Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council

What broadband can you get in Newcastle-under-Lyme?

Across Newcastle-under-Lyme, 84% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 78% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Newcastle-under-Lyme?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,334 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme are at risk of flooding?

Across Newcastle-under-Lyme, the Environment Agency puts 542 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 115 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Newcastle-under-Lyme the Environment Agency counts 3,985 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (5.9% of all its properties), 2,074 at medium risk (3.1%) and 4,490 at low risk (6.6%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Staffordshire

Newcastle-under-Lyme has two councils. The county council, Staffordshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemstaffordshire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placestaffordshire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Newcastle-under-Lyme

• CW2 postcode district11 of its 1,046 postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• CW3 postcode district178 of its 348 postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• ST4 postcode district9 of its 1,688 postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• ST5 postcode district2,026 of its 2,044 postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• ST6 postcode district10 of its 1,654 postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• ST7 postcode district702 of its 1,358 postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• ST21 postcode district1 of its 218 postcodes in use is in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• ST55 postcode districtAll 44 of its postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
• TF9 postcode district231 of its 1,030 postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Newcastle-under-Lyme.