ST5 5JQ

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 5JH 418 m
ST5 5JF 427 m
ST5 5JT 563 m
ST5 5JG 574 m
ST5 4EJ 625 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 5JQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5
Latitude
52.948814
Longitude
-2.280633
British National Grid easting
381,241
British National Grid northing
339,083

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E04008946
Westminster constituency
Stafford · E14001513
Output area
E00150666
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

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Chancy, Stableford, Newcastle, ST5 5JQ 8 December 2014 £382,500
Chorlton Mill Farm, Stableford, Newcastle, ST5 5JQ 8 June 2001 £98,000
Chorlton Mill Farm, Stableford, Newcastle, ST5 5JQ 1 February 1999 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. All Saints CofE (C) First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.2% 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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Mainwaring Arms PH

    BCT · Whitmore

    1.1 miles
  • Mainwaring Arms PH

    BCT · Whitmore

    1.1 miles
  • Stone Road

    BCT · Hill Chorlton

    1.2 miles
  • Stone Road

    BCT · Hill Chorlton

    1.2 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    1.2 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
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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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