Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for ST5 0BL
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ST5 0BL
Coordinates
53.0330, -2.2148
Grid reference
SJ856484
Easting
385,692
Northing
348,432
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V2QMP+53
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Travel to Work
Stoke-on-Trent
ITL Region
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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.
17214
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17214 out of 32,844 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 ST5 0BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near ST5 0BL
Counts are for Wolstanton 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
20
YoY +11%
22146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -27%
20112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.3%
Other White4.4%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian49.3%
No religion42.7%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
50–6417.9%
25–3416.0%
65–7410.3%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Other24.7%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 31.2%
Administrative Information
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Local Authority
Council AreaNewcastle-under-Lyme E14001380
Constituency
E14001380Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Wolstanton
Constituency code
E14001380
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Newcastle-under-Lyme, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
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
North Staffordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05G
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 008D E01029609
E01029609MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newcastle-under-Lyme 008 E02006165
E02006165LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 008D E01029609
E01029609MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Newcastle-under-Lyme 008 E02006165
E02006165Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 23 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 ST5 0BL 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: 17214
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029609 and MSOA E02006165 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ST5 0BL 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 ST5 0BL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 13–16FSM 0%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 24%
Attainment 8
43.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 5%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
77%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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