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Rugeley Town: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Rugeley Town neighbourhood of Cannock Chase, England (ONS area Cannock Chase 002). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes WS15. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WS15 2AT.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Cannock Chase
Rugeley Town is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Cannock Chase (few signs of gentrification: 3 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £190,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Cannock Chase (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Rugeley Town, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£190,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£40,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Rugeley Town sits in Cannock Chase
- Typical house price: joint lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase
- Average household income: the lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Rugeley Town
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cannock Chase, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Homes selling
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Resale prices
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Rugeley Town Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (720 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 78 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 5 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Churchfield CofE Primary Academy 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school The Hart School 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Rugeley Town
What is the typical house price in Rugeley Town?
£190,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Rugeley Town compare with the rest of Cannock Chase?
Typical house price: joint lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase. Average household income: the lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase.
Is Rugeley Town an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Rugeley Town gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Rugeley Town?
Rugeley Town. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (720 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 78 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 5 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Rugeley Town?
Nearest state primary school. Churchfield CofE Primary Academy. 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Hart School. 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.