# ST5 0JN: area report for a postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST5 0JN is a postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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 Newcastle-under-Lyme. Open the map at ST5 0JN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) › [ST5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5) › [ST5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E: 172 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **Longport, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **No property in ST5 0JN 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=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **£209,112 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST5 0JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ST5 0JN**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **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=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [May Bank Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/may-bank-infants-school-e124115) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wulstans-catholic-primary-school-e143352) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 72% 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 | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Orme Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orme-academy-e142015) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ellison Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellison-primary-academy-e142984) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merryfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merryfields-school-e143897) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Hempstalls Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hempstalls-primary-school-e142843) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedars-newcastle-moorlands-and-darwin-bases-e131652) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £151,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £158,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (470 m); CORNWELL'S CHEMISTS (910 m)
- Dental practices: WOLSTANTON DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m); BANK HOUSE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Wolstanton Superstore (330 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Maybank 52-56 High Street (350 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Newcastle U-Lyme (480 m, Morrisons); M&S Wolstanton Stoke (620 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Wolstanton Morris Square Supermarket (800 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,112** (July 2026). Newcastle-under-Lyme’s average house price was £209,112 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,723** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newcastle-under-Lyme earned a median of £35,723 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 86th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Newcastle-under-Lyme costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 89th 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: 19.0** (2025). Newcastle-under-Lyme has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 148th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.0** (2025). Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E has a deprivation score of 22.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,104th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,869** (2021). Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E had 1,869 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,952nd 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E, 96.6% 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.

## ST5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST5 was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 421st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 81,574** (2021). ST5 had 81,574 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 19th 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: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in ST5 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: 91.1%** (January 2026). In ST5, 91.1% 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: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)
- Centre: 53.0250, -2.2118

Council: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-under-lyme): Adam Jogee (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=-2.2118,53.0250,ST50JN

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