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Highfields & Western Downs

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South Stafford. About 7,048 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Highfields & Western Downs, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,888
4,104th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.7%
2,335th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Highfields & Western Downs compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population23 wards, Stafford · 2021
Population: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 2,821 to 10,231. The middle area is 6,501. Highfields & Western Downs is 6,888.
6,8887th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Stafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 47.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 92.9%. Highfields & Western Downs is 99.0%.
99.0%4th highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Stafford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 1.3% to 6.3%. The middle area is 2.1%. Highfields & Western Downs is 4.9%.
4.9%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Stafford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stafford23 areas from 53.9% to 69.7%. The middle area is 60.3%. Highfields & Western Downs is 64.7%.
64.7%joint 5th highest

Figures for the whole of Stafford

These figures are published for the whole of Stafford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Stafford and not Highfields & Western Downs alone. See Stafford

Average house price
£258,024
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,726
147th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.9
77th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highfields & Western Downs in brief

Highfields & Western Downs had 6,888 usual residents at the census.

In Highfields & Western Downs, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Highfields & Western Downs, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.7% of residents in Highfields & Western Downs were aged 15 to 64 at the census.