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Primary school results beat 100% of towns in England. Some 4,039 people live in this town, in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
Good on most counts; one lags. Its schools beat most: primary results beat 100% of towns in England. What holds it back is walkability: one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Buying the median home, at £269,000, takes 4.9 years of household income in the Stafford council area. Overall, that makes an A+, better than 98% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #1 of 46 in Staffordshire.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Gnosall 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 Gnosall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Gnosall’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% 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 Gnosall.
Its one school is below. Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. 83% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 309 | A+ |
7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, below Staffordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike, and on top of that the share of residents under 15 is 14%. Half the people of Gnosall are older than 52.2. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Gnosall | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Just over one in ten households live in social housing. Behind the median of £269,000: 153 standard sales inside Gnosall’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £901 a month across the Stafford council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £335,000 | 79 |
| Semi-detached | £215,000 | 57 |
| Terraced | £205,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Gnosall is County Hospital, 6.9 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.3 miles away. At the census, 5.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than Staffordshire’s towns (6%) and near England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Gnosall | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total, below Staffordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Conservation areas cover 8% of Gnosall’s land, above Staffordshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.8% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Staffordshire’s towns (2.1%) and England’s towns (2.3%). For every resident in work, Gnosall has 0.2 jobs. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 102 offences were reported in Gnosall, along with 39 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Gnosall has less crime per resident than 80% of them. Of all the crimes, 66% were 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.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnosall | 4,039 | — | A+ | A | B+ | A− |
| Eccleshall | 3,229 | 4.9 | A− | A− | B+ | A− |
| Newport | 14,191 | 5.1 | A− | B+ | B− | B− |
| Wheaton Aston | 1,995 | 5.2 | — | B | B | B+ |
| Stafford | 71,695 | 6.2 | B | A | C− | C |
| Edgmond | 1,560 | 7.1 | — | C+ | A | B+ |
| Penkridge | 8,364 | 7.5 | B | B+ | C+ | B |
| Yarnfield | 2,144 | 7.8 | — | A | A− | A− |
Wheaton Aston, Edgmond and Yarnfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat almost all towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Town in Staffordshire, England
Gnosall is a built-up area of 4,039 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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