ST4 8PH Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hanford, Newstead & Trentham. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Trentley Road, Stoke-on-Trent: 30 addresses
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 (57% of about 670 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
- Site of former Trentham Library, Trentley Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PH, permissioned (110 m)
- Land at the former Edith Beddow Residential Home, Turnberry Drive, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, permissioned (530 m)
- Chris Shenton Engineering Ltd, Rear of 30 Wilson Road, Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4QQ: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (790 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 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 30 addresses are between 109 m and 116 m above sea level (111 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 | 4.4 km |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Stone (Staffs) 246,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Man-in-Space Trentham | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wedgwood Lane Trentham | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Trentham Lakes Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 42.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trentham Mews Medical Centre | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Trentham Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hanford Dental And Implant Centre | 610 m |
| Hospital | Harplands Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Stoke Police Station | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Trentham Cashzone | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 780 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mausoleum, a listed building (Grade I), 410 m south-west. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mausoleum | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m south-west |
| Church of St Mary and All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-west |
| Remains of Trentham Hall: The Grand Entrance and conservatory | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south-west |
| Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Trentham Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south-west |
| Bowl barrow north of Hargreaves Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Trentham Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hargreaves Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Hargreaves Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Trentham Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Newpark Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Tittensor Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south |
| Beech Dale | Valley | 3.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 30 |
1 of the postcode's 30 addresses is 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 | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 52% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 75% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 56% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 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 | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Trentley Road.