ST2 9EU Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Stoke-on-Trent in 2026-27: Band D £2,183 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,455 | £1,698 | £1,941 | £2,183 | £2,668 | £3,153 | £3,639 | £4,366 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (97% of about 680 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
- Mitchell High School, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, ST2 9EY.: up to 243 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Mitchell High School, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, ST2 9EY.: up to 243 homes, pending decision (190 m)
- Ubberley Working Mens Club, Ubberley Road, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0EF: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Ubberley Working Mens Club, Ubberley Road, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0EF: up to 13 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 1 Marychurch Road, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9BJ, permissioned (800 m)
- 1 Marychurch Road, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9BJ: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Former Marychurch CE Primary School, Piggott Grove, Stoke on Trent, ST2 9BZ, not permissioned (810 m)
- School, Wellfield Road, Bentilee, not permissioned (840 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 1 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 52 addresses are between 145 m and 154 m above sea level (149 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 stations | Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Corneville Road Townsend | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Meigh Street Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 37.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Potteries Medical Centre | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bucknall Pharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bucknall Dental Practice | 740 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of North Staffordshire | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Hanley Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 24 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Berry Hill Fields 229 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,540 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 264 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Simfields moated site., a scheduled monument, 1.0 km east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Simfields moated site. | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Lawn Farm moated site and two ponds | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Kerry Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-east |
| Parkhall Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km south-east |
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-west |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 52 | 52 |
None of the postcode's 52 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.