ST17 9FU

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 9FR 45 m
ST17 9SZ 74 m
ST17 9UE 79 m
ST17 9UD 83 m
ST17 9UB 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST17 9FU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST17
Postcode sector
ST17 9
Latitude
52.794602
Longitude
-2.136392
British National Grid easting
390,900
British National Grid northing
321,900

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
E00151413
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
38
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. Castlechurch Primary School

    Academy converter

    173 m
  2. King Edward VI High School

    Academy sponsor led

    404 m
  3. Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    652 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 748
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Public order 115
  • Other theft 95

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

    841 m

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    1.4 km

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    1.7 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    1.8 km

  • STAFFORD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    WHITGREAVE COURT, STAFFORD, ST16 3EB

    ODS code M83044

    2.7 km

  • HOLMCROFT

    HOLMCROFT ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 1JG

    ODS code M83049

    3.1 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cowley Close

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles
  • Cowley Close

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles
  • Torridge Drive

    BCT · Western Downs

    0.1 miles
  • Dryden Crescent

    BCT · Highfields

    0.1 miles
  • Masefield Drive

    BCT · Highfields

    0.2 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Castlechurch Primary School is the nearest published school at 173 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 748 events.

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