ST13 7LU 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 D (21% of about 770 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 (40 m)
- Land adjacent to The Orchard, Ā, Springfield Drive, permissioned (490 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 addresses are about 254 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 14.0 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Woodfield Court Leek | 610 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Vicarage Road Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 32.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leek Health Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leek Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leek Dental Centre | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 630 m |
| Police station | Leek Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | NatWest Leek | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Birch Gardens 4,400 m² | 920 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 440 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Waste 4,240 m² | 740 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 720 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Market Cross, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lowe Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Haregate Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Stare Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Ballington Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Tittesworth Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north |
| Combes Valley | Valley | 4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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 9 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.