ST4 postcode area guide — Newcastle-under-Lyme
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ST4 postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ST4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.2%
Gigabit-capable
86.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the ST4 postcode district (Newcastle-under-Lyme) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,579 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.2%.
Around 0.1% of premises in ST4 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ST4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ST4 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| ST4 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| ST4 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| ST4 1AG | 80% | 80% |
| ST4 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| ST4 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| ST4 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| ST4 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| ST4 1AT | 100% | 92.3% |
| ST4 1AW | 90.5% | 90.5% |
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Mobile signal around Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newcastle-under-lyme district (62,008 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
91.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ST4
Police recorded 383 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 132 | 34.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 76 | 19.8% |
| Public order | 36 | 9.4% |
| Shoplifting | 35 | 9.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 34 | 8.9% |
| Other theft | 20 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 16 | 4.2% |
| Other crime | 9 | 2.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in ST4
Based on 726 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST4 is £135,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£140,000).
Detached
£295,000
80 sales
Semi-detached
£179,000
207 sales
Terraced
£110,000
380 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in ST4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Ashford Street | ST4 2EL |
| 22 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | James Grundy Avenue | ST4 8ZE |
| 15 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Werburgh Drive | ST4 8JP |
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Other | Baker Street | ST4 3AF |
| 12 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | St Christopher Avenue | ST4 5NA |
| 12 May 2026 | £168,500 | Semi-detached | London Road | ST4 5NU |
| 8 May 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | Newcastle Road | ST4 6NY |
| 8 May 2026 | £111,500 | Terraced | Clare Street | ST4 6EE |
| 8 May 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | Thornton Road | ST4 2BD |
| 8 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Chatsworth Park Avenue | ST4 4TY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Newcastle-under-Lyme demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Newcastle-under-Lyme district (123,299 residents, 53,423 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.3% |
| 15–29 | 23.8% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.7% |
| 65+ | 21.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.7% |
| Private rented | 14.6% |
| Social rented | 11.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ST4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thistley Hough Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,105 | ST4 5JJ |
| St Joseph's College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,104 | ST4 5NT |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,052 | ST4 2RR |
| Trentham Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 794 | ST4 8PQ |
| The Willows Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 689 | ST4 7JY |
| Ash Green Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 460 | ST4 8BX |
| Oakhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 452 | ST4 5NS |
| Priory CofE Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 443 | ST4 8EF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in ST4
From a sample of 203 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 ST4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
14%
Band D
58%
Band E
14%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Landlines around ST4 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.