Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 11.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
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Coordinates & Location for ST2 0BQ
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ST2 0BQ
Coordinates
53.0132, -2.1368
Grid reference
SJ909462
Easting
390,922
Northing
346,218
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V2V77+77
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
Stoke-on-Trent
ITL Region
Stoke-on-Trent
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2686
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2686 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ST2 0BQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near ST2 0BQ
Counts are for Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
71
YoY +27%
816039
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
33
YoY -27%
45278
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY -20%
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
22
YoY +57%
342312
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.5%
African4.9%
Other White4.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
No religion46.9%
Christian44.5%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6418.0%
25–3414.1%
10–1510.5%
5–99.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other18.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Any member 66+11.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.1%
+ 8 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Stoke-on-Trent
Local Authority
Council AreaStoke-on-Trent Central E14001520
Constituency
E14001520Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend
Constituency code
E14001520
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Stoke-on-Trent, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Stoke-on-Trent
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Stoke on Trent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05W
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Stoke-on-Trent 017F E01014229
E01014229MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 017 E02002967
E02002967LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stoke-on-Trent 017F E01014229
E01014229MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 017 E02002967
E02002967Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:59 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ST2 0BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 2686
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01014229 and MSOA E02002967 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ST2 0BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ST2 0BQ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
62%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 6–19FSM 0%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 51%
Attainment 8
37.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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