ST3 6PN Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Weldon Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent: 32 addresses
- Heathcote Rise, Stoke-on-Trent: 1 address
- Heysham Close, Stoke-on-Trent: 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 C (42% of about 650 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
- 338 Weston Road, Weston Coyney, Stoke On Trent, ST3 6EZ, permissioned (580 m)
- Former Weston Coyney Arms, 331 Weston Coyney Road, Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6ES: up to 13 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 34 addresses are between 196 m and 202 m above sea level (198 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 | 2.9 km |
| Blythe Bridge 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Caverswall Road Coalville | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Longton | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 41.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dr Raju And Partners | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meir Dental Practice | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Longton Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Longton Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Weston Coyney, Weston Coyney | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,560 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Parkhall Country Park 168 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Caverswall Cricket Ground 1.8 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,640 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 174 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parkhall Lake | Lake or reservoir | 900 m west |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Willot's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Creswell's Piece | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| Blakeleybank Wood | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| Swingle Hill | Hill | 3.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 34 |
5 of the postcode's 34 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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Weldon Avenue.