ST1 6PD Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Birches Head & Northwood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Bold Street, Stoke-on-Trent: 16 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 (87% of about 820 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Hollybush Inn, 1 Cardwell Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6PL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 24 - 26 Glover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2LU: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- 24 - 26 Glover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2LU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Land at Ratton Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2HH: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Land and buildings to the north of Glass Street/South of Hillchurch Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent: up to 219 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Bucknall New Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- 12-16 Town Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2JQ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 31- 49 Parliament Row and 55 Old Hall Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 1PW: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 16 addresses are between 174 m and 177 m above sea level (175 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 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rose Street Northwood | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SiP Car Park | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 36.2 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prima Care Surgeries | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hanley Pharmacy | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Haywood Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Hanley Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Keelings Road, Northwood Cashzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northwood Park 3.6 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Central Forest Park 47 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Hanley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Burslem Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Kerry Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
| Chatterley Whitfield Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 16 |
11 of the postcode's 16 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Bold Street.