ST5 2LD

Thistleberry · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 2NE 33 m
ST5 2ND 56 m
ST5 2HW 100 m
ST5 2NF 107 m
ST5 2TP 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 2LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 2
Latitude
53.009291
Longitude
-2.236926
British National Grid easting
384,200
British National Grid northing
345,800

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
E00150818
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
39
Secondary
8
  1. St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    205 m
  2. Blackfriars Academy

    Academy special converter

    363 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    408 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,684
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,491
  • Anti social behaviour 479
  • Public order 362
  • Shoplifting 350
  • Criminal damage and arson 222

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    285 m

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    942 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

    1.4 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    1.8 km

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    2.0 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    2.2 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    2.6 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    2.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    3.0 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    3.1 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    3.3 km

  • TRENT VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83014

    3.4 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83075

    3.7 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    3.9 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    4.1 km

  • APSLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83627

    4.5 km

  • COBRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83127

    4.5 km

  • HARLEY STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M83076

    4.7 km

  • THE MOORCROFT MEDICAL CTR

    10 BOTTESLOW STREET, STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 3NJ

    ODS code M83146

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Drive

    BCT · Poolfields

    0.1 miles
  • Drayton Street

    BCT · Poolfields

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Drive

    BCT · Poolfields

    0.1 miles
  • Drayton Street

    BCT · Poolfields

    0.1 miles
  • Mayfield Avenue

    BCT · Thistleberry

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

71 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,684 published events cover 12 months, averaging 307 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,491 events.

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