ST5 8DE

May Bank · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST5 9JT 71 m
ST5 8DD 81 m
ST5 8DB 148 m
ST5 9PW 150 m
ST5 8DF 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST5 8DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST5
Postcode sector
ST5 8
Latitude
53.028377
Longitude
-2.226638
British National Grid easting
384,897
British National Grid northing
347,921

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Electoral ward
May Bank · E05011427
Parish or community
E43000131
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150881
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 009E · E01029612
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 009 · E02006166

Postcode source versions

Explore ST5

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Court Lane, Newcastle, ST5 8DE 17 December 2025 £282,000
50, Court Lane, Newcastle, ST5 8DE 12 July 2024 £245,000
52, Court Lane, Newcastle, ST5 8DE 28 April 2023 £247,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
53
Secondary
11
  1. The Orme Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    277 m
  2. Merryfields School

    Academy special converter

    357 m
  3. Hempstalls Primary School

    Academy converter

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,476
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 969
  • Anti social behaviour 349
  • Shoplifting 246
  • Public order 239
  • Criminal damage and arson 167

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

27 female, 26 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST5 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

27

within 5 km

  • WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83056

    649 m

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    49 HIGH STREET, WOLSTANTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 0ET

    ODS code M83007

    759 m

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    1.2 km

  • MILLER STREET SURGERY

    MILLER STREET, NEWCASTLE, ST5 1JD

    ODS code M83025

    1.7 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    1.7 km

  • MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02867

    1.9 km

  • HIGHERLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83140

    2.2 km

  • HARTSHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83066

    2.3 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    2.3 km

  • LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYME VALLEY ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF

    ODS code M83067

    2.5 km

  • APSLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83627

    2.8 km

  • COBRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83127

    2.8 km

  • LUCIE WEDGEWOOD SURGERY LTD

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

    ODS code M83682

    2.9 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.1 km

  • NORFOLK STREET SURGERY

    NORFOLK STREET, SHELTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 4PB

    ODS code M83075

    3.3 km

  • TUNSTALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83650

    3.5 km

  • HONEYWALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STOKE HEALTH CENTRE, HONEYWALL, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 7JB

    ODS code M83619

    3.6 km

  • PRIMA CARE SURGERIES

    HANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, UPPER HUNTBACH STREET, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 2BN

    ODS code M83625

    3.8 km

  • HARLEY STREET MEDICAL CTR

    HARLEY STREET, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 3RX

    ODS code M83076

    3.8 km

  • THE MOORCROFT MEDICAL CTR

    10 BOTTESLOW STREET, STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 3NJ

    ODS code M83146

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

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

  • Wolstanton High School

    BCT · Wolstanton

    0.1 miles
  • Wolstanton High School

    BCT · Wolstanton

    0.1 miles
  • Hollinshead Avenue

    BCT · Wolstanton

    0.1 miles
  • Hollinshead Avenue

    BCT · Wolstanton

    0.1 miles
  • Sparch Hollow

    BCT · May Bank

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 009E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,653 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 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
3
Low risk addresses
3
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 £247,000 from 3 recorded sales in ST5 8DE. 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

93 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Orme Academy is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,476 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 969 events.

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