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Rugeley Town

Middle area

North east Cannock Chase. 8,336 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Rugeley Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£195,000
1,366th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,188
3,231st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rugeley Town 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 Town is £195,000.
£195,0002nd lowest
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 Town is 8,188.
8,1886th highest
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 Town is 99.1%.
99.1%4th highest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Cannock Chase · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cannock Chase13 areas from 1.4% to 4.7%. The middle area is 3.1%. Rugeley Town is 4.6%.
4.6%2nd highest

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 Town alone. See Cannock Chase

Average house price
£236,743
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,140
97th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.9
136th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rugeley Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rugeley Town was £195,000 in 2025.

Rugeley Town had 8,188 usual residents at the census.

In Rugeley Town, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rugeley Town, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.