ST5 6BW

Audley · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle
Ward
Audley
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 6BJ 623 m
ST5 6BN 832 m
ST7 8NZ 868 m
ST7 8BE 872 m
ST7 8PH 892 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 6BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 6
Latitude
53.038899
Longitude
-2.279071
British National Grid easting
381,385
British National Grid northing
349,104

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Electoral ward
Audley · E05011415
Parish or community
E04008943
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150605
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 005E · E01029556
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 005 · E02006162

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gamekeepers Lodge, The Drive, Newcastle, ST5 6BW 22 July 2022 £318,000
Apedale House, The Drive, Newcastle, ST5 6BW 20 July 2021 £220,000
Gamekeepers Cottage, The Drive, Newcastle, ST5 6BW 9 October 2017 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Wood Lane Primary School

    Foundation school

    894 m
  2. Alsagers Bank Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Chesterton Community Sports College

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 132
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Public order 20
  • Other theft 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

11 female, 18 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 6 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+
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%

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    2.0 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    2.1 km

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83054

    2.2 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    2.7 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    3.2 km

  • TALKE PITS CLINIC

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

    ODS code M83701

    3.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    4.0 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    4.0 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    4.2 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    4.5 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    4.8 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • School Close

    BCT · Wood Lane

    0.6 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Wood Lane

    0.6 miles
  • Woodcroft

    BCT · Wood Lane

    0.7 miles
  • Woodcroft

    BCT · Wood Lane

    0.7 miles
  • The Drive

    BCT · Alsagers Bank

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 005E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,883 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £318,000 from 1 recorded sale in ST5 6BW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newcastle-under-Lyme is £209,547 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wood Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 894 m.

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

Recorded crime

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 132 events.

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