# Environment in Staffordshire Moorlands The north of the West Midlands. 96,764 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 576 square kilometres. 9 layers about environment for Staffordshire Moorlands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) ## Radon potential 1 km grid level. Source: BGS and UKHSA. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Staffordshire Moorlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-radon-potential ## Road and rail noise by postcode Postcode level, England only. Source: Defra and ONS Postcode Directory. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Staffordshire Moorlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-noise-postcode ## People in radon Affected Area squares Staffordshire Moorlands: **63%** (2022, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. About 63% of people in Staffordshire Moorlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. Across the UK the figure is 44%. - Against West Midlands: 34% higher (47%) - Against the UK: 43% higher (44%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon-affected-areas) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/radon-affected-areas/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-radon-affected-share ## People in loud road or rail noise Staffordshire Moorlands: **2.5%** (2021, council level, England only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas. Published 8 December 2023. About 2.5% of people in Staffordshire Moorlands live where road or rail noise is modelled at 65 decibels or more. - Against West Midlands: 14% lower (2.9%) - Against the UK: 31% lower (3.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/loud-transport-noise?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/loud-transport-noise) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-noise-loud-share ## Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 1 km grid level. Source: Defra. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Staffordshire Moorlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-air-no2 ## Fine particles (PM2.5) 1 km grid level. Source: Defra. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Staffordshire Moorlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/fine-particles?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/fine-particles) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-air-pm25 ## Green space Outline level, Great Britain only. Source: Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Staffordshire Moorlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/green-space?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/green-space) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-green-space ## Flood zones Outline level, England and Wales only. Source: Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Staffordshire Moorlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-flood-zones ## Flood risk by postcode Postcode level, England only. Source: Environment Agency and ONS Postcode Directory. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Staffordshire Moorlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-flood-risk-postcode ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/education) (2) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000198/data?family=environment ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment#l-radon-potential. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment