ST4 8AY postcode in Stafford, Staffordshire

ST4 8AY is a postcode in Stafford, in the Swynnerton & Oulton ward. It is in the Stoke-on-Trent South parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 2008.

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 can get it. Stafford: 84% Typical price £268,000 Homes sold in ST4 8, last 12 months. ▼ 2% on the year before Nearest station Wedgwood 1.8 km in a straight line

Where ST4 8AY is, and what is near it

Map of ST4 8AY and what is near it Map of ST4 8AY: its centre point, with the 356 other postcodes in the ST4 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ST4 8AA: also in ST4 8ST4 8AB: also in ST4 8ST4 8AD: also in ST4 8ST4 8AE: also in ST4 8ST4 8AH: also in ST4 8ST4 8AQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8AX: also in ST4 8ST4 8BF: also in ST4 8ST4 8BG: also in ST4 8ST4 8BH: also in ST4 8ST4 8BJ: also in ST4 8ST4 8BN: also in ST4 8ST4 8BP: also in ST4 8ST4 8BQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8BS: also in ST4 8ST4 8BT: also in ST4 8ST4 8BU: also in ST4 8ST4 8BW: also in ST4 8ST4 8BX: also in ST4 8ST4 8BY: also in ST4 8ST4 8BZ: also in ST4 8ST4 8DA: also in ST4 8ST4 8DB: also in ST4 8ST4 8DD: also in ST4 8ST4 8DE: also in ST4 8ST4 8DF: also in ST4 8ST4 8DG: also in ST4 8ST4 8DH: also in ST4 8ST4 8DQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8DR: also in ST4 8ST4 8DS: also in ST4 8ST4 8DT: also in ST4 8ST4 8DU: also in ST4 8ST4 8DX: also in ST4 8ST4 8FB: also in ST4 8ST4 8FE: also in ST4 8ST4 8FF: also in ST4 8ST4 8FR: also in ST4 8ST4 8FT: also in ST4 8ST4 8FZ: also in ST4 8ST4 8GU: also in ST4 8ST4 8GX: also in ST4 8ST4 8HB: also in ST4 8ST4 8HD: also in ST4 8ST4 8HE: also in ST4 8ST4 8HF: also in ST4 8ST4 8HG: also in ST4 8ST4 8HJ: also in ST4 8ST4 8HL: also in ST4 8ST4 8HN: also in ST4 8ST4 8HP: also in ST4 8ST4 8HQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8HU: also in ST4 8ST4 8HX: also in ST4 8ST4 8JB: also in ST4 8ST4 8JD: also in ST4 8ST4 8JG: also in ST4 8ST4 8JL: also in ST4 8ST4 8JU: also in ST4 8ST4 8JX: also in ST4 8ST4 8LA: also in ST4 8ST4 8LB: also in ST4 8ST4 8LD: also in ST4 8ST4 8LE: also in ST4 8ST4 8LF: also in ST4 8ST4 8LG: also in ST4 8ST4 8LH: also in ST4 8ST4 8LN: also in ST4 8ST4 8LP: also in ST4 8ST4 8LQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8LR: also in ST4 8ST4 8LS: also in ST4 8ST4 8LT: also in ST4 8ST4 8LU: also in ST4 8ST4 8LW: also in ST4 8ST4 8LX: also in ST4 8ST4 8LY: also in ST4 8ST4 8LZ: also in ST4 8ST4 8NA: also in ST4 8ST4 8NB: also in ST4 8ST4 8ND: also in ST4 8ST4 8NE: also in ST4 8ST4 8NF: also in ST4 8ST4 8NG: also in ST4 8ST4 8NT: also in ST4 8ST4 8QE: also in ST4 8ST4 8SD: also in ST4 8ST4 8SE: also in ST4 8ST4 8SF: also in ST4 8ST4 8SH: also in ST4 8ST4 8SJ: also in ST4 8ST4 8SL: also in ST4 8ST4 8SN: also in ST4 8ST4 8SP: also in ST4 8ST4 8SQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8ST: also in ST4 8ST4 8SU: also in ST4 8ST4 8SX: also in ST4 8ST4 8SY: also in ST4 8ST4 8SZ: also in ST4 8ST4 8TA: also in ST4 8ST4 8TB: also in ST4 8ST4 8TJ: also in ST4 8ST4 8TL: also in ST4 8ST4 8TN: also in ST4 8ST4 8TP: also in ST4 8ST4 8TQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8TR: also in ST4 8ST4 8TS: also in ST4 8ST4 8TT: also in ST4 8ST4 8TU: also in ST4 8ST4 8TW: also in ST4 8ST4 8UG: also in ST4 8ST4 8UJ: also in ST4 8ST4 8UQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8UR: also in ST4 8ST4 8US: also in ST4 8ST4 8UT: also in ST4 8ST4 8UU: also in ST4 8ST4 8UW: also in ST4 8ST4 8UY: also in ST4 8ST4 8UZ: also in ST4 8ST4 8XA: also in ST4 8ST4 8XG: also in ST4 8ST4 8XL: also in ST4 8ST4 8XQ: also in ST4 8ST4 8XR: also in ST4 8ST4 8XS: also in ST4 8ST4 8XT: also in ST4 8ST4 8XU: also in ST4 8ST4 8XX: also in ST4 8ST4 8XY: also in ST4 8ST4 8YA: also in ST4 8ST4 8YB: also in ST4 8ST4 8YD: also in ST4 8ST4 8YE: also in ST4 8ST4 8YF: also in ST4 8ST4 8YJ: also in ST4 8ST4 8YL: also in ST4 8ST4 8YP: also in ST4 8ST4 8YU: also in ST4 8ST4 8YW: also in ST4 8ST4 8YX: also in ST4 8ST4 8YZ: also in ST4 8 Barlaston ST4 8AY Map of ST4 8AY and what is near it Map of ST4 8AY: its centre point, with the 356 other postcodes in the ST4 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Hanford, Newstead & Trentham ST4 8AY
  • ST4 8AY
  • Other postcodes in ST4 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.9510, longitude -2.1981)

