ST5 2PP postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

ST5 2PP is a postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the Thistleberry ward. It is in the Newcastle-under-Lyme parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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. Newcastle-under-Lyme: 84% Typical price £245,000 Homes sold in ST5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 7.9% on the year before Nearest station Stoke-on-Trent 4.0 km in a straight line

Where ST5 2PP is, and what is near it

Map of ST5 2PP and what is near it Map of ST5 2PP: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the ST5 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ST5 2DU: also in ST5 2ST5 2DX: also in ST5 2ST5 2DY: also in ST5 2ST5 2DZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2EA: also in ST5 2ST5 2EB: also in ST5 2ST5 2ED: also in ST5 2ST5 2EE: also in ST5 2ST5 2EF: also in ST5 2ST5 2EG: also in ST5 2ST5 2EH: also in ST5 2ST5 2EJ: also in ST5 2ST5 2EL: also in ST5 2ST5 2EN: also in ST5 2ST5 2EP: also in ST5 2ST5 2EQ: also in ST5 2ST5 2ER: also in ST5 2ST5 2ES: also in ST5 2ST5 2ET: also in ST5 2ST5 2EU: also in ST5 2ST5 2EW: also in ST5 2ST5 2EX: also in ST5 2ST5 2EY: also in ST5 2ST5 2EZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2FA: also in ST5 2ST5 2FB: also in ST5 2ST5 2FD: also in ST5 2ST5 2FE: also in ST5 2ST5 2FF: also in ST5 2ST5 2FG: also in ST5 2ST5 2FH: also in ST5 2ST5 2FJ: also in ST5 2ST5 2GE: also in ST5 2ST5 2GQ: also in ST5 2ST5 2GR: also in ST5 2ST5 2HA: also in ST5 2ST5 2HB: also in ST5 2ST5 2HD: also in ST5 2ST5 2HE: also in ST5 2ST5 2HF: also in ST5 2ST5 2HG: also in ST5 2ST5 2HL: also in ST5 2ST5 2HN: also in ST5 2ST5 2HP: also in ST5 2ST5 2HR: also in ST5 2ST5 2HS: also in ST5 2ST5 2HT: also in ST5 2ST5 2HU: also in ST5 2ST5 2HW: also in ST5 2ST5 2HX: also in ST5 2ST5 2HY: also in ST5 2ST5 2HZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2JA: also in ST5 2ST5 2JB: also in ST5 2ST5 2JD: also in ST5 2ST5 2JE: also in ST5 2ST5 2JF: also in ST5 2ST5 2JG: also in ST5 2ST5 2JH: also in ST5 2ST5 2JJ: also in ST5 2ST5 2JL: also in ST5 2ST5 2JN: also in ST5 2ST5 2JP: also in ST5 2ST5 2JQ: also in ST5 2ST5 2JR: also in ST5 2ST5 2JS: also in ST5 2ST5 2JT: also in ST5 2ST5 2JW: also in ST5 2ST5 2JX: also in ST5 2ST5 2JY: also in ST5 2ST5 2JZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2LA: also in ST5 2ST5 2LB: also in ST5 2ST5 2LG: also in ST5 2ST5 2LH: also in ST5 2ST5 2LJ: also in ST5 2ST5 2LL: also in ST5 2ST5 2LN: also in ST5 2ST5 2LP: also in ST5 2ST5 2LQ: also in ST5 2ST5 2LR: also in ST5 2ST5 2LS: also in ST5 2ST5 2LT: also in ST5 2ST5 2LU: also in ST5 2ST5 2LW: also in ST5 2ST5 2LX: also in ST5 2ST5 2LZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2NA: also in ST5 2ST5 2NB: also in ST5 2ST5 2ND: also in ST5 2ST5 2NE: also in ST5 2ST5 2NF: also in ST5 2ST5 2NG: also in ST5 2ST5 2NL: also in ST5 2ST5 2NN: also in ST5 2ST5 2NR: also in ST5 2ST5 2NS: also in ST5 2ST5 2NT: also in ST5 2ST5 2NU: also in ST5 2ST5 2NX: also in ST5 2ST5 2NY: also in ST5 2ST5 2NZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2PB: also in ST5 2ST5 2PN: also in ST5 2ST5 2PR: also in ST5 2ST5 2PS: also in ST5 2ST5 2PT: also in ST5 2ST5 2PU: also in ST5 2ST5 2PX: also in ST5 2ST5 2PY: also in ST5 2ST5 2PZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2QA: also in ST5 2ST5 2QB: also in ST5 2ST5 2QD: also in ST5 2ST5 2QE: also in ST5 2ST5 2QF: also in ST5 2ST5 2QG: also in ST5 2ST5 2QH: also in ST5 2ST5 2QJ: also in ST5 2ST5 2QL: also in ST5 2ST5 2QN: also in ST5 2ST5 2QP: also in ST5 2ST5 2QQ: also in ST5 2ST5 2QR: also in ST5 2ST5 2QS: also in ST5 2ST5 2QT: also in ST5 2ST5 2QU: also in ST5 2ST5 2QW: also in ST5 2ST5 2QX: also in ST5 2ST5 2QY: also in ST5 2ST5 2QZ: also in ST5 2ST5 2RA: also in ST5 2ST5 2RB: also in ST5 2ST5 2RN: also in ST5 2ST5 2RP: also in ST5 2ST5 2RQ: also in ST5 2ST5 2TB: also in ST5 2ST5 2TF: also in ST5 2ST5 2TG: also in ST5 2ST5 2TJ: also in ST5 2ST5 2TL: also in ST5 2ST5 2TN: also in ST5 2ST5 2TP: also in ST5 2ST5 2TT: also in ST5 2ST5 2TW: also in ST5 2ST5 2TX: also in ST5 2ST5 2UE: also in ST5 2 Thistleberry ST5 2PP Map of ST5 2PP and what is near it Map of ST5 2PP: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the ST5 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.3 kmGP 1.3 kmStoke-on-Trent station 4.0 kmThistleberry ST5 2PP
  • ST5 2PP
  • Other postcodes in ST5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.0008, longitude -2.2402)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ST5 2PP?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ST5 2PP?

