ST16 postcode area · Stafford

The ST16 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Stafford. Area Scores range from 35 to 92 across them. Every full ST16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ST16 district contains both ends of the scale: Littleworth & Hopton at 92 out of 100 (#526 of 6,856 in England) against Central Stafford at 35, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. 3 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £175,000 in Stafford North East to £300,000 in Rowley & Derrington — a 1.7× gap within the ST16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,355a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ST16 district

£215,000median home sold over the past year · +17.5% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 437 sales
Detached£337,995
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£180,000
Flat£120,000
Stafford£260,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Littleworth & HoptonStafford 52692 £285,000
Stafford Common & Great BridgefordStafford 59491 £265,000
Rowley & DerringtonStafford 1,04085 £300,000
Stafford North EastStafford 3,64547 £175,000
Doxey & HolmcroftStafford 3,81644 £210,000
Central StaffordStafford 4,44035 £180,000

People living in ST16 Census 2021

Residents49,830
Median age (est.)41
Density491per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 40% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in ST16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ST16 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ST16.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.