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

ST16 2SJ 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 2SJ 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

- **71 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Stafford 010B: 249 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **Stafford, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **No property in ST16 2SJ 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=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **£260,446 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST16 2SJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ST16 2SJ**: Road 59 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **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=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e142216) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John Wheeldon Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-wheeldon-primary-academy-e141186) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tillington Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tillington-manor-primary-school-e149585) | Primary | 840 m (10 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/achieve-beyond-schools-stafford-e152510) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bailey-street-alternative-provision-academy-e148235) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Sir Graham Balfour High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-graham-balfour-high-school-e142983) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Greenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenhall-e149002) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £142,400 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £183,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £146,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £97,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING (300 m); HOLMCROFT (980 m)
- Pharmacies: STAFFORD HEALTH & WELLBEING PHARMACY (300 m); PYRAMID PHARMACY (350 m); CORNWELL'S CHEMISTS (980 m)
- Dental practices: TIME FOR TEETH HMP STAFFORD (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Eccleshall Rd Express Petro (30 m, Asda); Farmfoods Hopton Stafford (190 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Stafford Stone Rd Express (250 m, Tesco); Lidl Hopton Stafford (490 m, Lidl); Co-op Stone Road Stafford (730 m, Central England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £260,446** (August 2026). Stafford’s average house price was £260,446 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Stafford costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.2** (2025). Stafford 010B has a deprivation score of 35.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,078th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £143,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 010B was £143,000 in 2025. Joint 2,022nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,353** (2021). Stafford 010B had 1,353 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,281st 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Stafford 010B, 93.6% 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: 52.8151, -2.1241

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), August 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=-2.1241,52.8151,ST162SJ

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