ST7 4RQ

Newchapel & Mow Cop · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stoke-On-Trent
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
ST7
Postcode sector
ST7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST7 4RG 147 m
ST7 4RF 179 m
ST7 4RW 328 m
ST7 4RH 404 m
ST7 4RJ 434 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST7 4RQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST7
Postcode sector
ST7 4
Latitude
53.100778
Longitude
-2.219716
British National Grid easting
385,386
British National Grid northing
355,974

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E04008948
Westminster constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North · E14001521
Output area
E00150728
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 001C · E01029581
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 001 · E02006158

Postcode source versions

Explore ST7

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Alderhay Lane, Rookery, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 4RQ 30 April 2025 £65,000
18, Alderhay Lane, Rookery, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 4RQ 14 February 2025 £139,995
6, Alderhay Lane, Rookery, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 4RQ 17 January 2025 £82,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
28
Secondary
7
  1. Castle Primary School

    Academy converter

    811 m
  2. Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    845 m
  3. Thursfield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
435
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 215
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Public order 43
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Vehicle crime 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

22 female, 26 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.3
ST7 4 residents
14,393

Age bands in ST7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

2,063 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,442 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

3,172 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

4,288 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

3,334 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST7 4 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+
76%
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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIDSGROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNT ROAD, KIDSGROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 4AY

    ODS code M83023

    1.8 km

  • MOUNT ROAD PRACTICE

    MOUNT ROAD, KIDSGROVE, STOKE ON TRENT, ST7 4AY

    ODS code M83084

    1.8 km

  • GREENMOSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PORTLAND DRIVE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 3BT

    ODS code N81071

    2.2 km

  • GOLDENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83143

    2.7 km

  • BIDDULPH DOCTORS

    BIDDULPH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, WHARF ROAD, BIDDULPH, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST8 6AG

    ODS code M83089

    3.2 km

  • BIDDULPH VALLEY SURGERY

    BIDDULPH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, WHARF ROAD, BIDDULPH, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST8 6AG

    ODS code M83046

    3.2 km

  • FURLONG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83021

    4.2 km

  • TALKE PITS CLINIC

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

    ODS code M83701

    4.3 km

  • TUNSTALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83650

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Dales Green Road

    BCT · Dales Green

    0.1 miles
  • Dales Green Road

    BCT · Dales Green

    0.1 miles
  • Harriseahead Lane

    BCT · The Rookery

    0.1 miles
  • Harriseahead Lane

    BCT · The Rookery

    0.1 miles
  • Dales Green Farm

    BCT · Dales Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 001C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,215 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
15
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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 £129,750 from 10 recorded sales in ST7 4RQ. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Castle Primary School is the nearest published school at 811 m.

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

Recorded crime

435 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 215 events.

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