# ST1 5SZ: area report for a postcode in Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 5SZ is a postcode in Stoke-on-Trent.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent. Open the map at ST1 5SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) › [ST1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st1) › [ST1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 37% on July. Stoke-on-Trent 015B: 385 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **Stoke-On-Trent, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **No property in ST1 5SZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Stoke-on-Trent 015B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **£147,377 average price**: For the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **No gigabit broadband at ST1 5SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST1 5SZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ
- **16.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Etruscan Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/etruscan-primary-school-e146464) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Phoenix Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-independent-school-e137892) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wulstans-catholic-primary-school-e143352) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [May Bank Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/may-bank-infants-school-e124115) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Regent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/regent-college-e131968) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Snowhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snowhill-school-e143653) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mark's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-cofe-primary-school-e146465) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-vc-junior-school-e124268) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £126,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2023 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| June 2026 | £99,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 470 m |
| April 2026 | £138,100 | Terraced, established, freehold | 470 m |
| February 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| November 2025 | £285,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| January 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 510 m |
| November 2025 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 510 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (530 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (770 m); ASDA PHARMACY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Hanley Stoke-on-Trent (790 m, Morrisons); Lidl Hanley (850 m, Lidl); Asda Wolstanton Superstore (850 m, Asda); Iceland Hanley Food Warehouse (880 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £147,377** (July 2026). Stoke-on-Trent’s average house price was £147,377 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,622** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stoke-on-Trent earned a median of £32,622 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 13th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Stoke-on-Trent costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.6** (2025). Stoke-on-Trent has a deprivation score of 33.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 21st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stoke-on-Trent 015B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.0** (2025). Stoke-on-Trent 015B has a deprivation score of 34.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,525th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £122,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stoke-on-Trent 015B was £122,500 in 2025. Joint 959th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,394** (2021). Stoke-on-Trent 015B had 2,394 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,497th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.6%** (January 2026). In Stoke-on-Trent 015B, 73.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ST1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £133,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST1 was £133,000 in 2025. 51st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,404** (2021). ST1 had 32,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 784th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in ST1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.5%** (January 2026). In ST1, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)
- Centre: 53.0251, -2.1979

Council: [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stoke-on-Trent Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-central): Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1979,53.0251,ST15SZ

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