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

ST18 0WZ 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 0WZ 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 60% on July. Stafford 008B: 17 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **Rugeley Trent Valley, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **No property in ST18 0WZ 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=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **£258,024 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **No gigabit broadband at ST18 0WZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST18 0WZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **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=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ
- **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=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colwich CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colwich-cofe-primary-school-e142422) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-primary-school-e142213) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Anson CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anson-cofe-primary-school-e146863) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £397,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2025 | £387,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| January 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| December 2023 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.7** (2025). Stafford 008B has a deprivation score of 5.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 008B was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,370** (2021). Stafford 008B had 1,370 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,944th 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: 87.9%** (January 2026). In Stafford 008B, 87.9% 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: 52.7967, -1.9893

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=-1.9893,52.7967,ST180WZ

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