ST19 9BP South Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Brewood, Coven & Blymhill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Hyde Mill Croft, Brewood: 12 addresses
- Dirty Lane, Brewood: 2 addresses
- Hyde Mill Lane, South Staffordshire: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Staffordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,314 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,542 | £1,800 | £2,057 | £2,314 | £2,828 | £3,342 | £3,856 | £4,627 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (33% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brewood Conservation Area Management Plan (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, South Staffordshire.
Listed buildings
- No 44 (Dean Street House), Dean Street, grade II
- No 46 (Old Smithy House), Dean Street, grade II
- OLD SMITHY COTTAGE, 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 4 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 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 4 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 97 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Codsall 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Penkridge 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hyde Mill Croft Brewood | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Loak Loop Albrighton | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 37.7 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brewood Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brewood Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Dept. | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | Staffordshire Police - Watling Street Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Coven, Coven Cashzone | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lower Green 9,570 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,470 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,330 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Westgate, Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 69 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westgate, Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary and St Chad | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Somerford Osier Bed | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Icehouse Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Somerford Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Little Hyde Rough | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Middle Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Rowley Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 15 |
3 of the postcode's 15 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 6 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 Hyde Mill Croft.