# ST15 8QF: area report for a postcode in Stafford

ST15 8QF is a postcode in Stafford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Stafford. Open the map at ST15 8QF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) › [ST15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st15) › [ST15 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st15-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Stafford 004C: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **Stone (Staffs), 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **No property in ST15 8QF listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **£258,024 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST15 8QF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ST15 8QF**: Road 54 dB, rail 56 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's CofE (C) First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-c-first-school-e124275) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Walton Priory Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-priory-middle-school-e124426) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pirehill First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pirehill-first-school-e124164) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £218,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £168,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2024 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £258,024** (July 2026). Stafford’s average house price was £258,024 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,726** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stafford earned a median of £39,726 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 147th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Stafford costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Stafford has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stafford 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.6** (2025). Stafford 004C has a deprivation score of 4.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,377th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 004C was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,565** (2021). Stafford 004C had 1,565 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,964th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Stafford 004C, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ST15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £247,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST15 was £247,500 in 2025. Joint 735th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,022** (2021). ST15 had 23,022 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,278th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in ST15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.1%** (January 2026). In ST15, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)
- Centre: 52.8909, -2.1250

Council: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1250,52.8909,ST158QF

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