# ST7 4QZ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST7 4QZ 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 ST7 4QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) › [ST7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7) › [ST7 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7-4)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Newcastle-under-Lyme 001D: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **Kidsgrove, 2.8 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **No property in ST7 4QZ 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=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle-under-Lyme 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **£209,112 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ST7 4QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ST7 4QZ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **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=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thursfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thursfield-primary-school-e143547) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-primary-school-e141732) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodcocks-well-cofe-primary-school-e111255) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kidsgrove Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kidsgrove-secondary-school-e146635) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kidsgrove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kidsgrove-primary-school-e146636) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Packmoor Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/packmoor-ormiston-academy-e142643) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £171,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £142,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2024 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.1** (2025). Newcastle-under-Lyme 001D has a deprivation score of 12.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,212th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £242,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle-under-Lyme 001D was £242,500 in 2025. Joint 10,780th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,831** (2021). Newcastle-under-Lyme 001D had 1,831 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,965th 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Newcastle-under-Lyme 001D, 91.5% 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.

## ST7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ST7 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 55,231** (2021). ST7 had 55,231 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 130th 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: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in ST7 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: 79.2%** (January 2026). In ST7, 79.2% 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: 53.0999, -2.2100

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

## Your MP

- [Stoke-on-Trent North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-north): David Williams (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=-2.2100,53.0999,ST74QZ

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