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2,552 people live in this town in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
School results trail most towns (D): primary results beat 16% of towns in England. Brewood ranks #37 of 46 in Staffordshire, with a C overall. On that grade it does better than just over a third of UK towns. Buying the median home, at £360,000, takes 6.8 years of household income in the South Staffordshire council area. Its best grade is for health — life expectancy is 80.7 for men and 85.8 for women. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety and B for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Brewood does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Brewood is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 64 buildings inside Brewood’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
18% 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 Brewood.
14% are under 15, below both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.3% of residents. The age that splits Brewood in two is 53. Among adults, 38% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Brewood | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
54% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its three schools are below. Some 685 pupils attend Brewood’s two primaries and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary and St Chad CofE First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 172 | – |
| Brewood Middle CofE AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 422 | C− |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 91 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
18% of homes date from before 1919. Brewood’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary and St Chad, Grade I. It counts 64 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. Of the town’s land, 28% lies in conservation areas, above both Staffordshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Brewood is New Cross Hospital, 6.4 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 76% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Also worth knowing: nearly a fifth of residents in Brewood live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Brewood | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026. 86% of commuters drove, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). There are 0.7 jobs in Brewood for each resident in work. About just over a tenth of its commuters stay in Brewood for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 73% of households. 70 standard sales inside Brewood’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £360,000. Private rents average £958 a month across the South Staffordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £426,250 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 23 |
| Terraced | £262,500 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 133 recorded crimes inside Brewood’s built-up area, and 21 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 4.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Staffordshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Each year, 10.6 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents.
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
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Brewood. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageBoscobel House3.6 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseChillington Hall2.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhite Ladies Priory4.8 km outside town, to the westZooZooRodbaston Animal Zone3.3 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionThe Royal Oak3.6 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
64 listed buildings in Brewood, 1 of them Grade I.
Swan Hotel: Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 4.0 · No 2 (Post Office), Market Place: Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thomas Vaughton Memorial Circa 1 Yard North of West Tower: Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 4.0 · No 46 (Old Smithy House), Dean Street: Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewood | 2,552 | — | C | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Coven | 2,399 | 2 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Wheaton Aston | 1,995 | 3.1 | — | B | B | B+ |
| Codsall | 11,867 | 3.7 | B | B | B | B− |
| Penkridge | 8,364 | 3.8 | B | B+ | C+ | B |
| Featherstone | 7,096 | 3.9 | B− | A− | B− | C− |
| Albrighton | 6,983 | 5.7 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Essington | 3,471 | 6 | D | B | C− | C− |
Coven and Wheaton Aston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary and St Chad.
Primary results trail 84% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Brewood has 3 state schools; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £360,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £262,500, semi-detached houses £300,000 and detached houses £426,250.
Town in Staffordshire, England
Brewood is a built-up area of 2,552 people, in the South Staffordshire 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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