ST17 0XA Stafford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Haywood & Hixon. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- A513, Lichfield: 40 addresses
- Tixall Road, Tixall: 2 addresses
- Trent Lane, Great Haywood: 2 addresses
- Oldhill Lane, Tixall: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Stafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,303 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,535 | £1,791 | £2,047 | £2,303 | £2,814 | £3,326 | £3,838 | £4,605 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (40% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: yes, Stafford.
Listed buildings
- WHITE BARN FARM, grade II*
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 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 45 addresses are between 71 m and 118 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 50% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rugeley Trent Valley 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Rugeley Town 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Stafford 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest White Barn Farm Little Haywood | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Rugeley Town Centre | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shugborough Estate Car Park | 330 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 41.5 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hazeldene House Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Haywood Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | County Hospital | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Staffordshire Police HQ | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Weeping Cross, Weeping Cross Cashzone | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cannock Chase Country Park 886 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,020 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 887 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is White Barn Farm, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White Barn Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Hay Barn and Cottages to the West of White Barn Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-west |
| Walled Garden and Gardeners Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| Triumphal Arch at Shugborough Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Shugborough | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Essex Bridge, Great Haywood | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Saucer barrow on Spring Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Great Haywood canal bridge No 109 | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Underley Cop | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Coalpit Lane Covert | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Duck Covert | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Satnall Hills | Hills | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Long Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Mere Valley | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 39 |
9 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 6 from railways, 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 Stafford: see them on the Stafford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 A513.