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ST5 6BJ

Holditch & Chesterton · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle
Ward
Holditch & Chesterton
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 6BN 213 m
ST5 6BE 507 m
ST5 6BD 567 m
ST5 6FD 572 m
ST5 6BW 623 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 6BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6
Latitude
53.038237
Longitude
-2.269850
British National Grid easting
382,003
British National Grid northing
349,028

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Electoral ward
Holditch & Chesterton · E05011420
Parish or community
E43000131
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150553
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 007B · E01029548
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 007 · E02006164

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Burley Farm Cottage, 26, Apedale Road, Newcastle, ST5 6BJ 28 March 2013 £85,000
Burley House, Apedale Road, Newcastle, ST5 6BJ 19 March 2004 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
29
Secondary
6

  1. Chesterton Community Sports College

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Wood Lane Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.3 km

  3. Crackley Bank Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 461
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Shoplifting 73
  • Public order 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    1.4 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    1.4 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    2.5 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    2.7 km

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83054

    2.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    3.4 km

  • TALKE PITS CLINIC

    HIGH STREET, TALKE PITS, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 1QQ

    ODS code M83701

    3.5 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    3.6 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    3.9 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    4.1 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEWPORT LANE, MIDDLEPORT, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 3PN

    ODS code Y02867

    4.2 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    4.4 km

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    4.7 km

  • TUNSTALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    ALEXANDRA RETAIL CENTRE, SCOTIA ROAD, TUNSTALL, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 6BE

    ODS code M83650

    4.7 km

  • FURLONG MEDICAL CENTRE

    FURLONG ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 5UD

    ODS code M83021

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pear Tree Lane

    BCT · Crackley

    0.6 miles

  • Watermills Road

    BCT · Crackley

    0.6 miles

  • Pear Tree Lane

    BCT · Crackley

    0.6 miles

  • Watermills Road

    BCT · Crackley

    0.6 miles

  • Springwood Road

    BCT · Crackley

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 007B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,818 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Chesterton Community Sports College is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 461 events.

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