ST16 3TJ

Forebridge · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST16 3ZJ 21 m
ST16 3YH 48 m
ST16 3TH 87 m
ST16 3TQ 89 m
ST16 3TL 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 3TJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3
Latitude
52.805250
Longitude
-2.105956
British National Grid easting
392,954
British National Grid northing
323,081

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00166324
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 010G · E01034048
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 Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    537 m
  2. St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    713 m
  3. Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    718 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,833
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,463
  • Anti social behaviour 421
  • Public order 380
  • Shoplifting 373
  • Criminal damage and arson 304

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

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    554 m

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    855 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    1.7 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    1.8 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    2.2 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    2.4 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Riverway

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.1 miles
  • ASDA Store

    BCT · Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • Bedford Avenue

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.2 miles
  • Metropolitan

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.2 miles
  • Metropolitan

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 010G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,683 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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 Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 537 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,833 published events cover 12 months, averaging 319.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,463 events.

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