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ST5 5GJ

Maer & Whitmore · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Maer & Whitmore
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Stafford
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 5FP 64 m
ST5 5HD 67 m
ST5 5BU 129 m
ST5 5HF 141 m
ST5 5BY 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 5GJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5
Latitude
52.961457
Longitude
-2.304579
British National Grid easting
379,638
British National Grid northing
340,496

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Electoral ward
Maer & Whitmore · E05011426
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

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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

    315 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
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Drugs 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2

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.

Nearby transport

  • Sheet Anchor PH

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Sheet Anchor PH

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Common Lane

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Common Lane

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Sandyfields

    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.

Evidence in context

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 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 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.