ST16 2LF postcode in Stafford, Staffordshire

ST16 2LF is a postcode in Stafford, in the Forebridge ward. It is in the Stafford parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at ST16 2LF can get it Across Stafford: 84% Typical price £160,000 Homes sold in ST16 2, last 12 months. ▲ 10.3% on the year before Nearest station Stafford 500 m in a straight line

Where ST16 2LF is, and what is near it

Map of ST16 2LF and what is near it Map of ST16 2LF: its centre point, with the 156 other postcodes in the ST16 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 24 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ST16 2AA: also in ST16 2ST16 2AD: also in ST16 2ST16 2AE: also in ST16 2ST16 2AF: also in ST16 2ST16 2AG: also in ST16 2ST16 2AH: also in ST16 2ST16 2AJ: also in ST16 2ST16 2AP: also in ST16 2ST16 2AQ: also in ST16 2ST16 2AS: also in ST16 2ST16 2AT: also in ST16 2ST16 2AW: also in ST16 2ST16 2AX: also in ST16 2ST16 2BA: also in ST16 2ST16 2BB: also in ST16 2ST16 2BD: also in ST16 2ST16 2BE: also in ST16 2ST16 2BG: also in ST16 2ST16 2BH: also in ST16 2ST16 2BN: also in ST16 2ST16 2BP: also in ST16 2ST16 2BQ: also in ST16 2ST16 2BS: also in ST16 2ST16 2BT: also in ST16 2ST16 2BX: also in ST16 2ST16 2BY: also in ST16 2ST16 2BZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2DB: also in ST16 2ST16 2DD: also in ST16 2ST16 2DE: also in ST16 2ST16 2DH: also in ST16 2ST16 2DJ: also in ST16 2ST16 2DL: also in ST16 2ST16 2DQ: also in ST16 2ST16 2DS: also in ST16 2ST16 2DT: also in ST16 2ST16 2DU: also in ST16 2ST16 2DW: also in ST16 2ST16 2DX: also in ST16 2ST16 2DY: also in ST16 2ST16 2DZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2EA: also in ST16 2ST16 2EB: also in ST16 2ST16 2ED: also in ST16 2ST16 2EE: also in ST16 2ST16 2EF: also in ST16 2ST16 2EG: also in ST16 2ST16 2EH: also in ST16 2ST16 2EN: also in ST16 2ST16 2EP: also in ST16 2ST16 2EQ: also in ST16 2ST16 2EW: also in ST16 2ST16 2EZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2FB: also in ST16 2ST16 2GH: also in ST16 2ST16 2HB: also in ST16 2ST16 2HF: also in ST16 2ST16 2HH: also in ST16 2ST16 2HJ: also in ST16 2ST16 2HL: also in ST16 2ST16 2HN: also in ST16 2ST16 2HP: also in ST16 2ST16 2HQ: also in ST16 2ST16 2HS: also in ST16 2ST16 2HT: also in ST16 2ST16 2HU: also in ST16 2ST16 2HY: also in ST16 2ST16 2HZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2JA: also in ST16 2ST16 2JB: also in ST16 2ST16 2JE: also in ST16 2ST16 2JH: also in ST16 2ST16 2JL: also in ST16 2ST16 2JN: also in ST16 2ST16 2JP: also in ST16 2ST16 2JR: also in ST16 2ST16 2JT: also in ST16 2ST16 2JU: also in ST16 2ST16 2JW: also in ST16 2ST16 2JZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2LA: also in ST16 2ST16 2LB: also in ST16 2ST16 2LD: also in ST16 2ST16 2LG: also in ST16 2ST16 2LH: also in ST16 2ST16 2LJ: also in ST16 2ST16 2LL: also in ST16 2ST16 2LN: also in ST16 2ST16 2LP: also in ST16 2ST16 2LU: also in ST16 2ST16 2LY: also in ST16 2ST16 2LZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2ND: also in ST16 2ST16 2NG: also in ST16 2ST16 2NQ: also in ST16 2ST16 2NR: also in ST16 2ST16 2NS: also in ST16 2ST16 2NT: also in ST16 2ST16 2NY: also in ST16 2ST16 2NZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2PG: also in ST16 2ST16 2PJ: also in ST16 2ST16 2PL: also in ST16 2ST16 2PR: also in ST16 2ST16 2PS: also in ST16 2ST16 2PT: also in ST16 2ST16 2PU: also in ST16 2ST16 2PX: also in ST16 2ST16 2QB: also in ST16 2ST16 2QD: also in ST16 2ST16 2QP: also in ST16 2ST16 2QQ: also in ST16 2ST16 2QR: also in ST16 2ST16 2QT: also in ST16 2ST16 2QY: also in ST16 2ST16 2QZ: also in ST16 2ST16 2TF: also in ST16 2ST16 2TP: also in ST16 2ST16 2TX: also in ST16 2 School 850 mCastlefields 1.1 kmNorton Bridge station 8.3 kmStafford ST16 2LF Map of ST16 2LF and what is near it Map of ST16 2LF: its centre point, with the 156 other postcodes in the ST16 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 24 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Stafford ST16 2LF
  • ST16 2LF
  • Other postcodes in ST16 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 24 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.8066, longitude -2.1165)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ST16 2LF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ST16 2LF?

None of the homes and businesses at ST16 2LF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ST16 2LF 0% Stafford 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ST16 2LF 0% Stafford 95%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ST16 2LF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stafford Borough Council's days for ST16 2LF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ST16 2LF on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ST16 2LF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ST16 2LF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Stafford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ST16 2LF: 1,594 properties in Stafford are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Stafford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ST16 2LF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ST16 2LF?

Homes in ST16 2 sold for a typical £160,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, up 10.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£160,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£145,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £145,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £140,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ST16 district: a typical £219,500 from 406 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ST16 2LF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ST16 2LF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ST16 2LF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around ST16 2LF. Over half of them (84%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ST16 2LF

Band D in Stafford for 2026‑27: £2,303. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,535 (band A) to £2,303 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,535.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 760 (84%)£1,535
Band Babout 100 (11%)£1,791
Band Cabout 30 (3%)£2,047
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,303
Band Efewer than 5£2,814
Band Ffewer than 5£3,326
Band Gwithheld£3,838
Band Hfewer than 5£4,605

When the homes were built

  1. 42% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 23% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Stafford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ST16 2LF is in (ONS area E01034047), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ST16 2LF?

The nearest open schools to ST16 2LF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ST16 2LF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ST16 2LF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ST16 2LF is Stafford Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Stafford Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Norton Bridge Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

24 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Gatehouse Theatre, 109 m away.

More stations near ST16 2LF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ST16 2LF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ST16 2LF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ST16 2LF?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ST16 2LF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 550 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ST16 2LF?

The nearest to the centre of ST16 2LF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ST16 2LF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ST16 2LF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ST16 2LF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ST16 2LF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ST16 2LF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ST16 2LF?

The nearest vets to the centre of ST16 2LF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ST16 2LF in a conservation area?

The centre of ST16 2LF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ST16 2LF?

Police.uk records 479 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ST16 2LF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences169 reports
Anti-social behaviour79 reports
Public order71 reports
Shoplifting34 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports
Other theft22 reports

Also: bicycle theft 15, burglary 14, vehicle crime 11, drugs 10, robbery 9, possession of weapons 9, other crime 4, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ST16 2LF

Ward
Forebridge
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Stafford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ST16 2LG10 mST16 2LA30 mST16 2LB30 mST16 2HP40 mST16 2HN40 mST16 2JN50 m
All of ST16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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