ST1 3ES Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced August 2003. Ward: Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Hampton Street, Stoke-on-Trent: 12 addresses
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 (80% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Caldon Canal (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Caldon Canal Conservation Area.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land off, Lichfield Street, Hanley, not permissioned (130 m)
- Land off, Lichfield Street, Hanley: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Former Joiners Square Primary School, Hazelhurst Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3HF, permissioned (150 m)
- Eastwood Road, Hanley, permissioned (170 m)
- Unit 2, Victoria House, Paxton Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3SD: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Johnson Matthey, Joiners Square, not permissioned (230 m)
- Former Trent Bathrooms, Leek Road, Hanley, permissioned (310 m)
- Land at 31-33 Houghton Street, Hanley, Stoke On Trent, ST1 3BJ: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 addresses are about 126 m above sea level.
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 | 1.4 km |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Clifford Street Hanley | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 560 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hinde Street Car Park | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 680 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 37.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Moorcroft Medical Ctr | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Derby Street Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 679 Leek Road (Dental Practice) | 460 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of North Staffordshire | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Hanley Police Station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Leek Rd - Hanley, Hanley Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Hanley Park 22 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,020 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,080 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hanley Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 630 m south-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 630 m south-west |
| Bethesda Methodist Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-west |
| Odeon Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north-west |
| Etruscan Bone Mill, Etruria | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross in St Peter's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Hartshill Cemetery (Also Known As Stoke Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 3.6 km east |
| Swingle Hill | Hill | 3.9 km south |
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 4.0 km east |
| Kerry Hill | Hill | 4.3 km north-east |
| Friars' Wood | Wood | 4.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Hampton Street.