DE14 postcode area guide — East Staffordshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DE14 postcode district in East Staffordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DE14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
55.1%
Gigabit-capable
48%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DE14 postcode district (East Staffordshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 688 postcodes Ofcom measures in DE14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DE14 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DE14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DE14 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AP | 100% | 70.3% |
| DE14 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AU | 100% | 0% |
| DE14 1AX | 93.3% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around East Staffordshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Staffordshire district (59,438 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
82.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
73.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DE14
Police recorded 315 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DE14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 115 | 36.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 | 11.7% |
| Shoplifting | 32 | 10.2% |
| Public order | 27 | 8.6% |
| Other theft | 22 | 7.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 5.4% |
| Drugs | 17 | 5.4% |
| Bicycle theft | 12 | 3.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DE14
Based on 348 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DE14 is £168,000, down 4.0% on the previous year (£175,000).
Detached
£310,000
50 sales
Semi-detached
£202,000
74 sales
Terraced
£142,000
170 sales
Flat / maisonette
£95,200
45 sales
Latest recorded sales in DE14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £213,750 | Terraced | Rook Road | DE14 3UU |
| 11 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Chesterton Road | DE14 2SB |
| 8 May 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Broadway Street | DE14 3ND |
| 5 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Lonsdale Road | DE14 3ED |
| 1 May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced | Horninglow Road | DE14 2PR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Higgott Close | DE14 3EB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £123,500 | Terraced | Uxbridge Street | DE14 3JU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Merlin Crescent | DE14 3JF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Edward Street | DE14 2LY |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Metcalfe Close | DE14 2FJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Staffordshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Staffordshire district (124,022 residents, 51,293 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% |
| 15–29 | 23.1% |
| 30–44 | 19% |
| 45–64 | 20.4% |
| 65+ | 18.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.8% |
| Private rented | 19.5% |
| Social rented | 8.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DE14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Anglesey | Primary | 3–11 | 621 | DE14 3LG |
| Rykneld Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 618 | DE14 3EX |
| Paget High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 606 | DE14 3DR |
| Christ Church Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 353 | DE14 3TE |
| Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 308 | DE14 2LU |
| Shobnall Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 243 | DE14 2BB |
| Lansdowne Infant Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 207 | DE14 2RE |
| Eton Park Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 197 | DE14 2SG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DE14
408 rated food businesses operate in DE14. 212 hold the top rating of 5, 78 are rated 4, and 26 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 4 Mercian Army Reserves, ADMIRAL CASINO, Aldi Stores Ltd, Amber House Rest Home, Anglesey Primary Academy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DE14
From a sample of 111 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 DE14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
18%
Band C
36%
Band D
38%
Band E
8%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for East Staffordshire
Landlines around DE14 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.