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It is a village of 1,174 residents in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
School results are strong (A): primary results beat 85% of towns in England. The weak point is walkability — 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. It also trails on hazard risk (C−): 1.7% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. At a median £300,000, a home costs 6 times the yearly income of households in the East Staffordshire council area.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Yoxall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Yoxall does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Yoxall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Yoxall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Yoxall’s built-up area.
9% 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 Yoxall.
Among adults, 39% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.9% of residents. Yoxall has a median age of 53.1 years.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Yoxall | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. 69% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 111 pupils attend Yoxall’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 89% of commuters went by car. Working mainly from home: 33% of workers, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (31%). 1.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. About 3% of its commuters stay in Yoxall for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
16% of residents have a disability, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Yoxall is Queens Hospital, 6.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Yoxall | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs 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.
Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a tenth of the housing. Yoxall has 42 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade II*. Also worth knowing: of the town’s land, 27% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Staffordshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Just over two thirds of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 50 offences in Yoxall and 6 cases of nuisance behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.8 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.
3% of households live in social housing. The median sale, £300,000, comes from 51 standard sales inside Yoxall’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £858 a month across the East Staffordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £373,750 | 28 |
| Semi-detached | £278,500 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoxall | 1,174 | — | — | B | B | B+ |
| King's Bromley | 1,031 | 1.8 | — | C | A | B |
| Barton-under-Needwood | 4,713 | 2.9 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
| Alrewas | 2,831 | 3.1 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Fradley | 3,609 | 3.6 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Hill Ridware | 1,012 | 3.7 | — | B | B+ | C+ |
| Handsacre and Armitage | 4,837 | 3.8 | B− | A− | B− | C |
| Abbots Bromley | 1,331 | 5.1 | — | C+ | A | B+ |
King's Bromley, Hill Ridware and Abbots Bromley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 14.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Primary results beat 85% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Staffordshire, England
Yoxall is a built-up area of 1,174 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
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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