ST5 0AW

May Bank · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 0FB 79 m
ST5 0JB 94 m
ST5 9PL 97 m
ST5 9NA 104 m
ST5 9LZ 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 0AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 0
Latitude
53.025448
Longitude
-2.216365
British National Grid easting
385,585
British National Grid northing
347,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Electoral ward
May Bank · E05011427
Parish or community
E43000131
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150716
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 009B · E01029579
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 009 · E02006166

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
99
Primary
56
Secondary
13
  1. May Bank Infants' School

    Community school

    245 m
  2. St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    383 m
  3. St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    385 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,905
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,093
  • Anti social behaviour 360
  • Public order 292
  • Shoplifting 290
  • Criminal damage and arson 233

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST5 0 residents
9,499

Age bands in ST5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

1,453 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,016 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,588 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,613 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

2,100 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.

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    651 m

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    974 m

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    1.3 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    1.7 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    1.8 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    1.9 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    2.1 km

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    2.2 km

  • APSLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83627

    2.3 km

  • COBRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83127

    2.3 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    2.5 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83075

    2.5 km

  • LUCIE WEDGEWOOD SURGERY LTD

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

    ODS code M83682

    2.7 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    2.9 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    3.1 km

  • HARLEY STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M83076

    3.1 km

  • PRIMA CARE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M83625

    3.1 km

  • THE MOORCROFT MEDICAL CTR

    10 BOTTESLOW STREET, STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 3NJ

    ODS code M83146

    3.2 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.6 km

  • TUNSTALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83650

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Upper Marsh

    BCT · May Bank

    0.0 miles
  • Upper Marsh

    BCT · May Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Wolstanton

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Wolstanton

    0.2 miles
  • May Avenue

    BCT · May Bank

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 009B, 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

25,661 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

99 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 13 secondary schools. May Bank Infants' School is the nearest published school at 245 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,905 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,093 events.

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