Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 10.5 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.
4131
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4131 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 ST4 5FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near ST4 5FA
Counts are for Boothen 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
20
YoY -23%
30197
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
14
YoY —
1692
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
11
YoY -15%
24144
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.64.5%
Other White9.3%
African7.1%
Pakistani4.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.7%
+ 4 other groups · 11.4%
Religion
No religion38.9%
Christian38.0%
Muslim10.2%
Not answered10.1%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4918.0%
20–2416.9%
25–3416.3%
50–6414.8%
16–199.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
One person: other37.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
One person: aged 66+8.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.6%
+ 9 other households · 29.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min
Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station
Rail · west entrance
- 3.6 km straight lineabout 46 min
Longton Rail Station
Rail
- 3.7 km straight lineabout 46 min
Platform 2
Rail · adj
Bus stops
- 82 m straight lineabout 1 min
Corporation Street
Bus · opp · north-east
- 148 m straight lineabout 2 min
Corporation Street
Bus · adj · south-west
- 160 m straight lineabout 2 min
Penkhull New Road
Bus · opp · south-west
- 173 m straight lineabout 2 min
Penkhull New Road
Bus · adj · north-east
- 330 m straight lineabout 4 min
The Villas
Bus · opp · south-west
Coordinates & Location for ST4 5FA
Postcode
ST4 5FA
Coordinates
52.9994, -2.1891
Grid reference
SJ874446
Easting
387,406
Northing
344,690
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VXRX6+Q9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 5 (reduced 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 AreaStoke-on-Trent Central E14001520
Constituency
E14001520Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Boothen
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 019E E01014345
E01014345MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 019 E02002969
E02002969LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stoke-on-Trent 019E E01014345
E01014345MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 019 E02002969
E02002969Urban: 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 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
October 2020
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> PresentOctober 2020 — Introduced
Postcode ST4 5FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01014345 and MSOA E02002969 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 4131
Present — Active
Postcode ST4 5FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ST4 5FA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
73%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
47.9
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
48%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
62.4
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 9–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
46.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
59%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
34.4
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