3,397
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
64 · 8.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£202,999
Median property price
152
Postcodes
Overview of Highfields & Western Downs
Coordinates52.7921, -2.1352
Postcodes
152
Population (Census)
7,509
Households (Census)
3,397
Recorded crime · May '26
64 · 8.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Highfields & Western Downs
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.82 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Highfields & Western Downs
Property sales · Highfields & Western Downs
HM Land Registry · Highfields & Western Downs
Average price
£200,845
YoY: +2.9%
Median price: £183,056
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 4 sales · avg £166,153
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£273k£209k£145k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Highfields & Western Downs
Crime trends · Highfields & Western Downs
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
432711
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY +60%
ASB
19101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY stable
Demographics in Highfields & Western Downs
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.8%
Other White5.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion42.8%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4917.9%
25–3413.1%
65–7410.0%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Other19.5%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%
Schools in Highfields & Western Downs
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Staffordshire · ST17 9UZ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Castlechurch Primary School
Staffordshire · ST17 9SY
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
King Edward VI High School
Staffordshire · ST17 9YJ
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
King Edward VI High School
Staffordshire · ST17 9YJ
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Highfields & Western Downs
Postcodes in Highfields & Western Downs
ST16 1DNST16 1DPST16 1DSST16 1DWST17 9ATST17 9AXST17 9AYST17 9AZST17 9BWST17 9DDST17 9FBST17 9FDST17 9FLST17 9FRST17 9FSST17 9FTST17 9FWST17 9FYST17 9FZST17 9GAST17 9GBST17 9GDST17 9HYST17 9HZST17 9JYST17 9LAST17 9LBST17 9LPST17 9LRST17 9LSST17 9QAST17 9QBST17 9QDST17 9QEST17 9QFST17 9QPST17 9QRST17 9QSST17 9QTST17 9QUST17 9QXST17 9QYST17 9QZST17 9RGST17 9RHST17 9RJST17 9RLST17 9RNST17 9RPST17 9RQST17 9RRST17 9RSST17 9RTST17 9RUST17 9RWST17 9RXST17 9RYST17 9RZST17 9SAST17 9SBST17 9SDST17 9SEST17 9SFST17 9SGST17 9SHST17 9SLST17 9SPST17 9SQST17 9SRST17 9SSST17 9STST17 9SUST17 9SWST17 9SXST17 9SYST17 9SZST17 9TAST17 9TBST17 9TDST17 9TEST17 9TGST17 9THST17 9TJST17 9TLST17 9TNST17 9TQST17 9TRST17 9TSST17 9TTST17 9TUST17 9TWST17 9TXST17 9TYST17 9TZST17 9UAST17 9UBST17 9UDST17 9UEST17 9UFST17 9UGST17 9UHST17 9UJST17 9ULST17 9UNST17 9UPST17 9UQST17 9URST17 9UTST17 9UUST17 9UWST17 9UXST17 9UYST17 9UZST17 9WLST17 9WNST17 9XAST17 9XBST17 9XEST17 9XFST17 9XG