# Stone Town

North Stafford. 12,028 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.5 square kilometres.

Stone Town had 11,081 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006190. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £221,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stone Town was £221,000 in 2025. Joint 2,016th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/stone-town#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,081** (2021). Stone Town had 11,081 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 570th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/stone-town#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in Stone Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/stone-town#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Stone Town, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/stone-town#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006190) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 8% of people in Stone Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02006190) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 217 homes were sold in Stone Town in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006190) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Stone Town.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006190) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Stone Town had 11,081 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Stone Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stone Town at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 430 |
| Other crime | 204 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 188 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Shoplifting | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Stone Town compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Stone Town | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £221,000 | 6th cheapest | 16 middle areas, Stafford · 2025 |
| Population | 11,081 | 2nd most populated | 16 middle areas, Stafford · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 8% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 16 middle areas, Stafford · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.6% | 4th highest | 16 middle areas, Stafford · Jan 2026 |

## Is Stone Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stone Town at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stone Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (430), other crime (204) and anti-social behaviour (188).
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 Stafford

These figures are published for the whole of Stafford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stafford and not Stone Town alone. [See Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)

- **Average house price: £260,446** (August 2026). Stafford’s average house price was £260,446 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,726** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stafford earned a median of £39,726 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 147th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Stafford costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Stafford has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stone Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Stone Town was £221,000 in 2025.
Stone Town had 11,081 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in Stone Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Stone Town, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006190
- Ward: [St Michael's & Stonefield †](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/ward/st-michaels-and-stonefield)
- Constituency: [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge)
- Council: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 5.52 km²
- People, mid-2024: 12,028*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 39

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Little Stoke & Milwich](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/little-stoke-and-milwich), [Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/barlaston-tittensor-and-swynnerton)

## Latest updates for Stone Town

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006190

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/stone-town