Mayfield’s story
22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Mayfield’s built-up area.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MayfieldStaffordshire
1,099 people live in this village in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: David Weston · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,099
Census 2021 · East Staffordshire council
Median home
£232K
34 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.3
28% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Mayfield a good place to live?
Mayfield’s best grade is for cost of living (A−): a typical home costs £232,000 and rent runs £858 a month. It is hard to get around without a car (D): 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. School results trail most towns: primary results beat 13% of towns in England; secondary results beat 47% of towns in England. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B− for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS. Mayfield is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
What makes Mayfield stand out
The 3 things Mayfield does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
37% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Homes built before 1919
History
47% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: fewer than in 99% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
How Mayfield grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Mayfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Mayfield is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
WalkabilityIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingMedian sale £232,000, 4.6 years of area incomeA−Open →Hazard risk2.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £54,721B+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 13% of towns in England; secondary results beat 47% of towns in EnglandCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 81 for men, 82.4 for womenB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryUnusually rich in historyAOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 14% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA−Open →Civic life4.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mayfield.
History
Mayfield keeps more of its old housing than Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 47% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Mayfield counts 22 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St John Baptist, Grade I. It has 200 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39) alike.
22listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II20
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St John Baptist Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
47%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
200
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Only 0.9% of 16 to 64s in Mayfield claim unemployment benefits, fewer than in Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). About 5% of its commuters stay in Mayfield for work. There are 0.4 jobs in Mayfield for each resident in work.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
37%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 13% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
Mayfield is a town of owners: 75% of households own their home, above Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
10% live in social housing, below both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 15% of households live. The median sale, £232,000, comes from 34 standard sales inside Mayfield’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£232Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mayfield£232K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £468,500 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £223,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £183,000 | 12 |
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£858
average private rent a month, East Staffordshire council area
£2,337
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Mayfield than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3 per 1,000 residents a year
Police recorded 33 crimes inside Mayfield’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 8 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up just over three quarters of the total. Violent crime ran at 24.3 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Staffordshire’s towns (24) and above England’s towns (22).
24.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 42% 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 & sexual25
Public order4
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
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.
24.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
33
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.
Health
Just 4.7% of people in Mayfield say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Mayfield: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away. The nearest A&E to Mayfield is Royal Derby Hospital, 12.5 miles away. Also worth knowing: just over four fifths of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than Staffordshire’s towns (80%) yet lower than England’s towns (82%).
81%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Mayfield | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.4
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.
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of people in Mayfield are 65 or over, more than in Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Line up the people of Mayfield by age and the one in the middle is 50.3. 32% of adults hold a degree.
50.3median age
MayfieldStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Mayfield | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Norbury Manor and 2 more in and around Mayfield
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mayfield. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustNorbury Manor3.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Old Manor3.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionDovedale4.8 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 (1)
- Norbury Manor: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mayfield
15pages on Mayfield
The big questions
SafetyB24.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £232K · rent £858 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsCHealthB−Life expectancy 81 (men), 82.4 (women)Work & commuteB+37% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−2.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Mayfield’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AshbourneRocesterBrailsfordDoveridgeUttoxeterCheadleUpper TeanMayfield
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | 1,099 | — | — | A− | B | B− |
| Ashbourne | 8,854 | 1.8 | B+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Rocester | 1,679 | 4.7 | — | A | C | B− |
| Brailsford | 1,403 | 6.5 | — | B | A+ | A+ |
| Doveridge | 1,760 | 7.3 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Uttoxeter | 14,024 | 8.4 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Cheadle | 11,403 | 9.1 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Upper Tean | 3,244 | 9.7 | A | A | B+ | B− |
Rocester, Brailsford and Doveridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mayfield
How many listed buildings are there in Mayfield?
That is 8.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St John Baptist.
Does Mayfield flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Are schools in Mayfield good?
GCSE results trail 53% of towns in England, and primary results trail 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Staffordshire council.
About Mayfield
Village in Staffordshire, England
Mayfield is a built-up area of 1,099 people, in the East 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
- 1,099 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001919
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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