ST13 8JZ Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leek North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Macclesfield Road, Staffordshire Moorlands: 4 addresses
- Kiln Lane, 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 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: 3.
- 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
- BRINDLEYS CORN MILL, grade II
- CONSERVATIVE WORKING MENS CLUB, grade II
- FOOTBRIDGE OVER RIVER CHURNET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Churnet Works, Macclesfield Road, permissioned (210 m)
- Big Mill, Mill Street: up to 44 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Former reservoirs, Bridge End, Macclesfield Road: up to 11 homes, pending decision (520 m)
- 1-3 Market Place, Leek: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Lock up Garages, Broad Street, Leek: up to 6 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- Garage, Broad Street, Leek: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- 14-18 Russell Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- 35 Derby Street Leek: up to 5 homes, permissioned (950 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 155 m above sea level.
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 | Congleton 324,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km |
| Kidsgrove 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Kiln Lane Bridge End | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Market Place Car Park | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 31.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Edward Street Dental Surgery | 840 m |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Leek Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Brough Park 7.3 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,900 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brindley's Mill, a scheduled monument, 40 m. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brindley's Mill | Scheduled monument | 40 m |
| Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south-east |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 700 m south-east |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-east |
| Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further Education | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m east |
| Greystones | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m east |
| Abbey Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsecroft Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| West Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Abbey Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Rookery Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| The Common | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 25% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 44% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Macclesfield Road.