Featherstone’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Featherstone’s built-up area.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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FeatherstoneStaffordshire
It skews young: one resident in 6 is 15 to 24. 7,096 residents make their home in this town in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
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Population
7,096
Census 2021 · South Staffordshire council
Median home
£235K
135 sales in 3 years
Median age
36.5
12% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
B−
#30 of 46 in Staffordshire
Is Featherstone a good place to live?
Featherstone grades B− overall and ranks #30 of 46 in Staffordshire. Set against the rest, it does better than half of UK towns. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: life expectancy is 79.9 for men and 83 for women. Schools lag: primary results beat 48% of towns in England; secondary results beat 11% of towns in England. Prices are modest for what you get (A−): the median home sold for £235,000, 4.4 years of area income. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
What makes Featherstone stand out
The 3 things Featherstone does most differently from other towns.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Staffordshire 27%.
Secondary results, towns in England
Schools
Secondary results trail 89%
of towns in England, on GCSE results (Attainment 8, English and maths)
Primary results beat 48%. Department for Education.
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 6 is 15 to 24
16% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
How Featherstone grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Featherstone is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingRent £958 a monthA−Open →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsC−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 48% of towns in England; secondary results beat 11% of towns in EnglandCOpen →Jobs & income2.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →WalkabilityAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →Safety24.5 violent and sexual offences and 9.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026B−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History2 listed buildings; 2% of homes built before 1919D−Open →Outdoors52% live within 400 m of a park; 1.2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Featherstone.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.3% of Featherstone, fewer than in Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 16% of the town. People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Featherstone are older than 36.5. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
36.5median age
FeatherstoneStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
16%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
29% women, 71% men
About 42 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Featherstone | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 39% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsC
Exam results at Featherstone’s schools trail 75% of towns in England
Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 39.2, and 32% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Featherstone Academy’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. The town has one school, shown below. Just over three in five pupils at the 10 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
CSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 250 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
History
Featherstone’s listed buildings: 2, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 1% of Featherstone’s land, below both Staffordshire’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%). Scaled to its population, that is 3 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town.
2listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
2%
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
HousingCost of living grade A−
Private renting is less common in Featherstone than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 11%
Owners make up 69% of households, about level with Staffordshire’s towns (67%) and above England’s towns (61%). Behind the median of £235,000: 135 standard sales inside Featherstone’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Social renters account for a fifth of households.
£235Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Featherstone£235K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £338,750 | 44 |
| Semi-detached | £210,000 | 76 |
| Terraced | £200,000 | 15 |
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£958
average private rent a month, South Staffordshire council area
£2,355
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Featherstone than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 26% of residents
At the census, 77% of people in Featherstone called their health good or very good, below Staffordshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.5% of the town. One GP practice serves the town; 95% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
77%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Featherstone | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 19% | 17% |
79.9
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Commuters in Featherstone travel far: only 30% go under 5 km, fewer than in Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 1.5 jobs in Featherstone for each resident in work. 17% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Staffordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (27%). Average household income comes to £45K a year before tax. Work in town: 13% of resident commuters.
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
Train2%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
2.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B
Walkability: more walkable than 64% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Featherstone records more crime per resident than 53% of UK towns
Violence and sexual offences were 57% of the crimes. Police figures for Featherstone’s built-up area: 327 crimes and 35 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.7 reports per 1,000, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
24.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 48% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual188
Other crime27
Public order23
Other theft23
Damage & arson20
Vehicle crime19
Burglary10
Drugs7
Anti-social35
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.
24.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
327
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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Moseley Old Hall and 2 more in and around Featherstone
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Featherstone. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall400 m outside town, to the south
Historic houseChillington Hall4.9 km outside town, to the westZooZooRodbaston Animal Zone4.7 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Moseley Old Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chillington Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Featherstone
15pages on Featherstone
The big questions
SafetyB−24.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £235K · rent £958 a monthHousing34 sold in 12 months · busiest street East RoadSchoolsC1 state schoolHealthC−Life expectancy 79.9 (men), 83 (women)Work & commuteC51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Featherstone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CovenEssingtonGreat Wyrley and Cheslyn HayWolverhamptonBrewoodCodsallWillenhallFeatherstone
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | 7,096 | — | B− | A− | B− | C− |
| Coven | 2,399 | 2 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Essington | 3,471 | 2.1 | D | B | C− | C− |
| Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay | 17,647 | 3.3 | B− | A− | C+ | C |
| Wolverhampton | 234,029 | 3.9 | D | C− | D | D |
| Brewood | 2,552 | 3.9 | C | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Codsall | 11,867 | 4.1 | B | B | B | B− |
| Willenhall | 49,582 | 4.1 | D− | C | D | D |
Coven has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Featherstone
Are schools in Featherstone good?
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Does Featherstone flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Featherstone
Town in Staffordshire, England
Featherstone is a built-up area of 7,096 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
- Population
- 7,096 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002594
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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