WS15 3ED East Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bagots & Needwood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Friary Avenue, Abbots Bromley: 11 addresses
- Preedys Close, Abbots Bromley: 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 D (22% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- Barn approximately 10 yards west of Church View Farmhouse, grade II
- CHURCH VIEW FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Abbots Bromley School For Girls High Street Abbots Bromley: up to 118 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
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 12 addresses are between 108 m and 112 m above sea level (110 m on average).
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 | Rugeley Trent Valley 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km |
| Rugeley Town 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Uttoxeter 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Goose Lane Abbots Bromley | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Rugeley Town Centre | 7.3 km |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 6.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbots Bromley Surgery | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | Northwood Pharmacy | 7.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Avondale House Dental Practice | 7.0 km |
| Hospital | County Hospital | 14.3 km |
| Police station | Rugeley Police Station | 7.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,530 m² | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north-east. 58 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Church House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-east |
| Abbots Bromley market cross | Scheduled monument | 290 m east |
| The Butter Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m east |
| Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Hill | Hill | 470 m east |
| Warren Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Longlands' Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Long Lands | Wood | 1.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 12 addresses is 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 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 Friary Avenue.