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ST1 6AA

Birches Head & Northwood · Stoke-on-Trent · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Birches Head & Northwood
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Postcode district
ST1
Postcode sector
ST1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST1 2BQ 59 m
ST1 6JJ 78 m
ST1 2BJ 109 m
ST1 2AJ 121 m
ST1 3NT 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST1 6AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST1
Postcode sector
ST1 6
Latitude
53.025320
Longitude
-2.160365
British National Grid easting
389,341
British National Grid northing
347,569

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stoke-on-Trent · E06000021
Electoral ward
Birches Head & Northwood · E05014559
Parish or community
E43000017
Westminster constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central · E14001520
Output area
E00072353
Lower layer super output area
Stoke-on-Trent 013C · E01014328
Middle layer super output area
Stoke-on-Trent 013 · E02002963

Postcode source versions

Explore ST1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
57
Secondary
10

  1. Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy

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    439 m

  2. Co-op Academy Northwood

    Academy converter

    496 m

  3. Waterside Primary School

    Academy converter

    789 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,910
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,069
  • Anti social behaviour 728
  • Public order 603
  • Shoplifting 503
  • Criminal damage and arson 462

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST1 6 residents
13,298

Age bands in ST1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

2,263 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,450 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

3,576 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

4,035 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

2,695 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • THE MOORCROFT MEDICAL CTR

    10 BOTTESLOW STREET, STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 3NJ

    ODS code M83146

    675 m

  • PRIMA CARE SURGERIES

    HANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, UPPER HUNTBACH STREET, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 2BN

    ODS code M83625

    712 m

  • HARLEY STREET MEDICAL CTR

    HARLEY STREET, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 3RX

    ODS code M83076

    766 m

  • BIRCHES HEAD MEDICAL CTR.

    DIANA ROAD, BIRCHES HEAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 6RS

    ODS code M83123

    1.2 km

  • POTTERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEVERLEY DRIVE, BENTILEE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 0JG

    ODS code M83102

    1.7 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

    NORFOLK STREET, SHELTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 4PB

    ODS code M83075

    1.8 km

  • APSLEY SURGERY

    COBRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH TERRACE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 2JN

    ODS code M83627

    2.1 km

  • COBRIDGE SURGERY

    COBRIDGE COMMUNITY HC, CHURCH TERRACE, COBRIDGE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 2JN

    ODS code M83127

    2.1 km

  • CAMBRIDGE HOUSE

    BENTILEE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, 231-251 DAWLISH DRIVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 0EU

    ODS code M83624

    2.5 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STOKE HEALTH CENTRE, HONEYWALL, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 7JB

    ODS code M83619

    2.9 km

  • GLEBEDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FENTON HEALTH CENTRE, GLEBEDALE ROAD, STOKE ON TRENT, ST4 3AQ

    ODS code M83028

    3.0 km

  • MILLRISE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    12 MILLRISE ROAD, MILTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 7BW

    ODS code M83061

    3.0 km

  • LUCIE WEDGEWOOD SURGERY LTD

    LUCIE WEDGWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, CHAPEL LANE, BURSLEM, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 2AB

    ODS code M83682

    3.2 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWPORT LANE, MIDDLEPORT, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 3PN

    ODS code Y02867

    3.6 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHELL HEATH ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 7NN

    ODS code M83094

    3.7 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASHWELL ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 6AT

    ODS code M83066

    3.8 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALMERSTON STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, NEWCASTLE, ST5 8BN

    ODS code M83056

    3.9 km

  • ADDERLEY GREEN SURGERY

    DRAYTON ROAD, LONGTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 1EQ

    ODS code M83661

    4.1 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    4.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ivy House Road

    BCT · Hanley

    0.0 miles

  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Hanley

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Hanley

    0.1 miles

  • Cromer Road

    BCT · Northwood

    0.2 miles

  • Cromer Road

    BCT · Northwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stoke-on-Trent 013C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,272 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

97 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 10 secondary schools. Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 439 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,910 published events cover 12 months, averaging 492.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,069 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.