ST18 9AR

Penkridge North & Acton Trussell · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stafford
Local authority
South Staffordshire
Postcode district
ST18
Postcode sector
ST18 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST18 9AA 177 m
ST17 0RA 290 m
ST18 9AP 313 m
ST17 9HQ 499 m
ST18 9BP 611 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST18 9AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST18
Postcode sector
ST18 9
Latitude
52.768246
Longitude
-2.109764
British National Grid easting
392,691
British National Grid northing
318,965

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Parish or community
E04008954
Output area
E00151098
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 001B · E01029656
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 001 · E02006174

Postcode source versions

Explore ST18

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Distribution Centre, Acton Gate, Stafford, ST18 9AR 4 June 2021 £51,100,000
Distribution Centre, Acton Gate, Stafford, ST18 9AR 21 February 2014 £33,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. St Leonard's CofE First School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. Heather Field School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km
  3. Stafford Manor High School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 96
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST18 9 residents
5,960

Age bands in ST18 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

740 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

466 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

1,106 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,793 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

1,792 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • RISING BROOK

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

    ODS code M83036

    2.2 km

  • WEEPING CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    BODMIN AVENUE, WEEPING CROSS, STAFFORD, ST17 0EG

    ODS code M83052

    3.4 km

  • WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD SURGERY

    WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST17 4BS

    ODS code M83050

    3.8 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS

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

    ODS code M83024

    3.9 km

  • MILL BANK

    WATER STREET, STAFFORD, ST16 2AG

    ODS code M83057

    4.1 km

  • PENKRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD LANE, PENKRIDGE, STAFFORD, ST19 5AP

    ODS code M83045

    4.8 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

  • Argos Distribution Centre

    BCT · Acton Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Acton Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Acton Gate

    0.3 miles
  • Barnhurst Farm

    BCT · Acton Gate

    0.3 miles
  • Barnhurst Farm

    BCT · Acton Gate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 001B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,735 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Leonard's CofE First School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 96 events.

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