Tittensor’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Tittensor’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TittensorStaffordshire
710 people call this village in Staffordshire, West Midlands home.
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Population
710
Census 2021 · Stafford council
Median home
£263K
27 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.5
33% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tittensor a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Tittensor has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 11% of commuters. A third of residents are 65 or over. 54% of households own their home outright.
What makes Tittensor stand out
The 3 things Tittensor does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
54% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tittensor.
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of people in Tittensor are 65 or over, more than in Staffordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
15% are under 15, below both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.4% of the town. Half the people of Tittensor are older than 53.5. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
53.5median age
TittensorStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Tittensor | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Tittensor work nearby than in Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 17% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% 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. About 6% of its commuters stay in Tittensor for work. In 2026, 1.9% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot7%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
30%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Tittensor own their home: 82%, more than in Staffordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below Staffordshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 8% of households live in social housing. 27 standard sales inside Tittensor’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £262,500.
£263Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tittensor£263K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £271,750 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £227,000 | 9 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£901
average private rent a month, Stafford council area
£2,294
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
Crime recorded by police in Tittensor
Of all the crimes, 47% were violence and sexual offences. Police recorded 38 crimes inside Tittensor’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 7.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Staffordshire’s towns (8.9) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
20.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual18
Damage & arson6
Vehicle crime5
Burglary4
Public order3
Drugs2
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Anti-social2
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.
20.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
38
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
Disability is more common in Tittensor than in Staffordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 24% of residents
At the census, 78% of people in Tittensor called their health good or very good, below both Staffordshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Tittensor: the nearest practice is 1.6 miles away. The nearest A&E to Tittensor is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 4.3 miles away.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Tittensor | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 19% | 17% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Tittensor’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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total, above Staffordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Per 10,000 residents, Tittensor counts 42 listed buildings.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
42
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tittensor
13pages on Tittensor
The big questions
Safety20.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £263K · rent £901 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bracken CloseSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.4 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commute46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tittensor’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BarlastonStoneYarnfieldBaldwin's GateStoke-on-TrentBlythe Bridge and ForsbrookKeeleTittensor
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tittensor | 710 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barlaston | 1,418 | 0.8 | — | A− | C+ | B− |
| Stone | 17,282 | 3.5 | B | A | C | C+ |
| Yarnfield | 2,144 | 3.5 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Baldwin's Gate | 1,121 | 5.1 | — | C− | A | B+ |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 260,560 | 5.3 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 6,798 | 5.4 | B | A− | C | B− |
| Keele | 2,607 | 5.5 | B+ | C | B+ | C− |
Barlaston, Yarnfield 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.
Questions about Tittensor
How much is council tax in Tittensor?
Band D council tax in Tittensor 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.
Is Tittensor expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £262,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £227,000 and detached houses £271,750. Private rents in the Stafford council area averaged £901 a month in August 2026.
About Tittensor
Village in Staffordshire, England
Tittensor is a built-up area of 710 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
- 710 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Stafford
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002034
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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