DE6 2GW East Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stramshall & Weaver. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in East Staffordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,396 | £3,919 | £4,703 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (28% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wootton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 106 addresses are between 120 m and 259 m above sea level (196 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% of premises; 17% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Uttoxeter 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashbourne | 7.4 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 39.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alton Surgery | 4.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Ashbourne Pharmacy | 7.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Tlc 4 Smiles Ashbourne LLP | 6.8 km |
| Hospital | St Oswalds Hospital | 7.0 km |
| Police station | Staffordshire Police - Cheadle Police Station | 10.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Alton Park 15 ha | 2.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 4,670 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 440m north of Banks Farm, a scheduled monument, 850 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 440m north of Banks Farm | Scheduled monument | 850 m west |
| Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 600m south of Weaver Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Weaver Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Wood | Wood | 270 m south-east |
| Heath Wood | Wood | 500 m south |
| Parkgate Wood | Wood | 630 m south-west |
| Canada Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Weaver Hills | Hills | 2.4 km north-west |
| Churnet Valley | Valley | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 75 | 106 |
31 of the postcode's 106 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 21% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.