ST10 2LU Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ipstones. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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: 5.
- 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
- 24, 26 and 28 High Street, grade II
- BROOK HOUSE, grade II
- HAND PUMP AND ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF HAWES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HAWES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MILEPOST AT SK 021 500, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 77 addresses are between 254 m and 273 m above sea level (263 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 | Blythe Bridge 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Ipstones | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 39.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Waterhouses Medical Pract | 5.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Ratcliffe Pharmacy | 6.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Millennium Dentistry | 7.0 km |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 6.7 km |
| Police station | Cheadle Police Station | 6.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Consall Nature Park 115 ha | 2.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 270 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leonard, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m west. 41 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Clough | Valley | 950 m north-west |
| Massey's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Newhouse Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Blackbank Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Cloughhead Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Ferny Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 33 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 77 |
69 of the postcode's 77 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 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 | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 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 | 7% | 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.