England · E10000028

Driving in Staffordshire.

Understand the people and transport context around you, then plan the questions to ask about lessons, private practice or your teaching business.

Resident population

913,073

Mid-year estimate · 2025

Residents aged 17–24

72,399

Sum of published single-year ages · 2025

Households without a car or van

15.7%

Census 2021 · 59,059 households

Context for planning, not a demand forecast.

Residents aged 17–24 are not necessarily learners. Adults learn at many ages. A household vehicle may not be suitable, available or insured for private practice. A provider business address does not establish pickup coverage.

Age detail

Usual residents · mid-2025
Age Residents
Age 16 10,440
Age 17 10,456
Age 18 9,587
Age 19 8,573
Age 20 8,695
Age 21 8,464
Age 22 8,330
Age 23 8,889
Age 24 9,405

Household vehicle availability

Households · Census 2021
Category Households
Total: All households 375,222
No cars or vans in household 59,059
1 car or van in household 149,032
2 cars or vans in household 121,036
3 or more cars or vans in household 46,095

Census counts use statistical disclosure control. Categories and dates remain source-specific.

Instructor business and affordability context

Registered driving-school enterprises

35

SIC 85530 · 2025 · rounded to the nearest five

These are VAT/PAYE registered enterprises based at an address in this area. Many small sole traders are excluded; one enterprise can employ several instructors. This industry classification also includes some flying schools. Use it alongside actual provider information when researching a teaching business.

ONS UK Business Counts through Nomis . A published zero can be rounded; it does not mean there are no instructors.

English deprivation summaries · 2025

These figures describe relative deprivation in areas. They do not tell you whether an individual can afford lessons or qualifies for support. Lower-tier and upper-tier summaries use different comparison groups. Explore the original measures below; ranks cannot be compared with another UK nation’s index.

County and unitary authority summary · 2024 boundaries
IMD · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IMD - Average rank 13,973.8
IMD - Rank of average rank 116
IMD - Average score 16.513
IMD - Rank of average score 118
IMD - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0281
IMD - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 102
IMD25 - Extent 0.0973
IMD25 - Rank of extent 112
IMD25 - Local concentration 28,894.87
IMD25 - Rank of local concentration 110
Income · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Income - Average rank 14,024.89
Income - Rank of average rank 117
Income - Average score 0.18
Income - Rank of average score 118
Income - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0243
Income - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 110
Income scale 159,059
Rank of Income Scale 14
Employment · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Employment - Average rank 15,252.81
Employment - Rank of average rank 102
Employment - Average score 0.116
Employment - Rank of average score 106
Employment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0412
Employment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 92
Employment scale 62,201.17
Rank of Employment Scale 15
Education · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Education, Skills and Training - Average rank 16,414.35
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average rank 86
Education, Skills and Training - Average score 19.94
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average score 87
Education, Skills and Training - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0749
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 78
Health · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average rank 16,466.05
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average rank 83
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average score -0.036
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average score 84
Health Deprivation and Disability - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0393
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 79
Crime · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Crime - Average rank 11,828.72
Crime - Rank of average rank 134
Crime - Average score -0.435
Crime - Rank of average score 134
Crime - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0112
Crime - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 138
Barriers · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average rank 14,512.24
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average rank 97
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average score 19.278
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average score 96
Barriers to Housing and Services - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0543
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 64
Living · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Living Environment - Average rank 13,237.68
Living Environment - Rank of average rank 129
Living Environment - Average score 15.789
Living Environment - Rank of average score 128
Living Environment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0449
Living Environment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 103
IDACI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDACI - Average rank 15,586.2
IDACI - Rank of average rank 106
IDACI - Average score 0.304
IDACI - Rank of average score 107
IDACI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0243
IDACI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 112
IDAOPI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDAOPI - Average rank 11,803.8
IDAOPI - Rank of average rank 123
IDAOPI - Average score 0.124
IDAOPI - Rank of average score 120
IDAOPI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.015
IDAOPI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 120

Corrected November 2025 v2 workbooks. Original labels and units are retained: proportions run from 0 to 1, and index scores are not percentages. Source and methodology .

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Download registered enterprise counts and all imported deprivation domains · Open Government Licence v3.0. Different source periods remain separate.

Traffic and road safety

Annual traffic and reported injury collisions on the same official authority code.

Funding and support

Check the conditions attached to assistance with driving costs.

Instructor business context

Explore what respondents reported about workload, pupils and professional development.

Sources and geography

Population: ONS estimates through Nomis. Vehicle availability: ONS Census 2021 through Nomis. Population and census years are different. Nomis geography groups: county / unitary. Joins use the exact official area code, not a similarity in names. Counties and districts can overlap. Download counts, status flags and input checksums.