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Some 547 people live in this village, in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Swynnerton is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 10 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Swynnerton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Swynnerton’s built-up area.
17% 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 Swynnerton.
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Line up the people of Swynnerton by age and the one in the middle is 51.6. 37% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Swynnerton | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over a third of workers worked mainly from home, above both Staffordshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (31%). In 2026, 1.8% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. For every resident in work, Swynnerton has 0.4 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
13% live in social housing, below Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £901 a month across the Stafford council area. The £295,000 median rests on 13 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £359,500 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £290,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes see 6.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Swynnerton’s built-up area: 10 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 20% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.4 reports per 1,000, below Staffordshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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 A&E to Swynnerton is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 6 miles away. 4.4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). This Staffordshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Swynnerton | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including 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.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Staffordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Swynnerton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 183 for every 10,000 residents of the town. At the top of the list, 2 are Grade I and 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swynnerton | 547 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yarnfield | 2,144 | 2 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Barlaston | 1,418 | 2.9 | — | A− | C+ | B− |
| Stone | 17,282 | 3.6 | B | A | C | C+ |
| Eccleshall | 3,229 | 4.3 | A− | A− | B+ | A− |
| Baldwin's Gate | 1,121 | 4.6 | — | C− | A | B+ |
| Keele | 2,607 | 6.4 | B+ | C | B+ | C− |
| Loggerheads | 2,523 | 6.6 | B | C | A− | B+ |
Yarnfield, Barlaston and Baldwin's Gate have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary.
Band D council tax in Swynnerton is £2,294 for 2026–27, less than in 75% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Staffordshire, England
Swynnerton is a built-up area of 547 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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