# ST18 Postcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford. ST18 is a postcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford. Median sale price £330,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 41.7 per 1,000 people. About 18,533 people. Postcode district. Code ST18. 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 ST18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ST18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 9% of people in ST18 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=ST18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 255 homes were sold in ST18 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ST18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ST18. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ST18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ST18 had 17,506 usual residents at the census. ## How ST18 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | ST18 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £330,000 | 2nd most expensive | 21 postcode districts, ST · 2025 | | Population | 17,506 | 8th least populated | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 9% | 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 70.5% | 5th lowest | 22 postcode districts, ST · Jan 2026 | ## Is ST18 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ST18 at a rate of 41.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the ST postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ST18. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (375), other crime (161) and anti-social behaviour (102). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ST18 was 44.8 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 ST18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ST18 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in ST18 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Stafford 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029743) | 2,499 | 93.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.8% | | [Stafford 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029687) | 1,970 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 61.6% | | [Stafford 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029710) | 1,370 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.9% | | [Stafford 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029711) | 1,534 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.0% | | [Stafford 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029712) | 2,081 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.5% | | [Stafford 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029713) | 1,796 | 57.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.7% | | [Stafford 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01034049) | 1,533 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 38.0% | | [Stafford 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01034050) | 1,744 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 48.0% | | [Stafford 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029742) | 2,081 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 69.6% | | [Stafford 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/neighbourhood/e01029688) | 2,402 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 70.6% | ## 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. 68% of the people here. - [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stafford): Leigh Ingham (Labour), MP since July 2024. 32% of the people here. - [Burton and Uttoxeter](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/burton-and-uttoxeter): Jacob Collier (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here. - [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lichfield): Dave Robertson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% 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 ST18 [Weston & Haywood](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/weston-and-haywood) ## Postcode sectors in ST18 [ST18 0 (390 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18-0), [ST18 9 (222 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18-9) ## Council [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) ## Towns in ST18 [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stafford) ## Postcode districts next to ST18 [ST10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st10), [ST14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st14), [ST15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st15), [ST16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16), [ST17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17), [ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [ST20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st20), [ST21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st21), [TF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf10), [WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15) ## 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) ## ST18 in brief ST18 is a postcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford. About 18,533 people lived in ST18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £330,000 in 2025 across 255 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in ST18 was £330,000 in 2025. ST18 had 17,506 usual residents at the census. About 9% of people in ST18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In ST18, 70.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: ST18 - Postcode area: [ST](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st) - Constituency: [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge) - Council: [Stafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) - Area: 193 km² - People, mid-2024: 18,533* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 55 * 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 [ST17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st17), [ST15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st15), [ST20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st20), [ST16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st16), [ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [ST14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st14) ## Latest updates for ST18 - 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/ST18 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st18#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/st18