BARNES ROAD, ST17 9RR House Prices & Local Information

ST17 9RR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Barnes Road, 0.3km from Highfields in Stafford. Administratively it sits within Highfields & Western Downs ward and the Stafford constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, ST17 9RR is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The 40 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 30% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £177k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 34.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for ST17 9RR are sourced from Output Area E00151407 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.