# ST17

Postcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford.

ST17 is a postcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford. Median sale price £253,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 72.2 per 1,000 people. About 39,918 people.

Postcode district. Code ST17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ST](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ST17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £253,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST17 was £253,000 in 2025. 788th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 39,063** (2021). ST17 had 39,063 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 489th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 36%** (2022). About 36% of people in ST17 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.8%** (January 2026). In ST17, 95.8% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ST17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 36% of people in ST17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=ST17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 613 homes were sold in ST17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ST17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ST17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ST17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ST17 had 39,063 usual residents at the census.

## How ST17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ST17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £253,000 | 8th most expensive | 21 postcode districts, ST · 2025 |
| Population | 39,063 | 6th most populated | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 36% | 11th most people in radon Affected Areas | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.8% | joint 3rd highest | 22 postcode districts, ST · Jan 2026 |

## Is ST17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ST17 at a rate of 72.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the ST postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 275 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ST17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,289), other crime (507) and anti-social behaviour (487).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ST17 was 65.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in ST17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ST17 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in ST17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Staffordshire 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029656) | 1,781 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.6% |
| [Stafford 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029699) | 1,968 | 120.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.5% |
| [Stafford 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01034048) | 1,032 | 649.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 66.6% |
| [Stafford 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029686) | 1,329 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Stafford 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029700) | 1,210 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Stafford 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029714) | 1,469 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| [Stafford 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029737) | 1,738 | 115.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.8% |
| [Stafford 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029738) | 1,328 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Stafford 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029715) | 1,447 | 106.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Stafford 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029716) | 1,593 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Stafford 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029717) | 1,757 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Stafford 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029727) | 1,489 | 167.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Stafford 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029728) | 1,447 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Stafford 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029684) | 1,450 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Stafford 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029685) | 1,517 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Stafford 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029757) | 1,466 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Stafford 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029758) | 1,578 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| [Stafford 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029759) | 1,715 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| [Stafford 014H](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029760) | 1,780 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Stafford 014I](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01034051) | 2,614 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.4% |
| [Stafford 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029726) | 1,710 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% |
| [Stafford 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029729) | 1,552 | 152.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.3% |
| [Stafford 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029734) | 2,221 | 161.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Stafford 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029735) | 2,202 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stafford): Leigh Ingham (Labour), MP since July 2024. 84% of the people here.
- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 16% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in ST17

[Highfields & Burton Manor](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/highfields-and-burton-manor), [Mosspit & Silkmore Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/mosspit-and-silkmore-lane), [Rowley & Derrington](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/rowley-and-derrington), [Weeping Cross & Brocton](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/weeping-cross-and-brocton)

## Postcode sectors in ST17

[ST17 0 (283 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17-0), [ST17 4 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17-4), [ST17 9 (348 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17-9)

## Council

[Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)

## Towns in ST17

[Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stafford)

## Postcode districts next to ST17

[ST16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16), [ST18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18), [ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12), [WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15)

## Nearest rail stations

[Stafford (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1220,52.8039)

## More in the ST postcode area

[All ST postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ST17 in brief

ST17 is a postcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford.
About 39,918 people lived in ST17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £253,000 in 2025 across 613 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ST17 was £253,000 in 2025.
ST17 had 39,063 usual residents at the census.
About 36% of people in ST17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ST17, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ST17
- Postcode area: [ST](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st)
- Constituency: [Stafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stafford)
- Council: [Stafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)
- Area: 72.66 km²
- People, mid-2024: 39,918*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 132

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ST18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18), [WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15), [ST16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16), [ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12)

## Latest updates for ST17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ST17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17