Electoral wardE05010481
Common ward, Stafford
Common is one of 23 electoral wards of Stafford Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,527 residents in 2,305 households — 2,220 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stafford constituency; for county elections it is in the Stafford North division.
Residents, 20214,527council ward average 5,951
Households2,3051.96 residents per household
Density2,220/ km²about 2.04 km² · Stafford 229
Aged 65+16.3%Stafford: 23.0% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 244
5–95.3% · 242
10–155.3% · 242
16–193.3% · 149
20–246.2% · 281
25–3417.6% · 799
35–4920.4% · 923
50–6420.1% · 913
65–748.1% · 367
75–845.7% · 257
85+2.5% · 115
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van31.3% · 722
1 car or van45.1% · 1,039
2 cars or vans18.9% · 435
3 or more4.7% · 108
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stafford overall: 70.0% owned, 13.6% social rented, 15.6% private rented.
Owned outright19.1% · 440
With mortgage24.6% · 568
Shared ownership0.5% · 11
Social rented25.9% · 597
Private rented29.8% · 686
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house10.9% · 250
Semi-detached house16.0% · 369
Terraced house40.5% · 933
Purpose-built flat25.4% · 585
Converted house3.7% · 86
Other conversion1.8% · 42
Above shop / office1.5% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010481- Council
- Stafford Borough Council
- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Stafford North
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 23
Other wards in the same constituency
BBaswich25.5% aged 65+ · 88.5% owned6,114CCoton10.8% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned8,784DDoxey & Castletown14.0% aged 65+ · 51.6% owned4,231EEccleshall26.6% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned7,049FForebridge17.4% aged 65+ · 45.5% owned3,651GGnosall & Woodseaves27.2% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned6,804HHighfields & Western Downs17.8% aged 65+ · 52.5% owned6,889HHolmcroft27.0% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned6,695LLittleworth20.4% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned5,654MManor21.8% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned7,200PPenkside13.1% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned3,566RRowley24.4% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned3,145SSeighford & Church Eaton26.8% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned6,859WWeeping Cross & Wildwood28.0% aged 65+ · 86.5% owned6,446
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.