# ST3 5RZ: area report for a postcode in Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 5RZ 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 5RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) › [ST3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st3) › [ST3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Stoke-on-Trent 025E: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **Longton, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **No property in ST3 5RZ 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=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stoke-on-Trent 025E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **£147,377 average price**: For the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST3 5RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST3 5RZ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **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=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Park Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-hall-academy-e142989) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Weston Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-junior-academy-e143356) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gladstone Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gladstone-primary-academy-e142991) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Weston Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-infant-academy-e143358) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-florence-macwilliams-e150790) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Abbey Hill Academy & College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-hill-academy-and-college-e149990) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Rowan House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowan-house-school-e147985) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Alexandra Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alexandra-infants-school-e143489) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £228,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £282,100 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £246,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| August 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2025 | £162,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MEIR HAY PHARMACY (830 m); WELL (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Longton Meir Hay Express (720 m, Tesco); Co-op Weston Coyney (880 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 025E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). Stoke-on-Trent 025E has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stoke-on-Trent 025E was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,282** (2021). Stoke-on-Trent 025E had 1,282 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,134th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Stoke-on-Trent 025E, 99.8% 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.

## 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: 52.9936, -2.1110

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=-2.1110,52.9936,ST35RZ

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