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This town in Staffordshire, West Midlands has a population of 2,655.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Endon’s overall grade is B+, better than 71% of UK towns. The ranking puts it #11 of 46 in Staffordshire. Residents are healthier than most (B+): life expectancy is 82.2 for men and 84.9 for women. Jobs and pay hold up well: the mean household earns £53,131 a year. What holds it back is walkability (D−) — 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes sell for a median £309,000, about 6.5 years of what households in the Staffordshire Moorlands council area earn. Hazard risk is weaker too — 2.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Endon 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 Endon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 27 buildings inside Endon’s built-up area.
17% 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 Endon.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Half the people of Endon are older than 51.8. Graduates make up 34% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Endon | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 45, and 44% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Between them, two primaries and one secondary teach 1,093 pupils in Endon. At the town’s 2 primary schools, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's CofE Academy EndonLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 213 | B+ |
| Endon High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 700 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. 92% of commuters drove, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). There are 0.6 jobs in Endon for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Endon is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 6.4 miles away. At the census, 4.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Staffordshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Endon: the nearest practice is 1.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Endon | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
17% of homes date from before 1919. Relative to its size, Endon keeps 102 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social renters account for 1% of households. 92% of households own their home, above both Staffordshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Half of the 101 standard sales inside Endon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £309,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £340,000 | 60 |
| Semi-detached | £295,000 | 35 |
| Terraced | £241,000 | 6 |
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 123 recorded crimes inside Endon’s built-up area, and 28 reports of anti-social behaviour. Nearly two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Endon. Best known first.
MuseumChatterley Whitfield Colliery3.2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumFord Green Hall3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumCheddleton Flint Mill4.1 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
27 listed buildings in Endon.
Church of St Luke: Photo: AtticTapestry · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stables at Sj 919 518: Photo: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endon | 2,655 | — | B+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Brown Edge | 2,374 | 0.9 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Biddulph Moor | 1,286 | 3.1 | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Cheddleton | 4,027 | 3.2 | A− | A | A | B− |
| Biddulph | 17,490 | 3.5 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Werrington | 6,012 | 3.7 | B− | A | C+ | B− |
| Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel | 3,637 | 4.2 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Leek | 19,388 | 4.3 | C+ | A | C− | C− |
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 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Staffordshire, England
Endon is a built-up area of 2,655 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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