Home swaps in Staffordshire
Staffordshire has 2 homes listed to swap, 2 tenants wanting to move here and about 18,300 households on council waiting lists. Guides to 23 places in Staffordshire for social housing tenants: homes to swap nearby, waiting lists, social rents, local landlords and day-to-day life.
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BiddulphTown · Staffordshire Moorlands district
Bignall EndVillage · Newcastle-under-Lyme district1 home within 3 mi
BurntwoodTown · Lichfield district
Burton upon TrentTown · East Staffordshire district
CannockTown · Cannock Chase district
Cheadle, StaffordshireTown · Staffordshire Moorlands district
CodsallVillage · South Staffordshire district1 tenant wants to move here
EccleshallTown · Stafford district
FazeleyTown · Lichfield district
HednesfordSuburban Area · Cannock Chase district
KidsgroveTown · Newcastle-under-Lyme district1 home within 5 mi
KnuttonSuburban Area · Newcastle-under-Lyme district1 home within 3 mi
LeekTown · Staffordshire Moorlands district
LichfieldCity
MadeleyTown · Newcastle-under-Lyme district1 home within 5 mi
Newcastle-under-LymeTown1 home within 5 mi
PenkridgeTown · South Staffordshire district
RugeleyTown · Cannock Chase district
StaffordTown1 home within 3 mi
Stoke-on-TrentCity1 home within 5 mi
StoneTown · Stafford district
TamworthTown
UttoxeterTown · East Staffordshire district
2 council or housing association tenants want to move to Staffordshire. Live here? List your home and one of them could be your swap.
Social Housing In Staffordshire: Key Facts
Can I swap my council or housing association home to Staffordshire?
Yes, if you are already a council or housing association tenant. Mutual exchange means swapping homes with another social tenant, so it does not depend on a council waiting list: you need a tenant in Staffordshire who wants your area, and both landlords must agree. Landlords have 42 days to decide and can only refuse on set legal grounds. On 15 November 2026, 2 homes were listed to swap in Staffordshire and 2 tenants wanted to move to a town in Staffordshire on Mutual Home Exchange.
How many people are on council waiting lists in Staffordshire?
18,261 households were on the housing registers of the 9 councils covered by our Staffordshire guides on 31 March 2025. 3,033 social homes were let through them in 2024 to 2025, roughly 6.0 households for every home let. 159 council homes changed tenants by mutual exchange that year. Source: Local Authority Housing Statistics, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
How much is social rent in Staffordshire?
Average social rents for a 2-bedroom home across Staffordshire's council areas in 2025/26 were £0 to £100 a week for a council home, and £95 to £115 for a housing association home. Affordable rent homes cost more, typically 60 to 80% of market rent. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Who are the biggest social landlords in Staffordshire?
The biggest social landlords across Staffordshire's council areas are Stoke on Trent City Council (17,025 homes), Homes Plus Limited (12,839 homes) and Aspire Housing Limited (8,056 homes), counting the homes they own in each area. Source: Regulator of Social Housing.
Biggest Social Landlords In Staffordshire
- Stoke on Trent City Council17,025 homes
- Homes Plus Limited12,839 homes
- Aspire Housing Limited8,056 homes
- Bromford Housing Association Limited7,411 homes
- Trent & Dove Housing Limited6,117 homes
- Cannock Chase District Council4,982 homes
Towns Compared
| Place | Homes to swap nearbyHomes nearby | Tenants wanting to move thereWant to move |
|---|---|---|
| Knutton | 1 within 3 mi | 1 |
| Bignall End | 1 within 3 mi | – |
| Kidsgrove | 1 within 5 mi | – |
| Madeley | 1 within 5 mi | – |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1 within 5 mi | – |
| Stafford | 1 within 3 mi | – |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 1 within 5 mi | – |
| Codsall | – | 1 |