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ST17 9FL

Highfields & Western Downs · Stafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Stafford
Ward
Highfields & Western Downs
Local authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST17
Postcode sector
ST17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST17 9GB 35 m
ST17 9GD 79 m
ST17 9YU 126 m
ST17 9GA 132 m
ST17 9LA 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST17 9FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST17
Postcode sector
ST17 9
Latitude
52.788651
Longitude
-2.136640
British National Grid easting
390,882
British National Grid northing
321,238

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stafford · E07000197
Electoral ward
Highfields & Western Downs · E05010489
Parish or community
E43000132
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00151405
Lower layer super output area
Stafford 013A · E01029715
Middle layer super output area
Stafford 013 · E02006200

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Cape Avenue, Stafford, ST17 9FL 2 December 2024 £175,000
12, Cape Avenue, Stafford, ST17 9FL 31 August 2022 £102,500
9, Cape Avenue, Stafford, ST17 9FL 27 August 2021 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Castlechurch Primary School

    Academy converter

    513 m

  2. Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    600 m

  3. Stafford Grammar School

    Other independent school

    847 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,169
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 577
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Other theft 72
  • Public order 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST17 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    1.2 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    1.4 km

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    2.2 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    2.2 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    3.4 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    3.8 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cape Avenue

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles

  • Cape Avenue

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles

  • Oxleathers Court

    BCT · Western Downs

    0.1 miles

  • Oxleathers Court

    BCT · Western Downs

    0.2 miles

  • Sycamore Lane

    BCT · Western Downs

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stafford 013A, 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

7,268 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
4
Medium risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £140,000 from 3 recorded sales in ST17 9FL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Stafford is £259,721 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Castlechurch Primary School is the nearest published school at 513 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,169 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 577 events.

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