ST13 postcode area guide — Staffordshire Moorlands

Where is ST13?

Broadband & internet speeds in ST13

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the ST13 postcode district (Staffordshire Moorlands) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 894 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70.5%.

Around 1.7% of premises in ST13 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 ST13

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Mobile signal around Staffordshire Moorlands

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Staffordshire Moorlands district (47,809 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in ST13

Police recorded 127 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 ST13

Based on 290 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST13 is £195,000, down 6.0% on the previous year (£207,500).

Latest recorded sales in ST13

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Staffordshire Moorlands demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Staffordshire Moorlands district (95,845 residents, 42,355 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around ST13

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 ST13

246 rated food businesses operate in ST13. 200 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ABBEY COURT NURSING HOME, ACTIVE STAYS WITH CHRIS AND PRU, Adventure Playground Limited, ALBERTO'S KITCHEN, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in ST13

From a sample of 67 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ST13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 16% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 Staffordshire Moorlands

Landlines around ST13 typically use:

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What's it like living in ST13?

Postcodes in ST13

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.