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Biddulph Moor & Rudyard

Middle area

North west Staffordshire Moorlands. 7,161 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 56 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 72% of people in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£256,250
2,851st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,241
4,606th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
72%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard at a rate of 35.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.

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 offences78
Other crime48
Anti-social behaviour41
Criminal damage and arson32
Burglary29
Vehicle crime17
Drug offences5
Robbery3
Theft from the person1
Shoplifting0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Biddulph Moor & Rudyard compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from £151,500 to £350,000. The middle area is £233,725. Biddulph Moor & Rudyard is £256,250.
£256,2503rd most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2021
Population: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from 5,218 to 10,619. The middle area is 7,482. Biddulph Moor & Rudyard is 7,241.
7,2416th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from 17.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 72.0%. Biddulph Moor & Rudyard is 72.0%.
72%7th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from 38.7% to 96.7%. The middle area is 77.2%. Biddulph Moor & Rudyard is 60.9%.
60.9%3rd lowest

Is Biddulph Moor & Rudyard safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard at a rate of 35.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.

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

In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (78), other crime (48) and anti-social behaviour (41).

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 Staffordshire Moorlands

These figures are published for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Staffordshire Moorlands and not Biddulph Moor & Rudyard alone. See Staffordshire Moorlands

Average house price
£224,481
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,228
167th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.9×
Joint 90th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.8
93rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard in brief

The median price paid for a home in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard was £256,250 in 2025.

Biddulph Moor & Rudyard had 7,241 usual residents at the census.

About 72% of people in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Biddulph Moor & Rudyard, 60.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.