ST16 3BD

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 3BE 38 m
ST16 3BB 54 m
ST16 2RG 65 m
ST16 3BW 70 m
ST16 3AZ 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 3BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2017
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3
Latitude
52.814216
Longitude
-2.121364
British National Grid easting
391,917
British National Grid northing
324,080

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

    268 m
  2. John Wheeldon Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    498 m
  3. Tillington Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,613
  • Anti social behaviour 463
  • Public order 405
  • Shoplifting 347
  • Criminal damage and arson 322

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST16 3 residents
16,866

Age bands in ST16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,933 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,717 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.3%

5,667 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

4,164 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

2,516 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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    413 m

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    1.1 km

  • 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

    1.6 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

Nearby transport

  • Greyfriars Way

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Greyfriars Way

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Marston Road

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • St Patricks Street

    BCT · Stafford

    0.2 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.

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 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,613 events.

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