ST13 6AS Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leek North. 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 A (36% of about 580 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
- 35 Derby Street Leek: up to 5 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 1-3 Market Place, Leek: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Well Street Mill, Well Street, Leek: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 14-18 Russell Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- London Mill London Street Leek: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Compton Mill, Compton Street: up to 57 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Garage, Broad Street, Leek: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Lock up Garages, Broad Street, Leek: up to 6 homes, permissioned (720 m)
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 183 m and 191 m above sea level (185 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 | 12.7 km |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Ball Haye Road Ball Haye Green | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 460 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Road Car Park | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 31.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Moorlands Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Dental Practice | 90 m |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Leek Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest Leek | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Brough Park 7.3 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 14 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,680 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m south-west. 109 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south-west |
| Greystones | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-east |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 400 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-west |
| Market Cross | Scheduled monument | 420 m south-west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 430 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsecroft Wood | Wood | 830 m north |
| Stare Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| South Hills Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Haregate Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Lowe Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Tittesworth Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 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) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 4 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.