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ST4 2AB

POSTCODE

ST4 2AB is a postcode in Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.0078, -2.1807
OS grid SJ879456 (387,975, 345,626)
IMD England
2/10
#6234
Crime · Aug '26
High · 17.5 per 1k
MoM +15% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V2R59+4P
Most deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
IMD England
High · 17.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
West Midlands
Region

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.
6234
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6234 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 & Wales
See sold prices in ST4

Police Recorded Crime near ST4 2AB

England & Wales
Crime trends · near ST4 2AB

Counts are for Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
70
YoY stable
1017651
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
50
YoY +32%
553718
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -47%
17114
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
17
YoY —
17114
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
22
YoY +38%
271911
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
88
YoY +57%
1047749
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

256
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,366
White Brit.50.8%
Pakistani12.3%
Other White9.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.6%
African4.5%
+ 7 other groups · 18.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,366
No religion41.6%
Christian23.6%
Muslim19.4%
Not answered10.4%
Hindu3.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,365
20–2449.1%
25–3413.3%
35–4910.9%
16–198.1%
10–154.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 14.4%

Households

Total households: 431
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over50.4%
One person: other15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.7%
Other household types, with dependent children4.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children4.6%
+ 9 other households · 18.3%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station

    Rail

    28 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Longton Rail Station

    Rail

    3.5 km straight lineabout 44 min

  • Platform 1

    Rail · adj

    3.5 km straight lineabout 44 min

Bus stops

  • Stoke-on-Trent rail station

    Bus · opp · south-east

    61 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Stoke-on-Trent rail station

    Bus · adj · north-west

    124 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Civic Centre

    Bus · opp · south-east

    205 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Cadman Building

    Bus · adj · north-east

    237 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Cadman Building

    Bus · opp · south-west

    240 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for ST4 2AB

England
Country
Stoke-on-Trent
Local Authority
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
Ward
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ST4 2AB
Coordinates
53.0078, -2.1807
Grid reference
SJ879456
Easting
387,975
Northing
345,626
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V2R59+4P
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checkerFlood map for planning

Administrative Information

Stoke-on-Trent
Local Authority
Council Area
Stoke-on-Trent Central E14001520
Constituency
E14001520
Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
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 England
West 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 016F E01014284
E01014284
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 016 E02002966
E02002966
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stoke-on-Trent 016F E01014284
E01014284
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 016 E02002966
E02002966
Urban: 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

7:41 AM6:05 PM
7:41 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
10 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 24 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ST4 2AB 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01014284 and MSOA E02002966 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 6234
Present — Active
Postcode ST4 2AB 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

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