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

ST16 1UH 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 1UH 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 64% on July. Stafford 006D: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **Stafford, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **No property in ST16 1UH 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=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **£258,024 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST16 1UH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ST16 1UH**: Road 55 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **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=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marshlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marshlands-school-e124518) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Greenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenhall-e149002) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Tillington Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tillington-manor-primary-school-e149585) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Doxey Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doxey-academy-e150855) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Graham Balfour High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-graham-balfour-high-school-e142983) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Parkside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-primary-school-e143355) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e142216) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burleyfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burleyfields-primary-school-e151649) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2023 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOLMCROFT (590 m)
- Pharmacies: CORNWELL'S CHEMISTS (590 m)
- Dental practices: PURE DENTAL SOLUTIONS (190 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Holmcroft Road Stafford (570 m, Central England Co-operative); Co-op First Avenue (750 m, Central England Co-operative); Co-op Stone Road Stafford (940 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.3** (2025). Stafford 006D has a deprivation score of 10.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,083rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £244,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 006D was £244,000 in 2025. Joint 10,907th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,627** (2021). Stafford 006D had 1,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,806th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Stafford 006D, 100.0% 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: 52.8223, -2.1408

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=-2.1408,52.8223,ST161UH

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