ST17 postcode area guide — South Staffordshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ST17 postcode district in South Staffordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ST17
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.6%
Gigabit-capable
85.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the ST17 postcode district (South Staffordshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 898 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.6%.
Around 0% of premises in ST17 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 ST17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ST17 0AA | 98.1% | 96.3% |
| ST17 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| ST17 0AD | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| ST17 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| ST17 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| ST17 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| ST17 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| ST17 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| ST17 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| ST17 0AP | 96.2% | 96.2% |
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Mobile signal around South Staffordshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Staffordshire district (52,363 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
66.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
92.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ST17
Police recorded 123 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 52 | 42.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 | 24.4% |
| Public order | 9 | 7.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 6.5% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 4.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 4.1% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.3% |
| Other crime | 3 | 2.4% |
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 ST17
Based on 453 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST17 is £245,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£245,000).
Detached
£355,000
131 sales
Semi-detached
£245,000
217 sales
Terraced
£180,000
90 sales
Flat / maisonette
£137,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in ST17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | The Pippins | ST17 9DN |
| 19 May 2026 | £278,000 | Semi-detached | Windsor Road | ST17 4PA |
| 15 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Siemens Road | ST17 4DT |
| 8 May 2026 | £212,000 | Terraced | The Saplings | ST17 4LH |
| 8 May 2026 | £289,950 | Semi-detached | Balmoral Road | ST17 0AN |
| 8 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | ST17 0XJ | |
| 6 May 2026 | £227,500 | Flat | Crescent Road | ST17 9AL |
| 1 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Burton Manor Road | ST17 9QQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Wolverhampton Road | ST17 4AW |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Briarsleigh | ST17 4QP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? South Staffordshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider South Staffordshire district (110,471 residents, 46,121 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 17.1% |
| 45–64 | 22.8% |
| 65+ | 25.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 74.5% |
| Private rented | 10.6% |
| Social rented | 12.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ST17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,262 | ST17 0LJ |
| Blessed William Howard Catholic School | Secondary | 11–18 | 950 | ST17 9AB |
| King Edward VI High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 646 | ST17 9YJ |
| Stafford Manor High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 439 | ST17 9DJ |
| Leasowes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 | ST17 0HT |
| Barnfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 399 | ST17 4RD |
| Castlechurch Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 285 | ST17 9SY |
| Burton Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 273 | ST17 9PS |
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 ST17
155 rated food businesses operate in ST17. 117 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Hindle Butchers, Aldi, Asda Living, B & M, Bargain Booze Plus.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ST17
From a sample of 182 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 ST17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
8%
Band C
31%
Band D
47%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
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 South Staffordshire
Landlines around ST17 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.