County council · England
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.
What this council is responsible for
Staffordshire
County council · E10000028
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000028
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
8
District councils
122
Postcode sectors
District councils in Staffordshire
These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Staffordshire runs the services above.
- Cannock ChaseDistrict council · 17 postcode sectors
- East StaffordshireDistrict council · 13 postcode sectors
- LichfieldDistrict council · 18 postcode sectors
- Newcastle-under-LymeDistrict council · 17 postcode sectors
- South StaffordshireDistrict council · 17 postcode sectors
- StaffordDistrict council · 15 postcode sectors
- Staffordshire MoorlandsDistrict council · 17 postcode sectors
- TamworthDistrict council · 8 postcode sectors
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000028.