ST9 postcode area guide — Staffordshire Moorlands

Where is ST9?

Broadband & internet speeds in ST9

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the ST9 postcode district (Staffordshire Moorlands) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 333 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 55.8%.

Around 0.1% of premises in ST9 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 ST9

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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 ST9

Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST9 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 ST9

Based on 114 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST9 is £256,000, up 2.4% on the previous year (£250,000).

Latest recorded sales in ST9

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 ST9

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 ST9

57 rated food businesses operate in ST9. 46 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering @ ST JOHNS C.E. (C) PRIMARY SCHOOL, Black Horse, BP ENDON SERVICE STATION, CHINA GARDEN CHINESE TAKEAWAY, CICELY HAUGHTON SCHOOL.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in ST9

From a sample of 96 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ST9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 10% 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 ST9 typically use:

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What's it like living in ST9?

Postcodes in ST9

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.