ST5 6AH

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
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 5AJ 182 m
ST5 5AH 339 m
ST5 5AL 525 m
ST5 5BS 557 m
ST5 6AB 673 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 6AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6
Latitude
53.009138
Longitude
-2.303991
British National Grid easting
379,700
British National Grid northing
345,800

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
24
Primary
15
Secondary
5
  1. St John's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. The Meadows Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
169
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 12
  • Burglary 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST5 6 residents
9,556

Age bands in ST5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,778 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,126 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

2,492 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,271 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,627 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    2.1 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    2.6 km

  • MADELEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83015

    3.0 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    4.4 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    4.8 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Drive

    BCT · Keele

    0.0 miles
  • Station Drive

    BCT · Keele

    0.0 miles
  • Old Chapel Close

    BCT · Keele

    0.3 miles
  • Old Chapel Close

    BCT · Keele

    0.3 miles
  • Agger Hill

    BCT · Madeley Heath

    0.4 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 5 secondary schools. St John's CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

169 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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