ST17 9BN

Highfields & Western Downs · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST17 9TR 35 m
ST17 9WN 43 m
ST17 9WL 78 m
ST17 9TW 80 m
ST17 9TN 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST17 9BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST17
Postcode sector
ST17 9
Latitude
52.792095
Longitude
-2.135123
British National Grid easting
390,985
British National Grid northing
321,621

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
E00151414
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 013B · E01029716
Middle layer super output area
Stafford 013 · E02006200

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. Castlechurch Primary School

    Academy converter

    123 m
  2. Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    449 m
  3. King Edward VI High School

    Academy sponsor led

    515 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,499
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 674
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Public order 104
  • Other theft 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST17 9 residents
14,904

Age bands in ST17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,460 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,511 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

3,576 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

4,127 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

2,984 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

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    1.1 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    1.2 km

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    1.8 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    1.9 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    3.0 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    3.4 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Landor Way

    BCT · Highfields

    0.0 miles
  • Landor Way

    BCT · Highfields

    0.0 miles
  • Sycamore Lane

    BCT · Western Downs

    0.1 miles
  • Sycamore Lane

    BCT · Western Downs

    0.1 miles
  • Torridge Drive

    BCT · Western Downs

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 013B, 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

6,143 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 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. Castlechurch Primary School is the nearest published school at 123 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,499 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 674 events.

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