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 ST4 8AY?

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 ST4 8AY?

None of the homes and businesses at ST4 8AY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Stafford: 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Stafford: 95%

The line marks the figure across Stafford.

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 ST4 8AY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stafford Borough Council's days for ST4 8AY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ST4 8AY 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 ST4 8AY 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 ST4 8AY.

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 ST4 8AY: 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 ST4 8AY 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 ST4 8AY?

Homes in ST4 8 sold for a typical £268,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 159 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£268,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£273,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £302,500 74 sales
  • Semi-detached £236,500 70 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 11 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 ST4 district: a typical £165,000 from 547 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 ST4 8AY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ST4 8AY 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

Food hygiene ratings at ST4 8AY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ST4 8AY. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ST4 8AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around ST4 8AY. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (40%). 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 ST4 8AY

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 D, the most common, is £2,303.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,535
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,791
Band Cabout 100 (17%)£2,047
Band Dabout 170 (29%)£2,303
Band Eabout 140 (24%)£2,814
Band Fabout 80 (14%)£3,326
Band Gabout 50 (9%)£3,838
Band Hwithheld£4,605

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 40% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: 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 ST4 8AY is in (ONS area E01029748), 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 ST4 8AY?

The nearest open schools to ST4 8AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ST4 8AY, 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 ST4 8AY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ST4 8AY is Wedgwood Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Wedgwood Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Barlaston Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near ST4 8AY, 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 ST4 8AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ST4 8AY, 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 ST4 8AY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ST4 8AY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Trentham Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.3 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 ST4 8AY?

The nearest to the centre of ST4 8AY, 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 ST4 8AY?

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 ST4 8AY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ST4 8AY, 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 ST4 8AY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ST4 8AY, 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 ST4 8AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of ST4 8AY 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 ST4 8AY in a conservation area?

The centre of ST4 8AY is in 3 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 ST4 8AY?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ST4 8AY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other theft1 report
Bicycle theft1 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 ST4 8AY

Ward
Swynnerton & Oulton
Parish
Swynnerton
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 2008

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

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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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