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With 412 residents, it is a village in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
Bradley is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 10% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 52% of households own their home outright.
The 3 things Bradley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Bradley’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bradley.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 44% of workers at the census. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.4%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below Staffordshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 8% of households live in social housing. From September 2023 to August 2026, 11 homes sold inside Bradley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £385,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £487,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
25% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Police recorded 4 crimes inside Bradley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.8 reports per 1,000, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
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.
84% of Bradley’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Staffordshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects 17% of people in the town. The nearest A&E to Bradley is County Hospital, 5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Bradley | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Bradley has 146 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Mary and All Saints, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a quarter of the total, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
27% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town, below Staffordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Bradley has a median age of 52.9 years. Among adults, 43% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bradley | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
3 notable people were born in Bradley.
Edward Metcalf Smith: Photographer unidentified, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 412 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheaton Aston | 1,995 | 3.6 | — | B | B | B+ |
| Gnosall | 4,039 | 3.7 | A+ | A | B+ | A− |
| Penkridge | 8,364 | 3.8 | B | B+ | C+ | B |
| Stafford | 71,695 | 4.2 | B | A | C− | C |
| Brewood | 2,552 | 5.5 | C | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Huntington | 4,715 | 6.7 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Coven | 2,399 | 7.1 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
Wheaton Aston and Coven have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary and All Saints. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £385,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Stafford council area averaged £901 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Bradley is £2,334 for 2026–27, less than in 69% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Staffordshire, England
Bradley is a built-up area of 412 people, in the Stafford 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
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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