ST16 3UL

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 3BH 48 m
ST16 3LD 62 m
ST16 3DU 73 m
ST16 3LE 81 m
ST16 3EJ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST16 3UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST16
Postcode sector
ST16 3
Latitude
52.817453
Longitude
-2.120587
British National Grid easting
391,970
British National Grid northing
324,440

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
E00151289
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
36
Primary
23
Secondary
7
  1. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    261 m
  2. John Wheeldon Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    547 m
  3. Tillington Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,562
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,407
  • Anti social behaviour 403
  • Public order 358
  • Shoplifting 295
  • Criminal damage and arson 282

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

15 female, 20 male

Postcode households
32
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    185 m

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    956 m

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    1.4 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    1.7 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    1.9 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

    4.1 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
  • Greyfriars Way

    BCT · Stafford

    0.2 miles
  • Greyfriars Way

    BCT · Stafford

    0.2 miles
  • St Patricks RC School

    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
2
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

36 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,562 published events cover 12 months, averaging 296.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,407 events.

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