ST4 2DP Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent: 13 addresses
- Simon Place, 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 A (79% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 28 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CEMETERY LODGE (NORTH), grade II
- CEMETERY LODGE (SOUTH), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Shelton Pool, Simon Place, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2DD and adjacent Shelton Day Centre, Cemetery Road, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2DL, permissioned (60 m)
- Land at Pyenest Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Land at Norfolk Street, Norfolk Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent: up to 28 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Land at, Norfolk Street, Norfolk Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, permissioned (190 m)
- Land at corner of, Stoke Road and Cauldon Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2QW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Land at Shearer Street and Bedford Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, permissioned (310 m)
- Former Stoke-on-Trent College (Cauldon Campus), College Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DG: up to 778 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Stoke-on-Trent, College Road, permissioned (330 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 14 addresses are between 122 m and 129 m above sea level (128 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 | Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Cauldon campus Shelton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hinde Street Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 37.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Norfolk Street Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Norfolk Street Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Middleton & Partners Dental | 0 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of North Staffordshire | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Stoke Police Station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Cauldon Park 2.5 ha | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hanley Park 22 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,690 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hanley Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 550 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 550 m east |
| Etruscan Bone Mill, Etruria | Scheduled monument | 650 m north-west |
| Etruscan Bone Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north-west |
| North Stafford Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-east |
| Stoke on Trent Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross in St Peter's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Hartshill Cemetery (Also Known As Stoke Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-east |
| Friars' Wood | Wood | 3.3 km west |
| Dark Wood | Wood | 3.9 km south-west |
| Swingle Hill | Hill | 4.0 km south-east |
| Leas Wood | Wood | 4.2 km south-west |
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 14 |
13 of the postcode's 14 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 | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 22% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Stoke Road.