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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton | Stafford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 59 | 85 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 22% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 23% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 37% | 35% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 6.7 | 6.8 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Stone, a drive away (4.0 km), with 246k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stafford.
The nearest bus stop is Orchard Place, 400 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 100).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 51 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Barlaston CofE (VC) First School, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Trentham Academy, 3.4 km away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Joseph's College (5.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Aldi, 3.0 km away, with Mark's Quality Meats closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Brinsley Avenue Practice (2.8 km), with Millers Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Beauty Outlet is 2.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 7.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 20 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
World of Wedgwood is the closest café or restaurant (1.2 km), and The Plume Of Feathers the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 59 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 97 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is The Green, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Trentham Community Sports Centre Pool (3.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Manchester is 46 km away.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barlaston CofE (VC) First School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Tittensor CofE (C) First School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Ash Green Primary Academy | Primary | 2.8 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Newstead Primary Academy | Primary | 3.2 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Priory CofE Academy | Primary | 3.8 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Trentham Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christ Church Academy | Secondary | 4.2 km | – |
| Alleyne's Academy | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 47.7 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston Meridian Academy | Secondary | 5.9 km | Attainment 8: 40.2 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Dominic's Priory School | Independent | 4.3 km | 18.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Intuition Holistic Education | Independent | 5.5 km | – |
| Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton | Stafford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 181 min | 168 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 64 min | 86 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 31 min | 26 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 4.0 km | 3.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 0% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 32% | 30% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 9% | 15% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton | Stafford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 20 | 7 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 92% | 83% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 23% | 27% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 2 | 7 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Weeping Cross & Brocton | 31 | 2 | 84 min | 2 | £313k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnosall & Haughton | 35 | 0 | 105 min | 0 | £344k |
| Weston & Haywood | 42 | 0 | 112 min | 1 | £309k |
| Little Stoke & Milwich | 44 | 0 | 107 min | 1 | £301k |
| Littleworth & Hopton | 46 | 1 | 91 min | 4 | £283k |
| Eccleshall & Yarnfield | 49 | 0 | 128 min | 2 | £328k |
| Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton (this one) | 59 | 0 | 64 min | 4 | £338k |
| Fulford & Meir Heath | 72 | 1 | 70 min | 1 | £279k |
| Rowley & Derrington | 72 | 1 | 76 min | 5 | £296k |
| Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford | 73 | 0 | 83 min | 9 | £273k |
| Doxey & Holmcroft | 88 | 0 | 88 min | 13 | £226k |
| Stone Town | 93 | 1 | 64 min | 4 | £264k |
| Highfields & Burton Manor | 103 | 2 | 71 min | 5 | £195k |
| Mosspit & Silkmore Lane | 109 | 2 | 88 min | 4 | £225k |
| Stafford North East | 124 | 0 | 76 min | 7 | £172k |
| Central Stafford | 322 | 0 | 59 min | 10 | £176k |
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Independent |
| 6.2 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton | Stafford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 17 min | 12 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 28 min | 27 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 01 | 2 h 53 |
| Stoke-on-Trent city centre | 64 min | 17 min |
| Manchester airport | 2 h 09 | 48 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).