ST5 8BF

Audley · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Audley
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST7 8BG 123 m
ST7 8BB 126 m
ST7 8BE 147 m
ST7 8BQ 172 m
ST7 8BD 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 8
Latitude
53.034337
Longitude
-2.292239
British National Grid easting
380,500
British National Grid northing
348,600

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
E00150603
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. Alsagers Bank Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    56 m
  2. Sir Thomas Boughey Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Wood Lane Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 66
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Other theft 11
  • Public order 10
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ST5 8 residents
10,775

Age bands in ST5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,579 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,112 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,508 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,973 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

2,209 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83054

    2.3 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    2.7 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    2.9 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    3.0 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    3.7 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    3.7 km

  • TALKE PITS CLINIC

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

    ODS code M83701

    4.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    4.8 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    4.9 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Drive

    BCT · Alsagers Bank

    0.1 miles
  • St John's Church

    BCT · Alsagers Bank

    0.1 miles
  • The Drive

    BCT · Alsagers Bank

    0.1 miles
  • St John's Church

    BCT · Alsagers Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Scot Hay Road

    BCT · Alsagers Bank

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Alsagers Bank Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 56 m.

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

Recorded crime

135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 66 events.

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