Around average
IMD England
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crime · Jul '26
£157,750
Median property price
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.
18883
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18883 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 & WalesProperty sales · ST5 6AU
HM Land Registry · Newcastle-under-Lyme
Average price
£151,928
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £157,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £167,833
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£168k£141k£115k
Jul '24Oct '24Dec '24Aug '25May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ST5 6AU
England & WalesCrime trends · near ST5 6AU
Counts are for Audley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY +40%
29187
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
7
YoY —
950
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
950
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
740
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.5%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian55.1%
No religion37.1%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6423.8%
35–4917.8%
65–7413.1%
25–3410.2%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Any member 66+16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
Other13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
All members 66+11.1%
+ 8 other households · 33.1%
Coordinates & Location for ST5 6AU
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ST5 6AU
Coordinates
53.0250, -2.3001
Grid reference
SJ799475
Easting
379,970
Northing
347,562
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V2MFX+XX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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
Audley
Constituency code
E14001380
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Audley Rural
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 005E E01029556
E01029556MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newcastle-under-Lyme 005 E02006162
E02006162LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 005E E01029556
E01029556MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Newcastle-under-Lyme 005 E02006162
E02006162Smaller 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
6:15 AM
Sunrise
5:40 PM
Sunset
11 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:15 AM
Sunset (today)
5:40 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 25 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 6AU 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 18883
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01029556 and MSOA E02006162 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ST5 6AU 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
School applications
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Schools near ST5 6AU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
35%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 25%
Attainment 8
35.1
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