Hixon’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Hixon’s built-up area.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HixonStaffordshire
The village, home to 2,081 people, lies in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,081
Census 2021 · Stafford council
Median home
£277K
66 sales in 3 years
Median age
49
26% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hixon a good place to live?
Hixon’s best grade is for schools: primary results beat 99% of towns in England. Walkability is its weak spot: nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It takes 5.1 years of household income in the Stafford council area to buy the median home, at £276,500. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Hixon has its subject grades alone.
How Hixon grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hixon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 99% of towns in EnglandA+Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Walkability9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportC−Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £54,652BOpen →Safety22.1 violent and sexual offences and 8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026BOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 11% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC+Open →Civic life4.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Hixon stand out
The 3 things Hixon does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results beat 99%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Department for Education.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
26% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hixon.
SchoolsA+
Results at Hixon’s schools are among the best in England
A+School Grade
St Peter's CofE Primary School’s results beat 89% of schools in England like it. Below is its only school. Four in five pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 218 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade A
More households own their home in Hixon than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 81%
£277Kmedian sale
12% live in social housing, below Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The private rented sector houses 6% of households. Private rents average £901 a month across the Stafford council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hixon£277K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £324,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £232,500 | 16 |
| Terraced | £189,950 | 9 |
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£901
average private rent a month, Stafford council area
£2,328
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
All 5 of Hixon’s listed buildings are Grade II
5listed buildingsDHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
6%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
24
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Hixon skews older, with 26% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
49median age
The age that splits Hixon in two is 49. People aged 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population. Children under 15 make up 16%, near Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and lower than England’s towns (18%). Graduates make up 36% of adults.
HixonStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Hixon | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Under 5 km to work: 14% in Hixon, fewer than in both Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
9%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
89% of commuters drove to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (2.1%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Hixon counts 1.8 jobs per working resident.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
Train1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 18% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Just 4.2% of people in Hixon say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in both Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
82%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
There is no GP practice in Hixon: the nearest is 2.1 miles off. Life expectancy here is 87 for women and 80.7 for men (2019–23). At the census, 82% of people in Hixon called their health good or very good, higher than Staffordshire’s towns (80%) and near England’s towns (82%).
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Hixon | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
80.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Crime per resident in Hixon is lower than in 56% of UK towns
22.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
74 crimes and 13 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Hixon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 57% were violence and sexual offences. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Hixon has more crime per resident than nearly two thirds of them.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 35% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual42
Public order8
Damage & arson7
Other theft6
Shoplifting4
Vehicle crime3
Burglary2
Weapons1
Anti-social13
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.
22.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
74
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hixon
14pages on Hixon
The big questions
SafetyB22.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £277K · rent £901 a monthHousing15 sold in 12 months · busiest street Elizabeth GardensSchoolsA+1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 80.7 (men), 87 (women)Work & commuteB50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Chartley Castle and 12 more in and around Hixon
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hixon. Best known first.
CastleChartley Castle2 km outside town, to the north
Historic house · National TrustShugborough Hall2 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseIngestre Hall1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumAmerton Railway Workshop & Engine Shed1 km outside town, to the northwest
Garden · National TrustThe Walled Garden2.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseum · National TrustShugborough Servants' Quarters2.1 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Chartley Castle: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shugborough Hall: Mandy Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingestre Hall: Langstraat, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amerton Railway Workshop & Engine Shed: Kris Douglas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Walled Garden: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Hixon
Village in Staffordshire, England
Hixon is a built-up area of 2,081 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
- Population
- 2,081 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stafford
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002209
Hixon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WestonGreat HaywoodLittle HaywoodAbbots BromleyStaffordRugeleyUttoxeterHixon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hixon | 2,081 | — | — | A | B | B+ |
| Weston | 1,056 | 1.7 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Great Haywood | 2,029 | 2.1 | — | A− | C | B+ |
| Little Haywood | 1,968 | 2.7 | — | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Abbots Bromley | 1,331 | 4.9 | — | C+ | A | B+ |
| Stafford | 71,695 | 5.1 | B | A | C− | C |
| Rugeley | 26,149 | 5.7 | C | B | C− | C− |
| Uttoxeter | 14,024 | 7 | B− | B+ | C | C |
Weston, Great Haywood, Little Haywood and Abbots Bromley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hixon
Are schools in Hixon good?
Primary results beat 99% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Does Hixon flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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