Majors Barn
Suburb · 136 residents
60Good
Good · better than 5 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Affordability scores 85, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 44 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- Environment scores 71, well above the typical 60
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- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Health scores 25, below the typical 60
- Food & drink scores 30, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Majors Barn a good place to live?
Majors Barn scores 60/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for affordability (85) and safety (76).
It scores lowest on health (25) and food & drink (30).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Majors Barn in West Midlands, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Majors Barn
Majors Barn doesn't give up much about itself, and that's worth being honest about rather than papering over with guesswork. What's clear is where it sits: this is a small locality within Staffordshire Moorlands, a district where the typical house price runs around £220,000 — noticeably below both the West Midlands regional median and the England-wide figure. That alone tells you something about the character of the wider area: this is Moorlands and market-town England, not commuter-belt suburbia, and prices here reflect a part of the country that hasn't been swept up in the steeper regional or national price growth seen elsewhere.
Beyond that positioning, I can't respectably tell you about the schools, the station, the crime figures, or what a Saturday here actually feels like, because none of that detail has surfaced for Majors Barn specifically. Rather than invent a flavour for it, it's fairer to say: judge this one in person, using the district comparison above as your starting anchor, and treat anything more specific you're told about the place with a raised eyebrow until you've seen the street yourself.
Data last updated: 19 October 2026