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ST5 3HJ

Westlands · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Westlands
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 3HH 32 m
ST5 3HR 40 m
ST5 3HQ 63 m
ST5 3ET 92 m
ST5 3EX 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 3HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 3
Latitude
52.991703
Longitude
-2.225448
British National Grid easting
384,964
British National Grid northing
343,841

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Electoral ward
Westlands · E05011434
Parish or community
E43000131
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150770
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 014C · E01029591
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 014 · E02006171

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
34
Secondary
9

  1. Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

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    210 m

  2. Clayton Hall Academy

    Academy converter

    543 m

  3. Langdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    557 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 831
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Public order 138
  • Other theft 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST5 3 residents
9,684

Age bands in ST5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,521 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,031 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,948 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,601 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

2,193 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

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

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    124 m

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    1.6 km

  • TRENT VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83014

    1.6 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    2.0 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    2.3 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    2.5 km

  • HANFORD GP

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

    ODS code M83138

    2.9 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    2.9 km

  • TRENTHAM MEWS MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTWICK CRESCENT, TRENTHAM, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 8XP

    ODS code M83711

    3.4 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    3.5 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    3.5 km

  • BRINSLEY AVENUE PRACTICE

    11 BRINSLEY AVENUE, TRENTHAM, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 8LT

    ODS code M83601

    3.7 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.9 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83075

    3.9 km

  • GLEBEDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83028

    4.3 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    4.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Coniston Grove

    BCT · Clayton

    0.0 miles

  • Kingsbridge Avenue

    BCT · Clayton

    0.0 miles

  • Kingsbridge Avenue

    BCT · Clayton

    0.0 miles

  • Windermere Road

    BCT · Clayton

    0.1 miles

  • Rydal Way

    BCT · Clayton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 014C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,636 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
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

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 831 events.

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