ST5 6AY

Silverdale · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 6TB 42 m
ST5 6SY 88 m
ST5 6SU 98 m
ST5 6TA 102 m
ST5 6SZ 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 6AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6
Latitude
53.018707
Longitude
-2.276466
British National Grid easting
381,551
British National Grid northing
346,857

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E04008953
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00179383
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 012B · E01029593
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
48
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    483 m
  2. Silverdale Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  3. St John's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
628
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Public order 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Other theft 35

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    705 m

  • 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

    2.4 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    2.7 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    3.1 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    3.2 km

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    3.8 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    3.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    4.1 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALMERSTON STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, NEWCASTLE, ST5 8BN

    ODS code M83056

    4.2 km

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83054

    4.3 km

  • KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83141

    4.4 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASHWELL ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 6AT

    ODS code M83066

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Pepper Street

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • Pepper Street

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • The Bush Inn

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • Scot Hay Road

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • The Bush Inn

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,985 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School is the nearest published school at 483 m.

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

Recorded crime

628 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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