Is ST10 4HS a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

ST10 4HS is a postcode in Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands, West Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near ST10 4HS, then scores the surrounding small area 72/100 - top 14% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around ST10 4HS are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for ST10 4HS is based on Staffordshire Moorlands 013 Census 2021. It covers 8,414 residents, 252 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 87% owner-occupied, 9% privately rented, 3% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near ST10 4HS, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the ST10 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £265k from 77 rolling sales, down 3.6% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near ST10 4HS by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near ST10 4HS; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.