Bignall End’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Bignall End’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Bignall EndStaffordshire
TownGrade
C+
#34 of 46 in Staffordshire
The town has 3,184 residents and lies in Staffordshire, West Midlands. Over-65s are 27% of the population.
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Photo: Jonathan Hutchins · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
3,184
Census 2021 · Newcastle-under-Lyme council
Median home
£220K
131 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.1
27% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bignall End a good place to live?
Pupils here do less well than most (D): primary results beat 13% of towns in England; secondary results beat 9% of towns in England. Getting around depends on the car: 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Crime is low (B+): 19.5 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 5 home and vehicle crimes. At a median £220,000, a home costs 4.7 times the yearly income of households in the Newcastle-under-Lyme council area. The overall grade lands at C+, #34 of 46 in Staffordshire. That leaves it better than 38% of UK towns.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
How Bignall End grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bignall End is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 13% of towns in England; secondary results beat 9% of towns in EnglandDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →HealthLife expectancy 79.4 for men, 83 for womenCOpen →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →Cost of livingRent £833 a monthBOpen →Jobs & income1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingCOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 9.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsAOpen →Civic life2.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 52% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Bignall End stand out
The 3 things Bignall End does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bignall End.
SchoolsD
On exam results, Bignall End’s schools trail 93% of towns in England
DSchool Grade
At the town’s 2 primary schools, 53% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 365 pupils attend Bignall End’s two primaries. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 41.1, and 27% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravensmead Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 317 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Commuters in Bignall End travel far: only 27% go under 5 km, fewer than in Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 89% of commuters, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). Income per household averages £44K a year, before tax. About 3% of its commuters stay in Bignall End for work. For every resident in work, Bignall End has 0.2 jobs.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£44K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 8% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of people in Bignall End are 65 or over, more than in Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns
49.1median age
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, about level with Staffordshire’s towns (27%) and below England’s towns (34%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Typical age in Bignall End: 49.1, the median. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
Bignall EndStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bignall End | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
History
Bignall End keeps more of its old housing than Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 31% built before 1919
1listed buildingsCHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bignall End has 1 listed building on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Per 10,000 residents, Bignall End counts 3 listed buildings, below both Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
31%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
3
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
More people in Bignall End live with a disability than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 21%
78%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
Asked at the census, 78% of residents of Bignall End said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 6.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Bignall End: the nearest practice is 0.5 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Bignall End | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
79.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Bignall End has less crime per resident than 71% of UK towns
19.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 114 offences in Bignall End and 12 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 61% of the crimes. There were 4.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Staffordshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 78% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual69
Damage & arson9
Other theft9
Public order7
Vehicle crime7
Drugs5
Other crime4
Burglary1
Anti-social12
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
19.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
114
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
HousingCost of living grade B
Private renting is less common in Bignall End than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
£220Kmedian sale
Owners make up 78% of households, above both Staffordshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Social renters account for 11% of households. 131 standard sales inside Bignall End’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £220,000.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bignall End£220K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £290,000 | 45 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 43 |
| Terraced | £145,000 | 43 |
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£833
average private rent a month, Newcastle-under-Lyme council area
£2,400
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bignall End
14pages on Bignall End
The big questions
SafetyB+19.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £220K · rent £833 a monthHousing38 sold in 12 months · busiest street Ravens LaneSchoolsD2 state schoolsHealthCLife expectancy 79.4 (men), 83 (women)Work & commuteC+37% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Heighley Castle and 6 more in and around Bignall End
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bignall End. Best known first.
CastleHeighley Castle4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMoseley Railway Trust1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMiddleport Pottery4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumApedale Heritage Centre1.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumEnglesea Brook Museum of Methodism4.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWestport Lake4.1 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moseley Railway Trust: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middleport Pottery: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Apedale Heritage Centre: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Englesea Brook Museum of Methodism: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westport Lake: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Bignall End
Town in Staffordshire, England
Bignall End is a built-up area of 3,184 people, in the Newcastle-under-Lyme council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 3,184 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001867
Bignall End’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AudleyHalmer End and Alsagers BankTalke and Talke PitsKidsgroveAlsagerNewcastle-under-LymeKeeleBignall End
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bignall End | 3,184 | — | C+ | B | B+ | C |
| Audley | 1,984 | 0.7 | — | A− | C | C− |
| Halmer End and Alsagers Bank | 1,158 | 1.2 | — | A− | B | C |
| Talke and Talke Pits | 3,436 | 1.8 | C | A− | C | C− |
| Kidsgrove | 15,598 | 2.9 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Alsager | 15,504 | 3 | B | B | B− | B |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 76,511 | 3.3 | C | A− | C− | D |
| Keele | 2,607 | 3.4 | B+ | C | B+ | C− |
Audley and Halmer End and Alsagers Bank have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bignall End
How many listed buildings are there in Bignall End?
1 on Historic England’s list.
Are schools in Bignall End good?
GCSE results trail 91% of towns in England, and primary results trail 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Bignall End has 2 state schools; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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