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ST16 3BL

Forebridge · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Forebridge
Local authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 3ED 30 m
ST16 2DQ 46 m
ST16 2LN 47 m
ST16 2LP 50 m
ST16 2LZ 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 3BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 August 2020
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3
Latitude
52.806052
Longitude
-2.114013
British National Grid easting
392,411
British National Grid northing
323,171

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Electoral ward
Forebridge · E05010485
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00179352
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 010F · E01034047
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
36
Primary
24
Secondary
7

  1. Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    384 m

  2. St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    550 m

  3. St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    698 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,040
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,530
  • Anti social behaviour 455
  • Shoplifting 399
  • Public order 399
  • Criminal damage and arson 319

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

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

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    336 m

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    403 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    1.2 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    1.4 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    2.1 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    2.2 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Stafford Town Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Cope Street

    BCT · Stafford Town Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Shrewsbury Arms PH

    BCT · Stafford Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Clarke Street

    BCT · Stafford Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Wetherspoons PH

    BCT · Stafford Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 010F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,292 of 33,755

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

36 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,040 published events cover 12 months, averaging 336.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,530 events.

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