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Overview

West Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Staffordshire Moorlands

2026/27 view

Staffordshire Moorlands · ONS E07000198

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

65/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 49 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover66
Debt burden56
Liquidity69
Debt direction76
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £2.30m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£462.0k 16.8%
Service expenditure £14.33m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£742.0k 5.5%
Unallocated reserves £4.94m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£36.0k 0.7%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £14.33m
75.1%
2020/21: £8.18m 2021/22: £10.36m 2022/23: £11.49m 2023/24: £13.59m 2024/25: £14.33m
Net revenue expenditure £14.62m
73.0%
2020/21: £8.45m 2021/22: £10.72m 2022/23: £11.71m 2023/24: £13.54m 2024/25: £14.62m
Council Tax requirement £7.76m
12.8%
2020/21: £6.88m 2021/22: £7.07m 2022/23: £7.36m 2023/24: £7.41m 2024/25: £7.76m
Unallocated reserves £4.94m
20.8%
2020/21: £4.09m 2021/22: £4.97m 2022/23: £4.97m 2023/24: £4.97m 2024/25: £4.94m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population96,6512024 estimate
Latest net debt£2.30m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Staffordshire Moorlands, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
53.7%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.8 percentage points vs 2023/24
26 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste379.8 kgper household+2.2 kg year on year
Waste collected383.4 kgper resident−6.0 kg year on year
Household waste37,061tonnes collected19,902 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

19,902 t recycled, composted or reused 17,159 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

53.7%
2015/16: 56.4%2016/17: 57.4%2017/18: 56.0%2018/19: 56.0%2019/20: 56.4%2020/21: 57.7%2021/22: 54.5%2022/23: 53.2%2023/24: 54.5%2024/25: 53.7%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Staffordshire Moorlands.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

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68 Open schools
14,402 Pupils
17,435 School places
82.6% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Staffordshire Moorlands.

Attainment 8
45.6
West Midlands 44.6
England 46.1
0.5 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
41.9%
West Midlands 41.7%
England 45.4%
3.5 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
45.4%
West Midlands 37.9%
England 40.5%
4.9 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.37

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

46.1 18/19
51.3 19/20
50.0 20/21
47.1 21/22
45.8 22/23
42.8 23/24
45.6 24/25
Education context

Staffordshire Moorlands's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with West Midlands and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Staffordshire Moorlands, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£225,000
+ 25.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£38,228
+ 29.2% over five years
House price to earnings
5.89×
Improved from 6.08× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Staffordshire Moorlands.

£724 / month
+ 7.3% in the last year
July 2026
Staffordshire Moorlands
£724
+ 7.3%
West Midlands
£974
+ 4.5%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with West Midlands £250 less per month
Compared with England £727 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Staffordshire Moorlands
5.89×
West Midlands
6.80×
England
7.64×
Compared with West Midlands More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received124this quarter+28 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided81this quarter−6 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
69.1%approved
Overall approval rate56 granted25 refused−5.6 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

91.4%
Rank 173 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

5.2 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major1100.0%100.0% Minor3464.7%85.3% Other4671.7%95.7%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1402024 Q3: 1222024 Q4: 962025 Q1: 1302025 Q2: 1262025 Q3: 932025 Q4: 962026 Q1: 1242024 Q2: 1342024 Q3: 1382024 Q4: 1212025 Q1: 1042025 Q2: 1262025 Q3: 1022025 Q4: 872026 Q1: 81
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

160%
Required512homes over three years
Delivered817homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Staffordshire Moorlands, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 5,363 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 55.5 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 0.6% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Staffordshire Moorlands Your council
55.5 − 0.6%
West Midlands Region
82.2 − 1.2%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Staffordshire Moorlands has a recorded crime rate 32.5% below West Midlands. It is 33.5% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Staffordshire
Violence 2,545
26.3 per 1,000 − 2.5%
Theft 1,153
11.9 per 1,000 − 7.9%
Public order 516
5.3 per 1,000 + 0.8%
Criminal damage 487
5.0 per 1,000 + 1.7%
Shoplifting 318
3.3 per 1,000 − 21.5%
Vehicle offences 200
2.1 per 1,000 − 7.0%
Burglary 236
2.4 per 1,000 + 5.4%
Drug offences 139
1.4 per 1,000 + 54.4%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Staffordshire Moorlands.

