ST6 8ER Stoke-on-Trent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Baddeley, Milton & Norton. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Mallorie Road, Stoke-on-Trent: 66 addresses
- Pound Gardens, 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 (91% 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: 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 rear of the former Norton Arms, Endon Road, Norton-in-the-Moors, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 10 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Heathfield Special School, Chell Heath Road, Chell Heath, Stoke on Trent, ST6 6PD, not permissioned (880 m)
- Heathfield Special School, Chell Heath Road, Chell Heath, Stoke on Trent, ST6 6PD: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Heathfield Special School, Chell Heath Road, Chell Heath, Stoke on Trent, ST6 6PD: up to 113 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- Ford Green House, Ford Green Road, Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8EA: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Ford Green House, Ford Green Road, Smallthorne, not permissioned (900 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 67 addresses are between 158 m and 171 m above sea level (163 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 | Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Kidsgrove 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Peascroft Road Norton in the Moors | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Norton Crescent | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 32.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orchard Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Birchill & Watson | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smallthorne Dental Practice | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Haywood Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Burslem Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Pinfold News, Norton Cashzone | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Whitfield Valley Local Nature Reserve 57 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,430 m² | 510 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,860 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 68 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ford Green Hall and attached wall and dovecote, a listed building (Grade II*), 930 m south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Green Hall and attached wall and dovecote | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south |
| Chatterley Whitfield Colliery | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Burslem Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km south-west |
| Victoria Park, Tunstall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chatterley Whitfield Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| Outclough Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Rushymoor Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north |
| Tinster Wood | Wood | 2.8 km east |
| Knypersley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north |
| Tinker's Clough | Valley | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 67 |
3 of the postcode's 67 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 33% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Mallorie Road.