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ST5

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,595
Current units
2,044
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
20

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
West Midlands
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
551

Postcode sectors in ST5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

10 sectors
41,285 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
39, Severn Drive, Newcastle, ST5 4BH 30 July 2026 £185,000
2, Stanley Grove, Newcastle, ST5 0PJ 29 July 2026 £92,000
25, Darsham Gardens, Newcastle, ST5 4LW 27 July 2026 £218,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
41
Primary
24
Secondary
5

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
7,799
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,299
  • Anti social behaviour 1,047
  • Public order 686
  • Shoplifting 602
  • Criminal damage and arson 553

Census 2021

Population and age profile

ST5 usual residents
82,287
Age-profile population
81,875

Age bands in ST5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.5%
12,710 residents
Age 15 to 24
15%
12,246 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.8%
19,503 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.7%
21,042 residents
Age 65 and over
20%
16,374 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 2,014 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 1,869 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,604 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 12 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

in this district

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

    3 ORME ROAD, POOLFIELD, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, NEWCASTLE, ST5 2UE

    ODS code M83140

  • KEELE PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KEELE, KEELE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 5BG

    ODS code M83670

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    KINGSBRIDGE HOUSE, KINGSBRIDGE AVENUE, CLAYTON, NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME, ST5 3HP

    ODS code M83141

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    LOOMER ROAD, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7JS

    ODS code M83723

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MILEHOUSE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, LYMEBROOK WAY, MILEHOUSE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 9GA

    ODS code M83697

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £170,000 from 7,039 recorded sales in ST5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newcastle-under-Lyme is £209,547 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

7,799 published events cover 12 months, averaging 650 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,299 events.

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