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About Us

Our Place

This is Staffordshire, where you will find breath-taking scenery, thrilling adventures, captivating history and heritage, and superb living and lifestyle options.

Our Lifestyle

With its reputation for safe-living and friendliness, Staffordshire offers residents an accessible and affordable lifestyle that makes it a fabulous place to live and work.

From urban chic and city apartments to rural idylls and country houses, there is a lifestyle here to suit everyone. The county has everything from traditional market towns to bustling city centres with shopping, restaurants and nightlife to suit all tastes and budgets.

And with house prices a fraction of the cost here than elsewhere in the UK, you’ll get more home for your money.

Our Location

Our stunning county is in the heart of the UK and easily accessible with excellent road and rail links. We are also close to four major international airports, and the M1 and M6 motorways.

In fact, no other UK location offers access to so many cities. Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Derby, Wolverhampton, Nottingham and Leicester, are all within an hour. London is only 80 minutes away by train.

Our Attractions

Staffordshire offers you a world of possibilities.
Truly world-class leisure facilities here include two of Europe’s biggest and best theme parks ­ Alton Towers Resort and Drayton Manor; the UK’s number one Indoor water park, WaterWorld and the SnowDome in Tamworth with year-round skiing on real snow.

We have some of the world’s most beautiful scenery in the Staffordshire Peak District, Cannock Chase (designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and the National Forest. Explore 1,000 years of Staffordshire history in ancient cathedrals, medieval castles and magnificent stately homes.

For a complete overview of the thousands of things to see and do in Staffordshire, explore Enjoy Staffordshire.

Our Success Stories

Some of Britain’s greatest success stories, like JCB and bet365, all call Staffordshire their home.

Our great location, connectivity, talent and lifestyle benefits continue to attract international businesses. Jaguar Land Rover, Amazon, Vodafone and Molson-Coors are just some of the names investing millions of pounds and creating thousands of jobs here.

Health and Care in Staffordshire

Improving the health and wellness of the whole population, with everyone taking some responsibility, is central to our ambitions for Staffordshire.

It is not just about what happens when we are sick and need to see a doctor or go to the hospital, or need longer term care and support.

Staffordshire’s population is growing and ageing, and by 2026 there will be nearly 11,000 more residents aged 85 and over. More people are spending their later years in poor health. This is placing a growing and unsustainable demand on our health and care services, with Staffordshire’s public sector spending nearly £2 billion on health and care services each year. Much of this is down to our modern lifestyles, with 40% of poor health down to lifestyle choices, such as smoking, drinking too much alcohol, eating a poor diet or not doing enough exercise.

The County Council and the NHS cannot keep spending more money on health and care services. We will quite simply run out of money. This means that people in Staffordshire will need to take more control of their own health and wellbeing through lifestyle choices that enable them to live a full and enjoyable life well into old age.

Public and private sector organisations can help by creating an environment that supports these choices and promoting a culture of physical and mental wellbeing whereby staying fit and healthy becomes the norm.

Good health and wellbeing is essential, not a luxury, particularly for young people who are our future workforce, taxpayers and carers. Good health improves our ability to attract businesses, jobs and income to the county too. We could save up to 137.3 million working days in the county every year through better health and wellbeing.

There will always be people in need of health and care services. We will continue to offer care and support to those people who really need it.

Our main priorities

  • That Staffordshire is a healthy place to live with an environment that promotes wellbeing for all.
  • People can find simple, clear information and advice to enable them to take responsibility for their health and plan for their later years.
  • Ensuring people can find support in the community to allow them to live independently in their own home.
  • To offer support at times of crisis to help people maintain their independence.
  • That people know what to expect from care services, who is eligible and who will pay.
  • There are quality and affordable care services available to meet people’s needs.

To find out more about living and working in Staffordshire, visit We Are Staffordshire.