# ST5

Postcode district covering Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

ST5 is a postcode district covering Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Median sale price £205,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 98.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code ST5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ST](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ST5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ST5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 59% of people in ST5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=ST5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,120 homes were sold in ST5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ST5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ST5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ST5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ST5 had 81,574 usual residents at the census.

## How ST5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ST5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £205,000 | 6th cheapest | 21 postcode districts, ST · 2025 |
| Population | 81,574 | most populated | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 59% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.1% | 8th highest | 22 postcode districts, ST · Jan 2026 |

## Is ST5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ST5 at a rate of 98.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the ST postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 690 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ST5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,330), anti-social behaviour (1,559) and other crime (1,476).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ST5 was 92.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in ST5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ST5 has no single figure. Of its 51 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in ST5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029536) | 1,431 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.5% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029544) | 1,349 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.3% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029545) | 1,478 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.6% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029546) | 1,290 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029537) | 1,527 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029538) | 1,672 | 131.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029539) | 1,472 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029552) | 1,463 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029558) | 1,733 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029547) | 1,496 | 146.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029548) | 1,304 | 181.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.9% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029559) | 1,470 | 136.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029560) | 1,579 | 187.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029568) | 1,381 | 148.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029583) | 1,380 | 63.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029584) | 1,228 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029585) | 1,346 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029609) | 1,589 | 98.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.8% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029611) | 1,869 | 172.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029577) | 1,480 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029579) | 1,640 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029580) | 1,368 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029610) | 1,336 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029612) | 1,154 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029553) | 1,678 | 97.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029554) | 1,851 | 141.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029566) | 1,248 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029567) | 1,644 | 140.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029598) | 2,057 | 93.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.7% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029599) | 1,529 | 77.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029555) | 1,795 | 176.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029578) | 1,653 | 79.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029602) | 1,685 | 291.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 54.5% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029603) | 1,413 | 218.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029604) | 1,802 | 565.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 69.5% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029576) | 3,172 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 55.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029593) | 2,588 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.1% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029594) | 1,810 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.9% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029549) | 1,626 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.7% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029551) | 1,603 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029591) | 1,515 | 104.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029600) | 1,497 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029605) | 1,352 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029607) | 1,436 | 57.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029589) | 1,162 | 17.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029590) | 1,374 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029601) | 1,485 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.5% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029606) | 1,449 | 19.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 015G](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029608) | 1,496 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 015H](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01033257) | 2,447 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.3% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029570) | 2,675 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 38.7% |

## Your MP

- [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-under-lyme): Adam Jogee (Labour), MP since July 2024. 94% of the people here.
- [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stafford): Leigh Ingham (Labour), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.
- [Stoke-on-Trent South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south): Dr Allison Gardner (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.7% of the people here.
- [Stoke-on-Trent Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-central): Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in ST5

[Bradwell](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/bradwell), [Chesterton & Knutton](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/chesterton-and-knutton), [Clayton & Langdale](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/clayton-and-langdale), [May Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/may-bank), [Newcastle Town](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/newcastle-town), [Newcastle West & Cross Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/newcastle-west-and-cross-heath), [Porthill](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/porthill), [Silverdale & Keele](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/silverdale-and-keele), [Talke & Crackley](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/talke-and-crackley), [Westlands & Seabridge](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/westlands-and-seabridge)

## Postcode sectors in ST5

[ST5 0 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-0), [ST5 1 (173 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-1), [ST5 2 (230 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-2), [ST5 3 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-3), [ST5 4 (140 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-4), [ST5 5 (144 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-5), [ST5 6 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-6), [ST5 7 (240 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-7), [ST5 8 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-8), [ST5 9 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5-9)

## Council

[Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)

## Towns in ST5

[Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newcastle-under-lyme)

## Postcode districts next to ST5

[CW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw3), [ST1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st1), [ST4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st4), [ST6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st6), [ST7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7), [ST21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st21), [ST55](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st55), [TF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Stoke-On-Trent (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1810,53.0080)

## More in the ST postcode area

[All ST postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ST5 in brief

ST5 is a postcode district covering Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
About 85,091 people lived in ST5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £205,000 in 2025 across 1,120 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 98.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ST5 was £205,000 in 2025.
ST5 had 81,574 usual residents at the census.
About 59% of people in ST5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ST5, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ST5
- Postcode area: [ST](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st)
- Constituency: [Newcastle-under-Lyme †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-under-lyme)
- Council: [Newcastle-under-Lyme †](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)
- Area: 78.85 km²
- People, mid-2024: 85,091*
- Neighbourhoods: 51
- Output areas: 276

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ST4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st4), [TF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9), [CW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw3), [ST7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7), [ST21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st21), [ST6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st6)

## Latest updates for ST5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ST5

## How to cite

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