ST3 4LE Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dresden & Florence. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Cromartie Street, Stoke-on-Trent: 43 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cromartie Street, Florence: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cromartie Street, Florence: 1 address
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 (75% of about 610 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
- Car Park adjacent Warren Street, Longton, not permissioned (300 m)
- 15-27 Belgrave Road, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4PP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 15-27 Belgrave Road, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4PP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Crown Works, The Strand, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 59 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Commerce Street Car Park, Longton, not permissioned (470 m)
- 143 Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1QQ: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Former Blythe and Sutherland Works,Sutherland Road, Longton, not permissioned (540 m)
- Site at 5 - 15 Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 1NX: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 9 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 45 addresses are between 147 m and 150 m above sea level (148 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 | 880 m |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Blythe Bridge 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Longton Library | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Longton | 840 m |
| Car parks | Powerleague Stoke Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 42.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mayfield Surgery | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy - Trentham Road | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rosslyn House Dental Practice | 70 m |
| Hospital | Longton Hospital | 850 m |
| Police station | Longton Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Florence Park, Longton | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 650 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Gladstone and Park Place (Roslyn) Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Gladstone and Park Place (Roslyn) Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north |
| Queen's Park, Longton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swingle Hill | Hill | 1.1 km west |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Parkhall Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Cocknage Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 45 |
29 of the postcode's 45 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cromartie Street.