ST1 6AP

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stoke-On-Trent
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode district
ST1
Postcode sector
ST1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST1 6AT 36 m
ST1 6AN 179 m
ST1 6UY 199 m
ST1 6AY 211 m
ST1 6UN 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST1 6AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST1
Postcode sector
ST1 6
Latitude
53.027128
Longitude
-2.152798
British National Grid easting
389,849
British National Grid northing
347,769

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stoke-on-Trent · E06000021
Parish or community
E43000017
Westminster constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central · E14001520
Output area
E00071769
Lower layer super output area
Stoke-on-Trent 012D · E01014213
Middle layer super output area
Stoke-on-Trent 012 · E02002962

Postcode source versions

Explore ST1

93 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1049, Leek Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 6AP 24 March 2026 £140,000
1047, Leek Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 6AP 19 February 2026 £115,000
1023, Leek Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 6AP 21 November 2025 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
51
Secondary
9
  1. Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy

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    771 m
  2. Co-op Academy Northwood

    Academy converter

    774 m
  3. Abbey Hulton Primary School

    Academy converter

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,740
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,797
  • Anti social behaviour 574
  • Public order 461
  • Criminal damage and arson 399
  • Shoplifting 391

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102

46 female, 56 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

25

within 5 km

  • BIRCHES HEAD MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code M83123

    956 m

  • PRIMA CARE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M83625

    1.2 km

  • THE MOORCROFT MEDICAL CTR

    10 BOTTESLOW STREET, STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 3NJ

    ODS code M83146

    1.2 km

  • HARLEY STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M83076

    1.3 km

  • POTTERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83102

    1.3 km

  • CAMBRIDGE HOUSE

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

    ODS code M83624

    2.2 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83075

    2.4 km

  • APSLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83627

    2.4 km

  • COBRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83127

    2.4 km

  • MILLRISE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83061

    2.6 km

  • GLEBEDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83028

    3.2 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    3.4 km

  • LUCIE WEDGEWOOD SURGERY LTD

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

    ODS code M83682

    3.4 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83094

    3.7 km

  • WERRINGTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASH BANK ROAD, WERRINGTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST9 0JS

    ODS code M83011

    3.7 km

  • BADDELEY GREEN SURGERY

    988 LEEK NEW ROAD, STOCKTON BROOK, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST9 9PB

    ODS code M83709

    4.0 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    4.0 km

  • ADDERLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83661

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    KNYPERSLEY ROAD, NORTON-IN-THE-MOORS, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 8HY

    ODS code M83038

    4.2 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Cromer Road

    BCT · Bucknall

    0.0 miles
  • Cromer Road

    BCT · Bucknall

    0.0 miles
  • Trent Valley path

    BCT · Bucknall

    0.1 miles
  • Cromer Road

    BCT · Bucknall

    0.1 miles
  • Cromer Road

    BCT · Bucknall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stoke-on-Trent 012D, 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

2,986 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £100,000 from 18 recorded sales in ST1 6AP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Stoke-on-Trent is £148,799 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

89 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 9 secondary schools. Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 771 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,740 published events cover 12 months, averaging 395 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,797 events.

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