ST16 postcode area guide — Stafford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ST16 postcode district in Stafford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ST16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the ST16 postcode district (Stafford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 862 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.7%.
Around 0.2% of premises in ST16 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 ST16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ST16 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| ST16 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| ST16 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Stafford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Stafford district (68,319 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
89.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
83.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
93%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ST16
Police recorded 403 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 163 | 40.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 | 16.9% |
| Public order | 34 | 8.4% |
| Shoplifting | 31 | 7.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 25 | 6.2% |
| Other theft | 22 | 5.5% |
| Bicycle theft | 20 | 5.0% |
| Burglary | 15 | 3.7% |
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 ST16
Based on 391 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST16 is £209,100, down 7.1% on the previous year (£225,000).
Detached
£320,000
84 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
111 sales
Terraced
£170,000
132 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
50 sales
Latest recorded sales in ST16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Tixall Road | ST16 3XS |
| 18 May 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | Rambleford Way | ST16 1TW |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Detached | Longhurst Drive | ST16 3RG |
| 15 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Corporation Street | ST16 3LT |
| 14 May 2026 | £143,000 | Terraced | North Castle Street | ST16 2EH |
| 13 May 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Marston Grove | ST16 3HZ |
| 12 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Paterson Drive | ST16 1WH |
| 7 May 2026 | £245,000 | Flat | Eccleshall Road | ST16 1PD |
| 6 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Tenterbanks | ST16 2QP |
| 5 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Chartley Close | ST16 1SZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Stafford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Stafford district (136,867 residents, 60,047 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% |
| 15–29 | 20.2% |
| 30–44 | 18.3% |
| 45–64 | 21.5% |
| 65+ | 23% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Private rented | 15.6% |
| Social rented | 10.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ST16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Graham Balfour High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,003 | ST16 1NR |
| John Wheeldon Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 536 | ST16 3LX |
| St John's CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 410 | ST16 3RZ |
| Parkside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 399 | ST16 1TH |
| St Leonard's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 222 | ST16 3TW |
| Tillington Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 214 | ST16 1PW |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 213 | ST16 3BT |
| Marshlands School | Not applicable | 5–11 | 201 | ST16 1PS |
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 ST16
303 rated food businesses operate in ST16. 191 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 14 Forty, Adlington Retirement Living, Admiral, Age UK Stafford & District, Aladdins Pizza.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ST16
From a sample of 187 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 ST16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
41%
Band D
38%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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 Stafford
Landlines around ST16 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.