Least deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Low · 3.2 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.
29705
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29705 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 ST5 5BQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near ST5 5BQ
Counts are for Keele 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
2
YoY —
1371
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.67.7%
Indian5.4%
Other White5.2%
African4.3%
Pakistani3.8%
+ 6 other groups · 13.6%
Religion
No religion39.8%
Christian35.2%
Not answered13.9%
Muslim5.4%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
16–1934.6%
20–2430.4%
50–648.6%
35–497.1%
25–345.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 14.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
One person: aged 66+14.0%
Single family household, all members 66+13.4%
One person: other12.8%
+ 9 other households · 29.8%
Coordinates & Location for ST5 5BQ
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ST5 5BQ
Coordinates
53.0003, -2.2669
Grid reference
SJ821448
Easting
382,182
Northing
344,810
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V2P2M+46
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Keele
Travel to Work
Stoke-on-Trent
ITL Region
Newcastle-under-Lyme
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Local Authority
Council AreaNewcastle-under-Lyme E14001380
Constituency
E14001380Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Keele
Constituency code
E14001380
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Keele
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 012A E01029576
E01029576MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newcastle-under-Lyme 012 E02006169
E02006169LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 012A E01029576
E01029576MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Newcastle-under-Lyme 012 E02006169
E02006169Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:29 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
10 hours 52 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:29 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 52 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 5BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01029576 and MSOA E02006169 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 29705
Present — Active
Postcode ST5 5BQ 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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Schools near ST5 5BQ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 41%
Attainment 8
37.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 7%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
65%
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