ST21 6NE Stafford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eccleshall. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Copmere Lane, Pershall: 46 addresses
- Chester Road, Stafford: 28 addresses
- Smithy Lane, Stafford: 10 addresses
- Pershall, Pershall: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Copmere Lane, Pershall: 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 (30% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CROMWELL HOUSE, grade II
- PERSHALL HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 89 addresses are between 86 m and 101 m above sea level (91 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stone (Staffs) 246,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km |
| Stafford 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Norton Bridge Station Drive | 5.7 km |
| EV charging points | HMP Drake Hall | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 53.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crown Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Eccleshall Pharmacy | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Castle Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | St George's Hospital | 12.7 km |
| Police station | Stone Police Station | 9.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 520 m² | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,130 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eccleshall Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eccleshall Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pershall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 690 m west |
| Elford Heath | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| The Rough | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 1.8 km south |
| Cat's Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 57 | 89 |
32 of the postcode's 89 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Copmere Lane.