# ST18 0HQ: area report for a postcode in Stafford

ST18 0HQ 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 ST18 0HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) › [ST18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18) › [ST18 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18-0)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Stafford 008A: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **Stafford, 8.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **1 of 27 properties in ST18 0HQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **£258,024 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **16.7% can get gigabit broadband at ST18 0HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST18 0HQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **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=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Andrew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-primary-school-e142442) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £1,162,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Stafford 008A 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: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 008A was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 11,304th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,970** (2021). Stafford 008A had 1,970 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,826th 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: 61.6%** (January 2026). In Stafford 008A, 61.6% 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.

## ST18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST18 was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 898th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,506** (2021). ST18 had 17,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,138th least 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: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in ST18 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: 70.5%** (January 2026). In ST18, 70.5% 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: 52.8562, -2.0225

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

## Your MP

- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), 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=-2.0225,52.8562,ST180HQ

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