ST6 5RD postcode in Stoke-on-Trent, England

ST6 5RD is a postcode in Stoke-on-Trent, in the Goldenhill & Sandyford ward. It is in the Stoke-on-Trent North parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where ST6 5RD is, and what is near it

Map of ST6 5RD and what is near it Map of ST6 5RD: its centre point, with the 261 other postcodes in the ST6 5 sector, 4 schools (3 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) and 6 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. ST6 5EH: also in ST6 5ST6 5LD: also in ST6 5ST6 5LE: also in ST6 5ST6 5LG: also in ST6 5ST6 5LH: also in ST6 5ST6 5LJ: also in ST6 5ST6 5LL: also in ST6 5ST6 5LN: also in ST6 5ST6 5LQ: also in ST6 5ST6 5LW: also in ST6 5ST6 5NR: also in ST6 5ST6 5NS: also in ST6 5ST6 5NT: also in ST6 5ST6 5PH: also in ST6 5ST6 5PJ: also in ST6 5ST6 5PL: also in ST6 5ST6 5PN: also in ST6 5ST6 5PW: also in ST6 5ST6 5PX: also in ST6 5ST6 5PY: also in ST6 5ST6 5PZ: also in ST6 5ST6 5QA: also in ST6 5ST6 5QB: also in ST6 5ST6 5QD: also in ST6 5ST6 5QE: also in ST6 5ST6 5QF: also in ST6 5ST6 5QG: also in ST6 5ST6 5QH: also in ST6 5ST6 5QJ: also in ST6 5ST6 5QL: also in ST6 5ST6 5QN: also in ST6 5ST6 5QQ: also in ST6 5ST6 5QR: also in ST6 5ST6 5QW: also in ST6 5ST6 5RA: also in ST6 5ST6 5RF: also in ST6 5ST6 5RH: also in ST6 5ST6 5RJ: also in ST6 5ST6 5RL: also in ST6 5ST6 5RN: also in ST6 5ST6 5RQ: also in ST6 5ST6 5RS: also in ST6 5ST6 5RT: also in ST6 5ST6 5RU: also in ST6 5ST6 5RX: also in ST6 5ST6 5RY: also in ST6 5ST6 5RZ: also in ST6 5ST6 5SP: also in ST6 5ST6 5SR: also in ST6 5ST6 5ST: also in ST6 5ST6 5SX: also in ST6 5 Bus stop 350 mSchool 400 m2 schools, 1.3 kmGoldenhill & Sandyford ST6 5RD Map of ST6 5RD and what is near it Map of ST6 5RD: its centre point, with the 261 other postcodes in the ST6 5 sector, 4 schools (3 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) and 6 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 places, 350 m–1.4 kmGoldenhill & Sandyford ST6 5RD
  • ST6 5RD
  • Other postcodes in ST6 5: 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 53.0745, longitude -2.2181)

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 ST6 5RD?

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 ST6 5RD?

Every home and business at ST6 5RD 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 ST6 5RD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stoke-on-Trent City Council's days for ST6 5RD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ST6 5RD 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 ST6 5RD 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 ST6 5RD.

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 ST6 5RD: 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 ST6 5RD 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 ST6 5RD?

Homes in ST6 5 sold for a typical £137,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£137,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£132,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £284,750 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £147,750 44 sales
  • Terraced £102,500 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (2)

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

Across the whole ST6 district: a typical £147,000 from 585 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 ST6 5RD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in ST6 5RD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 October 2024. 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

Food hygiene ratings at ST6 5RD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ST6 5RD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ST6 5RD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around ST6 5RD. Over half of them (79%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). 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 ST6 5RD

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 £2,183 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,455.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 610 (79%)£1,455
Band Babout 100 (13%)£1,698
Band Cabout 50 (6%)£1,941
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,183
Band Ewithheld£2,668
Band Ffewer than 5£3,153
Band Gwithheld£3,639
Band Hwithheld£4,366

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019: 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 ST6 5RD is in (ONS area E01014357), 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 ST6 5RD?

The nearest open schools to ST6 5RD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ST6 5RD, 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 ST6 5RD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ST6 5RD is Kidsgrove Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Kidsgrove Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Longport Rail Station Railway station 3.6 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 St John's Church, 69 m away.

More stations near ST6 5RD, 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 ST6 5RD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ST6 5RD, 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 ST6 5RD?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ST6 5RD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.9 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 ST6 5RD?

The nearest to the centre of ST6 5RD, 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 ST6 5RD?

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 ST6 5RD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ST6 5RD, 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 ST6 5RD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ST6 5RD, 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 ST6 5RD?

The nearest vets to the centre of ST6 5RD 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 ST6 5RD in a conservation area?

The centre of ST6 5RD 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 ST6 5RD?

Police.uk records 167 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ST6 5RD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences63 reports
Anti-social behaviour38 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Public order11 reports
Burglary7 reports
Other crime7 reports

Also: other theft 6, drugs 5, vehicle crime 3, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 3, shoplifting 2, robbery 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 ST6 5RD

Ward
Goldenhill & Sandyford
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Stoke-on-Trent
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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