stafford station is 2.4 mi away; the nearest park, Stafford Common, is 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
Across Stafford, police record 84 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Stafford sold for £258,024 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £394,688, semi-detached £249,654, terraced £194,593, flats £110,959. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Beaconfields Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Sir Graham Balfour High School, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Stafford is 2.4 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £58,482 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).