# ST5 3PQ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST5 3PQ 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 3PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) › [ST5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5) › [ST5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Newcastle-under-Lyme 014F: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **Stoke-On-Trent, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **No property in ST5 3PQ 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=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle-under-Lyme 014F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **£208,269 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST5 3PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST5 3PQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **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=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seabridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seabridge-primary-school-e144439) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langdale-primary-school-e148517) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-werburghs-catholic-primary-school-e145687) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coppice Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coppice-academy-e141449) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Clayton Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clayton-hall-academy-e142278) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Co-op Academy Friarswood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-friarswood-e144207) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlands-primary-school-e150526) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newcastle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-academy-e142277) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 31.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £292,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £319,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £156,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KINGSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE (500 m)
- Pharmacies: HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Windermere Road (580 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Clayton Road (890 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £208,269** (August 2026). Newcastle-under-Lyme’s average house price was £208,269 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Newcastle-under-Lyme costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 014F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). Newcastle-under-Lyme 014F has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £187,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle-under-Lyme 014F was £187,000 in 2025. Joint 5,394th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,436** (2021). Newcastle-under-Lyme 014F had 1,436 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,865th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Newcastle-under-Lyme 014F, 100.0% 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: 52.9935, -2.2336

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), August 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=-2.2336,52.9935,ST53PQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-3pq