ST8 postcode area guide — Staffordshire Moorlands
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ST8 postcode district in Staffordshire Moorlands — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ST8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.5%
Gigabit-capable
63.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the ST8 postcode district (Staffordshire Moorlands) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 528 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 63.1%.
Around 0% of premises in ST8 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 ST8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ST8 6AA | 100% | 88.9% |
| ST8 6AB | 100% | 72.2% |
| ST8 6AD | 100% | 75% |
| ST8 6AE | 100% | 55.6% |
| ST8 6AF | 100% | 84.6% |
| ST8 6AG | 100% | 0% |
| ST8 6AJ | 100% | 66.7% |
| ST8 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| ST8 6AP | 100% | 94.7% |
| ST8 6AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Staffordshire Moorlands
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Staffordshire Moorlands district (47,809 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
78.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
90.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ST8
Police recorded 132 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 | 31.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 38 | 28.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 10.6% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 6.8% |
| Public order | 8 | 6.1% |
| Other crime | 6 | 4.5% |
| Robbery | 5 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 3 | 2.3% |
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 ST8
Based on 213 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST8 is £205,000, down 2.4% on the previous year (£210,000).
Detached
£295,000
78 sales
Semi-detached
£187,500
91 sales
Terraced
£152,500
37 sales
Flat / maisonette
£69,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in ST8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £157,000 | Semi-detached | Lynmouth Close | ST8 6LS |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Finch Place | ST8 7RE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £127,000 | Flat | Briarswood | ST8 6BW |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £249,500 | Detached | Park Lane | ST8 7AS |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Medway Drive | ST8 7HA |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | John Street | ST8 6HP |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £160,125 | Terraced | Finch Place | ST8 7RE |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Conway Road | ST8 7AL |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Halls Road | ST8 6DD |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Ox Hey Drive | ST8 7EU |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.6% |
| 15–29 | 18.3% |
| 30–44 | 16.7% |
| 45–64 | 23.2% |
| 65+ | 26.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 78.3% |
| Private rented | 12.7% |
| Social rented | 6.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ST8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddulph High School | Secondary | 13–18 | 746 | ST8 7AR |
| Woodhouse Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 402 | ST8 7DR |
| James Bateman Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 373 | ST8 7AT |
| Knypersley First School | Primary | 3–9 | 312 | ST8 6NN |
| Oxhey First School | Primary | 3–9 | 241 | ST8 7EB |
| Kingsfield First School | Primary | 3–9 | 214 | ST8 6AY |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 95 | ST8 6LW |
| Moor First School | Primary | 2–9 | 58 | ST8 7HR |
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 ST8
94 rated food businesses operate in ST8. 71 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, B & M Bargains, Barley Mow, Beccis kitchen, Bee Active Childcare.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ST8
From a sample of 85 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ST8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
25%
Band D
55%
Band E
13%
Band F
4%
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 Staffordshire Moorlands
Landlines around ST8 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.