ST5 postcode area guide — Newcastle-under-Lyme

Where is ST5?

Broadband & internet speeds in ST5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the ST5 postcode district (Newcastle-under-Lyme) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 2,016 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.4%.

Around 0.2% of premises in ST5 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 ST5

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Mobile signal around Newcastle-under-Lyme

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newcastle-under-lyme district (62,008 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in ST5

Police recorded 295 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 ST5

Based on 901 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST5 is £185,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£185,000).

Latest recorded sales in ST5

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around ST5

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in ST5

592 rated food businesses operate in ST5. 473 hold the top rating of 5, 48 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 79TH CLAYTON (NBC) SCOUT GROUP, A LA CARTE AT HOME, ABBEYWELL COURT NURSING HOME, ABDULLAH ABBAS, ADLINGTON HOUSE - CATERPLUS.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in ST5

From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 ST5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 ST5 typically use:

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What's it like living in ST5?

Postcodes in ST5

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.