Doddington has almost 1,000 dwellings. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census was 2,181. Local amenities include The Three Tuns and The George
public houses, a
post office, a few shops, a fish & chip fast food outlet, ladies and gents hairdressers, a GP's surgery and an NHS
minor injuries unit (MIU). There are two churches, St Mary's
Church of England parish church and a
Methodist Chapel, and also a
war memorial. The Lionel Walden Primary School sits on Doddington High Street. In 2017 and 2023,
Ofsted inspectors judged it to be a good school. The current headmaster is Steve Abey. Previous headmasters include L. W Heywood (to 1936), Stanley Payne (1936 to 1972) and D. Buck (from 1972). Doddington has a
village hall, and two sports fields, one with a pavilion containing changing rooms, catering facilities and multi-purpose room. It has a
Girlguiding unit,
Scout troop, a
Women's Institute, the women's section of the
Royal British Legion, a short mat bowls club, outdoor bowls club, cricket club, football teams, and an under 5's group. The village holds the Doddington Village Sports and Carnival on the first Saturday in July which includes a children's sports event. == Notable people ==