ST13 6BQ Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leek North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Ball Haye Green, Leek: 16 addresses
- Pump Street, Leek: 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 B (51% of about 780 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
- Land adjacent to The Orchard, Ā, Springfield Drive, permissioned (640 m)
- Well Street Mill, Well Street, Leek: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Haregate Hall, Haregate Road Leek ST13 6PX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- 35 Derby Street Leek: up to 5 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- 1-3 Market Place, Leek: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- 14-18 Russell Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- London Mill London Street Leek: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
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 17 addresses are between 198 m and 204 m above sea level (200 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 | 12.9 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Nelson Street Ball Haye Green | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 810 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Road Car Park | 480 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 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 | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Moorlands Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leek Dental Centre | 40 m |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Leek Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest Leek | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,680 m² | 70 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 20 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m south. 85 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south |
| Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-west |
| Greystones | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south-west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 820 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south-west |
| Market Cross | Scheduled monument | 850 m south-west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 860 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsecroft Wood | Wood | 700 m north-west |
| Stare Wood | Wood | 720 m north |
| Haregate Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| South Hills Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Lowe Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| Tittesworth Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 17 |
7 of the postcode's 17 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Ball Haye Green.