ST16 3DS

Common · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Common
Local authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 3DF 56 m
ST16 3DU 68 m
ST16 3EB 73 m
ST16 3DA 82 m
ST16 2TA 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3
Latitude
52.817945
Longitude
-2.122265
British National Grid easting
391,857
British National Grid northing
324,495

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
E00151287
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
7
  1. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    379 m
  2. John Wheeldon Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    671 m
  3. Tillington Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,351
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,296
  • Anti social behaviour 381
  • Public order 332
  • Shoplifting 293
  • Criminal damage and arson 271

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
87

64 female, 23 male

Postcode households
76
Residents per household
1.1
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST16 3 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+
98.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.8%
Gigabit-capable
98.8%
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

    73 m

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    832 m

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    1.5 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    1.8 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    2.0 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    3.4 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    4.2 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

  • Northfield Village

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Northfield Village

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • The Common

    BCT · Tillington

    0.2 miles
  • The Common

    BCT · Tillington

    0.2 miles
  • Greyfriars Way

    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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,351 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,296 events.

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