ST10 2LA Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ipstones. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Froghall Road, Ipstones: 3 addresses
- Church Lane, Ipstones: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Staffordshire Moorlands in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,858 | £3,377 | £3,897 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (24% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ipstones (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 11, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 14, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 4, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5, 7 AND 9, HIGH STREET, grade II
- HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH OF VILLAGE SCHOOL, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MARQUIS OF GRANBY PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- RED LION INN, grade II
- THE GROVE, grade II
- TWIST INTAKE, grade II
- WESLEYAN CHAPEL, grade II
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.
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 | Blythe Bridge 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km | |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Ipstones | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 7.3 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 39.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Waterhouses Medical Pract | 5.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Ratcliffe Pharmacy | 6.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Millennium Dentistry | 6.9 km |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Cheadle Police Station | 6.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Consall Nature Park 115 ha | 2.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 210 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Froghall Road.