ST4 8UT Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced March 1982. Ward: Hanford, Newstead & Trentham. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 B (25% of about 590 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Stone (Staffs) 246,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Newpark Plantation Trentham | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wedgwood Lane Trentham | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trentham Lakes Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest High Tales (Stoke on Trent) evyve | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 43.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trentham Mews Medical Centre | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Trentham Pharmacy | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hanford Dental And Implant Centre | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Longton Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Longton Police Station | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BP | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 2.4 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Trentham Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.1 km south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trentham Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km south-west |
| Queen's Park, Longton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newpark Plantation | Wood | 880 m south-east |
| Newstead Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| The Oaks | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Trentham Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Tittensor Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-west |
| Beech Dale | Valley | 4.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 58% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.