ST1 5FD Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced December 2019. Ward: Etruria & Hanley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Harry Eaton Grove, Stoke-on-Trent: 38 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 (77% of about 970 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
- Junction of Sneyd Street/Furnival Street, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2PG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Site of former ABRA Building Services Ltd, Mulgrave Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5EP, permissioned (280 m)
- Portland House, Portland Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5NG: up to 18 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 159 Lower Bryan Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5AT, permissioned (510 m)
- Former Combined Healthcare NHS, Lower Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5AT, permissioned (510 m)
- Former Century Oils Site, Century Street / York Street / Waterloo Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 356 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Cobridge Road, Etruria: up to 356 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Land at Sneyd Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST6 2NS: up to 16 homes, permissioned (560 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 38 addresses are between 152 m and 157 m above sea level (155 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 | Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Cobridge Lights | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Stoke on Trent | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 35.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cobridge Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Raven Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Waterloo Dental Practice | 510 m |
| Hospital | Haywood Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Hanley Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Central Forest Park 47 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,030 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 117 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m south-east. 9 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* | 860 m south-east |
| Burslem Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north |
| Etruscan Bone Mill, Etruria | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Hanley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradwell Wood | Wood | 4.0 km north-west |
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 4.3 km east |
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south |
| Chatterley Whitfield Hill | Hill | 4.4 km north |
| Friars' Wood | Wood | 4.5 km south-west |
| Kerry Hill | Hill | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 38 |
5 of the postcode's 38 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Harry Eaton Grove.