ST14 5AA East Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heath. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Ashbourne Road, Uttoxeter: 21 addresses
- Derby Road, East Staffordshire: 14 addresses
- Ashbourne Road, Uttoxeter: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ashbourne Road, The Wharf: 5 addresses
- The Dove Way, East Staffordshire: 3 addresses
- Ashbourne Road, Uttoxeter: 3 addresses
- By Pass Road, Spath: 1 address
- A50, East Staffordshire: 1 address
- Robert Bakewell Way, East Staffordshire: 1 address
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 A (31% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Uttoxeter Household Waste Site: up to 44 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Wellington Inn, Uttoxeter: up to 5 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 54 addresses are between 76 m and 89 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 79%, ultrafast 57%, gigabit 57% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Uttoxeter 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Tutbury and Hatton 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Catherines Close Uttoxeter | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Uttoxeter Town Ctr | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Premier Inn Uttoxeter Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 36.7 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northgate Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Uttoxeter Dental Practice | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Cheadle Hospital | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Police station | Uttoxeter Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Avenue Allotments 2,190 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dove Bridge See also DERBYSHIRE 56, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dove Bridge See also DERBYSHIRE 56 | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Dove Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 260 | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Dove Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sidford Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Lady Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Toot Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Blount's Bank Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Eaton Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 7 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 54 |
49 of the postcode's 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Staffordshire: see them on the East Staffordshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 8 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Ashbourne Road.