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ST5 3LS

Westlands · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle
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 3TQ 188 m
ST5 3JT 190 m
ST5 3LR 221 m
ST5 3TB 228 m
ST5 3EF 232 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 3LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 3
Latitude
52.989903
Longitude
-2.244730
British National Grid easting
383,669
British National Grid northing
343,645

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
E00150868
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 015G · E01029608
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 015 · E02006172

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Property

At this postcode

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65 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
188, Seabridge Lane, Newcastle, ST5 3LS 5 November 2025 £665,000
The Fields, 235a, Seabridge Lane, Newcastle, ST5 3LS 10 October 2025 £630,000
231, Seabridge Lane, Newcastle, ST5 3LS 27 June 2025 £817,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Seabridge Primary School

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    573 m

  2. Langdale Primary School

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    1.1 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
520
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 286
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Other theft 32
  • Public order 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
112

61 female, 51 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.5
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 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
85.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.5%
Gigabit-capable
85.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    1.3 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    2.3 km

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    2.3 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    2.4 km

  • TRENT VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83014

    2.9 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    3.2 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    3.2 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.2 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    3.5 km

  • HANFORD GP

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

    ODS code M83138

    3.8 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83619

    4.2 km

  • TRENTHAM MEWS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83711

    4.3 km

  • BRINSLEY AVENUE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83601

    4.4 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ridgmont Road

    BCT · Seabridge

    0.1 miles

  • Ridgmont Road

    BCT · Seabridge

    0.1 miles

  • Castel Close

    BCT · Seabridge

    0.2 miles

  • Castel Close

    BCT · Seabridge

    0.2 miles

  • Stockwood Road

    BCT · Seabridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,115 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £577,500 from 16 recorded sales in ST5 3LS. 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

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Seabridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 573 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

520 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 286 events.

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