House surveys in Staffordshire

Staffordshire runs from the Potteries in the north through the county town of Stafford to the cathedral city of Lichfield and the Trent valley towns of Burton and Tamworth. Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme sit on the North Staffordshire coalfield, with red-brick terraces built for pottery and mining workers, while Cannock, Rugeley and Burntwood are on the Cannock Chase coalfield. The Staffordshire Moorlands around Leek have gritstone buildings and upland exposure. Common survey issues include mining legacy and old marl pits, flood risk along the Trent, Tame, Sow and Dove, and the condition of older solid-brick terraces.