# Rugeley

Town in Cannock Chase, West Midlands.

Rugeley is a town in Cannock Chase, West Midlands. Median sale price £218,140 in 2025. Recorded crime 84.5 per 1,000 people. About 26,613 people.

Town. Code E63002336. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase)

Rugeley is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Rugeley add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £218,140** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rugeley was £218,140 in 2025. 309th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugeley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 26,149** (2021). Rugeley had 26,149 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 429th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/rugeley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 79%** (2022). About 79% of people in Rugeley 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/town/rugeley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Rugeley, 99.0% 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/town/rugeley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002336) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 79% of people in Rugeley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63002336) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 393 homes were sold in Rugeley in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002336) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Rugeley.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002336) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rugeley had 26,149 usual residents at the census.

## How Rugeley compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Rugeley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £218,140 | 19th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 26,149 | 44th least populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 79% | 30th most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.0% | joint 5th highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Rugeley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rugeley at a rate of 84.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 194 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rugeley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,059), other crime (400) and anti-social behaviour (245).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Rugeley was 81.9 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Rugeley, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Rugeley has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Rugeley

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cannock Chase 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029368) | 1,201 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029369) | 1,203 | 24.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Cannock Chase 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029370) | 1,372 | 109.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.1% |
| [Cannock Chase 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029371) | 1,489 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Cannock Chase 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029402) | 2,141 | 56.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Cannock Chase 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029372) | 1,329 | 96.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029373) | 2,284 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Cannock Chase 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029401) | 1,530 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Cannock Chase 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029403) | 1,385 | 68.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029404) | 1,660 | 356.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.4% |
| [Cannock Chase 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029345) | 2,003 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Cannock Chase 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029346) | 1,772 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029347) | 1,506 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Cannock Chase 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029348) | 1,740 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
| [Cannock Chase 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029374) | 2,266 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Lichfield 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield/neighbourhood/e01034099) | 1,774 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.3% |

## Your MP

- [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cannock-chase): Josh Newbury (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase)

## Postcode districts covering Rugeley

[WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15)

## Middle areas in Rugeley

[Rugeley North & Etchinghill](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/rugeley-north-and-etchinghill), [Rugeley South & Brereton](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/rugeley-south-and-brereton), [Rugeley Town](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/rugeley-town)

## Towns near Rugeley

[Cannock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cannock), [Burntwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burntwood), [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lichfield), [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stafford), [Norton Canes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/norton-canes), [Brownhills](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brownhills)

## Rugeley in brief

Rugeley is a town in Cannock Chase, West Midlands.
About 26,613 people lived in Rugeley in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £218,140 in 2025 across 393 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 84.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Rugeley was £218,140 in 2025.
Rugeley had 26,149 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in Rugeley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rugeley, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002336
- Constituency: [Cannock Chase †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cannock-chase)
- Council: [Cannock Chase †](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.31 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,613*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 81

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Cannock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cannock), [Burntwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burntwood), [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lichfield), [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stafford), [Norton Canes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/norton-canes), [Brownhills](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brownhills)

## Latest updates for Rugeley

- 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/E63002336

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugeley, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugeley#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/rugeley