Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ST6 1DS
Postcode
ST6 1DS
Coordinates
53.0463, -2.1949
Grid reference
SJ870499
Easting
387,028
Northing
349,904
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V2RW4+G2
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
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.
1445
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1445 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 ST6 1DS
England & WalesCrime trends · near ST6 1DS
Counts are for Burslem 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
25
YoY +79%
28188
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
21111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.5%
Pakistani7.8%
Other White5.4%
Other Asian3.5%
African2.5%
+ 3 other groups · 9.3%
Religion
Christian41.8%
No religion40.7%
Muslim10.9%
Not answered4.8%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4920.1%
50–6417.2%
25–3416.3%
20–248.4%
65–747.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Other30.8%
Any member 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%
Administrative Information
Stoke-on-Trent
Local Authority
Council AreaStoke-on-Trent North E14001521
Constituency
E14001521Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Burslem
Constituency code
E14001521
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 009A E01014247
E01014247MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 009 E02002959
E02002959LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stoke-on-Trent 009A E01014247
E01014247MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stoke-on-Trent 009 E02002959
E02002959Urban: 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
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 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 ST6 1DS 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: 1445
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01014247 and MSOA E02002959 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ST6 1DS 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 ST6 1DS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 49%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
29.2
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 52%
Attainment 8
42.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 47%
Attainment 8
36.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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