ST17 postcode area · Stafford

The ST17 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Staffordshire, Stafford. Area Scores range from 17 to 99 across them. Every full ST17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ST17 district contains both ends of the scale: Weeping Cross & Brocton at 99 out of 100 (#60 of 6,856 in England) against Highfields & Burton Manor at 17, an 82-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £178,000 in Highfields & Burton Manor to £322,000 in Penkridge & Acton Trussell — a 1.8× gap within the ST17 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — South Staffordshire and Stafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,091a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied70%

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 ST17 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · +4.2% over the year · 520 sales
Detached£366,500
Semi-detached£240,000
Terraced£180,250
Flat£135,000
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
Weeping Cross & BroctonStafford 6099 £295,000
Littleworth & HoptonStafford 52692 £285,000
Rowley & DerringtonStafford 1,04085 £300,000
Weston & HaywoodStafford 1,04785 £317,550
Penkridge & Acton TrussellSouth Staffordshire 1,72675 £322,000
Central StaffordStafford 4,44035 £180,000
Mosspit & Silkmore LaneStafford 4,47435 £194,000
Highfields & Burton ManorStafford 5,68117 £178,000

People living in ST17 Census 2021

Residents73,911
Median age (est.)45
Density307per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ST17.

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.