Churnet View Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands
38 addresses across 3 postcodes (ST13), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 37700301.
- Energy: 34 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 20, E: 10).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Staffordshire Moorlands costs £2,338 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Congleton, about 12.9 km (8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 90 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 169 to 206 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Centre, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 88 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
34 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 51 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (26); Bungalow, mid-terrace (5); Bungalow, end-terrace (3). Built: 1950-1966 (18); 1930-1949 (13); 1967-1975 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (31); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (32 addresses)
- 1, Churnet View
- 2, Churnet View
- 3, Churnet View
- 4, Churnet View
- 5, Churnet View
- 6, Churnet View
- 7, Churnet View
- 8, Churnet View
- 9, Churnet View
- 10, Churnet View
- 11, Churnet View
- 12, Churnet View
- 13, Churnet View
- 14, Churnet View
- 15, Churnet View
- 16, Churnet View
- 17, Churnet View
- 18, Churnet View
- 20, Churnet View
- 21, Churnet View
- 23, Churnet View
- 24, Churnet View
- 25, Churnet View
- 26, Churnet View
- 27, Churnet View
- 28, Churnet View
- 29, Churnet View
- 30, Churnet View
- 31, Churnet View
- 32, Churnet View
- 33, Churnet View
- 34, Churnet View
Council tax
What each band costs in Staffordshire Moorlands in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,858 | £3,377 | £3,897 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (48% of about 1,820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Haregate Hall, Haregate Road Leek ST13 6PX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Land adjacent to The Orchard, Ā, Springfield Drive, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST13 6PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ST13 6PP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| ST13 8TH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 169 m and 206 m above sea level (204 m on average); the ground rises about 37 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST13 6PP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ST13 6PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ST13 8TH | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Congleton 324,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Churnet View Middle School Haregate | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Vicarage Road Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 31.5 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leek Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leek Dental Centre | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Leek Moorlands Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Leek Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | NatWest Leek | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 14 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Haregate Community Green 7,860 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dieu-la-Cres Abbey (remains of), a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dieu-la-Cres Abbey (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stare Wood | Wood | 260 m north-west |
| Haregate Wood | Wood | 390 m north-east |
| South Hills Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Edge End Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Tittesworth Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Lowe Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 38 |
1 of the street's 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Staffordshire Moorlands: see them on the Staffordshire Moorlands page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churnet View Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 190 m | No published inspection |
| Beresford Memorial CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leek High School | Secondary | 13–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leek First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIQUILL CATERING LTD @ CHURNET VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ST13 6PU | School/college/university | 30 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| HAREGATE COMMUNITY CENTRE CAFE ST13 6DJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| HAREGATE FISH BAR ST13 6QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| LEEK CONVENIENCE STORE ST13 6QF | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 6 Sep 2017 |
| HARE AND GATE ST13 6QF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Doves (28); On or near Osprey Close (19); On or near Haregate Road (16); On or near Priory Avenue (8); On or near Horsecroft Crescent (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ST13 6PU: 36 addresses
- ST13 6PP: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- ST13 8TH: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Osprey Close · Roche Avenue · Priory Avenue · The Doves · Horsecroft Crescent · Tittesworth Avenue · Queens Drive · Ramshaw View · Thorncliffe View · Argles Road · Horsecroft Grove · Haregate Road
All the streets in ST13 and across Staffordshire Moorlands.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.