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A town of 4,027 in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
Cheddleton grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 84% of UK towns, and #4 of 46 in Staffordshire. Its strongest subject is safety (A): 14.2 violent and sexual offences and 3.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is walkability (D): 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £225,000 in the last three years, 4.7 times what households in the Staffordshire Moorlands council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Cheddleton 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 Cheddleton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 33 buildings inside Cheddleton’s built-up area, 6 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
15% 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 Cheddleton.
Of all the crimes, 65% were violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 98 recorded crimes inside Cheddleton’s built-up area, and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.4 reports per 1,000, below Staffordshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
Its one school is below. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 41.8, and nearly two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. The town’s primary school has 200 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's CofE Academy CheddletonLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 200 | – |
Social housing holds 3% of households, below Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Private rents average £728 a month across the Staffordshire Moorlands council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £320,000 | 73 |
| Semi-detached | £214,500 | 90 |
| Terraced | £190,000 | 22 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,750 | 26 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 31%, below both Staffordshire’s towns (43%) and England’s towns (45%). 1.5% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. After the car, walking came next, for 6% of commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cheddleton has 82 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 6 of them. One scheduled monument lies here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
There is no GP practice in Cheddleton: the nearest is 2.9 miles off. The nearest A&E to Cheddleton is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 8.3 miles away. Disability touches 18% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Cheddleton | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.3% of residents. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above both Staffordshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Ages in Cheddleton split evenly at 49.6: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cheddleton | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cheddleton. Best known first.
Art galleryNicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education3.1 km outside town, to the northHeritage railwayHeritage railwayChurnet Valley Railway100 m outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionButter Cross500 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBrindley Mill3.1 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionEgg Well2.7 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
33 listed buildings in Cheddleton.
Slip drying kiln and sheds to Cheddleton flint mill: Photo: Roger Kidd · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Red Lion Inn: Photo: Graham Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cheddleton Station: Photo: Aidan Croft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridge at Sj 981 521 Caldon Canal Bridge at Sj 981 521: Photo: Roger D Kidd · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
3 notable people were born in Cheddleton.
Lee Pearson: Flickr user Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheddleton | 4,027 | — | A− | A | A | B− |
| Leek | 19,388 | 2.8 | C+ | A | C− | C− |
| Endon | 2,655 | 3.2 | B+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Werrington | 6,012 | 3.6 | B− | A | C+ | B− |
| Brown Edge | 2,374 | 4.2 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Biddulph Moor | 1,286 | 5.6 | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Cheadle | 11,403 | 6 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 260,560 | 6.1 | D | B+ | D− | D |
Brown Edge and Biddulph Moor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Cheddleton is £2,318 for 2026–27, less than in 72% 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.
Town in Staffordshire, England
Cheddleton is a built-up area of 4,027 people, in the Staffordshire Moorlands 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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