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ST4 2AR

POSTCODE

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

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.0080, -2.1771
OS grid SJ882456 (388,211, 345,647)
IMD England
3/10
#9441
Crime · Aug '26
High · 17.5 per 1k
MoM +15% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V2R5F+64
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
High · 17.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
West Midlands
Region
Most deprived 20–30%
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.
9441
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9441 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 2AR

England & Wales
Crime trends · near ST4 2AR

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: 1,580
White Brit.54.1%
Pakistani22.1%
Other White7.3%
African2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.3%
+ 7 other groups · 11.9%

Religion

Total residents: 1,580
No religion40.0%
Muslim26.7%
Christian21.7%
Not answered9.6%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,581
16–1932.1%
20–2421.2%
35–4912.6%
25–349.1%
50–647.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.8%

Households

Total households: 410
One person: other37.3%
One person: aged 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.8%
+ 8 other households · 21.7%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station

    Rail · main entrance

    242 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Longton Rail Station

    Rail

    3.4 km straight lineabout 42 min

  • Platform 1

    Rail · adj

    3.4 km straight lineabout 42 min

Bus stops

  • Stoke-on-Trent rail station

    Bus · opp · south-east

    185 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Hancock Street

    Bus · opp · north

    243 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Stoke-on-Trent rail station

    Bus · adj · north-west

    307 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Cadman Building

    Bus · opp · south-west

    353 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Cadman Building

    Bus · adj · north-east

    363 m straight lineabout 5 min

Coordinates & Location for ST4 2AR

England
Country
Stoke-on-Trent
Local Authority
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
Ward
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ST4 2AR
Coordinates
53.0080, -2.1771
Grid reference
SJ882456
Easting
388,211
Northing
345,647
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V2R5F+64
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

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 016D E01014282
E01014282
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 016 E02002966
E02002966
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stoke-on-Trent 016D E01014282
E01014282
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

7:36 AM6:12 PM
7:36 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 36 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 2AR 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 E01014282 and MSOA E02002966 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 9441
Present — Active
Postcode ST4 2AR 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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