ST16 1RB

Holmcroft · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 1RX 90 m
ST16 1SA 101 m
ST16 1SH 124 m
ST16 1RZ 142 m
ST16 1QZ 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 1RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 1
Latitude
52.826918
Longitude
-2.137547
British National Grid easting
390,829
British National Grid northing
325,495

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Electoral ward
Holmcroft · E05010490
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00151439
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 007A · E01029719
Middle layer super output area
Stafford 007 · E02006194

Postcode source versions

Explore ST16

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Heath Drive, Stafford, ST16 1RB 28 July 2023 £360,000
10, Heath Drive, Stafford, ST16 1RB 23 August 2019 £163,000
3, Heath Drive, Stafford, ST16 1RB 30 April 2019 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
6
  1. Marshlands School

    Community special school

    75 m
  2. Greenhall

    Academy special converter

    78 m
  3. Tillington Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    767 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
856
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 416
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Public order 75
  • Other theft 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

38 female, 29 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.5% 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+
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%

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

6

within 5 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    616 m

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    1.4 km

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    2.8 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    2.9 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    3.2 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    4.6 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

  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Holmcroft

    0.2 miles
  • Trinity Rise

    BCT · Trinity Fields

    0.2 miles
  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Holmcroft

    0.2 miles
  • Gough Close

    BCT · Trinity Fields

    0.2 miles
  • Gough Close

    BCT · Trinity Fields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 007A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,887 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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 £360,000 from 1 recorded sale in ST16 1RB. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Marshlands School is the nearest published school at 75 m.

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

Recorded crime

856 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 416 events.

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