Poolside Close Stoke-on-Trent
24 addresses across 1 postcode (ST4), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 8307656.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £175,000 across 5 sales.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 23).
- 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 A; Band D in Stoke-on-Trent costs £2,183 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stoke-On-Trent, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cauldon Park, is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 127 to 130 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Norfolk Street Surgery, about 240 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 109 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | £175,000 | £150,000 | £340,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £280,000 | £200,000 | £280,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | £265,000 | £100,000 | £300,000 |
| 2019 | 6 | £222,500 | £70,000 | £300,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £296,000 | £260,000 | £302,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2022 | 18 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 1 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £150,000 | New build. |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 14 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 16 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 13 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2021 | 5 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 13 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2021 | 26 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2020 | 9 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £277,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2020 | 11 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2020 | 10 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £300,000 | New build. |
| 24 Feb 2020 | 20 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2020 | 5 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £100,000 | New build. |
| 14 Oct 2019 | 4 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £295,000 | New build. |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 15 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2019 | 24 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2019 | 6 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £300,000 | New build. |
| 8 Jul 2019 | 13 ST4 2FH | Other | £20,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jun 2019 | 22 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2019 | 2 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £295,000 | New build. |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 3 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £260,000 | New build. |
| 7 Dec 2018 | 8 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £296,000 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2018 | 12 ST4 2FH | Semi-detached | £302,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 228 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (22); House, detached (1). Built: 2018 (23).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 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 street: most are in band A (79% of about 760 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: 14 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Shelton Pool, Simon Place, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2DD and adjacent Shelton Day Centre, Cemetery Road, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2DL, permissioned (10 m)
- Land at Pyenest Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Norfolk Street, Norfolk Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent: up to 28 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Land at, Norfolk Street, Norfolk Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, permissioned (250 m)
- Land at Shearer Street and Bedford Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, permissioned (290 m)
- Land at corner of, Stoke Road and Cauldon Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2QW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Newlands Street, Shelton, permissioned (390 m)
- Former Stoke-on-Trent College (Cauldon Campus), College Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DG: up to 778 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 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 1 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 street's 24 addresses are between 127 m and 130 m above sea level (128 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST4 2FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Longton 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cauldon campus Shelton | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | bus station Hanley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hinde Street Car Park | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 37.7 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Norfolk Street Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Norfolk Street Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Middleton & Partners Dental | 60 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of North Staffordshire | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Stoke Police Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cauldon Park 2.5 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hanley Park 22 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,690 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Etruscan Bone Mill, Etruria, a scheduled monument, 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Etruscan Bone Mill, Etruria | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hanley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Etruscan Bone Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| North Stafford Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Stoke on Trent Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Anglo-Scandinavian cross in St Peter's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Hartshill Cemetery (Also Known As Stoke Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smith's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Friars' Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Dark Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Swingle Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| Leas Wood | Wood | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
| Westomley Wood | Wood | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 24 |
4 of the street's 24 addresses are 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 Stoke-on-Trent: see them on the Stoke-on-Trent page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 150 m | No published inspection |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Etruscan Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Waterside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Willows Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Peter's CofE Academy Church of England | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Harpfield Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thistley Hough Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland House ST4 2DN | Other catering premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Kenwood House Care Home ST4 2DP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2018 |
| Shelton Care Ltd ST4 2DN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Coffee and Chai ST1 4NQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 4 Good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Subway ST1 4NJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| College Grill ST1 4NJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Jan 2026 |
| The Terrace Restaurant and The Hammersley Restaurant ST4 2DG | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Gallery Coffee Bar ST4 2DG | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Norfolk Street Pharmacy ST1 4PB | Retailers - other | 160 m | Exempt | |
| Chicos Peri Grill ST1 4NQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Emerge School ST4 2DL | School/college/university | 230 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Regent College ST4 7AA | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Grill House ST1 4NF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 4 Good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Hanley Masonic Hall Club ST1 4NA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2024 |
| Pak Foods ST4 2QX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 300 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Chatham Street (27); On or near Aynsley Road (25); On or near Howard Place (18); On or near Simon Place (12); On or near Norfolk Street (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 22% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- ST4 2FH: 24 addresses of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Caledonia Road · Simon Place · Cauldon Place · Pyenest Street · Snow Hill · Cemetery Road · Aynsley Road · Shearer Street · Norfolk Street · Chatham Street · Wellesley Street · Revanth Place
All the streets in ST4 and across Stoke-on-Trent.
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.