Chapel Close Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire Moorlands
5 addresses across 1 postcode (ST9), about 100 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 37704191.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £275,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Staffordshire Moorlands cost £224,481 in August 2026 (+5.1% on a year); private rents averaged £732 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 5 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road - Battery Energy Facility, is 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Staffordshire Moorlands costs £2,338 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Longton, about 7.7 km (4.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Consall Nature Park, is about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 226 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Werrington Village Surgery, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2021 | 3 ST9 0AQ | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 4 ST9 0AQ | Detached | £275,000 |
House prices and rents in Staffordshire Moorlands
A typical home in Staffordshire Moorlands cost £224,481 in August 2026, 5.1% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 51% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £331,178 |
| Semi-detached | £221,597 |
| Terraced | £164,127 |
| Flat or maisonette | £112,093 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £190,895 |
Private renters in Staffordshire Moorlands paid £732 a month on average in September 2026, 7.6% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £529 |
| Two bedrooms | £689 |
| Three bedrooms | £870 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,194 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 141 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 2019 (1); 2024 (1); 2018 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Council tax
What each band costs in Staffordshire Moorlands in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,858 | £3,377 | £3,897 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (27% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Gold Place, Randles Lane W Rocks, permissioned (300 m)
Energy projects nearby
5 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 5 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road - Battery Energy Facility Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2022/0444 | Battery storage | 400 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Dec 2022 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road - Battery Storage Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2022/0548 | Battery storage | 2.6 MW | Planning application made Oct 2022 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road - Battery Storage Facility Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2024/0055 | Battery storage | 400 MW | Planning application made Feb 2024 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Newfields Farm, Rownall Road - Battery Energy Storage Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2024/0556 | Battery storage | 99.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2025 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Leek Road, Werrington - Battery Energy Storage Staffordshire SMD/2025/0354 | Battery storage | 300 MW | Planning application made Aug 2025 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 226 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST9 0AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Blythe Bridge 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapel Close Wetley Rocks | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 37.7 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Werrington Village Surgery Good Mar 2025 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Werrington Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Werrington Dental Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Cheadle Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wetley Manor Care Home Requires improvement Nov 2019 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Endon Police Post | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Washerwall Lane, Werrington | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Consall Nature Park 115 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,430 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,040 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbank Plantation | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Fox's Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Westwood Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Hayes Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Staffordshire Moorlands: see them on the Staffordshire Moorlands page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 40% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 56% in 2023) |
| Moorside High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 43.5 (45.4 in 2025 and 41.7 in 2024); 41.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 460 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetley Rocks Pre-School ST9 0BN | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 315 childminders and 25 home childcarers (nannies) in Staffordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG On The Move Ltd @ Wetley Rocks PFS ST9 0BA | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| ABM Catering @ ST JOHNS C.E. (C) PRIMARY SCHOOL ST9 0BN | School/college/university | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 May 2026 |
| Lodge Farm Riding School Limited ST9 0BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2018 |
| WETLEY ROCKS VILLAGE HALL ( Pre School) ST9 0BN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Meadow Avenue (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ST9 0AQ: 5 addresses of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Oaklands Close · Meadow Avenue · Randles Lane · Plough Bank · Leek Road · Mill Lane · Leek Road
All the streets in ST9 and across Staffordshire Moorlands.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.