ST5 2HL

Thistleberry · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 2PX 49 m
ST5 2LW 81 m
ST5 2PU 91 m
ST5 2PY 96 m
ST5 2LN 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 2HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 2
Latitude
53.004039
Longitude
-2.242634
British National Grid easting
383,815
British National Grid northing
345,217

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E43000131
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150823
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010F · E01029599
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010 · E02006167

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, The Thistles, Newcastle, ST5 2HL 29 November 2023 £360,000
1, The Thistles, Newcastle, ST5 2HL 29 November 2023 £320,000
14, The Thistles, Newcastle, ST5 2HL 24 February 2023 £357,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
33
Secondary
9
  1. Edenhurst Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    154 m
  2. Westlands Primary School

    Academy converter

    226 m
  3. Newcastle Academy

    Academy converter

    258 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,461
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 975
  • Shoplifting 305
  • Anti social behaviour 275
  • Public order 231
  • Other theft 142

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

29 female, 22 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
3.0
ST5 2 residents
9,059

Age bands in ST5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,322 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.2%

1,789 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

2,027 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

2,138 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

2,024 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 2 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

17

within 5 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    871 m

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    1.3 km

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    1.7 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    2.0 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    2.0 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    2.1 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    2.1 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    2.2 km

  • TRENT VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    876 LONDON ROAD, TRENT VALE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5NX

    ODS code M83014

    3.3 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    3.4 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    3.6 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    3.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    3.7 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83075

    4.2 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    4.4 km

  • HANFORD GP

    HANFORD HEALTH CENTRE, NEW INN LANE, HANFORD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 8EX

    ODS code M83138

    4.6 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    4.8 km

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

  • Roseacre

    BCT · Thistleberry

    0.1 miles
  • Roseacre

    BCT · Thistleberry

    0.2 miles
  • Rothesay Avenue

    BCT · Westlands

    0.2 miles
  • Rothesay Avenue

    BCT · Westlands

    0.2 miles
  • St Patricks Drive

    BCT · Thistleberry

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 010F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,045 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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 £357,000 from 3 recorded sales in ST5 2HL. 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 9 secondary schools. Edenhurst Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,461 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 975 events.

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