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ST5 5FU

Keele · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Keele
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 5FR 86 m
ST5 5FS 133 m
ST5 5AQ 277 m
ST5 6QP 364 m
ST5 6QR 388 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 5FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5
Latitude
53.014306
Longitude
-2.290046
British National Grid easting
380,638
British National Grid northing
346,371

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Electoral ward
Keele · E05011421
Parish or community
E04008947
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150627
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 012A · E01029576
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 012 · E02006169

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    555 m

  2. St John's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. University of Keele

    Higher education institutions

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
549
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Public order 36
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

11

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    1.5 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    1.7 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    3.4 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    3.7 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    3.9 km

  • MADELEY PRACTICE

    MOSS LANE SURGERY, MOSS LANE, MADELEY, CREWE, CW3 9NQ

    ODS code M83015

    4.0 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    4.2 km

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, AUDLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 8EW

    ODS code M83054

    4.5 km

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    4.5 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    4.8 km

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    4.9 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

  • Quarry Bank

    BCT · Keele

    0.1 miles

  • Quarry Bank

    BCT · Keele

    0.1 miles

  • Underwood Road

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles

  • Underwood Road

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles

  • Cheltenham Grove

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 012A, 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

29,705 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School is the nearest published school at 555 m.

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

Recorded crime

549 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

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