ST5 5DE

Maer & Whitmore · 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
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 5DD 88 m
ST5 5BY 97 m
ST5 5DU 108 m
ST5 5DB 110 m
ST5 5DA 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 5DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5
Latitude
52.960334
Longitude
-2.307519
British National Grid easting
379,440
British National Grid northing
340,372

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E04008952
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00150685
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 016B · E01029570
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 016 · E02006173

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Hillview Crescent, Baldwins Gate, Newcastle, ST5 5DE 29 January 2025 £263,000
8, Hillview Crescent, Baldwins Gate, Newcastle, ST5 5DE 22 September 2023 £272,000
9, Hillview Crescent, Baldwins Gate, Newcastle, ST5 5DE 28 January 2022 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    259 m
  2. Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.6 km
  3. Madeley High School

    Academy converter

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Drugs 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.6
ST5 5 residents
5,042

Age bands in ST5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.8%

381 residents

Age 15 to 24
45.8%

2,235 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.2%

642 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.3%

891 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

729 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Sheet Anchor PH

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Sheet Anchor PH

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Sandyfields

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Sandyfields

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 016B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,560 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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 £267,500 from 4 recorded sales in ST5 5DE. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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