ST16 1BA

Rowley · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stafford
Ward
Rowley
Local authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 1ET 70 m
ST17 9SN 121 m
ST16 1AA 136 m
ST16 1BG 136 m
ST16 2LH 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 1BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 1
Latitude
52.802131
Longitude
-2.124282
British National Grid easting
391,718
British National Grid northing
322,736

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Electoral ward
Rowley · E05010496
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00179416
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 012B · E01029736
Middle layer super output area
Stafford 012 · E02006199

Postcode source versions

Explore ST16

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
123, Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1BA 29 August 2025 £270,000
129, Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1BA 26 July 2023 £350,000
130, Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1BA 21 February 2022 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Blessed William Howard Catholic School

    Academy converter

    266 m
  2. Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    577 m
  3. King Edward VI High School

    Academy sponsor led

    820 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,940
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,538
  • Anti social behaviour 479
  • Public order 377
  • Shoplifting 368
  • Criminal damage and arson 310

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

17 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.7
ST16 1 residents
14,764

Age bands in ST16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

2,551 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,367 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

3,866 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

3,738 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,969 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST16 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
94.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
78.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.9%
Gigabit-capable
78.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
94.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    385 m

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    491 m

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    775 m

  • RISING BROOK

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, MERREY ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 9LY

    ODS code M83036

    1.7 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    1.7 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    2.3 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rowley Avenue

    BCT · Stafford

    0.0 miles
  • Rowley Avenue

    BCT · Stafford

    0.0 miles
  • Kingsway

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Deans Park Court

    BCT · Castlefields

    0.1 miles
  • Deans Park Court

    BCT · Castlefields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 012B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,290 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
6
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £269,000 from 4 recorded sales in ST16 1BA. 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Blessed William Howard Catholic School is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,940 published events cover 12 months, averaging 328.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,538 events.

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