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Thinking of living at ST17 4AU? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 300 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| St Leonard's Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Rowley Park Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| John Wheeldon Primary Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Blessed William Howard Catholic School | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 52 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI High School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 33.4 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir Graham Balfour High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Weston Road Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walton High School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford | Independent | 650 m | – |
| Stafford Grammar School | Independent | 2.3 km | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Blessed William Howard Catholic High School | 430 m | 10 |
| Bowls | Victoria Park (Stafford) Crown Green Bowls Club | 360 m | 9 |
| Football | Evans Park | 910 m | 4 |
| Swimming | Stafford Leisure Centre | 770 m | 2 |
| Squash | Stafford Leisure Centre | 770 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Rowley Park Sport Stadium | 970 m | 2 |
| Golf | Stafford Castle Golf Club | 980 m | 2 |
| Rowing | Stafford Boat Club Slipway | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Foundry Gym | 370 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Foundry Gym | 370 m | 1 |
| Snooker | Kenny's Sports Bar | 710 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Universal Sports Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Stafford Rugby Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Brain training | Cerebrun Health & Fitness | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Movement | Cerebrun Health & Fitness | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Corrective exercise | Cerebrun Health & Fitness | 4.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Stafford, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 2.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Alexandra Road, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 876, 879); 29 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Blessed William Howard Catholic School, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 52 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 100 m away; Majestic Wine Warehouse (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wolverhampton Road Surgery (300 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The Barbers Shop is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 23 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 59 restaurants and cafés and 32 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Play Shed is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Bear & Pheasant the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (36 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 322 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 103 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 39% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 328 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 450 m away; for exercise, The Gym (150 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 47 km away.
63 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Heather Field School | Independent | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 7.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near ST17 4AU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Many neighbours rent: 43% of households rent privately and 19% socially.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.