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ST5 7LS

Holditch & Chesterton · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Holditch & Chesterton
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 7DX 44 m
ST5 7LR 72 m
ST5 7QH 78 m
ST5 7NT 103 m
ST5 7DY 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 7LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 7
Latitude
53.040719
Longitude
-2.248747
British National Grid easting
383,419
British National Grid northing
349,299

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
E00150547
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 007A · E01029547
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 007 · E02006164

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
42
Secondary
10

  1. Chesterton Primary School

    Academy converter

    220 m

  2. Chesterton Community Sports College

    Academy converter

    410 m

  3. Churchfields Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    531 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,690
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 741
  • Anti social behaviour 243
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Public order 126
  • Other theft 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
ST5 7 residents
11,209

Age bands in ST5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,176 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,324 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,943 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,067 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

1,887 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 7 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+
100%
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

20

within 5 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    340 m

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    491 m

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    2.1 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    2.2 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    2.3 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    2.8 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.1 km

  • TALKE PITS CLINIC

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

    ODS code M83701

    3.2 km

  • TUNSTALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83650

    3.4 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    3.6 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    3.7 km

  • LUCIE WEDGEWOOD SURGERY LTD

    LUCIE WEDGWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, CHAPEL LANE, BURSLEM, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 2AB

    ODS code M83682

    3.7 km

  • FURLONG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83021

    3.7 km

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83054

    3.8 km

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    4.2 km

  • APSLEY SURGERY

    COBRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH TERRACE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 2JN

    ODS code M83627

    4.2 km

  • COBRIDGE SURGERY

    COBRIDGE COMMUNITY HC, CHURCH TERRACE, COBRIDGE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 2JN

    ODS code M83127

    4.2 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    4.3 km

  • GOLDENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    SITA MEDICAL CENTRE, HIGH STREET, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 5QJ

    ODS code M83143

    4.4 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Albert Street

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.1 miles

  • Albert Street

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.1 miles

  • Edensor Street

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.1 miles

  • Edensor Street

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.2 miles

  • Cross Street

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,910 of 33,755

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

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 10 secondary schools. Chesterton Primary School is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,690 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 741 events.

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