High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 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.
10510
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10510 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 ST8 6DZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near ST8 6DZ
Counts are for Biddulph East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY stable
372512
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
12
YoY -14%
18101
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.5%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion46.1%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4919.1%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.6%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Other17.6%
Any member 66+16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.2%
+ 9 other households · 36.3%
Coordinates & Location for ST8 6DZ
Stoke-on-Trent
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ST8 6DZ
Coordinates
53.1156, -2.1713
Grid reference
SJ886576
Easting
388,634
Northing
357,613
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C5V4R8H+6F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Biddulph
Travel to Work
Stoke-on-Trent
ITL Region
Staffordshire Moorlands
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Staffordshire Moorlands
Local Authority
Council AreaStaffordshire Moorlands E14001514
Constituency
E14001514Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Biddulph East
Constituency code
E14001514
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Biddulph
International Territorial Level
Staffordshire Moorlands
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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D E01029766
E01029766MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Staffordshire Moorlands 003 E02006206
E02006206LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D E01029766
E01029766MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Staffordshire Moorlands 003 E02006206
E02006206Urban: 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
6:21 AM
Sunrise
5:30 PM
Sunset
11 hours 9 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:21 AM
Sunset (today)
5:30 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 9 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentApril 2015 — Introduced
Postcode ST8 6DZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029766 and MSOA E02006206 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ST8 6DZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ST8 6DZ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
83%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 38%
RWM expected
57%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 5%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 23%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
43.3
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 14%
RWM expected
80%
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