Pay vs Place

Cannock Chase vs Newcastle-under-Lyme: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £39,455 (28%) more in Cannock Chase than in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Cannock Chase: it takes 5.0× median annual pay, against 4.0× in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Cannock Chase, terraced
£182,000
Income typically needed: £36,500
Median full-time pay: £36,140
Newcastle-under-Lyme, terraced
£142,545
Income typically needed: £28,500
Median full-time pay: £35,723

At a glance

Cannock Chase Newcastle-under-Lyme
Buying a home Fairly affordable Fairly affordable
Renting a home Fairly affordable Fairly affordable
Recorded crime About average About average

Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.

What the numbers say

Median full-time pay in Newcastle-under-Lyme (£35,723) is 1% lower than in Cannock Chase (£36,140), while a typical terraced house costs 22% less (£142,545 against £182,000). Set against local pay, Newcastle-under-Lyme is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 5.0× annual pay in Cannock Chase and 4.0× in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Renting one takes 29% of pay in Cannock Chase and 28% in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Buying is harder in Cannock Chase; renting is about the same.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Cannock Chase is the 77th least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Newcastle-under-Lyme is the 45th least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Cannock Chase is the 102nd least expensive of 316 areas and Newcastle-under-Lyme is the 87th least expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Cannock Chase would need about £31,500 in Newcastle-under-Lyme to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £38,000 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Newcastle-under-Lyme would leave you better placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.

Police recorded 72.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Cannock Chase and 70.5 in Newcastle-under-Lyme: about the same. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 2.6 per 1,000 in Cannock Chase against 4.7 in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Cannock Chase Newcastle-under-Lyme
Median full-time pay £36,140 £35,723
House price ÷ pay 5.0× 4.0×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 99% 125%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 29% 28%

Buying, by property type

Type Cannock Chase Newcastle-under-Lyme Difference
Detached £331,000 £315,000 -5% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Semi-detached £215,000 £195,000 -9% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Terraced £182,000 £142,545 -22% in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Cannock Chase Newcastle-under-Lyme Difference
Detached £1,169 £1,139 -3% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Semi-detached £910 £867 -5% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Terraced £876 £835 -5% in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Crime

Police recorded 72.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Cannock Chase and 70.5 in Newcastle-under-Lyme: about the same.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Cannock Chase Newcastle-under-Lyme Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 72.2 70.5 -2% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Violence against the person 32.7 31.2 -4% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Sexual offences 3.4 3.6 +9% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Robbery 0.8 0.8 -6% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 2.6 4.7 +84% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Vehicle offences 4.0 3.0 -27% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Theft from the person 0.1 0.2 +33% in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Criminal damage and arson 5.0 5.6 +11% in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.

How prices have changed in each area

Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.

Cannock Chase: 188Newcastle-under-Lyme: 177
House prices in Cannock Chase and Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Cannock Chase now 188, Newcastle-under-Lyme now 177.7510012515017520020052010201520202025House prices in Cannock Chase and Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Cannock Chase now 188, Newcastle-under-Lyme now 177.7510012515017520020102020
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YearCannock ChaseNewcastle-under-Lyme
2005100100
2006106106
2007111114
2008108113
200997101
201099105
201198101
201299100
2013100102
2014108106
2015111111
2016117115
2017123119
2018128125
2019133129
2020139132
2021153143
2022170158
2023177163
2024174165
2025185174
12 months to July 2026188177

In 2005 the average home cost £123,512 in Cannock Chase and £114,420 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Now it is £232,542 and £202,896: Cannock Chase is up 88% and Newcastle-under-Lyme is up 77%. Prices have risen faster in Cannock Chase, so the gap between the two has widened.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.

Cannock Chase: 6.3 years of payNewcastle-under-Lyme: 5.6 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Cannock Chase and Newcastle-under-LymeCannock Chase now 6.3, Newcastle-under-Lyme now 5.6 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Cannock Chase and Newcastle-under-LymeCannock Chase now 6.3, Newcastle-under-Lyme now 5.6 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025
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YearCannock ChaseNewcastle-under-Lyme
20055.8 years of pay5.4 years of pay
20105.2 years of pay5.0 years of pay
20155.2 years of pay5.1 years of pay
20206.3 years of pay5.2 years of pay
20256.3 years of pay5.6 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 5.8 years of pay in Cannock Chase and 5.4 years in Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 2025 it was 6.3 years and 5.6 years.

How rents have changed in each area

Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.

Cannock Chase: 163Newcastle-under-Lyme: 157
Rents in Cannock Chase and Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Cannock Chase now 163, Newcastle-under-Lyme now 157.100120140160180201620182020202220242026Rents in Cannock Chase and Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Cannock Chase now 163, Newcastle-under-Lyme now 157.100120140160180201520202025
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YearCannock ChaseNewcastle-under-Lyme
2015100100
2016102103
2017105105
2018108108
2019110111
2020113115
2021120118
2022127121
2023135125
2024144134
2025152145
August 2026163157

In 2015 the average rent was £533 a month in Cannock Chase and £530 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Now it is £867 and £833: up 63% in Cannock Chase and up 57% in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Rents have risen faster in Cannock Chase.

What your salary is worth in each area

Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.

Moving from Cannock Chase to Newcastle-under-Lyme

Earning in Cannock Chase Equivalent to buy in Newcastle-under-Lyme Equivalent to rent in Newcastle-under-Lyme
£30,000 £23,500 £28,500
£40,000 £31,500 £38,000
£50,000 £39,000 £47,500
£60,000 £47,000 £57,000

Moving from Newcastle-under-Lyme to Cannock Chase

Earning in Newcastle-under-Lyme Equivalent to buy in Cannock Chase Equivalent to rent in Cannock Chase
£30,000 £38,500 £31,500
£40,000 £51,000 £42,000
£50,000 £64,000 £52,500
£60,000 £76,500 £63,000
Prices are medians for each property type over the last 12 months of registered sales; types with fewer than 100 sales in either area are left out. Rents are ONS averages for the area. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax. Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Salary equivalents compare housing costs only, not other living costs, tax or the pay you could earn in a new job.

All Cannock Chase figures · All Newcastle-under-Lyme figures