ST1 2LU Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Birches Head & Northwood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Glover Street, Stoke-on-Trent: 20 addresses
- Gibbins Street, Stoke-on-Trent: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Stoke-on-Trent in 2026-27: Band D £2,183 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,455 | £1,698 | £1,941 | £2,183 | £2,668 | £3,153 | £3,639 | £4,366 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (97% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 24 - 26 Glover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2LU: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (30 m)
- 24 - 26 Glover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2LU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Hollybush Inn, 1 Cardwell Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6PL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land at Ratton Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2HH: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- 159 Lower Bryan Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5AT, permissioned (710 m)
- Former Combined Healthcare NHS, Lower Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5AT, permissioned (710 m)
- Land and buildings to the north of Glass Street/South of Hillchurch Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent: up to 219 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Land at Sneyd Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST6 2NS: up to 16 homes, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 179 m and 185 m above sea level (181 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Cheshire Cheese Northwood | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest SiP Car Park | 640 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 35.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Prima Care Surgeries | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hanley Pharmacy | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m |
| Hospital | Haywood Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Hanley Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Birches Head Convenience Store Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,840 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Forest Park 47 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,300 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 63 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-west |
| Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Hanley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km south |
| Burslem Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 3.3 km east |
| Kerry Hill | Hill | 3.6 km east |
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south |
| Chatterley Whitfield Hill | Hill | 4.5 km north |
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 4.7 km south-east |
| Bradwell Wood | Wood | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 21 |
19 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Glover Street.