South Staffordshire

Local Authority District in England

Staffordshire, West Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the South Staffordshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ South Staffordshire combines suburban towns, rural villages, and rolling countryside. Codsall, Wombourne, and Penkridge are key centres, while numerous villages preserve historic churches, cottages, and green spaces. The landscape features farmland, gentle hills, and wooded areas, with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal adding scenic waterways. Its location between the urban West Midlands and Shropshire countryside gives it a balance of rural charm and commuter links.

The administrative boundary of South Staffordshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of South Staffordshire.

Map of South Staffordshire — Administrative Boundary of South Staffordshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about South Staffordshire

What region is South Staffordshire in? South Staffordshire is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is South Staffordshire in? South Staffordshire is located in the county of Staffordshire.

Is South Staffordshire a city? No, South Staffordshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs South Staffordshire? The local authority for this district is: South Staffordshire District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Staffordshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Staffordshire County Council.

▶ Official website of South Staffordshire District Council 🔗 sstaffs.gov.uk

Which police force covers South Staffordshire? Policing in South Staffordshire is provided by Staffordshire Police 🔗 staffordshire.police.uk, which serves 9 local authority districts: Cannock Chase ⁞ East Staffordshire ⁞ Lichfield ⁞ Newcastle-under-Lyme ⁞ South Staffordshire ⁞ Stafford ⁞ Staffordshire Moorlands ⁞ Stoke-on-Trent ⁞ Tamworth.

This district page, South Staffordshire, is a sub-page of this county page: Staffordshire and this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in South Staffordshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire is divided into 20 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Bilbrook
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill
Cheslyn Hay Village
Codsall
Essington
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon
Great Wyrley Landywood
Great Wyrley Town
Himley & Swindon
Huntington & Hatherton
Kinver & Enville
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell
Penkridge South & Gailey
Perton East
Perton Lakeside
Perton Wrottesley
Wombourne North
Wombourne South

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire is fully parished: 29 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Acton Trussell and Bednall
Bilbrook
Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard
Bobbington
Brewood and Coven
Cheslyn Hay
Codsall
Coppenhall
Dunston
Enville
Essington
Featherstone
Great Wyrley
Hatherton
Hilton
Himley
Huntington
Kinver
Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston
Lower Penn
Pattingham and Patshull
Penkridge
Perton
Saredon
Shareshill
Swindon
Teddesley Hay
Trysull and Seisdon
Wombourne

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire covers 39 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Acton Trussell
Bishops Wood *
Bloxwich *
Brewood
Calf Heath
Cannock *
Codsall
Coven
Essington *
Featherstone (South Staffordshire)
Four Ashes
Four Crosses (South Staffordshire)
Gospel Ash *
Gospel End
Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay *
Himley
Huntington (South Staffordshire) *
Hyde Lea and Coppenhall *
Kingswinford *
Kinver
New Wood *
Old Perton
Pattingham
Penkridge
Perton *
Rodbaston
Sedgley *
Seisdon
Shareshill
Springhill
Stafford *
Stourbridge *
Stourton
Swindon (South Staffordshire)
Trysull
Wheaton Aston
Willenhall *
Wolverhampton *
Wombourne

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of South Staffordshire.)