68 schools
Open schools 68
Pupils 14,402
School places 17,435
Capacity used 82.6%
Primary 42 schools
6,046 pupils
Other / specialist 14 schools
502 pupils
Secondary 8 schools
5,977 pupils
Middle deemed secondary 4 schools
1,877 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 5
7.4% of open schools
Previous full framework 34
50.0% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 19
27.9% of open schools
No Ofsted record 10
14.7% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

5 schools assessed
Achievement 5 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 1
Attendance & behaviour 5 assessed
Expected standard 4
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Needs attention 2
Inclusion 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Needs attention 2
Leadership & governance 5 assessed
Expected standard 5
Personal development 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Safeguarding 5 assessed
Met 5
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 2
Good 18
Requires improvement 5
Not judged 9
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
All Saints CofE First School URN 146612 · ST13 5QY Primary 228 207 Ungraded inspection
Beresford Memorial CofE First School URN 146589 · ST13 6NR Primary 153 150 Ungraded inspection
Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School URN 145053 · ST10 1QA Primary 144 210 Renewed framework
Blackshaw Moor CofE First School URN 147103 · ST13 8TW Primary 67 55 Ungraded inspection
Cheadle Primary School URN 124076 · ST10 1EN Primary 312 420 Good
Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School URN 141770 · ST10 2PF Primary 55 52 Renewed framework
Endon Hall Primary School URN 124146 · ST9 9HH Primary 180 210 Renewed framework
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School URN 132260 · ST11 9PW Primary 211 215 Outstanding
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 96,651 2024
West Midlands region 6,187,204
Staffordshire Moorlands represents 1.56% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+285 residents ↑ 0.3%
2019: 96,366 residents2020: 95,955 residents2021: 95,975 residents2022: 95,890 residents2023: 96,095 residents2024: 96,651 residents
Staffordshire Moorlands +0.3%
West Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Staffordshire Moorlands's population grew over five years. Its change was 4.2 percentage points below the West Midlands and 4.0 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Staffordshire Moorlands?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 7,207 7.5% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.6% +512 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.6% +40 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Staffordshire Moorlands LOCAL AUTHORITY
7.5%
West Midlands REGION
13.9%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
7,257 6,617 5,976
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£14.33m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£14.62m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£7.76m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£4.94m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £148
Median for councils of the same type £166 10.4% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £8.27m · Income £2.59m
£5.68m
Central services Gross £12.02m · Income £7.62m
£4.39m
Culture and related services Gross £3.57m · Income £1.32m
£2.25m
Planning and development Gross £4.13m · Income £2.90m
£1.23m
Housing Gross £1.53m · Income £519.0k
£1.01m
Highways and transport Gross £537.0k · Income £772.0k
£-235.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£7.76m
Retained business rates£5.95m
Revenue Support Grant£105.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £4.97m
Closing £4.94m
£36.0k decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£17.10m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£14.81m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£2.30m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£24 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £24
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 75.1% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£462.0k quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£462.0k −16.8%
Change across the series +£5.69m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£4.60m
Short-term borrowing£12.50m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£4.05m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
98.36% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£21,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£76.38m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£4.05m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 36.6%
+ £1.09m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£2.96m 2021/22 £3.26m 2022/23 £3.17m 2023/24 £3.50m 2024/25 £4.05m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£4.05m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £1.34m

33.2% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £2.71m

66.8% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 98.36%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.76 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Staffordshire Moorlands District Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Staffordshire Moorlandsmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.