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ST1 6NB

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
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 6SQ 29 m
ST1 6NA 91 m
ST1 6UP 110 m
ST1 6RN 196 m
ST1 6UW 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST1 6NB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST1
Postcode sector
ST1 6
Latitude
53.036720
Longitude
-2.159513
British National Grid easting
389,401
British National Grid northing
348,837

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
E00072315
Lower layer super output area
Stoke-on-Trent 010D · E01014326
Middle layer super output area
Stoke-on-Trent 010 · E02002960

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
273, Birches Head Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 6NB 29 October 2025 £251,000
217, Birches Head Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 6NB 10 October 2025 £240,000
239, Birches Head Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 6NB 20 December 2024 £199,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
52
Secondary
10

  1. Spruce House School

    Other independent special school

    565 m

  2. Holden Lane Academy

    Academy converter

    566 m

  3. St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    584 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,408
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,658
  • Anti social behaviour 569
  • Public order 431
  • Criminal damage and arson 364
  • Shoplifting 349

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

37 female, 38 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

24

within 5 km

  • BIRCHES HEAD MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code M83123

    381 m

  • PRIMA CARE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M83625

    1.3 km

  • THE MOORCROFT MEDICAL CTR

    10 BOTTESLOW STREET, STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 3NJ

    ODS code M83146

    1.8 km

  • HARLEY STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M83076

    1.8 km

  • APSLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83627

    1.8 km

  • COBRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83127

    1.8 km

  • MILLRISE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83061

    1.9 km

  • POTTERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83102

    2.4 km

  • LUCIE WEDGEWOOD SURGERY LTD

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

    ODS code M83682

    2.5 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83094

    2.5 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83075

    2.8 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83038

    3.1 km

  • BADDELEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83709

    3.2 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    3.3 km

  • CAMBRIDGE HOUSE

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

    ODS code M83624

    3.3 km

  • TUNSTALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    ALEXANDRA RETAIL CENTRE, SCOTIA ROAD, TUNSTALL, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 6BE

    ODS code M83650

    3.9 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    4.0 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    4.0 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    4.1 km

  • GLEBEDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83028

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Birches Head Road

    BCT · Birches Head

    0.0 miles

  • Donald Road

    BCT · Birches Head

    0.1 miles

  • Bradford Terrace

    BCT · Birches Head

    0.2 miles

  • Diana Road shops

    BCT · Birches Head

    0.2 miles

  • Hammersley Street

    BCT · Birches Head

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stoke-on-Trent 010D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,636 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £215,750 from 6 recorded sales in ST1 6NB. 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

Published establishments

92 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. Spruce House School is the nearest published school at 565 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,408 published events cover 12 months, averaging 367.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,658 events.

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