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ST16

UK postcode district

Part of Stafford

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,432
Current units
929
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
West Midlands
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
503

Postcode sectors in ST16

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
19,917 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Melbourne Crescent, Stafford, ST16 3JU 23 July 2026 £185,000
51, Bolsover Drive, Stafford, ST16 1YU 17 July 2026 £322,500
27, Old School Drive, Stafford, ST16 1RL 17 July 2026 £362,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
4,479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,789
  • Anti social behaviour 508
  • Public order 439
  • Shoplifting 350
  • Criminal damage and arson 343

Census 2021

Population and age profile

ST16 usual residents
33,574
Age-profile population
33,834

Age bands in ST16

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17%
5,735 residents
Age 15 to 24
10%
3,394 residents
Age 25 to 44
30.4%
10,300 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.1%
8,495 residents
Age 65 and over
17.5%
5,910 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 871 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 774 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 633 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • CASTLEFIELDS

    CASTLEFIELDS SURGERY, CASTLE WAY, NEWPORT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1BS

    ODS code M83024

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £215,000 from 3,504 recorded sales in ST16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Stafford is £259,721 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 373 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,789 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.