ST6 2PY Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Moorcroft & Sneyd Green. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Sneyd Street, Stoke-on-Trent: 45 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 A (81% of about 1,000 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
- Land at Sneyd Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST6 2NS: up to 16 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Land at, Spa Street, Cobridge, Stoke on Trent, ST6 2LN: up to 86 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Junction of Sneyd Street/Furnival Street, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2PG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Haulage Yard, Stanway Avenue. Sneyd Green, ST6 2LP: up to 10 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Site of former ABRA Building Services Ltd, Mulgrave Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5EP, permissioned (670 m)
- 159 Lower Bryan Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5AT, permissioned (710 m)
- Former Combined Healthcare NHS, Lower Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5AT, permissioned (710 m)
- 24 - 26 Glover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2LU: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 28 at medium risk and 0 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 45 addresses are between 167 m and 170 m above sea level (169 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 59%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest North Road Cobridge | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | SiP Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 35.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cobridge Surgery | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Raven Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 640 m |
| Hospital | Haywood Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Burslem Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Central Forest Park 47 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,600 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,810 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,550 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 69 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burslem Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.5 km north-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burslem Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km north-west |
| Hanley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chatterley Whitfield Hill | Hill | 4.1 km north |
| Bradwell Wood | Wood | 4.1 km west |
| Brookhouse Wood | Wood | 4.1 km east |
| Kerry Hill | Hill | 4.3 km east |
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km south |
| Friars' Wood | Wood | 4.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 45 | 45 |
None of the postcode's 45 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Sneyd Street.