Penkside
Ward in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.787, -2.106 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 92 21 |
| Dialling code: | 01785 (Stafford) |
Penkside is a largely residential ward on the western fringe of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It comprises a mix of post‑war council housing and private estates, with small parades of shops, primary schools and community facilities serving a broadly suburban population.
The area benefits from good road and rail links into the town centre and the M6, several pleasant green spaces and local clubs, and its local character has been shaped by mid‑20th‑century expansion and the ebb and flow of Stafford's wider economic fortunes; active community groups help sustain a strong neighbourhood identity.
Postcode districts covering Penkside
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 24 miles38.6 km
- Wolverhampton 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Dudley 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Walsall 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Telford 17.5 miles28.2 km
- West Bromwich 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17 miles27.4 km
- Burton upon Trent 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Sutton Coldfield 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Cannock 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Tamworth 21.1 miles33.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Manor Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Weeping Cross & Wildwood Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Forebridge Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Baswich Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Acton Gate Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Highfields & Western Downs Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Stafford Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hyde Lea Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hyde Lea and Coppenhall Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rowley Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Littleworth Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Coppenhall Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Penkside
ST17 4XJ, ST17 4SU, ST17 4LB, ST17 4HZ, ST17 4HR, ST17 4HE, ST17 4HB, ST17 4YD, ST17 9EZ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 27.5 miles44.2 km
- East Midlands Airport 32.6 miles52.5 km
- Stafford Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Penkridge Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
Hotels near Penkside Ad
- The Moat House 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 1.5 miles2.3 km
- The Swan Hotel, Stafford, Staffordshire 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Weston Hall 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Saracens Head 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Barns 3 5.6 miles9 km
- The Littleton Arms 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Spread Eagle, Gailey by Marston's Inns 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Stone House Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Days Inn Stafford 3 6.4 miles10.4 km
Local points of interest
- Acton Hill Estate 1 mile1.5 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 13 miles20.9 km
- Springfield House Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 15.3 miles24.7 km