ST5 5JR

Maer & Whitmore · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 5HW 60 m
ST5 5HR 340 m
ST5 5FD 430 m
ST5 5JE 465 m
ST5 5HN 823 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 5JR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 5
Latitude
52.968738
Longitude
-2.282861
British National Grid easting
381,100
British National Grid northing
341,300

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
E00150683
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km
  2. University of Keele

    Higher education institutions

    4.0 km
  3. Seabridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.0 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 3
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    3.9 km

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Mainwaring Arms PH

    BCT · Whitmore

    0.3 miles
  • Mainwaring Arms PH

    BCT · Whitmore

    0.3 miles
  • Trentham Road

    BCT · Acton

    0.8 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.8 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Baldwins Gate

    0.8 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 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 3 events.

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