ST13 5BL Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leek East. 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 B (28% of about 740 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
- Kniveden Hall and Springhill, Mount Road: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Land adjacent to The Orchard, Ā, Springfield Drive, permissioned (740 m)
- Well Street Mill, Well Street, Leek: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 26 addresses are between 226 m and 234 m above sea level (231 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 station | Congleton 324,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Moorland Road Leek | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 930 m |
| Car parks | Vicarage Road Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 33.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leek Health Centre | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fountain Street Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 180 m |
| Police station | Leek Police Station | 840 m |
| Cash machines | NatWest Leek | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Birch Gardens 4,400 m² | 860 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,410 m² | 890 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m north-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north-west |
| Market Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lowe Hill | Hill | 670 m south |
| Ballington Wood | Wood | 890 m south-west |
| Birchall Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Stare Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Tittesworth Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km north |
| Combes Valley | Valley | 4.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 26 |
21 of the postcode's 26 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.