Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
56% of households own their home outright. It is a town of 6,012 residents in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: homes sell for a median £217,500, about 4.6 times local household income. Its weakest is schools — primary results beat 15% of towns in England; secondary results beat 3% of towns in England. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #29 of 46 in Staffordshire. Nationally, it does better than just over half of UK towns. Walkability is weaker too: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Werrington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Werrington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Werrington’s built-up area.
4% 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 Werrington.
Some 1,228 pupils attend Werrington’s one primary and one secondary. Below are its two schools. Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 35.7, with 26% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werrington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 462 | B− |
| Moorside High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 766 | C+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
91% of commuters drove, above both Staffordshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 1.4% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. About 6% of its commuters stay in Werrington for work. Before tax, the average household brings in £46K a year.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
4% of homes were built before 1919. Scaled to its population, Werrington has 12 listed buildings per 10,000 people, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds 3% of households. 7% rent privately, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £728 a month across the Staffordshire Moorlands council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | 88 |
| Semi-detached | £200,000 | 157 |
| Terraced | £178,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 57% were violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in Werrington came to 323 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 96. Burglary and damage come to 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
One GP practice serves the town; 90% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Werrington is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 5.1 miles away. Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, near Staffordshire’s towns (19%) and higher than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Werrington | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 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.
27% of adults hold a degree, about level with Staffordshire’s towns (27%) and below England’s towns (34%). Children are 14% of the town. Werrington has a median age of 50.9 years. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.5% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Werrington | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Werrington. Best known first.
CastleCaverswall Castle4.3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumGladstone Pottery Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumPotteries Museum and Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumFord Green Hall4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumEtruria Industrial Museum4.6 km outside town, to the westHeritage railwayHeritage railwayChurnet Valley Railway4.5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Staffordshire, England
Werrington is a built-up area of 6,012 people, in the Staffordshire Moorlands 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werrington | 6,012 | — | B− | A | C+ | B− |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 260,560 | 3 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Cheddleton | 4,027 | 3.6 | A− | A | A | B− |
| Endon | 2,655 | 3.7 | B+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 6,798 | 4.1 | B | A− | C | B− |
| Brown Edge | 2,374 | 4.2 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Cheadle | 11,403 | 5.2 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 76,511 | 5.9 | C | A− | C− | D |
Brown Edge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Werrington has 2 state schools; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £217,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £178,000, semi-detached houses £200,000 and detached houses £275,000.
About the middle for its size: 64% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+. Burglary was rare, with 9 reports in the year.
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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