ST17 4AQ

Penkside · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST17
Postcode sector
ST17 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST17 4XY 59 m
ST17 4SU 92 m
ST17 4XJ 99 m
ST17 4XQ 118 m
ST17 4NJ 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST17 4AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST17
Postcode sector
ST17 4
Latitude
52.795384
Longitude
-2.101201
British National Grid easting
393,273
British National Grid northing
321,983

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Electoral ward
Penkside · E05010495
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00166312
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 016C · E01029734
Middle layer super output area
Stafford 016 · E02006203

Postcode source versions

Explore ST17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Silkmore Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    877 m
  3. St Leonard's Primary School

    Community school

    887 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,493
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,036
  • Anti social behaviour 315
  • Shoplifting 236
  • Public order 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST17 4 residents
11,910

Age bands in ST17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,133 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,136 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

3,127 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,117 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

2,394 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

    1.1 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    1.5 km

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    1.6 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    1.6 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    2.0 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    2.9 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Queens Shopping Park

    BCT · Queensville

    0.1 miles
  • Queens Shopping Park

    BCT · Queensville

    0.1 miles
  • Co-op Funeralcare

    BCT · Queensville

    0.2 miles
  • Co-op Funeralcare

    BCT · Queensville

    0.2 miles
  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Queensville

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 016C, 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

5,888 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Silkmore Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 870 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,493 published events cover 12 months, averaging 207.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,036 events.

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