# ST3 2RQ: area report for a postcode in Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 2RQ 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 ST3 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) › [ST3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st3) › [ST3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st3-2)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Stoke-on-Trent 027C: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **Longton, 970 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **No property in ST3 2RQ 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=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Stoke-on-Trent 027C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **£147,377 average price**: For the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST3 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST3 2RQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-c-primary-school-e124227) | Primary | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-academy-e140297) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-academy-e140304) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Intuition Holistic Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/intuition-holistic-education-e145950) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sutherland Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutherland-primary-academy-e138548) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Meadows Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-meadows-primary-academy-e146473) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belgrave-st-bartholomews-academy-e136549) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-clarice-cliff-e148219) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Longton (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LONGTON HALL SURGERY (500 m); MAYFIELD SURGERY (710 m); BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m); DUNROBIN STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY - TRENTHAM ROAD (740 m); WATERLOO PHARMACY (750 m); LONGTON PHARMACY (840 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (890 m); BOOTS (910 m)
- Dental practices: ROSSLYN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Longton Stoke-on-Trent (680 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Trentham Road Longton (690 m, Lidl); Asda Euro Blurton Express Petrol (810 m, Asda); Tesco Longton Extra (890 m, Tesco); Heron Longton Stoke-on-Trent (890 m, Heron)

## 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 027C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.0** (2025). Stoke-on-Trent 027C has a deprivation score of 37.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,443rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £159,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stoke-on-Trent 027C was £159,000 in 2025. Joint 2,987th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,305** (2021). Stoke-on-Trent 027C had 1,305 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,747th least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Stoke-on-Trent 027C, 99.7% 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.

## ST3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST3 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 68,714** (2021). ST3 had 68,714 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 48th 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: 40%** (2022). About 40% of people in ST3 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In ST3, 95.8% 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: 52.9827, -2.1452

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

## Your MP

- [Stoke-on-Trent South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south): Dr Allison Gardner (Labour), 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=-2.1452,52.9827,ST32RQ

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