ST3 2SQ postcode in Stoke-on-Trent, England

ST3 2SQ is a postcode in Stoke-on-Trent, in the Longton & Meir Hay South ward. It is in the Stoke-on-Trent South parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since September 2012.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Stoke-on-Trent: 94% Typical price £160,000 Homes sold in ST3 2, last 12 months. ▼ 3% on the year before Nearest station Longton 500 m in a straight line

Where ST3 2SQ is, and what is near it

Map of ST3 2SQ and what is near it Map of ST3 2SQ: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the ST3 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. ST3 2DU: also in ST3 2ST3 2FA: also in ST3 2ST3 2HB: also in ST3 2ST3 2HH: also in ST3 2ST3 2HR: also in ST3 2ST3 2HT: also in ST3 2ST3 2HW: also in ST3 2ST3 2HX: also in ST3 2ST3 2JA: also in ST3 2ST3 2JB: also in ST3 2ST3 2JF: also in ST3 2ST3 2JG: also in ST3 2ST3 2JH: also in ST3 2ST3 2JN: also in ST3 2ST3 2JR: also in ST3 2ST3 2JU: also in ST3 2ST3 2JW: also in ST3 2ST3 2LB: also in ST3 2ST3 2LG: also in ST3 2ST3 2LH: also in ST3 2ST3 2LJ: also in ST3 2ST3 2LL: also in ST3 2ST3 2LN: also in ST3 2ST3 2LP: also in ST3 2ST3 2LR: also in ST3 2ST3 2LT: also in ST3 2ST3 2LW: also in ST3 2ST3 2LX: also in ST3 2ST3 2LY: also in ST3 2ST3 2NA: also in ST3 2ST3 2NB: also in ST3 2ST3 2ND: also in ST3 2ST3 2NE: also in ST3 2ST3 2NF: also in ST3 2ST3 2NG: also in ST3 2ST3 2NH: also in ST3 2ST3 2NJ: also in ST3 2ST3 2NL: also in ST3 2ST3 2NN: also in ST3 2ST3 2NQ: also in ST3 2ST3 2NR: also in ST3 2ST3 2NS: also in ST3 2ST3 2NU: also in ST3 2ST3 2NZ: also in ST3 2ST3 2PD: also in ST3 2ST3 2PF: also in ST3 2ST3 2PJ: also in ST3 2ST3 2PL: also in ST3 2ST3 2PP: also in ST3 2ST3 2PU: also in ST3 2ST3 2QE: also in ST3 2ST3 2QL: also in ST3 2ST3 2QN: also in ST3 2ST3 2QS: also in ST3 2ST3 2QT: also in ST3 2ST3 2QU: also in ST3 2ST3 2QW: also in ST3 2ST3 2RB: also in ST3 2ST3 2RE: also in ST3 2ST3 2RH: also in ST3 2ST3 2RJ: also in ST3 2ST3 2RP: also in ST3 2ST3 2RQ: also in ST3 2ST3 2RR: also in ST3 2ST3 2RS: also in ST3 2ST3 2RT: also in ST3 2ST3 2RU: also in ST3 2ST3 2RX: also in ST3 2ST3 2RY: also in ST3 2ST3 2RZ: also in ST3 2ST3 2SA: also in ST3 2ST3 2SB: also in ST3 2ST3 2SD: also in ST3 2ST3 2SH: also in ST3 2ST3 2SJ: also in ST3 2ST3 2SP: also in ST3 2ST3 2SR: also in ST3 2ST3 2SS: also in ST3 2ST3 2ST: also in ST3 2ST3 2SW: also in ST3 2ST3 2TA: also in ST3 2ST3 2TE: also in ST3 2ST3 2TG: also in ST3 2 Mayfield Surgery 650 mStoke-on-Trent station 3.5 kmHollybush ST3 2SQ Map of ST3 2SQ and what is near it Map of ST3 2SQ: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the ST3 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 700 mStoke-on-Trent station 3.5 kmHollybush ST3 2SQ
  • ST3 2SQ
  • Other postcodes in ST3 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.9866, longitude -2.1418)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ST3 2SQ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ST3 2SQ?

Every home and business at ST3 2SQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Stoke-on-Trent: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Stoke-on-Trent: 98%

The line marks the figure across Stoke-on-Trent.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at ST3 2SQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stoke-on-Trent City Council's days for ST3 2SQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ST3 2SQ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ST3 2SQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ST3 2SQ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Stoke-on-Trent

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ST3 2SQ: 2,651 properties in Stoke-on-Trent are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Stoke-on-Trent

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of ST3 2SQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ST3 2SQ?

Homes in ST3 2 sold for a typical £160,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£160,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£165,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £280,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £161,500 42 sales
  • Terraced £145,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ST3 district: a typical £177,000 from 633 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ST3 2SQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ST3 2SQ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ST3 2SQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around ST3 2SQ. Over half of them (85%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (55%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ST3 2SQ

Band D in Stoke-on-Trent for 2026‑27: £2,183. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,455 (band A) to £1,941 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,455.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 700 (85%)£1,455
Band Babout 100 (12%)£1,698
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£1,941
Band Dwithheld£2,183
Band Ewithheld£2,668
Band Ffewer than 5£3,153
Band Gfewer than 5£3,639
Band Hfewer than 5£4,366

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 55% 1945 to 1964
  5. 35% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Stoke-on-Trent before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ST3 2SQ is in (ONS area E01014313), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ST3 2SQ?

The nearest open schools to ST3 2SQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ST3 2SQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ST3 2SQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ST3 2SQ is Longton Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Longton Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Heathcote Road, 158 m away.

More stations near ST3 2SQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ST3 2SQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ST3 2SQ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ST3 2SQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ST3 2SQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ST3 2SQ?

The nearest to the centre of ST3 2SQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ST3 2SQ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ST3 2SQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ST3 2SQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ST3 2SQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ST3 2SQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ST3 2SQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of ST3 2SQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ST3 2SQ in a conservation area?

The centre of ST3 2SQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ST3 2SQ?

Police.uk records 384 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ST3 2SQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences131 reports
Anti-social behaviour85 reports
Shoplifting35 reports
Public order28 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Burglary25 reports

Also: vehicle crime 16, other theft 11, other crime 8, drugs 5, possession of weapons 5, robbery 4, bicycle theft 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ST3 2SQ

Ward
Longton & Meir Hay South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Stoke-on-Trent
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2012

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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ST3 2NB50 mST3 2SB60 mST3 2ND90 mST3 2NA100 mST3 2SA100 mST3 2LY110 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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