ST7 8LW

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
ST7
Postcode sector
ST7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ST7 8LN 76 m
ST7 8LL 264 m
ST7 8BY 295 m
ST7 8LR 318 m
ST7 8BT 331 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ST7 8LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ST
Postcode district
ST7
Postcode sector
ST7 8
Latitude
53.040816
Longitude
-2.296519
British National Grid easting
380,216
British National Grid northing
349,322

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
E00150598
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 005E · E01029556
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 005 · E02006162

Postcode source versions

Explore ST7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Sir Thomas Boughey Academy

    Academy converter

    548 m
  2. Alsagers Bank Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    824 m
  3. Wood Lane Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
317
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 175
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Other theft 20
  • Public order 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

27 female, 31 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
1.9
ST7 8 residents
8,004

Age bands in ST7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,201 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

765 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,843 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

2,376 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

1,934 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ST7 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+
65.6%
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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M83054

    1.5 km

  • HEATHCOTE STREET SURGERY

    2 HEATHCOTE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, ST5 7EB

    ODS code M83005

    3.1 km

  • LOOMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M83723

    3.3 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.4 km

  • TALKE PITS CLINIC

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

    ODS code M83701

    4.1 km

  • MILEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83697

    4.3 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83670

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Wereton Road

    BCT · Halmer End

    0.2 miles
  • Wereton Road

    BCT · Halmer End

    0.2 miles
  • Playing Fields

    BCT · Miles Green

    0.2 miles
  • Harrison Close

    BCT · Halmer End

    0.3 miles
  • Playing Fields

    BCT · Miles Green

    0.3 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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sir Thomas Boughey Academy is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

317 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 175 events.

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