Trysull’s story
9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Trysull’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TrysullStaffordshire
Population 402: a village in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
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Population
402
Census 2021 · South Staffordshire council
Median age
52.6
23% are 65+ · Staffordshire 21%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Trysull a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Trysull has no grades; its figures are still real. 4% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 9, with 0 at Grade I. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
What makes Trysull stand out
The 3 things Trysull does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of All Saints; 9.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
23% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trysull.
Who lives here
Trysull has fewer young adults than Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Staffordshire’s towns (27%) and close to England’s towns (34%). The median resident of Trysull is 52.6 years old.
52.6median age
TrysullStaffordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Trysull | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Trysull work nearby than in Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 16% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
93% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Trysull counts 1.3 jobs per working resident. The census counted 28% of workers working mainly from home.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
Few households rent privately in Trysull: 11%, fewer than in Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
Owners make up 71% of households, above Staffordshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £958 a month across the South Staffordshire council area. That is the middle of 7 standard sales inside Trysull’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Trysull£0K
Typical UK town£277K
71%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£958
average private rent a month, South Staffordshire council area
£2,307
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
Violent crime runs low in Trysull: 12.8 per 1,000 residents a year, under Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 9 crimes and 5 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Trysull’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 44% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 7.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (8.9) and England’s towns (9.4).
12.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Public order2
Vehicle crime2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social5
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.
12.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
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
80% of people in Trysull rate their health good or very good
Trysull has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. The nearest A&E to Trysull is Russells Hall Hospital, 5.1 miles away. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Staffordshire’s towns (19%).
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Trysull | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
80.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Much of Trysull is a conservation area: 61% of its land, more than Staffordshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Trysull has 224 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39).
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II8
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of All Saints Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
224
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 Trysull
13pages on Trysull
The big questions
Trysull’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WombourneSwindonPattinghamPertonKingswinfordSedgleyCoseleyTrysull
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trysull | 402 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wombourne | 12,810 | 1.3 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Swindon | 1,134 | 1.9 | — | C+ | C | B |
| Pattingham | 1,773 | 3.8 | — | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Perton | 9,302 | 3.9 | A− | A− | B | B |
| Kingswinford | 51,900 | 4.3 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C |
| Sedgley | 31,976 | 4.3 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Coseley | 25,206 | 5.5 | C− | A− | C− | D |
Swindon and Pattingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Trysull
How many listed buildings are there in Trysull?
That is 9.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Trysull?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 23% of residents were 65 or over and 36% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 15% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Trysull?
Band D council tax in Trysull is £2,307 for 2026–27, less than in 74% 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.
About Trysull
Village in Staffordshire, England
Trysull is a built-up area of 402 people, in the South 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
- 402 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- County
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002796
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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