# ST3 7LJ: area report for a postcode in Stafford

ST3 7LJ 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 ST3 7LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) › [ST3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st3) › [ST3 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st3-7)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 46% on July. Stafford 001D: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **Blythe Bridge, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **No property in ST3 7LJ 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=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Stafford 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **£258,024 average price**: For the whole of Stafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST3 7LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at ST3 7LJ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Meir Heath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meir-heath-academy-e143350) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthews Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-academy-e140299) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandon Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandon-primary-academy-e140872) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-academy-e140296) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Meridian Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-meridian-academy-e142186) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kinetic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kinetic-academy-e140330) | Independent | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £535,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £243,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| October 2025 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| June 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: MEIR HEALTH DENTAL SURGERY (80 m)

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.0** (2025). Stafford 001D has a deprivation score of 7.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,060th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stafford 001D was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,408** (2021). Stafford 001D had 1,408 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,553rd 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: 84.8%** (January 2026). In Stafford 001D, 84.8% 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.

## ST3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST3 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 68,714** (2021). ST3 had 68,714 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 48th 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: 40%** (2022). About 40% of people in ST3 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In ST3, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)
- Centre: 52.9605, -2.1067

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

## Your MP

- [Stoke-on-Trent South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south): Dr Allison Gardner (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), 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=-2.1067,52.9605,ST37LJ

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