ST16 2RY

Common · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Common
Local authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 2SA 39 m
ST16 3BE 41 m
ST16 3BB 78 m
ST16 2SE 87 m
ST16 2RG 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 2RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 2
Latitude
52.813577
Longitude
-2.121852
British National Grid easting
391,884
British National Grid northing
324,009

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Electoral ward
Common · E05010481
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00151278
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 010B · E01029691
Middle layer super output area
Stafford 010 · E02006197

Postcode source versions

Explore ST16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
7
  1. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    338 m
  2. John Wheeldon Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    541 m
  3. Tillington Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,605
  • Anti social behaviour 464
  • Public order 411
  • Shoplifting 347
  • Criminal damage and arson 325

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

16 female, 28 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
1.0
ST16 2 residents
1,943

Age bands in ST16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.7%

251 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

310 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.7%

767 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

593 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

425 residents

This postcode contained 2.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST16 2 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

7

within 5 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    473 m

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    989 m

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    1.2 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    1.4 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    1.5 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    3.0 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    3.9 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

  • Greyfriars Way

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Greyfriars Way

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • St Patricks Street

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Marston Road

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Sash Street

    BCT · Stafford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 010B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,122 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,605 events.

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