# ST16 2LZ: area report for a postcode in Stafford

ST16 2LZ 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 2LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) › [ST16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16) › [ST16 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16-2)

## Around this postcode

- **140 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Stafford 010F: 1,036 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **Stafford, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **No property in ST16 2LZ 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=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 010F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **£258,024 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **88.2% can get gigabit broadband at ST16 2LZ**: Superfast for 88.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST16 2LZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **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=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bailey-street-alternative-provision-academy-e148235) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-austins-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-e142209) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e150647) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [John Wheeldon Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-wheeldon-primary-academy-e141186) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/achieve-beyond-schools-stafford-e152510) | Special | 930 m (12 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 | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 55.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e142216) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Leonard's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-primary-school-e124199) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £103,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 150 m |
| December 2023 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £87,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| March 2023 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| August 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| March 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 350 m |
| January 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stafford (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MILL BANK (410 m); WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY (460 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (240 m); BOOTS (310 m); PYRAMID PHARMACY (340 m); ASDA PHARMACY (340 m); WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: EASTGATE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (10 m); CHURCH LANE DENTAL SITE 2 (100 m); RIVERSIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (100 m); CASTLE WAY DENTAL CARE (110 m); CIVIC CENTRE (190 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Stafford Riverside (160 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Central Stafford (320 m, Aldi); Asda Stafford Superstore (320 m, Asda); Iceland Stafford (470 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Stafford (600 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 010F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.3** (2025). Stafford 010F has a deprivation score of 45.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,292nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £155,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 010F was £155,000 in 2025. Joint 2,696th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,118** (2021). Stafford 010F had 1,118 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,619th least 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: 58.8%** (January 2026). In Stafford 010F, 58.8% 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: 52.8066, -2.1133

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=-2.1133,52.8066,ST162LZ

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