ST5 3JB

Westlands · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 3JD 90 m
ST5 3EN 114 m
ST5 3JA 120 m
ST5 3NZ 127 m
ST5 3JE 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 3JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 3
Latitude
52.994186
Longitude
-2.238452
British National Grid easting
384,092
British National Grid northing
344,120

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
E00150862
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 015F · E01029606
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 015 · E02006172

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Selby Close, Newcastle, ST5 3JB 13 February 2019 £265,000
3, Selby Close, Newcastle, ST5 3JB 17 December 2010 £358,000
1, Selby Close, Newcastle, ST5 3JB 14 December 2000 £156,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. Seabridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    173 m
  2. Langdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    542 m
  3. Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    930 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
870
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 449
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Other theft 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Public order 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 3 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

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    839 m

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    1.7 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    1.7 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    2.6 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    2.6 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    2.6 km

  • TRENT VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83014

    2.6 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    3.1 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.1 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    3.6 km

  • HANFORD GP

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

    ODS code M83138

    3.7 km

  • TRENTHAM MEWS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83711

    4.2 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    4.3 km

  • BRINSLEY AVENUE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83601

    4.4 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83075

    4.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    4.6 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    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

  • Repton Drive

    BCT · Westlands

    0.1 miles
  • Seabridge School

    BCT · Westlands

    0.2 miles
  • Dulverton Avenue

    BCT · Westlands

    0.2 miles
  • Beresford Crescent

    BCT · Westlands

    0.2 miles
  • Beresford Crescent

    BCT · Westlands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 015F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,669 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Seabridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 173 m.

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

Recorded crime

870 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 449 events.

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