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Rugeley South & Brereton

Middle area

North east Cannock Chase. 9,484 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 60% of people in Rugeley South & Brereton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£205,000
Joint 1,588th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,287
Joint 1,820th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
60%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rugeley South & Brereton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rugeley South & Brereton at a rate of 77.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Cannock Chase.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences365
Other crime137
Anti-social behaviour86
Criminal damage and arson50
Vehicle crime37
Shoplifting24
Drug offences21
Burglary13
Robbery4
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rugeley South & Brereton compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Cannock Chase · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cannock Chase13 areas from £190,000 to £297,500. The middle area is £235,000. Rugeley South & Brereton is £205,000.
£205,0004th cheapest
Population13 middle areas, Cannock Chase · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cannock Chase13 areas from 5,869 to 9,287. The middle area is 8,053. Rugeley South & Brereton is 9,287.
9,287most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Cannock Chase · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cannock Chase13 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Rugeley South & Brereton is 60.0%.
60%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Cannock Chase · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cannock Chase13 areas from 93.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.8%. Rugeley South & Brereton is 99.6%.
99.6%2nd highest

Is Rugeley South & Brereton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rugeley South & Brereton at a rate of 77.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Cannock Chase.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rugeley South & Brereton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (365), other crime (137) and anti-social behaviour (86).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Cannock Chase

These figures are published for the whole of Cannock Chase, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cannock Chase and not Rugeley South & Brereton alone. See Cannock Chase

Average house price
£231,333
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,140
97th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.9
Joint 136th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rugeley South & Brereton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rugeley South & Brereton was £205,000 in 2025.

Rugeley South & Brereton had 9,287 usual residents at the census.

About 60% of people in Rugeley South & Brereton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rugeley South & Brereton, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.