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Mosspit & Silkmore Lane: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Mosspit & Silkmore Lane neighbourhood of Stafford, England (ONS area Stafford 016). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes ST17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near ST17 4GA.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Stafford
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Stafford (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £209,400 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Stafford (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Stafford, is 2.3 km 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
£209,400
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 -0.06; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£46,700
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Mosspit & Silkmore Lane sits in Stafford
- Typical house price: 4th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in Stafford
- Average household income: 4th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in Stafford
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 Mosspit & Silkmore Lane
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
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Stafford, 2 the other way and 17 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
- Schools improving
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Income deprivation ranking
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Stafford Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (76 to 102 min); CrossCountry and Avanti West Coast to Manchester Piccadilly (about 55 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 Silkmore Primary Academy 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) (May 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
- Nearest state secondary school King Edward VI High School 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
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 Mosspit & Silkmore Lane
What is the typical house price in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane?
£209,400. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Mosspit & Silkmore Lane compare with the rest of Stafford?
Typical house price: 4th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in Stafford. Average household income: 4th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in Stafford.
Is Mosspit & Silkmore Lane an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Mosspit & Silkmore Lane gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Mosspit & Silkmore Lane?
Stafford. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (76 to 102 min); CrossCountry and Avanti West Coast to Manchester Piccadilly (about 55 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Mosspit & Silkmore Lane?
Nearest state primary school. Silkmore Primary Academy. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) (May 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next. Nearest state secondary school. King Edward VI High School. 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
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.