# ST16 1AT: area report for a postcode in Stafford

ST16 1AT 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 ST16 1AT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) › [ST16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16) › [ST16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Stafford 012B: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **Stafford, 790 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **No property in ST16 1AT 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=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **£258,024 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST16 1AT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **Low road and rail noise at ST16 1AT**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **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=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/achieve-beyond-schools-stafford-e152510) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Burleyfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burleyfields-primary-school-e151649) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Blessed William Howard Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-william-howard-catholic-school-e142193) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 55.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King Edward VI High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-high-school-e149328) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castlechurch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlechurch-primary-school-e148122) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Doxey Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doxey-academy-e150855) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bailey-street-alternative-provision-academy-e148235) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-mother-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e142192) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2023 | £360,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £292,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £437,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2026 | £207,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stafford (790 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CASTLEFIELDS (370 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (370 m); WESTWAY PHARMACY (950 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Westway (950 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Stafford Highfields (960 m, Morrisons); Tesco Stafford Extra (1 km, Tesco)

## 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Stafford 012B has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 012B was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,705** (2021). Stafford 012B had 1,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,315th 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In Stafford 012B, 94.3% 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.

## ST16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST16 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,844** (2021). ST16 had 33,844 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 711th 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 ST16 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In ST16, 93.1% 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: 52.8032, -2.1337

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

## Your MP

- [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stafford): Leigh Ingham (Labour), 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=-2.1337,52.8032,ST161AT

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