# ST7

Postcode district covering Alsager and Kidsgrove, in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Cheshire East.

ST7 is a postcode district covering Alsager and Kidsgrove, in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Cheshire East. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code ST7. 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 ST7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ST7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 46% of people in ST7 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=ST7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 857 homes were sold in ST7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ST7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ST7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ST7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ST7 had 55,231 usual residents at the census.

## How ST7 compares

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

| Measure | ST7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | joint 8th cheapest | 21 postcode districts, ST · 2025 |
| Population | 55,231 | 5th most populated | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 46% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 22 postcode districts, ST · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 79.2% | 9th lowest | 22 postcode districts, ST · Jan 2026 |

## Is ST7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ST7 at a rate of 64.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the ST postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 347 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ST7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,628), other crime (709) and anti-social behaviour (537).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ST7 was 55.5 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 ST7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ST7 has no single figure. Of its 36 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in ST7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheshire East 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018417) | 1,640 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| [Cheshire East 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018428) | 1,289 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 31.7% |
| [Cheshire East 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018429) | 1,532 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.9% |
| [Cheshire East 033F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018430) | 1,300 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.1% |
| [Cheshire East 033G](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018431) | 1,237 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.6% |
| [Cheshire East 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018387) | 1,884 | 17.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 68.8% |
| [Cheshire East 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018388) | 1,699 | 144.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Cheshire East 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018389) | 1,699 | 73.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.9% |
| [Cheshire East 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018390) | 1,598 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.4% |
| [Cheshire East 041F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01034671) | 1,258 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 35.7% |
| [Cheshire East 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018386) | 2,189 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.9% |
| [Cheshire East 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018391) | 2,488 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.6% |
| [Cheshire East 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/neighbourhood/e01018392) | 1,829 | 19.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 67.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029562) | 1,216 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029565) | 1,136 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029581) | 1,577 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.1% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029582) | 1,831 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.5% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029586) | 1,175 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029587) | 1,158 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029561) | 1,456 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029563) | 1,290 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029564) | 1,346 | 176.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029588) | 1,616 | 182.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029540) | 1,315 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029541) | 1,839 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029542) | 1,584 | 68.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029543) | 1,233 | 146.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029595) | 1,189 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029597) | 1,478 | 132.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029596) | 1,026 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.8% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029532) | 1,490 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 1.6% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029533) | 1,469 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 38.5% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029534) | 1,454 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 38.1% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029535) | 1,396 | 75.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 0.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029556) | 2,517 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 16.0% |
| [Stoke-on-Trent 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/neighbourhood/e01014264) | 1,919 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.3% |

## Your MP

- [Congleton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton): Sarah Russell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 44% of the people here.
- [Stoke-on-Trent North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-north): David Williams (Labour), MP since July 2024. 41% of the people here.
- [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-under-lyme): Adam Jogee (Labour), MP since July 2024. 13% of the people here.
- [Crewe and Nantwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/crewe-and-nantwich): Connor Naismith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.2% of the people here.
- [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands): Dame Karen Bradley (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.6% 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 ST7

[Alsager East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/alsager-east), [Alsager West](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/alsager-west), [Audley & Bignall End](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/audley-and-bignall-end), [Kidsgrove Central](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/kidsgrove-central), [Kidsgrove East](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/kidsgrove-east), [Kidsgrove West](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/kidsgrove-west), [Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/scholar-green-rode-heath-and-brereton)

## Postcode sectors in ST7

[ST7 1 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7-1), [ST7 2 (361 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7-2), [ST7 3 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7-3), [ST7 4 (317 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7-4), [ST7 8 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7-8), [ST7 9 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7-9)

## Councils ST7 covers

[Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme), [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)

## Towns in ST7

[Alsager](https://openindex.co.uk/town/alsager), [Kidsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidsgrove), [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)

## Postcode districts next to ST7

[CW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw1), [CW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw2), [CW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw3), [CW11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw11), [CW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw12), [ST5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5), [ST6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st6), [ST8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Kidsgrove (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2448,53.0866), [Alsager (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2991,53.0930)

## 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)

## ST7 in brief

ST7 is a postcode district covering Alsager and Kidsgrove, in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Cheshire East.
About 57,365 people lived in ST7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 857 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ST7 was £215,000 in 2025.
ST7 had 55,231 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in ST7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ST7, 79.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ST7
- Postcode area: [ST](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st)
- Constituency: [Congleton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton)
- Council: [Newcastle-under-Lyme †](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)
- Area: 77.13 km²
- People, mid-2024: 57,365*
- Neighbourhoods: 36
- Output areas: 190

* 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

[ST8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st8), [CW11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw11), [ST6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st6), [ST5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5), [CW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw2), [CW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw12)

## Latest updates for ST7

- 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/ST7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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