Loggerheads’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Loggerheads’ built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LoggerheadsStaffordshire
The town, home to 2,523 people, lies in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
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Population
2,523
Census 2021 · Newcastle-under-Lyme council
Median home
£330K
105 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.7
29% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
B
#20 of 46 in Staffordshire
Is Loggerheads a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. With a B overall, Loggerheads is better than 59% of UK towns and ranks #20 of 46 in Staffordshire. Where it does best is safety — 15.6 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 6.7 home and vehicle crimes. At a median £330,000, a home costs 7 times the yearly income of households in the Newcastle-under-Lyme council area. What counts against it is walkability (D−): 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · claimants, DWP.
What makes Loggerheads stand out
The 3 things Loggerheads does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
84%of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people
Safety
of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Loggerheads grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Loggerheads is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD−Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentA−Open →Hazard risk1.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaCOpen →Cost of livingRent £833 a monthCOpen →HealthLife expectancy 80.4 for men, 85.7 for womenB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 60% of towns in EnglandBOpen →Jobs & income2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildingsDOpen →Outdoors86% live within 400 m of a park; 1.2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC−Open →Civic life1.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryA−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loggerheads.
Who lives here
Loggerheads skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than in Staffordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Graduates make up 38% of adults. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of the town. Typical age in Loggerheads: 52.7, the median.
52.7median age
LoggerheadsStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Loggerheads | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Only 9% of Loggerheads’ commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Staffordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
92% of commuters drove, above Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The census counted 36% of workers working mainly from home. Household income averages £63K a year before tax.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot5%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: more walkable than 5% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Loggerheads’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Loggerheads has 12 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below both Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39). Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total.
3listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
12
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Loggerheads than in 77% of UK towns
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 69 offences in Loggerheads and 8 cases of nuisance behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Loggerheads has less crime per resident than 84% of them. Of all the crimes, 59% were violence and sexual offences.
15.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 84% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual41
Damage & arson7
Public order5
Other theft5
Burglary5
Shoplifting3
Drugs2
Other crime1
Anti-social8
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.
15.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
69
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.
HousingCost of living grade C
Loggerheads is a town of owners: 87% of households own their home, above Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
The private rented sector houses 8% of households. 4% live in social housing, below both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The £330,000 median rests on 105 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
£330Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Loggerheads£330K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £387,750 | 74 |
| Semi-detached | £192,000 | 28 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£833
average private rent a month, Newcastle-under-Lyme council area
£2,377
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
Bad health is less common in Loggerheads than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 4% of residents
Loggerheads has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away. 83% of Loggerheads’ residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with England’s towns (82%) and above Staffordshire’s towns (80%). The nearest A&E to Loggerheads is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 9.2 miles away.
83%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Loggerheads | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Loggerheads
13pages on Loggerheads
The big questions
SafetyA−15.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £330K · rent £833 a monthHousing29 sold in 12 months · busiest street Chapel LaneSchoolsBHealthB+Life expectancy 80.4 (men), 85.7 (women)Work & commuteB−49% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC1.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Loggerheads’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Baldwin's GateMarket DraytonMadeleyAudlemEccleshallKeeleYarnfieldLoggerheads
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loggerheads | 2,523 | — | B | C | A− | B+ |
| Baldwin's Gate | 1,121 | 4.1 | — | C− | A | B+ |
| Market Drayton | 12,062 | 4.7 | C+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Madeley | 3,293 | 6 | B | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Audlem | 1,833 | 6.9 | — | C | B+ | A− |
| Eccleshall | 3,229 | 7.2 | A− | A− | B+ | A− |
| Keele | 2,607 | 7.5 | B+ | C | B+ | C− |
| Yarnfield | 2,144 | 8 | — | A | A− | A− |
Baldwin's Gate, Audlem and Yarnfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Loggerheads
Does Loggerheads flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Loggerheads
Town in Staffordshire, England
Loggerheads is a built-up area of 2,523 people, in the Newcastle-under-Lyme 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
- 2,523 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002066
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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