ST21 6BW postcode in Eccleshall, Staffordshire

ST21 6BW is a postcode in Eccleshall, in the Eccleshall ward of Stafford. It is in the Stafford parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 ST21 6BW can get it Across Stafford: 84% Typical price £342,500 Homes sold in ST21 6, last 12 months. ▲ 6.2% on the year before Nearest station Norton Bridge 4.3 km in a straight line

Where ST21 6BW is, and what is near it

Map of ST21 6BW and what is near it Map of ST21 6BW: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the ST21 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ST21 6AA: also in ST21 6ST21 6AD: also in ST21 6ST21 6AE: also in ST21 6ST21 6AF: also in ST21 6ST21 6AG: also in ST21 6ST21 6AH: also in ST21 6ST21 6AJ: also in ST21 6ST21 6AN: also in ST21 6ST21 6AP: also in ST21 6ST21 6AQ: also in ST21 6ST21 6AR: also in ST21 6ST21 6AS: also in ST21 6ST21 6AT: also in ST21 6ST21 6AU: also in ST21 6ST21 6AW: also in ST21 6ST21 6AX: also in ST21 6ST21 6AY: also in ST21 6ST21 6AZ: also in ST21 6ST21 6BA: also in ST21 6ST21 6BB: also in ST21 6ST21 6BD: also in ST21 6ST21 6BF: also in ST21 6ST21 6BG: also in ST21 6ST21 6BH: also in ST21 6ST21 6BL: also in ST21 6ST21 6BN: also in ST21 6ST21 6BQ: also in ST21 6ST21 6BS: also in ST21 6ST21 6BT: also in ST21 6ST21 6BU: also in ST21 6ST21 6BX: also in ST21 6ST21 6BY: also in ST21 6ST21 6BZ: also in ST21 6ST21 6DA: also in ST21 6ST21 6DF: also in ST21 6ST21 6DG: also in ST21 6ST21 6DH: also in ST21 6ST21 6DJ: also in ST21 6ST21 6DL: also in ST21 6ST21 6DN: also in ST21 6ST21 6DP: also in ST21 6ST21 6DQ: also in ST21 6ST21 6DR: also in ST21 6ST21 6DS: also in ST21 6ST21 6DT: also in ST21 6ST21 6DU: also in ST21 6ST21 6DW: also in ST21 6ST21 6DX: also in ST21 6ST21 6DY: also in ST21 6ST21 6DZ: also in ST21 6ST21 6EA: also in ST21 6ST21 6EB: also in ST21 6ST21 6ED: also in ST21 6ST21 6EE: also in ST21 6ST21 6EF: also in ST21 6ST21 6EG: also in ST21 6ST21 6EH: also in ST21 6ST21 6EJ: also in ST21 6ST21 6EQ: also in ST21 6ST21 6EZ: also in ST21 6ST21 6FA: also in ST21 6ST21 6FE: also in ST21 6ST21 6FF: also in ST21 6ST21 6GH: also in ST21 6ST21 6JJ: also in ST21 6ST21 6JW: also in ST21 6ST21 6JZ: also in ST21 6ST21 6LA: also in ST21 6ST21 6LR: also in ST21 6ST21 6NA: also in ST21 6ST21 6NY: also in ST21 6ST21 6SW: also in ST21 6 Walton Hall Academy 2.2 kmNorton Bridge station 4.3 kmGnosall 7.7 kmSchool 7.8 kmStone station 8.6 kmCumberland House 8.6 kmEccleshall ST21 6BW Map of ST21 6BW and what is near it Map of ST21 6BW: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the ST21 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Walton Hall Academy 2.2 kmGnosall 7.7 kmStone station 8.6 kmEccleshall ST21 6BW
  • ST21 6BW
  • Other postcodes in ST21 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.8594, longitude -2.2535)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ST21 6BW?

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 ST21 6BW?

Every home and business at ST21 6BW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ST21 6BW 0% Stafford 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ST21 6BW 100% Stafford 95%
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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 ST21 6BW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stafford Borough Council's days for ST21 6BW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ST21 6BW 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 ST21 6BW 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 ST21 6BW.

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 ST21 6BW: 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 ST21 6BW 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 ST21 6BW?

Homes in ST21 6 sold for a typical £342,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, up 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£342,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£322,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £392,500 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £238,500 12 sales
  • Terraced £249,950 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole ST21 district: a typical £342,500 from 78 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 ST21 6BW

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in ST21 6BW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 February 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at ST21 6BW

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at ST21 6BW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ST21 6BW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around ST21 6BW. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (30%). 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 ST21 6BW

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 £3,838 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,791.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (15%)£1,535
Band Babout 250 (21%)£1,791
Band Cabout 150 (13%)£2,047
Band Dabout 230 (19%)£2,303
Band Eabout 210 (18%)£2,814
Band Fabout 130 (11%)£3,326
Band Gabout 40 (3%)£3,838
Band Hwithheld£4,605

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

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 ST21 6BW is in (ONS area E01029695), 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 ST21 6BW?

The nearest open schools to ST21 6BW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ST21 6BW, 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 ST21 6BW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ST21 6BW is Norton Bridge Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Norton Bridge Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Stone Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Post Office, 132 m away.

More stations near ST21 6BW, 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 ST21 6BW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ST21 6BW, 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 ST21 6BW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ST21 6BW on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 ST21 6BW?

The nearest to the centre of ST21 6BW, 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 ST21 6BW?

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 ST21 6BW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ST21 6BW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Mews Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01785 851185 1.5 kmCycle

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 ST21 6BW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ST21 6BW, 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 ST21 6BW?

The nearest vets to the centre of ST21 6BW 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 ST21 6BW in a conservation area?

The centre of ST21 6BW is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 ST21 6BW?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ST21 6BW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Public order2 reports
Shoplifting1 report
Other theft1 report
Other crime1 report

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 ST21 6BW

Ward
Eccleshall
Parish
Eccleshall
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Eccleshall
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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ST21 6BZ40 mST21 6DT60 mST21 6BF70 mST21 6BS90 mST21 6AD100 mST21 6AN100 m
All of ST21

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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