Every home and business at ST5 2PP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Newcastle-under-Lyme: 84%

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

Newcastle-under-Lyme: 98%

The line marks the figure across Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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 ST5 2PP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council's days for ST5 2PP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ST5 2PP 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 ST5 2PP 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 ST5 2PP.

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 Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ST5 2PP: 3,985 properties in Newcastle-under-Lyme are at high risk (5.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Newcastle-under-Lyme

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 ST5 2PP 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 ST5 2PP?

Homes in ST5 2 sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, up 7.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£245,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£226,995 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £368,169 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £230,000 28 sales
  • Terraced £150,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 8 sales

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

Across the whole ST5 district: a typical £200,000 from 874 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 ST5 2PP

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in ST5 2PP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 ST5 2PP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around ST5 2PP. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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 ST5 2PP

Band D in Newcastle-under-Lyme for 2026‑27: £2,334. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,556 (band A) to £3,890 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,075.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (16%)£1,556
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,816
Band Cabout 240 (28%)£2,075
Band Dabout 130 (15%)£2,334
Band Eabout 200 (23%)£2,853
Band Fabout 100 (12%)£3,372
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,890
Band Hfewer than 5£4,669

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 55% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 16% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 ST5 2PP is in (ONS area E01029601), 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 ST5 2PP?

The nearest open schools to ST5 2PP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ST5 2PP, 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 ST5 2PP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ST5 2PP is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Longport Rail Station Railway station 4.8 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 Dartmouth Avenue, 151 m away.

More stations near ST5 2PP, 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 ST5 2PP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ST5 2PP, 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 ST5 2PP?

1 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ST5 2PP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 900 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 ST5 2PP?

The nearest to the centre of ST5 2PP, 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 ST5 2PP?

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 ST5 2PP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ST5 2PP, 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 ST5 2PP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ST5 2PP, 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 ST5 2PP?

The nearest vets to the centre of ST5 2PP 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 ST5 2PP in a conservation area?

The centre of ST5 2PP 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 ST5 2PP?

Police.uk records 247 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ST5 2PP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour82 reports
Violence and sexual offences70 reports
Public order16 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Other theft14 reports
Shoplifting13 reports

Also: vehicle crime 11, drugs 6, robbery 5, burglary 4, bicycle theft 3, other crime 3, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 2.

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 ST5 2PP

Ward
Thistleberry
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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ST5 2QA50 mST5 2JA70 mST5 2JB90 mST5 2QB110 mST5 2PR140 mST5 3LX160 m
All of ST5

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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