# ST8 9BR: area report for a postcode in Staffordshire Moorlands

ST8 9BR is a postcode in Staffordshire Moorlands.

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 Staffordshire Moorlands. Open the map at ST8 9BR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) › [ST8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st8) › [ST8 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st8-9)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 48% on July. Staffordshire Moorlands 003D: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **Congleton, 4.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **No property in ST8 9BR 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=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Staffordshire Moorlands 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **£224,481 average price**: For the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **Low road and rail noise at ST8 9BR**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **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=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingsfield First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsfield-first-school-e146904) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-grace-catholic-academy-e140129) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Squirrel Hayes First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/squirrel-hayes-first-school-e124062) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Roaches School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roaches-school-e124495) | Special | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [James Bateman Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-bateman-middle-school-e146914) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knypersley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knypersley-first-school-e146873) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Oxhey First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxhey-first-school-e146874) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Biddulph High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddulph-high-school-e137356) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £138,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2024 | £136,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £282,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £132,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £164,900 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £192,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BIDDULPH VALLEY SURGERY (300 m); BIDDULPH DOCTORS (300 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (170 m); WELL (300 m); BIDDULPH PHARMACY (340 m)
- Dental practices: BIDDULPH DENTAL CARE (110 m); HORIZONS DENTAL PRACTICE (130 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Biddulph (230 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Tunstall Road Biddulph (740 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £224,481** (August 2026). Staffordshire Moorlands’s average house price was £224,481 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,228** (2025). Full-time workers living in Staffordshire Moorlands earned a median of £38,228 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Staffordshire Moorlands costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.8** (2025). Staffordshire Moorlands has a deprivation score of 14.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 93rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Staffordshire Moorlands 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.0** (2025). Staffordshire Moorlands 003D has a deprivation score of 26.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,462nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £166,155** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Staffordshire Moorlands 003D was £166,155 in 2025. 3,600th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,422** (2021). Staffordshire Moorlands 003D had 1,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,208th 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Staffordshire Moorlands 003D, 95.0% 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.

## ST8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST8 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,523** (2021). ST8 had 19,523 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,262nd 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: 35%** (2022). About 35% of people in ST8 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: 87.8%** (January 2026). In ST8, 87.8% 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: [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands)
- Centre: 53.1156, -2.1740

Council: [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands): Dame Karen Bradley (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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.1740,53.1156,ST89BR

## How to cite

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