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 miles
- Wolverhampton 13.5 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 16.2 miles
- Dudley 19.7 miles
- Walsall 15.5 miles
- Telford 17.5 miles
- West Bromwich 18.2 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17 miles
- Burton upon Trent 19.5 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 19.4 miles
- Cannock 7.1 miles
- Tamworth 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Manor Ward 0.6 miles
- Weeping Cross & Wildwood Ward 0.8 miles
- Forebridge Ward 1.1 miles
- Baswich Ward 1.1 miles
- Acton Gate Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Highfields & Western Downs Ward 1.3 miles
- Stafford Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hyde Lea Parish 1.4 miles
- Hyde Lea and Coppenhall Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rowley Ward 1.5 miles
- Littleworth Ward 1.6 miles
- Coppenhall Parish 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Penkside
ST17 4JP, ST17 4EL, ST17 4SN, ST17 4XZ, ST17 4HG, ST17 4XQ, ST17 4NS, ST17 4FN, ST17 4XW … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 27.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 32.6 miles
- Stafford Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Penkridge Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Penkside Ad
- The Moat House 4 2.2 miles
- The Swan Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 1.5 miles
- The Vine hotel by THEGREATVINE Ltd 3 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn Stafford North - Hurricane 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Stafford North - Spitfire 3 3.4 miles
- The Dog and Doublet Inn 5.3 miles
- Spread Eagle, Gailey by Marston's Inns 6.5 miles
- The Littleton Arms 4.3 miles
- The Bridgehouse 4.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Acton Hill Estate 1 mile
- Ingestre Hall Estate 3.7 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 6.7 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 7.3 miles
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 9.1 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 12.7 miles
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 13 miles
- Springfield House Estate 13.5 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 14.2 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 14.9 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 15.3 miles