ST16 3SX

Coton · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 3SU 72 m
ST16 3ST 81 m
ST16 3HS 238 m
ST16 3HT 239 m
ST16 3EH 309 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 3SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3
Latitude
52.829104
Longitude
-2.110541
British National Grid easting
392,649
British National Grid northing
325,735

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Electoral ward
Coton · E05010482
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00151279
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 006A · E01029690
Middle layer super output area
Stafford 006 · E02006193

Postcode source versions

Explore ST16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. Parkside Primary School

    Academy converter

    917 m
  2. Sir Graham Balfour High School

    Academy converter

    998 m
  3. Beaconfields Primary School

    Free schools

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,004
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 478
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Other theft 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Public order 80

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

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    1.5 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    1.6 km

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    2.7 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    3.0 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    3.4 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    4.7 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bertelin Road

    BCT · Stafford

    0.4 miles
  • Bertelin Road

    BCT · Stafford

    0.4 miles
  • Tenby Drive

    BCT · Stafford

    0.5 miles
  • Tenby Drive

    BCT · Stafford

    0.5 miles
  • MOD Main Gate

    BCT · Beaconside

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 006A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,828 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Parkside Primary School is the nearest published school at 917 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,004 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 478 events.

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