ST3 5PW Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meir North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Broadway, Stoke-on-Trent: 59 addresses
- Box Lane, Stoke-on-Trent: 2 addresses
- Cherry Hill Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Broadway, Weston Coyney: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Broadway, Weston Coyney: 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 (72% 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Broadway House, Broadway, Meir, not permissioned (240 m)
- Broadway House, Broadway Meir: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Land comprising and to the rear of former Meir Sport and Social Club, Weston Road, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 57 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Meir Health Centre, Saracen Way, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DS, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Meir Health Centre, Saracen Way, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DS, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Hillside Cottage, 82 Meir Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7JB: up to 5 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Station P.H., Stanton Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6DF, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Development Land at Bengry Road, Longton, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 64 addresses are between 197 m and 209 m above sea level (205 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 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Blythe Bridge 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Penfleet Avenue Meir | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Longton | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 42.5 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Raju And Partners | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Meir Primary Care Centre | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Longton Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Longton Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-op - Weston Road | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 27 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,330 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 70 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen's Park, Longton, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park, Longton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Parkhall Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Cocknage Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Swingle Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Fulford Dale | Valley | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 64 |
11 of the postcode's 64 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 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 | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Broadway.